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SLIPKNOT: New Video Interview With PAUL GRAY Posted Online

May 4, 2009

MusikUniverse.net conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray on April 29, 2009 when the band played Montreal, Quebec, Canada as part of its Canadian tour with TRIVIUM and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. The seven-minute clip, which features French subtitles, can be viewed below.

Photos of the Montreal concert can be found at MetalUniverse.net.

As previously reported, SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has been forced to leave the band's Canadian tour due to what singer Corey Taylor has described as "a very terrible, terrible predicament going on in [Crahan's] family".

Crahan previously missed several SLIPKNOT shows because his wife is ill with Crohn's disease.

SLIPKNOT's video for the song "Sulfur" was shot on March 9 in the Los Angeles area and was directed by Shawn Crahan and P.R. Brown (MÖTLEY CRÜE, MARILYN MANSON, CHIMAIRA, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),who helmed the last two SLIPKNOT clips, "Psychosocial" and "Dead Memories". The video depicts the nine members rocking out in groups of three and submerged in water one at a time. The video concept was modeled after a video installation by Bill Viola called "Ascension" that's currently on display at the Des Moines Arts Center.

Crahan told HeadbangersBlog.com about the clip, "This is the third video I've done with Paul Brown and with each video we learn more about each other and the art of SLIPKNOT, and we build on that knowledge with each new project. It's great to jump around and try new people, but sometimes it's better to stay with a winning team.

"When I write a treatment, I always think, 'What has SLIPKNOT not done? What can we embark upon that will be fun and knowledge-enhancing instead of the same old song and dance?' Our business can be routine, so I need the band to be able to do something brand new so we can look back at it later and say, 'God, this was different and fun and really artistic.'"

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