Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor is an American musician who sings lead for Slipknot and has fronted Stone Sour as vocalist and guitarist. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he started Stone Sour in 1992 with drummer Joel Ekman, then in late 1997 replaced Anders Colsefni as Slipknot's singer, taking the designation Number Eight. With Slipknot he has recorded seven studio albums, including Slipknot, Iowa, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), and All Hope Is Gone, the last becoming the band's first to top the Billboard 200. He revived Stone Sour in 2002; its self-titled debut arrived that year, followed by Come What(ever) May and Audio Secrecy. His solo debut, CMFT, was released in 2020, and CMF2 followed in 2023. He has also guested with Soulfly, Apocalyptica, Damageplan, Steel Panther, and Code Orange, founded Great Big Mouth Records, and produced albums for Facecage and Walls of Jericho. Hit Parader ranked him 86th among the top 100 metal vocalists of all time.