Did you know that Corey Taylor of Slipknot made a conscious decision to avoid cursing on the band's third studio album? Or that he had a fued with accomplished producer Rick Rubin? Why did guitarist Jim Root write a special note on the back of his guitar while on tour in support of the album? Stick around as we andswer these questions and more, on... 10 Fun Facts About Vol 3 (The Subliminal Verses) by Slipknot 1. No Cursing Vocalist Corey Taylor made a conscious decision to avoid cursing on Slipknot's Vol 3 (The Subliminal Verses) due to criticism regarding the amount of cursing on their first two studio albums. The frontman himself told an interviewer in 2019: "I was catching so much hell. Whether it was Slipknot or Stone Sour... 'Oh, he can't truly be a great writer because he can't write without using expletives!' and whatnot. "I was, like, 'Oh, really? OK...' So I did that whole album specifically for that. To me, it was a big