Stone Sour
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| Stone Sour | |
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 from left to right: Corey Taylor, Josh Rand (stood in the back behind the amps), Roy Mayorga, Jim Root, Shawn Economaki
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
| Genre(s) | Soul Metal Alternative metal Post-grunge[1] |
| Years active | 1992-1997, 2000, 2002-present |
| Label(s) | SonyBMG Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | Slipknot Soulfly Salvation Failed Nausea |
| Website | www.stonesour.com |
| Members | |
| Corey Taylor James Root Josh Rand Shawn Economaki Roy Mayorga |
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| Former members | |
| Joel Ekman | |
Stone Sour is a three time Grammy-nominated American Soul Metal/Rock band based in Des Moines, IA, United States. The band was founded by Corey Taylor, vocalist of Slipknot, and former drummer Joel Ekman.
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[edit] Band history
[edit] Early Days
Stone Sour was originally formed in 1992 by Corey Taylor and drummer Joel Ekman. Taylor's long time friend, Shawn Economaki, joined shortly after, and filled in as the bass player. The band had played clubs and bars with various different guitarists - often filling the position for just one show. This time, Stone Sour recorded 2 demo tapes, in 1992 and 1994. Shortly after, in 1995, James Root - who is now also part of Slipknot with Taylor - joined the band. The group was complete, and in 1996 recorded another demo tape, and 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. (See Amaretto)
In 1997 the band went on hiatus when Taylor and Root spent most of their time with Slipknot, who were another up-and-coming act in Des Moines at the time who were to soon earn a record deal. Root also joined the band a year later, and Economaki went on to become their stage manager. Ekman stayed in Des Moines, and formed a family.
[edit] Revival
In 2000, Josh Rand approached Taylor with songs he had been working on. While Slipknot was touring, the two worked together for a year and a half writing, when they realized that the songs they were creating were sufficiently good to record. In 2000 Stone Sour produced a demo tape and later that year the group recorded an album under the name SuperEgo called "Click Here to Exit" which was never released. It was, however, sufficient to earn them a record contract with RoadRunner. During this time, the band had numerous name changes, including ProjectX and Closure, before deciding that since the members were the same, and they were producing music that was true to their original style, the name Stone Sour should remain.
[edit] Debut and Stone Sour
The band recorded their self-titled first album in Cedar Falls, Iowa, which was released on 31 July 2002 in the UK, and on 1 August in the US. Aided by the song "Bother" which was featured on the Spider-Man soundtrack (credited only to Taylor), the album went on to become Gold. The band toured for six months together before going on a temporary hiatus as Taylor and Root went back to join Slipknot for another album and tour.
[edit] Come What(ever) May and Recent Events
During Slipknot's "Subliminal Verses" tour, Rand revealed that the band was working on more songs together, and in January 2006 began the recording process to begin work on a follow up album. Two weeks into the recording of the drum tracks, Ekman left the project due to his son falling ill and subsequently dying from a brain tumor in May 2006. On 25 March, it was announced that Ekman was officially no longer Stone Sour's drummer. Roy Mayorga (of Soulfly fame) re-recorded the drum tracks and on May 10 Mayorga was announced as Ekman's replacement.
Stone Sour finished recording at least 18 tracks in Dave Grohl's recording studio, Studio 606, for the second album, titled Come What(ever) May, on 4 April. Mixing began on 10 April by Randy Staub (Metallica, Hatebreed). On 29 April, the band released a video for the song "Reborn" which shows the band performing in a studio. [1]On 22 May, Roadrunner Records put the song "Reborn" up for download on their website.
Following the announcement of the coming album, "Come What(ever) May", rumors of the track listing included six tracks that eventually weren't released: Suffer, The Frozen, Fruitcake, Day I Let Go, Drama, and Freeze Dry Seal. Suffer and The Frozen can currently be bought online from iTunes Store, while Fruitcake was released on 6 November 2006 with the UK "Through Glass" single. In 2007, these 6 songs were released on the Deluxe Edition of Come What(ever) May.
The band permanently relocated from Des Moines, Iowa to Los Angeles, California, United States in May 2006.
The band went on to tour with KoRn, Deftones, Flyleaf, Dir en grey, 10 Years, Deadsy, Bury Your Dead, Bullets And Octane, and Walls of Jericho on the Family Values Tour 2006 during which Corey performed "Freak On A Leash", with KoRn several times, which can be heard on the soundtrack to the tour.
On September 14, 2006, Stone Sour officially joined the third Music as a Weapon Tour alongside Disturbed, Flyleaf and Nonpoint. They headlined with Evanescence on their Canadian tour of January 2007, which started on January 5, 2007 in Montreal. The band also headlined a UK & European tour, where they were supported by Bullets and Octane. In Spring 2007, Stone Sour were joined by Lacuna Coil and Shadows Fall for the Jägermeister Music Tour.[2], A second UK tour of four dates was also played during March, including London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow. In August, the band started their US Come What(ever) May Tour with special guests Dirty Little Rabbits and Sydonia.
Stone Sour re-released their second album, Come What(ever) May on June 26th. A DVD is also included in the release. The DVD includes a never-before-seen full concert performance. Filmed in October 2006 in Moscow at the RAMP awards, the concert documents Stone Sour's first and only visit to Russia.
The band were thought to have been opening for Foo Fighters on their current tour which even included dates at Madison Square Garden due to the bands close co-operation when Stone Sour were recording Come What(ever) May. However, many believe that because of Taylor and Root re-joining Slipknot in mid-2007, Serj Tankian was called-up instead to open for the Foo's.
On October 5th 2007, the band announced through their official website, and official Myspace, that "Zzyzx Rd" would be released to rock radio.
Although Corey Taylor and Jim Root are with Slipknot for the time being, new material is still currently being written for the band's next studio album as stated in an interview with Taylor.[2]
