Category Archives: Stone Sour

Corey Taylor Says “Drama And Issues” Led To Stone Sour’s Hiatus

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During an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Corey Taylor confirmed that Stone Sour are going to remain on hiatus for the foreseeable future. The singer went on to say that the dissolution of the group was related to “drama and issues” between bandmates.

Taylor said the following when asked if he would consider revisiting Stone Sour:

“I don’t know. The solo thing’s more where my heart is, to be honest. To me, I’ve done the time doing stuff in a — for lack of a better term — band situation. And the reason I stick with SLIPKNOT is because that, to me, is the one that kind of started everything. But STONE SOUR, there’s still so much drama and issues [between the members]. To me, it’s just not something I desire to do. And songs in STONE SOUR that I want to play are the ones that I wrote in the first place. So to me, I would rather go out with a group of dudes who I’ve known forever and have a great time playing these songs and have the audience enjoy it because they see a bunch of dudes up there enjoying it than try to force issues on an audience that nobody really wants to be a part of, let’s put it that way.”

“It’s been a bitter pill to swallow, but I’ve also reached an age where I refuse to waste any time with people who I don’t enjoy being with, let’s put it that way. And that’s saying more than I actually should be saying. When it comes to my bands, I know in the past I’ve been very open to talking about it. But I’m very reticent about talking about things that deal with people who I care about. And whether there are issues or not, I still care about them. So it’s tough. I have to rein myself in ’cause I’m not gonna throw anybody under the bus because nine times out of 10 I could be the problem too.”

“I just know that at this point in my life I have more reason to love the solo thing than I do to try and do something with STONE SOUR. Now, am I saying that it’ll never happen? No, because you never know. Something might come up and we could get an opportunity, and we could get an opportunity to do something for charity, and we all get together and we do something really, really cool. But my immediate plans right now — there’s no STONE SOUR in the future.”

[via Blabbermouth]

Corey Taylor Says Stone Sour Is Still “On The Back Burner”

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During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Corey Taylor offered an update on Stone Sour’s current status. The frontman says the band is still “on the back burner” for now.

Taylor said the following:

“It’s on the back burner. It’s just one of those things where my mind and my heart are in a different direction. And that’s cool.”

He also added:

“I wish everybody in Stone Sour all the best. I still talk to almost all of ’em. But sometimes you’ve just gotta do what’s best for your heart, and that’s what I’m doing. So Stone Sour’s on the back burner. But I’m also doing a ton of music. And like I’ve shown in [my] solo show, if you wanna hear that stuff, that’s a great place to hear it ’cause I do a ton of Stone Sour, I do a ton of Slipknot, do a ton of covers, do a ton of originals for the solo stuff. It’s a great show.”

[via Blabbermouth]

Corey Taylor On Whether Stone Sour Will Ever Return: “You Never Say Never”

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Last year, Corey Taylor revealed that Stone Sour were on an “indefinite hiatus.” Now, the frontman has since addressed the situation further, while also saying that you can “never say never” when it comes to a possible reunion.

Taylor said the following during an appearance on 95.5 KLOS’ “New & Approved With Matt Pinfield”:

“There was kind of a plateau with Stone Sour, creatively, that I needed to kind of step away from. For some reason, it didn’t feel the way that it felt in the past. And also, I was still dealing with my own issues coming out of my last marriage, and dealing with the depression that had come with that, and the bile of the toxic relationship…

So going into Slipknot helped with that, it helped me release a lot of that, but then coming out of that, I knew that if I was going to be able to heal a little faster, I needed to do something that felt fresher. So the solo thing was definitely what I needed to do. And obviously, I’m going to stay doing solo stuff for a little longer.

But you never say never. Stone Sour has been a part of my life since I was 19 years old, it predates Slipknot by five years, and it was the first real band that I ever started. So it will always be there for me, and hopefully, the other guys in the band feel that way. But for right now, I just need to be able to do this, and it’s just a part of me.”

[via Ultimate Guitar]

Stone Sour Share Demo Version Of “The House Of Gold & Bones”

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Stone Sour have shared a demo version of their song “The House Of Gold & Bones.” The final version of that track appeared on the band’s 2013 album “House Of Gold & Bones – Part 2.” The group commented:

“‘The House Of Gold & Bones’: The Final Conflict begins. Whoever wins… is ultimately your decision.”

Stone Sour Share Demo Version Of “The Uncanny Valley”

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Stone Sour have shared a demo version of their song “The Uncanny Valley.” The final version of that track appeared on the band’s 2013 album “House Of Gold & Bones – Part 2.” The group commented:

“The Uncanny Valley: The Selfish Side begins to breakdown, but the cracks are starting to show. The bluster it had showed before is wearing as thin as air.”

Stone Sour Share Demo Version Of “Stalemate”

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Stone Sour have shared a demo version of their song “Stalemate.” The final version of that track appeared on the band’s 2013 album “House Of Gold & Bones – Part 2.” The group commented:

“Stalemate: The Certain Side reasserts itself to the cause, yet can feel that fighting chaos with chaos invites defeat, even if victorious.”

Stone Sour Share Demo Version Of “Peckinpah”

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Stone Sour have shared a demo version of their song “Peckinpah.” The final version of that track appeared on the band’s 2013 album “House Of Gold & Bones – Part 2.” Guitarist Josh Rand commented:

“’Peckinpah’: The Certain Side gets back on its feet and steels itself to overthrow the vain madness that looks like possession.”

Stone Sour Share Demo Version Of “Sadist”

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Stone Sour have shared a demo version of “Sadist.” The final version of that track appeared on the band’s 2013 album “House Of Gold & Bones – Part 2.” Guitarist Josh Rand commented:

“Sadist: One of the ‘Personality Voices’, it lives for corruption and does it best to draw the Two Sides into an open conflict to settle the scores once and for all.”

Stone Sour Share Demo Version Of “Black John”

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Stone Sour have shared a demo version of “Black John.” The final version of that track appeared on the band’s 2013 album “House Of Gold & Bones – Part 2.” Guitarist Josh Rand commented:

“Black John: An exultant look at The Selfish Side, now feeling lazy and over-confident, not realizing the fight was nowhere near at a conclusion.”

Stone Sour Share Demo Version Of “Red City”

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Stone Sour have shared a demo version of “Red City.” The final version of that track appeared on the band’s 2013 album “House Of Gold & Bones – Part 2.” Guitarist Josh Rand commented:

“Red City: The Human wallows in pain, but tries to pick himself back up to make another run at some semblance of peace.”