Slipknot, 'Snuff' -- Short Film Premiere
Posted on Dec 18th 2009 12:09PM by Allyson B. Crawford
24 Comments
There's nothing more complicated in life than love. To be in love makes you do strange things. To lose that love, well, you might go crazy. Such is the premise of Slipknot's short film for 'Snuff.' The film premieres today exclusively on Noisecreep. 'Snuff' is the fifth single from 'All Hope is Gone.'
The short film for 'Snuff,' directed by M. Shawn 'Clown' Crahan and P.R. Brown, is filled with complex imagery. The dark film depicts Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor in a way you've never seen him before.
Subtleties fill the film. The scenes unfold in apartment number 009. A skull sits next to a snow globe. Sun peaks through the apartment windows at different points, providing the concept of a time shift. It's not clear if any of this particularly matters, but the sum of the parts seem to indicate that it does. A lot.
In the end, the short film for 'Snuff' provides a haunting look into the obsessed mind of a melancholy lover, heartbroken over a lost paramour. Perhaps we all live double lives in the end.
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Comments
Toniat 12.18.2009 12:29PM
EPIC WIN! THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING!!
aprltucat 12.21.2009 10:11AM
this i sone of the best oen i have headr from them yet.
dylanszablewskiat 12.18.2009 12:38PM
This is really cool:)
pakaat 12.18.2009 12:55PM
hey......i´m form mexico!!!....i just wanted to say....¿isn´t that guy....the old one....the one from the movie "the clockwork orange"?...i know is he...an the video is awesome!!!!!! a liked it a lot!!! y fell in love with the corey-girl XD
Chanceat 12.18.2009 12:56PM
hell no oh HELL NO
SnoWat 12.18.2009 1:09PM
Loved the video, was perfect for the song. The twist at the end was good deffinately didn't see it coming. Think there's a knack there for film making, looking forward to the next one. And maybe more acting from Corey.
dieselkt16at 12.18.2009 1:39PM
Loved it! Good to see the band not afraid to try new things! Hope the hard core Metal fans don't give them to much grief!
angela22211at 12.18.2009 1:43PM
I love this video :D Slipknot is by far my favorite band in the world and they keep on getting better and better!
candid97at 12.18.2009 1:45PM
i love it! worth seeing again and again. what can i say, Slip never disappoints. wonderful acting and cool cameo by Malcolm.
vixenvamp6at 12.18.2009 5:23PM
I love this song!!! and the video is great!!! I love the fact that knot isn't afraid to be multi-dimensional!!! There is more than one side to everyone, and I'm glad they arn't JUST a metal band (Even though they are the best metal band around :D )
IxAmxHatedxat 12.18.2009 5:35PM
one of the most best vids they made yet
the twist at the end surprised me a whole lot
i wasnt expecting Corey to be dressed as a chick lol
but anyway great job guys and stay (sic)
MAGGOT4LIFE
jairocks24at 12.18.2009 6:12PM
AMAZING!SLIPKNOT JUST KEEPS ON GETTING BETTER!
Entropy Bleedsat 12.18.2009 8:17PM
Damn. Now that is one hell of a twist. It seems to take its cues from the Psycho film series, which is definitely a great example of obsession and becoming the very thing that you were obsessed with losing. That looks like Malcolm McDowell in the end.
This song itself is an amazing piece of composure and Slipknot deserves many props for going out on a limb and experimenting with new ideas and presenting them in a very fresh and groundbreaking format. We should thank them for bringing to us such an amazing piece of film that sets a new standard for music video and short film production.
BellaUat 12.18.2009 8:23PM
Awesome!! Love the song and the video.
KITTYat 12.18.2009 10:45PM
Excellent video!!!
Duncanat 12.18.2009 11:58PM
Yes, that's Malcolm McDowell in it.
By far the BEST music video I have seen in ages. Hands down.
That's not even one of the songs I particularly cared for from that album, but after that video, I think I am going to like it a lot more.
slpkntMONSTERat 12.19.2009 9:29AM
It's a beautiful — yet disturbing — look at a man's love and loss. Very good imagery, and I never thought love could make you do...perverse things. Very good short film, guys.
Mr. Hereticat 12.19.2009 4:37PM
BRILLIANT!! EXTREMELY BRILLIANT!!!
SLIPKNOT RULES AND ALL THE HATERS CAN SUUUUCCCKKK IIIIIITTTT!!
zoeysicat 12.20.2009 5:03AM
Slipknot is amazin like always!
jeannieat 12.21.2009 7:32AM
whoa where am i??