The House of Gold & Bones, Pt. 1 by Stone Sour (Vinyl, Apr-2013, Roadrunner R...

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Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1992, performing for five years, before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2002 and since 2011, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar, piano) and Jim Root (guitar, keyboard) both of Slipknot, Josh Rand (guitar) and Roy Mayorga (drums, percussion). Original members Joel Ekman (drums, percussion) and Shawn Economaki (bass guitar) left the group in 2006 and 2011 respectively.

To date, Stone Sour have released five studio albums Stone Sour (2002); Come What(ever) May (2006); Audio Secrecy (2010); House of Gold & Bones – Part 1 (2012) and House of Gold & Bones – Part 2 (2013). They also released a digital live album, Live in Moscow, in 2007.

Stone Sour earned the group two Grammy Award nominations, both for Best Metal Performance, for the singles “Get Inside”, in 2003, and “Inhale”, in 2004. The album went on to become RIAA certified Gold. In 2006, following the release of Come What(ever) May, the group received another Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance for the single “30/30-150”.

Stone Sour has sold over four million albums worldwide.

House of Gold & Bones – Part 1 is the fourth studio album by American rock band Stone Sour, and is the first part of the House of Gold & Bones concept album. Its reprises are featured on the second part of the album, which was released on April 9, 2013. It is the first Stone Sour album without bass player Shawn Economaki, who left the band in 2012.

Stone Sour started working on the album on March 19, 2012 and Corey Taylor stated that the album would likely end up being a double album or concept album. It was later confirmed by the band that it would be a concept album that would be released in two parts. Musically, Taylor also described the album’s sound as “Pink Floyd’s The Wall meets Alice in Chains’ Dirt”.] It was also revealed that bassist Shawn Economaki was no longer in the band and that his studio replacement was Rachel Bolan from Skid Row.

Personnel:

Stone Sour

Corey Taylor: vocals, piano on “The Travelers, Pt. 2”, writer for House of Gold & Bones short story

James Root: guitar

Josh Rand: guitar

Roy Mayorga: drums, synthesizer on “Gone Sovereign”, “Absolute Zero”, “Taciturn”, and “Influence of a Drowsy God”

Additional Musicians:

Rachel Bolan: bass

Stubs: vocals on “RU486”

Lady: vocals on “RU486”

Truck: vocals on “RU486”

Sinner: vocals on “RU486”

Ty Reveen: voice of “Reveen the Impossiblist”

Kevin Fox: string arrangement (on “Travelers, Pt. 1” and “Tired”), cello

Karen Graves: violin

Kate Unrau: violin

Anna Redekop: viola

Technical Personnel:

David Bottrill: production, digital editing

Michael Phillips: engineering, digital editing

Ryan Martin: assistant

Martin Connors: guitar tech, bass tech

Kevin Miles: guitar tech

Jonathan Nicholson: drum tech

Jeff Ocheltree: drum tech

Jay Ruston: mixing

James Ingram: assistant

Spike: assistant

Paul Logus: mastering

Monte Conner: A&R

Chapman Baehler: photography

Sean Mosher-Smith: art direction, design, photography

Kevin Dietz: engineering (for string arrangements)

Track List:

All songs written and composed by Stone Sour.

1. Gone Sovereign   [4:03]

2. Absolute Zero   [3:49]

3. A Rumor of Skin   [4:11]

4. The Travelers, Pt. 1   [2:26]

5. Tired   [4:11]

6. RU486   [4:22]

7. My Name Is Allen   [4:18]

8. Taciturn   [5:25]

9. Influence of a Drowsy God   [4:29]

10. The Travelers, Pt. 2   [3:01]

11. Last of the Real   [3:01]

     Total length: 43:16                           

The House of Gold and Bones - Part 1 [LP] by Stone Sour is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

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