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Corey Taylor's Valley Girl Harsh Vocals? Let's Do A Vocal ANALYSIS!

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This isn't the first time I've heard Slipknot, but it is the first time I try to discern who is behind each mask, or what mask is. Is there a mummy? A No-Face from a Miyazaki film? What's Corey Taylor's mask called? I don't know, but we'll be digging deep into the Duality of them all!

Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Slipknot performing "Duality" for the first time.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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20 Comments

@NPK476 4 years ago (edited) Pinned

I remember the casting call for this before they shot the video, think they asked for like 100 fans to show up at the house in Iowa and A LOT more showed up than expected. I felt bad for the poor homeowner and neighbors.
I found this from an old article on MTV and the damage report from Blabbermouth.

Slipknot's Maggots Destroy Iowa Home

Band's fans descend on West Des Moines for 'Duality' video.

Before filming began, the crowd was told to "go crazy," but not to smash the place to bits. The advice went unheeded. The band's DJ, Sid Wilson, started the wrecking ball swinging by breaking the house's front window. Within minutes, maggots crashed their way through every window in the house. In their urgency to destroy, some fans forgot the motto "safety first." Two were slashed by shards of broken glass -- one on the leg, one on the hand -- and were treated by emergency medical personnel at the scene, a spokesperson for the band said.

The chaos wasn't limited to the video shoot area. Between takes, some of the maggots got bored and decided to destroy a rented Ford Taurus with a pair of baseball bats they snuck in. The car had been used to shuttle fans to the shoot's location. The two fans responsible for the acts of vandalism were removed by police. However, one returned later and was let back in. The house in which "Duality" was filmed was under renovation, and the band's label agreed in advance to repair any damage.

Amidst all the devastation, there were some heartwarming tales. One teenage boy from England borrowed money from his grandmother to fly in for the video, but since he's a minor, the local hotel wouldn't allow him to check in for the weekend. So Slipknot singer Corey Taylor, who found out about the stranded youth while cruising a local mall, decided to put the teen up at his place, the spokesperson said. Another kid recently had surgery, but showed up anyway with his leg in a cast. He hopped around with a pair of custom-made crutches with the "S" from the band's logo inlaid in the wood.

The "Duality" video shoot marked the biggest film event in Des Moines since the 1994 shooting of the flick "The Bridges of Madison County," the label spokesperson said.

https://www.mtv.com/news/kl7a1q/slipknots-maggots-destroy-iowa-home

Since the filming was completed, the family in West Des Moines, Iowa, who rented their house to SLIPKNOT for the shoot, have asked the band to replace or fix a number of items that they say were severely damaged by the hundreds of "maggots" who were present for the filming. These items include broken windows throughout the house, new painted kitchen destroyed, damage to the driveway, torn-up lawn, front door destroyed, rugs sustained water damage, whole house needs repainting, gutters were broken, back door and window frames broken, equipment missing, basketball backboard trashed, damage from cigarette butts, ceiling destroyed where chandelier fell, and picnic tables broken.

@Mike-ol7xp 4 years ago

I love when classically trained musicians realize that Heavy Metal is not just a bunch of noise.

@jmp8315 4 years ago

The drummer with the “no face mask” is Joey jordison, he died last year, incredible drummer

@Daffmeister187 4 years ago

This video is a metaphor for migraines, which Corey was suffering from. The house is his head and the people rushing and crushing it, the pain he experienced. Putting pressure on the eyelids alleviates chronic headaches.

@samcrorie 3 years ago

Ive seen interviews where Corey talks about his childhood trauma. Its heartbreaking. There was also alot of substance abuse. Hes talked about pouring all that pain into his music and you can hear it. Hes clean and sober now thankfully.

@mashrien 4 years ago

I love turning her into a metalhead. She's slowly seeing the anger, pain, aggression, everything, that metal can express
But at the same time, metal folk are usually some of the nicest people you'll run across and fiercely loyal

@ShaneT5S 4 years ago

If you watch Slipknot live, when Corey's shouting he pulls the mic almost a foot away from his mouth. That really shows how much power he's able to give.

@GussDeBlod 3 years ago (edited)

Is a baseball bat an instrument ?
Slipknot: yes.

Edit: ok tbf Tchaikovsky had a canon so why not a baseball bat!

@HowManyTimes234 4 years ago (edited)

Congratulations, you just witnessed one of the most iconic music videos in music history.

No frills, no crazy editing, no special effects. Just the music, the fans, the band, and the absolute chaotic energy they all create.

@grungegirl84 4 years ago

This band represented a whole generation of people who's parents "stayed together for the kids."
This shit hit so many people incredibly hard.

@JV5LWL 4 years ago

This song got me into metal. Never in my life did I think I would hear “valley girl” and “Corey Taylor” in the same sentence, but you did it, and I’m here for it! 🤘🤘

@jaydeus 2 years ago

This was my little cousin's favorite album. He died on his skateboard at age 14 in 2005. We played this song from my uncles jeep (badass sound system) in the parking lot of the funeral home, starting a mosh pit and nearly flipping the Jeep in the process. We hung out of the windows screaming the lyrics all the way to the cemetery. It made local news in our small town. A bunch of freaks sending our friend into eternity the only way we knew... The only way Ryan would have had it 🖤

@GingrJT 4 years ago

I grew up about an hour from where this happened. I was supposed to be there but was in a car accident the night before, however, my buddy is one of the guys falling through the ceiling! He ended up fracturing his ankle that day! I still tell him that he deserved it for going without me lol. Which I definitely would have done if the roles were reversed! Great analysis!

@JMulvy 4 years ago (edited)

True story: When I started an internship at a Boston-based company, I was in the elevator with an older Japanese woman and she saw my Slipknot hat. She said "oooh you like heavy metal?" (her eyes widened with excitement). Me: Yeah one of my all-time favorite bands. Her: I know them ya know? Me: dumbfounded. Her: Yeah, they used to practice at my neighbor's house pretty often when I lived in Des Moines. They were really nice boys. Me: speechless. Her: We moved out here after my kids all went off to college. My youngest is studying at Berkley for Music. Me: still speechless. Her: Well, nice talking to you! as she gets off elevator. Me: frantically texting my gf. 😲

@CynicsAnon 4 years ago (edited)

RIP Joey and Paul.🤘🏼 I was lucky enough to see Slipknot live around 2008. Unbelievable show. 🔥🔥🔥

@tpadgett2 4 years ago

Not only is Corey one of the greatest front men and vocalist that ever lived, Slipknot, as a band, is one of the most thoughtfully composed and tightest performing bands ever. All 9 of them are one thing together, and it's brilliant. Their songwriting eclipses most bands in this genre by miles, and their ability to make brutal music that is easily understood and digested, to the point where they were considered mainstream at one point is a testament to just how intentional they are with their music. From it's lyrics, to sound, delivery, message, and you also have to respect the hell out of how ahead of the game business wise they were.

@LeglessWonder 4 years ago

Funny you mention Joeys mask. He based his design because his mom came home from a party when he was a kid once and she was wearing a kabuki mask and it scared him shitless. So he used that fear to design his masks. They all have pretty cool back stories like that

@BmanFA 4 years ago

Psychosocial is a great song to its crazy how Corey's voice can swap from demonic to angelic in an instant

@BrowneePointz 4 years ago

They've lost their lead bassist Paul Gray, who also did backing vocals and one of the songwriting leads, AND Joey Jordison, truly an incomparable drum genius. While I don't listen to them as much as I used to in my youth, as an Iowan all of us that aren't puritanical all kind of back our hard rock homeboys and I'm glad you gave them a look.

@Norua2007 3 years ago

R.I.P Joey, R.I.P Paul. The golden age of Slipknot. Absolutely stunning. Thank you, Elizabeth, for this video. Feeling now so sentimental for my youth with this great band sound behind my growing up.