In the case of music producers, there are few within the enterprise with as a lot title recognition as Rick Rubin. With credit in some large title metallic albums like Slayer‘s South of Heaven and Reign in Blood, Metallica‘s Demise Magnetic, and System of a Down‘s Toxicity, it’s shouldn’t be a shock that Slipknot additionally employed his companies.

However for frontman Corey Taylor, Rubin’s involvement within the band’s album Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) left loads to be desired. And whereas that’s not a brand new sentiment, he reiterated his emotions throughout a current interview with Revolver, the place he stated he felt the album’s engineer Greg Fidelman deserves the credit score.

“Oh God, that was such a pivotal time in my life. I used to be in such a foul place, I don’t actually have a variety of reminiscence of the primary half of constructing that album, as a result of I used to be so fucked up on a regular basis. The factor that stands out is that there was such a way of trepidation earlier than the album even got here out. We weren’t positive if anyone was even gonna dig it, you understand? It wasn’t till folks obtained a load of ‘Duality’ that all the pieces modified.

“We weren’t positive if folks have been gonna be prepared for an album like that; we weren’t positive if we have been prepared for an album like that. And the recording of it left such a foul style in my mouth that to this present day I’ve a tough time listening to it. Clearly, a variety of it stems from how I really feel about [producer] Rick Rubin; to me, Greg Fidelman produced that album, as a result of Rubin wasn’t there. He simply fucking wasn’t. And when he was, it’s like he couldn’t be bothered.”

In earlier interviews, Taylor stated Rubin solely confirmed as much as the recording studio a handful of occasions, stating that whereas he’s a pleasant man, “he didn’t do something for me.”

“There have been a variety of takes that I believed have been significantly better than those they fuckin’ used and I wasn’t requested about a variety of shit. It sounds wonderful; the songs are nice. However we have been being charged horrendous quantities of cash. And for me, when you’re going to supply one thing, you’re fucking there. I don’t care who you’re.”