Slipknot's new video, Psychosocial, premiered in the US on MTV last night.
The clip, which was directed by Paul Brown, was recorded at Sound Farm Studios in Jamaica, Iowa, which is about an hours drive from the band's home town of Des Moines.
Slipknot percussionist Shawn "The Clown" Crahan told MTV news:
"More or less, we have these giant masks that we're wearing, called 'purgatory masks.' They're like giant death masks, and they represent ego. So the video is based on letting things like that go, and getting back to what we more or less do, which is rock out. With me, the idea was based around going to extremes.
:I wanted to get a phantom camera, which can shoot 1,000 frames per second; it's psychotic. Then I wanted to get a 35 mm hand crank, like it's Vietnam or some shit. We have both worlds - we have the most extreme on both ends, with nothing in the middle. That's what the video is, and nobody does that. There's an art form behind it. The video's got live performance footage, with serious consideration of location, color and just art, man. It's pretty awesome."
Check it out below:
To mark the return of the mighty Slipknot, next week’s Kerrang! magazine – out Wednesday, July 23 - will feature not one but nine individual covers!
Slipknot are only the third band in K!’s 27 year history to be honoured in this way, joining Kiss and My Chemical Romance.
Check out some teaser shots here. But, if you can’t wait ‘til next Wednesday, pick up a copy of this week’s Kerrang! magazine to read Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor’s world exclusive track by track report of the band’s upcoming, fourth studio album, All Hope Is Gone.
not really feeling it to be honest. i'll get into it soon enough.
still love them though :)
Posted by Yazzi | July 19, 2008 2:12 PM | Reply to this
not really feeling it to be honest. i'll get into it soon enough.
still love them though :)
Posted by Yazzi | July 19, 2008 2:15 PM | Reply to this
Slipknott
Videos pretty sick, but the song is average, prefer the older stuff but i cant make an informed decision until i hear the album, Time will tell,
ROLL ON READING :D
Slipknot all the way, i love these guys to death, sooo glad they are back, cant wait till reading, bring it on, woooooo
Posted by Ellen Jordan | July 19, 2008 3:16 PM | Reply to this
Vid
Amazing vid, maggot for life :D but, why did kerrang get emo models for slipknot merch? i find that ridiculously offensive, makes slipknot look emo, thats shit
Posted by Chronic | July 19, 2008 3:59 PM | Reply to this
Slipknot
well that sucked
song is one boring long guitar riff with an out of place percussion solo in teh middle however the guitar solo was good and the video was good shame about the song
Posted by Luigi | July 19, 2008 5:04 PM | Reply to this
vid
that was wank
Posted by tj | July 19, 2008 5:04 PM | Reply to this
da video
it seems dat slipknot have taken on a much better persona than they used 2 have.
this song just highlights how much talent these guys have .
in my mind better than quite a bit of their old stuff !!
Posted by squidgy | July 19, 2008 5:22 PM | Reply to this
Slipknot's new video, Psychosocial, premiered in the US on MTV last night.
