“Vermilion Pt. 2” is the continuation of the story in Part 1. It features two acoustic guitars, a cello, a piano and Corey Taylor’s baritone-styled vocals. The melody and the overriding theme run through both versions, making them integral to each other. It features on the Slipknot DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine[9] and was performed by Taylor and Jim Root on radio station KISS-FM.[10][11] The cover for “Pt. 2” consists of the “Vermilion” single cover, with a red and yellow tint, as opposed to the pink and gray tint of Pt. 1. A remix – “Vermilion Pt. 2 (Bloodstone mix)” – appears on the Underworld: Evolution soundtrack and the special edition of All Hope Is Gone.
“The differences (between the two tracks) are subtle — ‘Vermilion Pt. 1’ is about the enrapturing, the buildup, the anticipation and the neurosis,” says Taylor.[12] “‘Part 2’ is the aftermath, the pieces that have to be picked up later, and maybe the guilt of having lived through it”.[12]
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