0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁titled ▁Peter ▁Gabriel ▁III . ▁The ▁album ▁is ▁also ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁M elt ▁ow ing ▁to ▁its ▁cover ▁photograph ▁by ▁H ip gn osis . ▁Music ▁streaming ▁services ▁currently ▁refer ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁Peter ▁Gabriel ▁ 3 : ▁M elt . ▁ ▁Details ▁Gabriel ' s ▁ex - band mate ▁Phil ▁Collins , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁Gen esis ' s ▁lead ▁vocal ist , ▁played ▁drums ▁on ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁tracks . ▁" In tr uder " ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁Collins ' ▁" g ated ▁drum " ▁sound . ▁This ▁effect , ▁as ▁created ▁by ▁Steve ▁L illy white , ▁Collins ▁and ▁Hugh ▁Pad g ham , ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁Collins ' ▁and ▁Gen esis ' s ▁record ings ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁distinct ive ▁sound ▁was ▁identified ▁via ▁experiments ▁by ▁L illy white , ▁Collins ▁and ▁Pad g ham , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Gabriel ' s ▁request ▁that ▁Collins ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Mar otta ▁not ▁use ▁c ym b als ▁on ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sessions . ▁ ▁" Art ists ▁given ▁complete ▁freedom ▁die ▁a ▁hor rible ▁death ," ▁Gabriel ▁explained ▁to ▁Mark ▁Bla ke . ▁" So , ▁when ▁you ▁tell ▁them ▁what ▁they ▁can ' t ▁do , ▁they ▁get ▁cre ative ▁and ▁say , ▁' Oh ▁yes ▁I ▁can ,' ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁I ▁b anned ▁c