Stone Sour
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| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Members | Corey Taylor James Root Josh Rand Shawn Economaki Joel Ekman |
Stone Sour is a hard rock band formed by Corey Taylor who is famous for being the vocalist for Slipknot.
Biography
The band was originally formed in 1992 by Taylor and drummer Joel Ekman. The band name was from the cocktail which is one part whiskey and a splash of orange juice and sour mix. Taylor's long time friend, Shawn Economaki, joined shortly after filling in as the bass player. In 1995, James Root joined the band. The band disbanded when Taylor left in '97 to join Slipknot and Root also joined Slipknot one year later. Economaki went on to be the stage manager for Slipknot and Ekman formed a family. The band was thought to be over.
But, in 2000, Josh Rand approached Taylor with songs he had been working on and then they worked together for a year and a half writing songs. The band reformed in 2002 with the original line up and they recorded their self-titled first album in Los Angeles. Slipknot DJ, Sid Wilson, appears a guest for the album to lend him some disc scratching. Also, the band released the song "Bother" for the Spider Man soundtrack (credited only to Taylor) while recording the album.
Recently, Taylor has confirmed that the band will go back into the studio in January of 2006 to begin work on the follow-up to the first record, which should hit shelves sometime in the Spring/Summer of '06. The title of the record, as well as the number of songs to be included on the album is currently unknown.
Members
- Corey Taylor - Vocals
- James Root - Guitar
- Josh Rand - Guitar
- Shawn Economaki - Bass
- Joel Ekman - Drums
Discography
Albums
- Stone Sour (2002)
Singles
From Stone Sour:
- "Bother" (2002) (Spider-Man Soundtrack) #56 US, #28 UK (2003 release), #41 Australia (2003 release)
- "Get Inside" (2002)
- "Inhale" (2002) #63 UK (2003 release)