Mary Oullette, SheWillShootYou.com Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: – After having Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan record bass for their upcoming album, Stone Sour have recruited new touring bassist Johnny Chow from Cavalera Conspiracy. [ Loudwire ] – Motorhead may be readying another live compilation, but singer Lemmy Kilmister already has some ideas about the band’s next studio album and whom he’d like as a guest on the disc. [ Loudwire ] – Green Day returned to stores today with ‘¡Uno!,’ the first album of the band’s trilogy. How does it rate? Check out a review of the disc. [ Loudwire ] – While we remember late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham this week on the anniversary of his death , Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi reminisces about some rather hazardous driving incidents with his pal. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Congrats to Mastodon ‘s recording pal Feist , who received the Polaris Prize Award honoring her for Canada’s best album, ‘Metals.’ [ Diffuser.fm ] – Blind Melon’s frontman Travis T. Warren is stepping away to release his debut solo album, ‘Beneath These Borrowed Skies,’ this week. [ Rock Music Report ]
Roadrunner Records Stone Sour ‘s ‘ House of Gold & Bones Part 1 ? is set to be released Oct. 23 as the first of a two part concept album, with the second part expected in May of 2013. In a new interview, singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Josh Rand spoke with Metal Shrine about a number of topics, including the band’s new touring bassist. Taylor explains the genesis of the album, saying, “I’ve had the idea for the concept for a few years actually, but I’ve never given myself the time to really flesh it out and see it clearly. It was right about the time when we did the Sonisphere shows that for some reason “Boom!”, it f—ing hit me! I saw it as clear as day, beginning, middle and end. I knew the characters, I knew the world that I wanted to create, I knew what I wanted to do.” After the exit of Stone Sour bassist Shawn Economaki earlier this year, the band recruited Rachel Bolan from Skid Row to play bass on ‘House of Gold & Bones.’ Rand says it was a great experience: “He’s a phenomenal writer on top of being a phenomenal bass player and he brought this style into it that we felt had been lacking. Instead of following the guitars, he actually plays bass and it elevated all of the songs to a whole new level.” Rand adds, “He came in, a super cool guy and did all 24 songs in five days. It was insane! I don’t think people realize how great of a player he is. It was just insane to watch him knock these songs out. With him coming in and doing that, it just added another level of energy to the whole project and he took a lot of the songs to a different level.” Bolan’s schedule with Skid Row won’t allow him to play live shows with Stone Sour, and Rand revealed the touring bassist will be Johny Chow. Chow has played with Cavalera Conspiracy, Soulfly and Fireball Ministry. Stone Sour will embark on a European tour at the end of October that will last for the rest of the year. They”ll also play Australia in early 2013. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/stone-sour-lyric-video-double-single-gone-sovereign-absolute-zero/” title=”Watch Stone Sour’s Lyric Video for ‘Gone Sovereign / Absolute Zero'” align=”center”]
Mary Oullette, SheWillShootYou.com Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: – How does Corey Taylor keep it all straight? The singer tells all about Slipknot ‘s future, Stone Sour ‘s ambitious concept album and his thoughts on the inaugural Knotfest. [ Loudwire ] – Green Day ‘s ‘¡Uno!’ record isn’t due in stores until next week, but you can get an early listen to the disc via the band’s Facebook page. [ Loudwire ] – Soundgarden are ramping up quickly to their first album since 1996. Now’s as good of a time as any to reflect on the 10 Best Soundgarden Songs. [ Loudwire ] – Does the new Killers album kill? Check out the review on ‘Battle Born’ and see where it stacks up to their past work. [ Diffuser.fm ] – Kids 40 years ago had some pretty great music to listen to. David Bowie , Rolling Stones , Pink Floyd ! See what were the 10 Top Albums of 1972. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – How’s the buzz on indie upstarts Citizen? Check them out for yourself when the band hits the road Sept. 25 in support of their debut EP, ‘Young States.’ [ Rock Music Report ]
Slipknot / Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor was the guest on Full Metal Jackie’s radio show this past weekend. He spoke all the hard work Stone Sour put into their double concept albums ‘House of Gold & Bones – Part 1’ and ‘Part 2,’ as well as this year’s first installment of Knotfest and how long Slipknot fans will need to wait for new music. If you missed Jackie’s show,
Congrats are in order for Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor, who received the “Legend” Award at the recent Metal Hammer Award Show in Berlin. Taylor received his honor from U.D.O. singer Udo Dirkschneider. The singer stated, “I’m very lucky to be able to do what I do, but I wouldn’t be able to do this without the fans, without you guys, so thank you so much. I really
Stone Sour have premiered a lyric video for their dual track ‘Gone Sovereign’ and ‘Absolute Zero’ off of their upcoming album ‘The House of Gold and Bones Part I.’ The first song ‘Gone Sovereign’ is a fast paced track with a powerful chorus: “So scatter all my ashes when I’m dead / And shatter every legend in my head / If only the committed will survive / Is anybody here
The two-day Rock Vegas festival is taking over Sin City on Sept. 28 and 29, and Loudwire is giving away a trip for two that includes tickets to the shows, roundtrip flights to Vegas and a two-night hotel stay. Not to mention, the winner also will receive a guitar signed by Stone Sour. The winner and a guest will be able to rock out to headliners Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Marilyn