Sonisphere rock and metal fans fell in silence

Sonisphere rock and metal fans fell in silence in respect at 2.00 the festival's organizers and the band's first UK appearance since his death as Slipknot honoured late bassist Paul Gray.

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Week period of time, thousands gathered at the festival site and fell silent.

The PA boomed out Slipknot’s ‘Vermilion Part 2’ ahead of the remembrance. In a last interview Corey Taylor explained the poignant idea behind the song

Taylor says, “The differences (between the two tracks) are subtle — ‘Vermilion, Pt. 1′ is about the enrapturing, the buildup, the anticipation and the neurosis”

“‘Part 2′ is the aftermath, the pieces that have to be picked up later, and maybe the guilt of having lived through it.”

Radio presenter and Hexes frontman addressed the audience simply saying:

“You all know why we’re here, right?
“The band are all here and they want you to know that they are eternally grateful and Paul Gray would be very touched”