Slipknot - The Devil In I [official Video] -

rips his own face apart, reflecting themes of isolation.

Directed by the band’s own , the video is set in a dark mental asylum where the band members are confronted by fans in straitjackets. The core concept, according to Crahan, was "finding past devils... and then doing away with it".

is pecked to death by crows, a fate he specifically requested because he has a real-life phobia of birds. Slipknot - The Devil In I [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

The Rebirth of a Monster: Dissecting Slipknot’s “The Devil In I”

(the DJ) literally eats his own hands—the tools most vital to his craft. rips his own face apart, reflecting themes of isolation

To move forward, the "old" Slipknot had to die. In a series of gruesome scenes, each member faces a cinematic demise often tied to their personal fears or roles in the band: detonates a bomb while sitting at a table.

is trapped in an elevator with a snarling attack dog; interestingly, the screams heard in the video are Jones’s actual reactions from the set. Introducing the New Blood and then doing away with it"

Lyrically, Corey Taylor described the track as a representation of "the war inside yourself". It’s a song about resisting defeatism and the internal struggle to not give in to one’s own negativity. By "stepping inside" to see the devil within, the band acknowledges their shared pain and anger before finally putting their past incarnations to rest to start a new chapter.