The artistic vision of Slipknot‘s Shawn “Clown” Crahan never stops, with fans now being given a second video for the Slipknot song “Yen.” This one not only features new visuals, but offers a new arrangement of the song as well, released as the Slipknot “Yen” Director’s Cut, with the subhead “Bone Church.”
Fans may remember the already spooky visual attached to “Yen” upon its release last August, and while some of the visual themes transfer over (such as the unmasked bespectacled Corey Taylor and the warring black silhouette figures), Clown has definitely upped the creepy factor.
The idea of identity seems to play into Clown’s director’s cut, with a majority of the characters appearing to have multiple faces through either masks, makeup or visual editing. As with the prior clip, Taylor appears to be keeping a watchful eye over all of the activity, while the silhouette figures seem to be battling for dominance.
Unlike the original video, which featured other members of the band, Taylor appears to be the only Slipknot member in the clip, and even then he is often shown primarily in a close-up of his glasses-covered eye.
Get a closer look at Clown’s director’s cut for Slipknot’s “Yen” and revisit the original band video to catch the changes and see how the artist’s vision has evolved.
