Stone Sour

Rating

Album: Stone Sour: Come What(ever) May [CD, Roadrunner RR 8073-2]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	30/30-150	More Info...	0:04
2)	Come What(ever) May	More Info...	0:03
3)	Hell & Consequences	More Info...	0:03
4)	Sillyworld	More Info...	0:04
5)	Made of Scars	More Info...	0:03
6)	Reborn	More Info...	0:03
7)	Your God	More Info...	0:04
8)	Through Glass	More Info...	0:04
9)	Socio	More Info...	0:03
10)	1st Person	More Info...	0:04
11)	Cardiff	More Info...	0:04
12)	Zzyxz Rd.	More Info...	0:05

Album: Stone Sour: Come What(ever) May [CD, Roadrunner RR 8073-2]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	30/30-150	More Info...	0:04
2)	Come What(ever) May	More Info...	0:03
3)	Hell & Consequences	More Info...	0:03
4)	Sillyworld	More Info...	0:04
5)	Made of Scars	More Info...	0:03
6)	Reborn	More Info...	0:03
7)	Your God	More Info...	0:04
8)	Through Glass	More Info...	0:04
9)	Socio	More Info...	0:03
10)	1st Person	More Info...	0:04
11)	Cardiff	More Info...	0:04
12)	Zzyxz Rd.	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Stone Sour: Corey Taylor.
Personnel: Corey Taylor (vocals, guitar); James Root, Josh Rand (guitar); Rami Jaffee (piano); Roy Mayorga, Shannon Larkin (drums).
Audio Mixer: Randy Staub .
Recording information: Studio 606, Northridge, CA.
Illustrator: Hugh Syme.
Photographer: Chapman Baehler.
Before joining Slipknot, guitarist Jim Root and vocalist Corey Taylor fronted Stone Sour, an alt-metal act with melodic sensibilities. The success of Slipknot inspired Root and Taylor to reform their original outfit, and the band's self-titled debut proved a success. Stone Sour's sound is reminiscent of Slipknot's, yet is distinctive enough to stand on its own merits.
COME WHAT(EVER) MAY, the group's sophomore effort, pushes Stone Sour's sound a bit further than its predecessor. While the album's sonic attack is still unremittingly heavy, with thunderous drums and distortion-saturated riffs, there's also a keen sense of accessibility that foregrounds melody and eschews thrash in favor of flat-out hard rock. These elements, combined with Taylor's throaty voice, place Stone Sour a cut above your average post-grunge metal outfit, and COME WHAT(EVER) MAY hints that the group may be poised for a mainstream breakthrough.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (p.159) - "[The album] serves its punishing riffs with a heaping side of heartfelt melody....This combination creates moments of genuine catharsis."

Alternative Press (p.224) - "[The album] builds on their debut's strengths, allowing frontman Corey Taylor to drop his mask in more ways than one."

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.50) - "Captured live giving it to the audience with both barrels, it's a smashing glimpse of just how potent SS are onstage."