: Slipknot issued a casting call for local fans to appear as extras. Hundreds showed up, and the intensity you see on screen—fans literally crawling through windows and breaking down walls—was real.
The video’s concept was deceptively simple but incredibly high-risk: a massive house party where things go "Slipknot-level" wrong. slipknot_duality_music_video
The song itself explores the internal conflict of making difficult life choices—symbolized by the iconic line, "I push my fingers into my eyes," which Corey Taylor described as the physical sensation of a headache so intense you'd do anything to stop the pain. : Slipknot issued a casting call for local
Witness the raw, unfiltered energy that made this video a metal landmark: The song itself explores the internal conflict of
: It was filmed in West Des Moines, Iowa , in a house that belonged to a fan. The house was already scheduled for renovation, which gave the band and the fans a "green light" for the destruction that followed.