Grammy-nominated rockers Stone Sour will release the first installment of
their double album OF GOLD & BONES PART 1 on October 19. The second
installment will be released in 2013.
The album was recorded at Sound Farm Studios just outside of the
band's native Des Moines, Iowa with producer David Bottrill (Tool, Muse,
Staind) at the helm.
The band is sharing the first two tracks, titled ‘Gone Sovereign’ and
‘Absolute Zero’,
at www.houseofgoldandbones.com.
Both tracks embody and encompass everything that Stone Sour is: a
forward-thinking rock band that is able to mesh maelstrom with melody, brains
with brawn and the head with the heart.
Guitarist Josh Rand states, “HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES takes everything
that's great about this band and amplifies it. The riffs, the lyrics, the
grooves and the songs are like Stone Sour times 10. There's also heavy stuff
that's like nothing we've ever done before. It's dark as hell and a complete
experience from the first track to the last."
Singer, songwriter and lyricist Corey Taylor, himself a bestselling author
courtesy of last year's Seven Deadly Sins, wrote the lyrics for the 24 tracks
that make up HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES PART 1 as a linear storyline. It tells
the compelling tale of a character created by Taylor. The release of the first
two tracks from PART 1 is the first step in unveiling a journey which has only
just begun and will continue over the next year. Music is just one of the media
the band uses to tell the story.
Stone Sour have also confirmed the first leg of a massive global tour push to
support HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES, playing shows on five continents, with many
more to come. Says Taylor, “It's going to be awesome to bring the HOUSE OF
GOLD & BONES to the fans live. We're all psyched to come to Japan and South
America right away as well; they're some of the best fans in the world! We gave
people a taste of PART 1, now we're going to bring them the best Stone Sour show
they've ever seen. Get ready: It begins soon…”