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Corey Taylor Talks About Stone Sour’s “House Of Gold And Bones”

Check out this video in which Corey Taylor talks about Stone Sour‘s upcoming album “House of Gold And Bones”.

Stone Sour Tour Announced

Stone Sour have confirmed the first leg of a massive global tour push to support House of Gold & Bones, playing shows on five continents so far with many more to come. Included is their first European tour in two years – their first since the hugely successful ‘Audio Secrecy’ album cycle, which saw the band headline the mammoth Download Festival’s Stage 2, and sell-out two nights at Hammersmith Apollo. Festival appearances confirmed so far include Loud Park in Japan and Soundwave in Australia (with Metallica and Linkin Park). All dates are listed below.

Says Corey Taylor: “It’s gonna be awesome to bring the House of Gold and Bones to the fans live. We’re all psyched to come to Japan and South America right away as well- they’re some of the best fans in the world! We gave people a taste of Part One, now we’re gonna bring them the best Stone Sour show they’ve ever seen. Get ready: it begins soon…”

More information about House of Gold & Bones will be revealed as the project unfolds. Upcoming tour dates are below.

Stone Sour full dates are as follows:
Sep 28 – PHOENIX AZ – Ashley Pavilion (Desert Uprising)
Sep 29 – LAS VEGAS NV – Mandalay Bay Resort (48 Hours Festival)
Sep 30 – TUSCON AZ (COREY TAYLOR SOLO) – Kino Veterans Stadium (KFMA’s Fall Ball)
Sat Oct 27 – TOKYO – Super Arena (Loud Park)
Sun Oct 28 – OSAKA – Big Cat (Loud Park Extra)
Mon Oct 29 – NAGOYA – Diamond Hall
SAT NOV 10 – SANTIAGO, CHILE – Las Vizcachas
Sun 25th Nov – PARIS, FR– Bataclan
Mon 26th Nov – MILAN, IT – Alcatraz (with special guests Papa Roach)
Thu 29th Nov – LUDWIGSBURG, DE – Arena (with special guests Papa Roach)
Fri 30th Nov – VIENNA, AU – Gasometer (with special guests Papa Roach)
Sun 2nd Dec – MUNICH, DE – Zenith (with special guests Papa Roach)
Mon 3rd Dec – OFFENBACH, DE – Stadthalle (with special guests Papa Roach)
Tue 4th Dec – BERLIN, DE – Huxleys (with special guests Papa Roach)
Thu 6th Dec – OBERHAUSEN, DE – Turbinenhalle (with special guests Papa Roach)
Fri 7th Dec – AMSTERDAM, NE – Melkweg (with special guests Papa Roach)
Sat 8th Dec – TORHOUT, BE – De Mast (with special guests Papa Roach)
Mon 10th Dec – LONDON, UK – O2 Brixton Academy (with special guests Papa Roach)
Thu 13th Dec – MANCHESTER, UK – Apollo
Fri 14th Dec – WOLVERHAMPTON, UK – Civic Hall
Sat 15th Dec – BOURNEMOUTH, UK – O2 Academy
Mon 17th Dec – COPENHAGEN, DK – Vega
Tue 18th Dec – OSLO, NO – Rockefeller
Wed 19th Dec – STOCKHOLM, SE – Annexet
Sat February 23, 2013 – BRISBANE, AUS (Soundwave)
Sun February 24 – SYDNEY, AUS (Soundwave)
Fri March 1 – MELBOURNE, AUS (Soundwave)
Sat March 2 – ADELAIDE, AUS (Soundwave)
Mon March 4 – PERTH, AUS (Soundwave)

Photos from the Studio

Photo from the studio, by James Root. More in the photos section of the site. Follow James Instagram at 'Stuperbee'!

New Album 'Will Be Another Progression For The Band'

STONE SOUR has entered Sound Farm Studios just outside of their native Des Moines, Iowa with producer David Bottrill (TOOL, MUSE, STAIND) to begin recording its fourth album for a fall release via Roadrunner Records.

"This album will be another progression for the band," stated STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand. "Musically, we have always challenged one another to push things to our limits, and this record is no exception." Rand also shared some details about the album's lyrical and storytelling narrative, saying, "Lyrically, the album follows one character to that complex moment in his life, when he finally has to decide which path to take. It's a spiritual and moral power play for control of what this man will be for the rest of his life. Each song will tell the story from different sides of the character's personality, with the listener ultimately deciding how the story ends."

STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor previously stated about the band's follow-up to 2010's "Audio Secrecy", "I am looking forward to basically becoming a mad scientist in the studio and creating an album that no one wants us to make. I pretty much got permission to do whatever I wanted, which means that I'm essentially going against the grain in an age where people are fucking trying to simply put out singles. We're looking to do a double concept album and really make it destructive."

He added, "Picture [PINK FLOYD's] 'The Wall' meets [ALICE IN CHAINS'] 'Dirt' on steroids, and that will give you a taste of what I'm shooting for right now. The stuff we have right now is nuclear. It's pretty much going to go all the way. It's dark as shit. There's so much balls out rock on it as well as some good headpunchers and some really cool fucking dark pieces. I'm really excited about it."

Taylor — who is also the frontman for SLIPKNOT — said about the storyline for the next STONE SOUR record, "It's basically the story of a man who's trying to figure it out. He can't figure out if he's happier when he's miserable, or if he's miserable about not being happy. It's almost like a mid-life crisis in a way. He's young enough that he knows that there's still a lot of life to live, but he's old enough to realize that he can't be hung up on the romance of teenage depression and youthful aggression."

Recording of new album has begun!

Recording of the new album has begun! Most of the new album already written, the band has headed into Sound Farm Studios just outside Des Moines, Iowa with producer David Bottrill, who's previously worked with Tool, Muse, and Staind, among others.

The Pessimist Track Available Now

The track which didn't make the CD is released for Download by Stone Sour




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