Stone Sour Announce 11 European Festival Dates

Stone Sour has scheduled the following European festival appearances:

June 05 GER - Nurburgring Rock Am Ring Alternastage
June 06 GER - Bavaria Nurnburg Rock Im Park Alternastage
June 11 AUT - Nickelsdorf - Novarock Festival
June 13 UK - Download Festival - Donington Park
June 18 SWI - Zurich Sonisphere Festival - Degenaupark
June 19 CZE - Mimon - Sonisphere Festival
June 20 FRA - Nantes Hellfest / www.hellfest.fr
June 23 BUL - Sofia Sonisphere Festival - Levski Stadium
June 24 GRE - Athens Sonisphere Festival - Terre Vibe
June 25 TUR - Istanbul Sonisphere Festival - Inonu Stadium
June 27 ROM - Bucharest Sonisphere Festival - La Katarg

Stone Sour are currently recording its third album at Blackbird Studio in Nashville with producer Nick Raskulinecz, known for his work with Foo Fighters, Rush and Alice in Chains.

Source: StoneSour1

Posted by Admin 0 Comments 11 Mar 2010

Stone Sour get green light to enter Studio

Stone Sour will enter the studio to record their third album next week.

Here's the latest twitter message from Stone Sour: "Finally got the green light to go into the studio! March 15th it begins!!!"

Posted by Admin 1 Comments 10 Mar 2010

Joey Joins Forces With Rob Zombie For Summer Tour

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison will spend the spring and summer of 2010 pounding the skins for new labelmate Rob Zombie, who is embarking on a very busy touring schedule.

Zombie said, “Joey is an absolutely crushing drummer and I am thrilled to have him as part of the Zombie family. His amazing skills promise to take the live show to a whole new level of insanity.” Jordison also commented, saying, “I am honored, proud and excited to announce that I have joined the ranks as the new touring drummer for Rob Zombie. I’ve been a fan of Zombie’s since the beginning. I’ve toured with them and have always wanted to play for them. When John 5 called me up to ask if I knew any drummers I could recommend, I said, only half-jokingly, ‘Yeah, me!”

Jordison is universally recognized as not only one of the best drummers in hard rock, but as one of the most talented skinsmen in music, period. He will be sitting behind the kit for several appearances and tours throughout the year, namely the “Gruesome Twosome” tour, which features Zombie along with his longtime pal, Alice Cooper, which begins April 26 in Canada and runs through May 5 in Wyoming. Following that historic tour, Jordison will tour alongside Zombie as part of the 2010 Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which Zombie is co-headlining with Korn. That tour kicks off July 10 in Southern California and runs through August 14 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

“This show and set-list is mind blowing, and what better way to kick off than with the ‘Gruesome Twosome’ tour with horror-rock legend Alice Cooper,” Jordison said. “I want to thank all the Slipknot fans for their support and the Rob Zombie fans for welcoming me in. The Demonoid Phenomenon is on its way!”

Jordison will make his debut with Zombie at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards, held on April 8, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Zombie will be closing out the evening’s awards ceremony with what is sure to be a “must see” performance.

Source: Roadrunner Records

Posted by Admin 0 Comments 05 Mar 2010

Vote Corey Taylor for Best Vocalist - Golden Gods 2010

Posted by Admin 5 Comments 24 Feb 2010

Shawn Crahan's Dirty Little Rabbits STV Interview

Percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan (#6 of Slipknot) and Stella Katsoudas of Dirty Little Rabbits were interviewed by John Kilbride of Scotland's STV when the band performed in Glasgow on February 2, 2010 with Lacuna Coil.

You can watch the video interview, which is divided into 3 parts, by clicking here.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Posted by Admin 0 Comments 24 Feb 2010

Corey Taylor Nominated For Golden God Awards!

Corey Taylor has been nominated in the “Best Vocalist” category. Stone Sour are currently hard at work in Nashville on their third album for Roadrunner, which is being produced by Nick Raskulinecz.

America's first-ever hard rock and heavy metal music awards show is back! The second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented by Epiphone will take place Thursday, April 8, returning to Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. The show will later be televised on VH1 Classic Saturday, May 22 (air time to be announced). Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 19 via Ticketmaster.

Nominated in the "Best Vocalist" category are:
Jonathan Davis (KORN)
Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL)
Neil Fallon (CLUTCH)
Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM)
Serj Tankian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN)
Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR)

Credit: OpiumOfThePeople.net

Posted by Admin 10 Comments 22 Feb 2010

Paul Brown Discusses "Snuff"

Picking up where she left off after speaking with Clown, Roadrunner's own Jen Guyre had a chat with Clown's co-director Paul Brown to hear his thoughts on the making of the short film for "Snuff". If you haven't seen "Snuff" yet make sure to watch it below the interview!

A collaborative effort between Slipknot’s own percussionist/ videographer M. Shawn Crahan and director P.R. Brown, the masked Iowa contingent’s “Snuff” short film has stunned the band’s loyal fans, and garnered some amazing attention to the band’s artistic endeavors worldwide. Offering a pained introspection departing from the hard and heavy staple sound, and a gorgeously shot film with some big name actors, “Snuff” both sonically and visually marks another step forward in Slipknot’s ever-evolving career. While we already spoke with M. Shawn Crahan (“Clown”) about his vision and execution of the film, here we sit down with director Paul Brown to gain his perspective and insight on what went in to the making of this epic short film.

Where did the concept for the video come from?
The concept for the video came from conversations between Clown and Corey. After they had a base concept down Clown and I met up and discussed where we could take it and how to flesh it out. I wrote the treatment based on their ideas and fleshed out the story to have the strongest impact we could get.

Why did you choose to do a short film as opposed to a traditional video?
This song has very deep roots to it. There is such a personal connection to the lyrics and we felt that the only way to truly capture that on film was to reveal it through a story. The viewer needed to connect to a core emotional level to fully appreciate the intensity of the track.

How was the approach different in shooting this as a film?
We looked at this as a short film from the very beginning. That meant that every trick we know about doing music videos and connecting to the sound could not apply in this film. We literally wanted to tell a story and from the shoot through the edit we focused on the story guiding the pace. In music videos shots usually last only a second or two, in this film there are scenes that need to play out for twenty seconds to really feel the loss and sadness.

How was the experience different from say ‘Psychosocial’ or ‘Sulfur’?
‘Psychosocial’ and ‘Sulfur’ were raw, blistering, almost primal visualizations of the sound from the songs. The passion of the band became the story for those videos. For this, we had to go to a completely different place.

On this album cycle we’ve seen Corey’s face twice – how did that transition come to be?
I feel like we are seeing the evolution of the band. There are times that the metaphorical mask is just as important to show as the one we see on a regular basis. The strength of this band is that they understand that the form of a mask has many faces.

Was there any different equipment used to get the cinematic look?
We pushed quite hard to shoot this film on super 35mm anamorphic. It was crucial to the story for the viewer to really feel as if they are watching a film. Visually we needed the film to have a cinematic edge in order to present such a bold concept to the viewers.

How does the collaboration process work between you and Clown?
Clown and I have become very good friend over the course of this last album cycle. From my perspective we feel like brothers in one creative family. He and I see the world through very similar glasses and both of us embrace the pain and hard work that it takes to get our artistic statements out. We have done a few videos together but this one really went to a whole new level of collaboration. I think he and I both could see where this needed to go and I honestly can't think of one thing throughout the entire process that we disagreed on. It has a complete honor for me to be able to make art with someone who I fully respect and cherish as a friend.

How do you think the die-hard Slipknot fan will react to the video?
I think there will be two very different responses to this film. Some will understand the need to push boundaries and explore the unknown while striving to grow. Others I think will have a hard time with it as they love what they love and changing that does not make them happy. Ultimately I feel like the band will only get stronger as a result of this very unique experience and I think that both camps of thought will gain from the benefits of this journey.

Is there anything specific you hope people take away from the video?
I would hope that the viewers of this film will be placed into a stunned moment of reflection and question their own personal path.

Posted by Admin 0 Comments 18 Feb 2010

Stone Sour - First Euro Festival Dates

Stone Sour has been announced to perform at the following festivals: Download (UK), Rock Am Ring (Germany) and Sonisphere (Czech Republic).

Posted by Admin 0 Comments 18 Feb 2010