Stone Sour

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Stone Sour
From left to right: Corey Taylor, Roy Mayorga, Shawn Economaki
Background information
Origin	Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Genres	Post-grunge[1], Alternative metal[2]
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Roadrunner Records, SonyBMG
Associated acts	Slipknot Soulfly Black President
Website	www.stonesour.com
Members
Corey Taylor Jim Root Josh Rand Shawn Economaki Roy Mayorga
Former members
Joel Ekman

Stone Sour is an American three time Grammy Award-nominated rock band from Des Moines, Iowa.

Band history

Early days(1992 - 1997)

Stone Sour was founded by Corey Taylor, vocalist of Slipknot, and former 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 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.

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 Stage left guitar tech. Ekman stayed in Des Moines, and formed a family.

Debut album(2002 - 2003)

After Josh Rand joined the band, the band recorded their debut self-titled album in Cedar Falls, Iowa, which was released on 31 July 2002 in the UK, and on the 1st of 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 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.

Come What(ever) May, live album, and another hiatus(2005 - 2007)

The band came back in 2006 to release their second studio album, Come What(ever) May. They parted ways with drummer Joel Ekman who left to take care of his cancer stricken son, and later recruited current drummer, Roy Mayorga of Soulfly. The track 30/30-150 was recorded with Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin.^{[citation needed]} The album was released on August 1, 2006. It was met with great reviews from critics, and sold 80,000 copies in the first week, allowing it to debut at number four on the Billboard 200. The band toured for the next year and a half, releasing the Live in Moscow album exclusively to iTunes on August 14, 2007. Corey Taylor and James Root returned to Slipknot to record their fourth full length studio album, All Hope Is Gone. Mayorga is now performing with the band Black President. While on the road with Slipknot, Taylor and Root are said to be writing for the next Stone Sour album. Currently, on the main website, there is a strange count-up that seemingly counts up to 60 days and starts over. No report on what this is for yet.

3rd Album (2009 and Beyond)

Corey Taylor talked to Rock Sound magazine about the future of Stone Sour. "We are already started to put together demos for Stone Sour. Our new stuff sounds real melodic but real dark, it is way darker than the first two albums and way more cohesive. I don't know what it is, I'm still flushing shit out." ^[3]

Josh Rand has mentioned on the band's official forum that a new album is in the works, and should surface late spring/early summer 2010.

Taylor and Root's other main band, Slipknot, are currently wrapping up their year-long All Hope Is Gone World Tour, after which Stone Sour will regroup for work on a third studio album.

Corey has said we would like to enter the studio by January to begin recording the 20 plus songs they have written.

Band members

Current

• Corey Taylor - lead vocals, occasional guitar (1992–present)
• Jim Root - lead guitar, backing vocals (1995–present)
• Josh Rand - rhythm guitar (2001–present)
• Shawn Economaki - bass (1992–present)
• Roy Mayorga - drums, percussion (2006–present)

Former

• Joel Ekman - drums, percussion (1992–2006)

Discography

• 2002: Stone Sour
• 2006: Come What(ever) May

References

External links

• Official website
• Stone Sour on Demand