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The album’s first single, 'Say You’ll Haunt Me,' was released on July 6th. 'Audio Secrecy' was made with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Deftones) and was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville.

While making the album, Stone Sour also recorded webisodes covering the recording process and answering fan questions. These can be viewed at stonesour.com.

What do you think of the album?

WAIT AND BLEED
After five years of service to Slipknot, Corey Taylor and James Root return for a shot of Stone Sour

By Kirk Miller

Corey Taylor’s on a rampage. The Slipknot singer’s decade-old project Stone Sour are just hours from playing an L.A. show—their first appearance outside of Iowa in years—and Taylor’s mind is boiling over with hostile thoughts. And, as usual, he’s going to share them.

“So many bands try to be over the top these days,” he gripes. “It’s time to let the music do the talking, man. It’s like all these bands that come out today that are all makeuped out, fucking all decked out…”

All wearing masks?

Taylor and the rest of Stone Sour erupt in laughter.

It’s obvious that this band isn’t the same “People = Shit” animal that Slipknot fans—and journalists—are accustomed to dealing with. It’s kind of…fun.

With the tension dissipated, Taylor continues his rant, this time with a smile. “What Slipknot were doing was so different,” he explains. “We’ve proved our point, and now I want to do something completely different. This,” he opens his arms to the room, “is something we couldn’t do in Slipknot.”

That “something” is Stone Sour, a band Taylor started 10 years ago in Des Moines with drummer Joel Ekman, guitarist Josh Rand, bassist Shawn Economaki, and guitarist James Root, one of Taylor’s Slipknot compatriots. The quintet intended to become the giants of Iowa metal. But things didn’t quite work out as planned.

Read the rest of the article at Revolver Magazine.

Stone Sour is on the cover of the latest Revolver Magazine. Check it out below.

Get more on Joey Jordison’s life playing guitar in this month’s Metal Hammer. You can also learn about the equipment used by Disturbed, Apocalyptica, Stone Sour, Slash, Five Finger Death Punch and more and get their tips of the trade in Gear Of The Gods – all in this month’s Metal Hammer! As part of our Gear Of The Gods feature in this month’s Metal Hammer, we asked Joey Jordison to name who he saw as the most underrated guitar player of all time.

“It would probably be Johnny Thunders from the New York Dolls,” says Jordison. “He might not have been the most technical player, but he had something about him. Guitar is all about passion and playing with soul and style. That’s why I love Keith Richards and Johnny Thunders. That’s more my thing. That’s why I started Murderdolls in the first place.”

Find out what inspired Jordison to learn guitar, the history of guitars that he’s used and much more about his life with guitars, as well as the whole story about the revival of The Murderdolls, all in this month’s Metal Hammer – on sale now!

Source: MetalHammer.co.uk

Women and Children Last is now available in a standard edition, special edition with a bonus DVD, and in the super limited edition ‘Last Aid Kit’ collector’s box. You can also snag a copy digitally via iTunes.

In their 7/10 review, 411mania.com writes, “Aside from the Murderdolls showing more of their storytelling technique, the performances this time out are much more refined. Beyond The Valley… was gloriously sloppy, and it suited that record (and its lyrics well). This time out, with the band getting a little more serious, the music had to follow suit as well. The piston grooves and precision pounding fit Women And Children Last almost too well, giving even common tracks like ‘Drug Me To Hell’ a sidewinding allure. Others, like ‘Nowhere’ and ‘Summertime Suicide’ come with melodies that shouldn’t be allowed to accompany tracks about nihilism and self-destruction because they’re just too damn happy to fit. And yet, they still do.”

Altsounds.com quips, “one listen to Women and Children Last and I’d kind of forgotten that they had ever been away, which turned out to be one of the more welcome returns in music today (for me at least). Murderdolls aren’t reinventing the wheel but for now at least they have managed to put a new tyre on it.”

In their 4/5 review, spheremag.co.uk writes, “In comparison to ‘BTVOTM’ this album is much deeper and wiser; Wednesday‘s lyrics are less schlock-horror and more sinister wit, not to mention his voice is the best it’s been in years; Wednesday sounds heavier and more defined without depriving us and himself of his characteristic gravely scream. Joey‘s drums and guitars are as expected…..phenomenal; his riffs are heavy, power-laden beasts and yet, incredibly catchy, keeping you humming them for days. This is evident in tracks ‘Nowhere’ and ‘Summertime Suicide’. These are so upbeat and fun that you can’t help but sing along with the chorus even on the first listening… Overall, this is a worthy follow-up to ‘BTVOTM’ and will provide the perfect creepy soundtrack to the summer.”

States thenewreview.net, “Murderdolls have unleashed a sinfully satisfying experience of an album steeped in horrifyingly humorous lyrics and ravenous riffage.”

While sonicshocks.com says, “Politically incorrect, playfully violent, happily inconsiderate, they may have spent eight years away from the spotlight but man, if this is what they were up to, fuck yeah, good things come to those who wait after all… They’re back for more blood, back for revenge, ‘scum, filth, anger and greed’, this is the world according to Wednesday 13 and Mr Jordison, open your ears and let it rip through you. By the time ‘Women and Children Last’ is over, you’ll be addicted and madly looking for the repeat button, just like me.”

Source: Roadrunner Records

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison tells Kyle Munson of that he still mourns the passing of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, who was found dead May 24 in an Urbandale, Iowa hotel room. “He was my best friend and still is,” Jordison said. “And he was my musical soul mate.”

Jordison also reveals that there were times when he could have been the casualty of rock-star excess and substance abuse in place of his late bandmate.

“I’ve been done with that stuff for three years,” he says. “I thought it was all fun and games, but it’s not. … After I got done with my (2007) tour with Korn, I really went for it after that. … It caught up with me, and that’s it — I just stopped.”

“Life is definitely a lot more precious now,” he adds. “Music right now, really, when I play it, it’s like I’m playing it for all the people that I’ve lost. I think about them all the time.”

On the topic of whether Slipknot will continue, Jordison says, “There will be another Slipknot record, of course.

“But, you know — there aren’t any replacements. Everyone in the band plays bass and can play guitar. We’ll get to that point when we get there. But I want everyone to know — and all my Slipknot fans and all my Iowa fans to know — that no matter what I’m doing right now with [Rob] Zombie and Murderdolls, that Slipknot will return.

“But we’re still dealing with the passing of Paul, God rest his soul. … Paul would never want us to not make another Slipknot record.”

“He was my best friend and still is,” Jordison said. “And he was my musical soul mate.”

If you weren’t lucky enough to be at last night’s show and you weren’t able to stream it live you are in luck, you can watch video of the whole show from ustream. Check it out below!

Source: StoneSour.com