Though Corey Taylor’s focus has primarily been on Slipknot and his solo profession over the previous few years, he nonetheless has a complete catalog with Stone Bitter to be pleased with. Throughout a brand new interview with Revolver, the rocker named the very best Stone Bitter tune to introduce individuals to the band.
The monitor is certainly one of Stone Bitter’s most well-known as we speak, however based on the singer, it was a little bit of a slow-burner once they first launched it.
“In all probability ‘Via Glass,'” Taylor selected as the very best tune for brand new listeners. “Not simply because I wrote it, however as a result of it was such a sleeper tune. Like, there have been solely a handful of people that actually believed in that tune, after which when it got here out, it simply exploded like nothing I might ever seen earlier than. In order that’s one thing I am actually pleased with.”
Taylor shaped Stone Bitter in Des Moines, Iowa a number of years earlier than he joined Slipknot. He grew to become the latter group’s vocalist in 1997 after which spent the remainder of the ’90s prioritizing his work with them, so Stone Bitter did not launch an album till 2002. “Via Glass” was the second single from their 2006 report Come What(ever) Might. It will definitely reached No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart, and in addition made its manner onto the Billboard Sizzling 100, the place it peaked at No. 39.
Taylor and Slipknot guitarist Jim Root, who additionally joined Stone Bitter in 1995, spent almost a decade releasing albums and touring with each bands. Root parted methods with Stone Bitter on the finish of 2013, and Christian Martucci was introduced into the band in his place. They put out one final album in 2017, Hydrograd, earlier than Taylor revealed that they had agreed to go on an indefinite hiatus in 2020.
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“I really feel like Stone Bitter has kinda run its course for now,” the singer admitted throughout an episode of The Inexperienced Room with Neil Griffiths. “All of us talked as a band and determined to kinda put Stone Bitter in indefinite hiatus. That’s the best way it’s. We’ve put it on the shelf for now. Everybody’s form of going and doing their very own factor.”
For now, Taylor will embark on a solo headlining tour in help of his upcoming second album CMF2. Pre-order the album at this location, and see the entire tour dates right here.
