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Come What (Ever) May
Come What (Ever) May

Come What (Ever) May in Bloomington, MN

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What sets
Stone Sour
apart from others of their breed is the band's ability to create smooth, radio-friendly
alternative metal
songs while simultaneously not boring the people who have heard way too much from
post-grunge
groups. The secret to this lies in guitarist
James Root
's unique style and drummer
Roy Mayorga
's unyielding intensity.
Root
and singer
Corey Taylor
re-created
after the success of
Slipknot
in the late '90s; the band was meant to serve as a more introspective, melodic, and creative outlet for them, while not disenfranchising the fans of
.
are more fierce than most
groups, incorporating brash
heavy metal
into many of their songs. The band's aggressive self-titled debut was far more reminiscent of
, but
Come What(ever) May
is moving further and further away from the shock
rock
,
rap-rock
aspect that originally brought
into the mainstream.
Taylor
lets loose his nearly
metal
growl (which is nearly untouchable compared to most of his contemporaries) on occasion, but maybe not as often as he should. The album's better moments are felt when his relentless, vicious pipes -- coupled with distortion-heavy riffs and double bass drum -- forge their way through the immaculately produced sound.
starts out strong with the bass drum-heavy
"30/30-150."
The song explodes out of the speakers; it's a solid
start for an album that dips between
alternative rock
, and
. Unfortunately, the album isn't always interesting. Songs like
"Through Glass"
are your average run-of-the-mill
tunes, and after a certain point the album seems to have little new to offer.
"sillyworld"
follows along the same lines, but still has more in common with
Alice Cooper
's
"Only Women Bleed"
than a
Godsmack
song. Still,
has plenty of shining moments and it rocks hard, channeling
and blending it with alternative melodies. It's an unyielding effort from a promising talent -- one that might just help save
from becoming deeply generic. ~ Megan Frye
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