Slipknot – VOL.3: THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES (VIOLET) is the violet-coloured 4xLP box set pressing of one of the most significant heavy records of the 2000s, released on Roadrunner Records in 2022 under catalog number 7567 8645730.
About Slipknot and VOL.3: THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES (VIOLET)
Slipknot arrived out of Des Moines, Iowa as a nine-piece force that reshaped what heavy music could look and sound like. By the time VOL. 3: THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES arrived in 2004, the band had already built an enormous and intensely loyal following, and this record pushed their sound into broader, more dynamic territory without softening what made them distinct. It featured production from Rick Rubin, whose involvement brought a clarity and weight to the recording that made every track hit differently. The tracklist moves through aggression and melody in a way that showed real range, from the unrelenting drive of “The Blister Exists” and “Pulse of the Maggots” to the restrained, atmospheric pull of “Vermilion Pt. 2” and “Circle.” “Duality” and “Before I Forget” both crossed over into mainstream rock radio, and the latter went on to win a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. This is a record that carried a lot of weight when it came out, and it still holds up in the listening.
The Pressing: Format and Edition Details
This 2022 Roadrunner pressing spreads the album across four LPs and comes in a violet coloured vinyl variant. That colour designation matters here. Coloured pressings of major catalogue titles from a label like Roadrunner tend to be produced in limited quantities compared to standard black vinyl runs, and violet variants on a release this size are not the kind of thing that gets repressed indefinitely. The catalog number 7567 8645730 identifies this as a specific and distinct edition. Four sides of vinyl give the audio room to breathe, with lower cut levels per side generally translating to better dynamic range and less inner groove distortion across a long record like this one.
Why Collectors Want This Copy
If you already own a standard pressing of this album on black vinyl, or you’ve been waiting for a coloured edition worth picking up, this is the one. The violet colour is visually striking on the shelf and on the platter, and a 4xLP spread of a record with this much catalogue weight is a serious package. Roadrunner has been selective with their coloured vinyl reissues in recent years, and this format does justice to an album that deserves proper physical presentation. The full tracklist is here across two media sides each, and the sequencing holds up from the opening “Prelude 3.0” through to the closing “Danger-Keep Away.”
Tracklist
Media 1 1. PRELUDE 3.0 2. THE BLISTER EXISTS 3. THREE NIL 4. DUALITY 5. OPIUM OF THE PEOPLE 6. CIRCLE 7. WELCOME Media 2 1. VERMILION 2. PULSE OF THE MAGGOTS 3. BEFORE I FORGET 4. VERMILION PT. 2 5. THE NAMELESS 6. THE VIRUS OF LIFE 7. DANGER-KEEP AWAY
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