Jason Taylor went on to state the album gets better after multiple listens. Taylor of Allmusic noted that although it is not displayed on early Slipknot releases, " Taylor has the ability to actually sing," citing Alice in Chains and Soundgarden as influences.
Musical style Ĭorey Taylor touted Stone Sour as "melodic hard rock with content and initiative." Jason D. On October 21, 2003, a special edition version of Stone Sour was released which included "Inside the Cynic", four additional unreleased tracks, a DVD which featured all three music videos and alternative cover artwork. The third single from the album, " Inhale," was released in early 2003, shortly after the previously unreleased track "Inside the Cynic" was featured on the soundtrack for Freddy vs. In 2003, the band continued to tour in support of the album including a European tour with Saliva, an American tour with Powerman 5000, several appearances at European festivals, a UK tour with Murderdolls, amongst others. Throughout October and November 2002, Stone Sour toured the United States in support of the album with Chevelle and Sinch. Released shortly after, "Bother" also featured a music video. In support of the album, Stone Sour released two singles in quick succession " Get Inside" was the band's first music video and it included live footage. Prior to the release of the album, the track " Bother" was featured on the soundtrack for the film Spider-Man however, it was only credited to Corey Taylor. Before the release of the album, the band went through several different names, most notably Superego, before later announcing that they would use their original name Stone Sour. Taylor added that it got to a point where he said to Rand, "I think we're going to have to put a real band together, because this is just too serious!" After further enlisting the help of Joel Ekman and previous Stone Sour members Shawn Economaki and Jim Root, the band began working on the album at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The duo wrote 14 songs and began working in a studio on some demos. Speaking about the experience, Taylor said, "we just started writing stuff and it started to happen". In 2000, Josh Rand contacted Corey Taylor after Taylor had returned from touring in Japan with his other band Slipknot about material he had been working on. It was also certified Gold in the United States and two singles from the album received Grammy Award nominations for Best Metal Performance in consecutive years. It was praised for showing a diversity in Taylor's vocals, which was not presented in Slipknot's early albums. The album received generally positive reviews.
Work began on the album after Slipknot had gone on hiatus following touring in support of their second album Iowa.įollowing the release of the album, Stone Sour went on to promote it for almost a year releasing three singles and touring in several regions, including the United States and several countries in Europe. Writing for the album began in 2000 while vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root were still actively involved in their other band, Slipknot. It was recorded and produced by the band and Tom Tatman at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and was released on August 27, 2002, through Roadrunner Records. Stone Sour is the debut studio album by American rock band Stone Sour.
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