When I first heard about it, I was like, ‘Are you fuckin’ kidding me?’ But then I saw the results, and I was like, ‘I totally get it!’ He’s got a good vision, man he’s a great artist. For Slipknot’s show at Rocklahoma, Taylor rocked a skeletal mask with beady eyes and Chelsea-smile stitching around the mouth. It’s just a teaser, but it’s totally genius. “Those are Mardi Gras heads of our faces from the death masks we wore in the ‘Vermillion’ video. The album produced five singles All Hope Is Gone, Psychosocial, Dead Memories. Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor speaks on his favorite and least favorite masks he has worn with the band over the years.News source. “That was a Shawn Crahan idea,” laughs Jordison. Slipknot is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa. Shawn 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. Lyrics, Slipknot, And Wallpaper Image - Slipknot Psychosocial Lyrics - HD Wallpaper.
The Purgatory masks were ceremonially burnt in the music video for "Psychosocial" (which was also shot at the farm/studio were they wrote and recorded All Hope Is Gone) because the masks represented their egos and they were destroying all which they meant. Download Craig Jones Slipknot Mask for desktop or mobile device. In the video for Psychosocial, Slipknot burned the purgatory masks that they had revealed for during the promotion of the All Hope is Gone album in 2008. READ MORE: Corey Taylor: If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one.
The photos were used as teasers prior to the release of All Hope Is Gone as well as in the booklet of the album. Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has debuted a brand new mask at the band’s first show in 18 months. The masks were used in promotional photos taken at the farm/studio were they wrote and recorded All Hope Is Gone. The Purgatory masks were ceremonially burnt in the music video for Psychosocial.
The masks were made out of a material which is believed to be similar to papier-mâché and are full headed masks which are disproportionately larger than the band member's bodies. List and descriptions of Slipknot Masks - self-titled, Iowa, Vol. During the All Hope Is Gone era and in the psychosocial music video Slipknot introduced their "Purgatory masks", these masks were large Mardi Gras versions of their death masks.