Musical structure
editThe album version of "Duality" is four minutes and twelve seconds long, and the radio edited version is three minutes and thirty-three seconds long.[1] The song opens with lead vocalist Corey Taylor softly saying "I push my fingers into my...,"[2] leading up to lead guitarist Mick Thomson playing a riff while Talyor finishes the sentence with "...eyes," in a much more intense voice.[2] The song is tuned in B major and features an alternative metal style. The riff was considered to be a "nary a grindcore riff" by Stylus Magazine.[3]
Unlike many previous Slipknot singles, duality does not have explicit content within the lyrics. Thomson explained in an 2008 interview that vocalist Taylor was relying on explicit content in the lyrics, and wanted to try something "different."[4] Allmusic said that "Duality"'s lyrics "aren't unique" to Slipknot.[2] Stylus Magazine said "Duality" had a "grindcore riff."[5] Q Magazine wrote that the song " blow[s] the competition away."[6]
Q Magazine wrote the whole album was "a triumph."[6]
| Year | Type | Label | Catalog | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12-inch | Roadrunner | 3988-7 | [7] |
| 2004 | 7-inch | Roadrunner | 13984-7 | [7] |
| 2004 | LP | Roadrunner | RR 3988 | [7] |
| 2004 | CD | Roadrunner | 3988-0 | [7] |
| 2004 | CD | Universal | 6139883 | [8] |
- references
- ^ Duality Allmusic Retrieved 2010-03-05
- ^ a b c (Loftus, John) Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses Overview Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-05
- ^ Todd Burns (2004-05-28). "Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ Thomson, Mick. "NAMM 2008 Report". On Track Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ (2004-05-28) Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses - Review - Stylus Magazine Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2010-04-06
- ^ a b "Volume 3: The Subliminal Verses". Q: 124. July 2004.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b c d allmusic ((( Duality > Overview ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-08
- ^ allmusic ((( Duality [Import CD > Overview )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-08