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Stone Sour
Stone Sour in 2010.
Stone Sour in 2010.
Background information
OriginDes Moines, Iowa, US
GenresAlternative metal, hard rock, heavy metal, post-grunge[1]
Years active1992 (1992)–1997, 2002–present
LabelsRoadrunner, Sony BMG
MembersCorey Taylor
Jim Root
Josh Rand
Roy Mayorga
Past membersJoel Ekman
Shawn Economaki
Websitewww.stonesour.com

Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1992, performing for five years, before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2002 and since 2012, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar, piano) and Jim Root (guitar, keyboard) also of Slipknot, Josh Rand (guitar) and Roy Mayorga (drums, percussion). Original members Joel Ekman (drums, percussion) and Shawn Economaki (bass guitar) left the group in 2006 and 2012 respectively.

To date, Stone Sour have released three studio albums Stone Sour (2002); Come What(ever) May (2006) and Audio Secrecy (2010). Their next studio effort will be titled House of Gold and Bones and will be released in two parts in Autumn 2012 and early 2013. They also released a digital live album, Live in Moscow, in 2007.

Stone Sour earned the group two Grammy Award nominations, both for Best Metal Performance, for the singles "Get Inside", in 2003,[2] and "Inhale", in 2004.[3] The album went on to become RIAA certified Gold.[1] In 2006, following the release of Come What(ever) May, the group received another Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance for the single "30/30-150".[4]

Band history

Formation and early years (1992–1997)

Stone Sour was founded by Corey Taylor, who eventually became the vocalist of Slipknot, and former drummer Joel Ekman. Taylor's longtime friend Shawn Economaki joined shortly after, and filled in as the bass player. During these formative years, Stone Sour recorded 2 demo tapes,[1] in 1992 and 1994. Shortly after, in 1995, Jim Root, who is now also part of Slipknot with Taylor, joined the band. The group was complete, and in 1996, it recorded another demo tape, songs from which would later be used in 2002 on their self-titled debut album, Stone Sour. The band was named after an alcoholic drink that consists of one part whiskey, one part orange juice, with a splash of sour mix.

In 1997, the band went on hiatus, during which Taylor and Root spent most of their time with Slipknot, who were another up-and-coming act in Des Moines and would soon earn a record deal. Root actually did not join the band until over a year after Taylor, and Economaki went on to become Stage left guitar tech. Joel Ekman had originally parted ways with Stone Sour in 2006 to take care of his son, Isaac James Ekman who had been diagnosed with cancer.

Stone Sour (2002–2004)

Main article: Stone Sour (album)

After Josh Rand joined the band, the band recorded their debut self-titled album in Cedar Falls. Upon release, the album charted at number 46 on the Billboard 200.[5] The song "Bother", which was featured on the Spider-Man soundtrack (credited only to Taylor),[1] peaked at number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart as well as number 4 on the Modern Rock Tracks and 56 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] The next single, "Inhale", peaked at 18 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[6] The group received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Metal Performance for the singles "Get Inside"[2] and "Inhale"[3] in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The album went on to achieve Gold certification.[1] The band toured for six months with label mates Sinch and Chevelle before going on a temporary hiatus as Taylor and Root went back to join Slipknot for another album and tour.[1]

Come What(ever) May (2005–2007)

Main article: Come What(ever) May

The band came back in 2006 to release their second studio album, Come What(ever) May. They parted ways with drummer Joel Ekman, currently drumming for Isaac James, who left to take care of his cancer-stricken son, and later recruited current drummer, Roy Mayorga (Soulfly, and later Amebix). The track "30/30-150" was recorded with Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin.[7] The album was released on August 1, 2006. It was met with positive reviews from critics, and sold 80,000 copies in the first week, allowing it to debut at number four on the Billboard 200.[5] The band toured for the next year and a half, releasing the Live in Moscow album exclusively to iTunes on August 14, 2007.[1]

The single "Sillyworld" peaked at number 2 on the Mainstream Rock charts in 2006. "Through Glass" proved to be successful peaking at number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart,[6] 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks,[6] 12 on the Adult Top 40[6] and 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 also in 2006.[6] They released two more singles in 2007, "Made of Scars" and "Zzyzx Rd.", which managed to peak at numbers 21 and 29 on the Mainstream Rock charts respectively.[6] In 2006 they received a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance nomination for the single "30/30-150".[4]

Audio Secrecy (2009–2011)

Main article: Audio Secrecy

The band's third album Audio Secrecy,[1] was recorded at the Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who was the producer for the band's second album Come What(ever) May.[8] and released on September 7, 2010 .[9] Taylor stated that “Audio Secrecy is the summation of everything we want, everything we crave and everything we fight for...The dimensions go further than anything we've ever tried before. It's metal, rock, slow, soft, hard, fast, bitter, beautiful and most importantly, it's real. You can't get an album like this out of a band that doesn't exist. We're throwing caution out the damn window.”

Stone Sour played the first annual Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival with Avenged Sevenfold and Hollywood Undead among others.[10] Stone Sour set the release date of Audio Secrecy as September 7. Stone Sour were part of the Soundwave Festival in late February/early March in Australia 2011.[11] Stone Sour headlined[when?] The Avalanche Tour, supported by Theory of a Deadman, SKILLET, Halestorm and Art of Dying.[citation needed] It was also announced that a Stone Sour live DVD will be released, filmed at The Brighton Centre in the United Kingdom.[citation needed] The band toured with Avenged Sevenfold, New Medicine and Hollywood Undead on the "Nightmare After Christmas Tour" 2011.[citation needed]

On April 16, 2011, it was announced that bassist Shawn Economaki had left the tour for personal reasons. Filling in for the tour is bassist Jason Christopher, who has played with Corey Taylor previously during his solo performances and with the Junk Beer Kidnap Band.[citation needed] In May 2011, Stone Sour canceled the remaining dates from their headline tour as drummer, Roy Mayorga suffered a minor stroke. He made a full recovery.[12] The band played their last show of 2011 at the second day of the Rock in Rio IV festival, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between September 23 – October 2. Drummer Roy Mayorga was not present at the show as he was expecting his first child back home, and filling-in for him was ex-Dream Theater and current Adrenaline Mob drummer Mike Portnoy.[13] Bassist Shawn Economaki was also absent from the performance.

House of Gold & Bones Parts 1 and 2 (2012–present)

Main article: House of Gold & Bones - Part 1

Stone Sour started recording their fourth studio album in early 2012. Corey Taylor stated that the album is going to end up being a double album or concept album. Taylor has described that the album will be like Pink Floyd's The Wall meets Alice in Chains's Dirt.[14]

Corey Taylor posted a tweet on March 20, 2012 that stated work had begun on the new Stone Sour album.[15] The band released a song called "The Pessimist" as a free download on their Facebook page on March 27. The song was previously only available on the iTunes deluxe version of the soundtrack to Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

James Root posted via Instagram on May 3 that Shawn Economaki was no longer with the band, but is still on good terms with his former bandmates. His studio replacement is Rachel Bolan currently of Skid Row.[16]

Corey released some information through his Twitter account about the album on June 11. The album is set to be titled House of Gold & Bones and will be released in two parts. The first part House of Gold & Bones - Part 1 is set to be released on October 23, 2012 and the second part "House of Gold & Bones Part 2" will be released sometime in May 2013. Each disc will feature 12 songs making a total of 24 across both. The album is also set to have a comic book released as a tie in to the story of the albums. Corey also announced some titles of songs to feature on the albums as "Gone Sovereign", "Absolute Zero", "RU486", "A Rumor of Skin", "Influence of a Drowsy God", "Tired", "Taciturn", "Travelers Pt. 1", "Travellers Pt. 2", "Last of the Real" and "My Name is Allen".[17]

Stone Sour have been confirmed to be playing Soundwave Festival 2013 in Australia.

The first two songs off the album, "Gone Sovereign" and the first single "Absolute Zero", will hit radios mid/late August. [18]

On August 13, the artwork/track listing was revealed, along with the single "Gone Sovereign/Absolute Zero". [19]

On October 5 Josh Announced via Stone Sour Facebook page, that Johny Chow of Cavalera Conspiracy will be playing bass guitar with the band on the House of Gold and Bones Parts 1 & 2 tour cycle.[20]

Band members

Discography

Main article: Stone Sour discography
Studio albums

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Torreano, Bradley. "Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Grammy Awards Nominees Announced!". Blabbermouth.net. January 7, 2003.
  3. ^ a b "Metallica, Evanescence Among Winners At 46th Annual Grammy Awards". Blabbermouth.net. February 8, 2004.
  4. ^ a b "SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees". Blabbermouth.net. Dec. 7, 2006. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Album Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Single Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  7. ^ Come What(ever) May (Media notes). Roadrunner Records. 2006. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |albumlink= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help)
  8. ^ "STONE SOUR Once Again Working With Producer NICK RASKULINECZ". Blabbermouth.net. January 12, 2010.
  9. ^ "Stone Sour Working On New Album For August 2010 Release". Icon vs. Icon. January 12, 2010.
  10. ^ "Lineup 2010". Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  11. ^ "Lineup 2010". Soundwave Festival. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  12. ^ "Stone Sour". Stone Sour. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  13. ^ "Rock in Rio 2011 – Stone Sour – Full Concert (Show Completo) 24/09/11". YouTube. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  14. ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET – New STONE SOUR Album Will Be Like PINK FLOYD's 'The Wall' Meets ALICE IN CHAINS' 'Dirt'". Legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  15. ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET – STONE SOUR Begins 'Constructing' New Album". Legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  16. ^ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/skid_row_bass_player_records_with_stone_sour.html
  17. ^ http://twitter.com/#!/CoreyTaylorRock
  18. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yO6uhtauIRw
  19. ^ http://stonesour.com/board_posts/stream-gone-sovereign-absolute-zero-from-house-of-gold-and-bones-part-1
  20. ^ https://www.facebook.com/stonesour/posts/10151174078854578
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