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SLIPKNOT RETURNS WITH MASSIVE PEAVEY TONE ON 'SUBLIMINAL VERSES' Bassist Paul Gray is the May Peavey Artist of the Month

(Peavey | Posted 2004-05-25)


SLIPKNOT RETURNS WITH MASSIVE PEAVEY TONE ON 'SUBLIMINAL VERSES' Bassist Paul Gray is the May Peavey Artist of the Month

Two years apart seems to have only fanned the flames of Slipknot. With its trademarked tribal-like beats, churning guitars and guttural, grinding bass intact, Iowa's most famous export has returned with a new slab of aural punishment, the Rick Rubin-produced Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, due May 25 via Roadrunner Records.

After completing its first album in three years, Slipknot set out to reacquaint itself with the maggots---that's the not-so-affectionate name the band gave its intensely loyal fan base---on the Peavey-sponsored spring 2004 Jägermeister Music Tour, which wrapped May 14.

"The Jäger Tour was perfect for us, because we were done with the album and it was a perfect time to get rolling," says Gray. "We (wanted to) play in somewhat smaller venues than we did on our last tour so we could reconnect with our fans. The whole Iowa tour was arenas and festivals, and it was big. We wanted to do these 2-, 3-, 4,000-seaters and get rolling again."

When the chaotic Iowa jaunt wrapped in early 2002, the nine masked men of Slipknot had gone in wholly separate directions; maggots around the world squirmed with speculation that Slipknot was done. Behind the scenes, though, Slipknot was preparing to regroup, and by late 2003 the band had moved into Rubin's L.A. home to record The Subliminal Verses.

Bassist Paul Gray played his newly acquired Peavey rig throughout the sessions, pushing his sound with Peavey GPS® 2600 power amps, Pro 810* bass enclosures and the new Pro 1600* bass amp head with 1600 massive Watts of power.

"I tried out a lot of different amps and I kept A/B'ing them with the Peavey stuff," says Gray. "The Peavey had huge low end and it was really tight and punchy. It sounded really good with everybody in the band playing. It really fit into the mix of the whole band."

Paul will be performing with his Peavey rig all summer on Ozzfest. To read our exclusive interview with Paul Gray, visit www.peavey.com.

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