![]() Next, we’re taken to the boy’s dilapidated home and are given perhaps the most unsettling visual. The boy gazes wondrously at the butcher’s knife in his hand and violently chops at his chosen hunk of meat. As he dons butcher’s garb and curiously wades into a freezer full of carcasses, uneasy glances from the shop owner make it clear that the kid something of an outcast. ![]() It begins following the boy stepping off his school bus and venturing into a meat market. They douse him in fuel and set him on fire. The distraction gives the band the upper hand, who bring the man down and stare over him mercilessly. A jar of insects is shattered, causing a swarm to bite and sting the villain. Gross close ups of various flies and maggots are spliced between the frames, giving the viewer a skin crawling discomfort as they watch the dolls avoid capture. The grainy film reel is made to look like a gritty, old school horror movie. Jars of eyeballs, brains, and other sickening specimens decorate the mad scientist's layer. Instead of live action band members, they are replaced by animated dolls trying to escape their captor's workshop. This evil twin of "Wait and Bleed" is dark. It's a great video, but the animated version takes it to a level that is much more sinister. If you only have three minutes to sum up Slipknot, showing the group performing during their maiden Ozzfest soundly showcases their energy, intensity, and style. Don’t get me wrong, the original video for Slipknot's debut single is heavy. ![]()
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