Roadrunner Records — On their recent run of North America, Stone Sour have been treating fans to a different cover song every night of the tour. In the below video you can watch Corey and the guys smashing their way through Judas Priests 'Heading Out To The Highway... more info

Roadrunner Records — Shawn Economaki It must be all these short, cold & dark days that have us pining for summer festival season! One of the highlights for us last year was Stone Sour's Download set. To commemorate the awesomeness that is Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Jos... more info

Metal Injection — That was fast! Not even a day has passed since Slipknot made their official statement that Joey Jordison has left the band for personal reasons, and Corey Taylor has already commented on it.  Taylor was interviewed by  Minneapolis radio station 93... more info

Chorus.fm — *Stone Sour* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/stone%20sour/) will be touring the U.S. beginning in January. Guitarist James Root will be sitting out the tour in order to focus on writing the new *Slipknot* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/slipknot) alb... more info

Metal Injection — While Stone Sour and Slipknot guitarist Jim Root is taking some time off to work on the new Slipknot record, the two band's frontman Corey Taylor will be prepping for his big role in a movie! Of course it's a horror flick too. Taylor will b... more info

Metal Injection — There might not be a timetable for the release of the next Slipknot record, but it's definitely happening.  It seems the band is kicking "writing mode" into high gear, so much so that guitarist Jim Root had to abstain from his other commitment,... more info

Metalsucks — Jim Root is staying home from Stone Sour's next tour to concentrate on writing some 'Knot.The post It Would Appear That a New Slipknot Album is Drawing Ever-Closer appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metal Injection — Jill Janus of HUNTRESS hosts this week's edition of The Fix with her favorite music videos from director Phil Mucci including Huntress, Stone Sour, Pig Destroyer, Opeth, High on FireThe post The Fix #107 – Jill Janus from HUNTRESS' Picks ... more info

Metalsucks — Download the book's first chapter for free, along with plenty of Slipknot / Stone Sour extras.The post Corey Taylor is Letting You Preview His New Book via BitTorrent appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metal Injection — The week back after a holiday is always a tough one, but this week proved to be packed with big news items. Here are the top stories of the week: AS I LAY DYING Frontman Tim Lambesis Issues First Statement Since Arrest, Responds To Fan Comments SLIPK... more info