Stone Sour Trivia Quiz

Answer: Johny Chow

Stone Sour was founded by vocalist Corey Taylor and drummer Joel Ekman in 2002. Shawn Economake joined as their bass player with Jim Root joining in 1995. These four performed together until 1997, also recording three demo tapes, before going on hiatus.

Johny Chow joined Stone Sour in 2012 during the band's House of Gold & Bone's tour.

Answer: 'Inhale'

'Get Inside', the first song of the album, was released as a single in June, 2002, before the release of the album itself in August 2002. 'Bother' was released as the second single in March 2003, and 'Inhale' was the third and final released in July, 2003.

'Get Inside' was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 and 'Inhale' was nominated for a Grammy in 2004.

The band would go on another brief hiatus before the release of their second album.

Answer: Joel Ekman

Joel Ekman departed Stone Sour in 2006 to care for his son, who had been diagnosed with cancer. He was replaced by Roy Mayorga.

Answer: Platinum

Thanks to selling 1,000,000 copies, 'Through Glass' was certified as Platinum by the RIAA in March 2017. The song also reached number one on the US Billboard 'Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks', where it remained for seven weeks.

Answer: 2010

Recorded between March and May 2010 at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, Audio Secrecy was released on September 7, 2010. This would be the last album to feature Shawn Economaki on bass, as he would depart the band in 2011 for personal reasons.

Answer: House of Gold & Bones Part 1

Released in October 2012, House of Gold & Bones Part 1 was Stone Sour's fourth studio album. 'Gone Sovereign/Absolute Zero', released in August 2012, was the first official double-single released by the band, peaking at number two on the US Mainstream Rock chart.

Answer: Skid Row

Rachel Bolan is the bassist and main songwriter for the band Skid Row, founding the band in 1986 with guitarist Dave Sabo. Born James Richard Southworth, Bolan took on the stage name 'Rachel' to honour his brother, Richard, and grandfather, Manuel. His stage surname Bolan is a tribute to T-Rex frontman Mark Bolan.

Answer: Cover albums

Meanwhile in Burbank... and Straight Outta Burbank, each containing five songs each, exclusively cover songs written by other bands.

Meanwhile in Burbank... covers the songs 'We Die Young' by Alice in Chains, 'Heading Out to the Highway' by Judas Priest, 'Love Gun' by Kiss, 'Creeping Death' by Metallica, and 'Children of the Grave' by Black Sabbath.

Straight Outta Burbank... covers the songs 'Sailin' On' by Bad Brains, 'Running Free' by Iron Maiden, 'Gimme Shelter' by the Rolling Stones, 'Too Fast for Love' by Motley Crue, and 'Seasons in the Abyss' by Slayer.

Answer: Fabuless

'Fabuless' and 'Song #3' were promotional singles released before the album, with 'Fabuless' and 'Song #3' also being the first two music videos released in 2017. The band released two further singles in 2018, 'St. Marie' in the April and 'Knievel Has Landed' in the August of that year.

Answer: True

After starting Stone Sour in 1992, Taylor eventually put the band on hiatus as he joined Slipknot as their lead singer in 1997, releasing two albums with the band before returning to Stone Sour.

Taylor spends time writing and singing for both bands. Between 1992-2019, both Stone Sour and Slipknot have released six studio albums and toured extensively.