Stone Sour

American heavy metal band

Stone Sour was a rock band from Iowa, United States. Their singer is also the lead singer in Slipknot (Corey Taylor). They are signed to Roadrunner Records and have released six albums. They have been nominated for three Grammy Awards, one in 2005 and two in 2006.

Stone Sour
Stone Sour in 2007. Shown from left to right: Corey Taylor, Roy Mayorga, Shawn Economaki.
Background information
OriginDes Moines, Iowa, US
GenresAlternative rock, Hard rock, alternative metal, heavy metal, post-grunge, pop rock, punk rock[1]
Years active
  • 1992–1997
  • 2002–2020
LabelsRoadrunner, Sony BMG
MembersCorey Taylor
Jim Root
Josh Rand
Shawn Economaki
Roy Mayorga
Past member(s)Joel Ekman
Websitewww.stonesour.com

Influences change

Stone Sour stated bands like Soundgarden, Deftones, Stone Temple Pilots, Tesla, Alice in Chains and Metallica as influences.

Discography change

  • Stone Sour (2002)
  • Come What(ever) May (2006)
  • Audio Secrecy (2010)
  • House of Gold and Bones – Part 1 (2012)
  • House of Gold and Bones – Part 2 (2013)
  • Hydrograd (2017)

References change

  1. Torreano, Bradley. "Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2010.

Other websites change