Although
Slipknot made their mainstream debut in the late '90s, singer
Corey Taylor and guitarist
Jim Root got their start a few years before in
Stone Sour. Described as a cross between
Metallica and
Alice in Chains, the group was put aside when the two men joined
Slipknot. In the spring of 2002,
Root and
Taylor got in contact with original guitarist
Josh Rand and bassist
Sean Economaki and re-formed
Stone Sour to record their first album. The self-titled debut gained two Grammy nominations and was RIAA-certified gold. Drafting in drummer
Joel Ekman, the band released a song for the
Spider-Man soundtrack ("Bother," credited only to
Taylor) while recording the album in Los Angeles. After four years,
Stone Sour returned to the studio to record
Come What(ever) May, produced by
Nick Raskulinecz (
Foo Fighters,
Velvet Revolver) and released in August 2006. The album hit number four on the Billboard charts, driven by the success of the single "Through Glass." The band hit the road the same year on the Family Values tour with high-profile headliners
Deftones and
Korn. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide