Come What(ever) May [PA]

Performer: Stone Sour
Engineer: Nick Raskulinecz; Paul Fig; John Lousteau; Mike Terry; Randy Staub
Producer: Nick Raskulinecz; Nick Raskulinecz
Distributor: Universal Distribution

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.

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."

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