Come What(ever) May
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| Studio album by Stone Sour | ||||
| Released | August 1, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January – April 2006 at Studio 606 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 48:54 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Nick Raskulinecz | |||
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Special edition album cover
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| Singles from Come What(ever) May | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| 411mania.com | 8.0/10 |
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| Blender | |
| Blabbermouth.net | 7.5/10 |
| IGN | 4.8/10 |
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Come What(ever) May is the second studio album by American rock band Stone Sour. It was recorded and produced by the band and Nick Raskulinecz at Studio 606 in Los Angeles, California, and was released on August 1, 2006, by Roadrunner Records. Writing for the album began as early as 2003 when vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root were writing material for their other band, Slipknot. In January 2006, Stone Sour began recording their second album, Stone Sour, during which time drummer Joel Ekman left the band because of family constraints. He was eventually replaced by the ex-Soulfly drummer Roy Mayorga who played on all but two tracks on the album.
Following the release of the album, Stone Sour promoted it for over a year, releasing five singles and touring in the United States, Canada, Japan and several countries in Europe. The album received generally positive reviews. It was praised for showing a progression in the band's song writing ability and musical style. It was also certified Gold in the United States and Canada and the single "30/30-150" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards. On June 26, 2007, Stone Sour released a special edition version of the album; it included six previously unreleased tracks and a bonus DVD with three music videos and a complete live performance by the band in Moscow. It remains their best-selling album to date, mostly due to the success of the single "Through Glass".
In September 2005, lead singer Corey Taylor announced that Stone Sour would return with a second album. He said that they had written over 30 songs, some during the writing process of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), the third album by vocalist Taylor and guitarist James Root's other band Slipknot, and that they were working on demoing the tracks before entering the studio.Dave Fortman was originally scheduled to produce the album, but on January 22 2006 Stone Sour began working on the album with producer Nick Raskulinecz at Dave Grohl's personal studio (Studio 606), in Los Angeles. Time in the studio began with a week of pre-production, during which the guitarist Josh Rand said that Raskulinecz "pushed [the band] to the brink and back" to help fine-tune the songs they had previously written. Though Rand and Taylor wrote most of the music and lyrics, respectively, for the first album, writing for Come What(ever) May was by all members.
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