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SLIPKNOT<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0STONE SOUR<\/b>\u00a0frontman\u00a0Corey Taylor<\/b>\u00a0will release a solo album of covers and acoustic recordings, titled\u00a0“CMFB\u2026Sides”<\/b>, on February 25 via\u00a0Roadrunner Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

“CMFB\u2026Sides”<\/b>\u00a0comprises nine unreleased B-sides, covers of tunes that inspired\u00a0Taylor<\/b>, acoustic renditions, and live versions.\u00a0Corey<\/b>\u00a0preserves the windows-down and arena-ready spirit of\u00a0“On The Dark Side”<\/b>\u00a0made famous by\u00a0JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND<\/b>\u00a0in the 1983 film\u00a0“Eddie And The Cruisers”<\/b>, and strips the 1981 classic\u00a0“Lunatic Fringe”<\/b>\u00a0by\u00a0RED RIDER<\/b>\u00a0down to a striking acoustic number. Furthermore, he and his cohorts hypercharge\u00a0“Got To Choose”<\/b>\u00a0by\u00a0KISS<\/b>\u00a0and lock into a punchy punk gallop during\u00a0“All This And More”<\/b>\u00a0from\u00a0DEAD BOYS<\/b>. The EP also features\u00a0Taylor<\/b>‘s snarling cover of\u00a0“Holier Than Thou”<\/b>\u00a0from\u00a0METALLICA<\/b>, a song he initially recorded for\u00a0“The Metallica Blacklist”<\/b>. Perhaps most surprisingly,\u00a0Corey<\/b>\u00a0and his bandmates transform\u00a0Eddie Money<\/b>‘s\u00a0“Shakin'”<\/b>\u00a0into a roaring banger with all of the original’s swagger intact. Plus, the EP boasts acoustic takes on\u00a0“Kansas”<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0“Halfway Down”<\/b>\u00a0from\u00a0Taylor<\/b>‘s 2020 full-length debut,\u00a0“CMFT”<\/b>, and a powerhouse live medley of\u00a0“Home”<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0STONE SOUR<\/b>‘s famous\u00a0“Come What(ever) May”<\/b>\u00a0finale\u00a0“Zzyxz Rd”<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The official lyric video for the LP’s first single,\u00a0Corey<\/b>‘s rendition of\u00a0“On The Dark Side”<\/b>, can be seen below.<\/p>\n

“CMFB\u2026Sides”<\/b>\u00a0track listing:<\/p>\n

01.\u00a0Holier Than Thou<\/b>\u00a0(METALLICA cover)
\n02.\u00a0All This And More<\/b>\u00a0(DEAD BOYS cover)
\n03.\u00a0Kansas<\/b>\u00a0(acoustic)
\n04.\u00a0Shakin’<\/b> (Eddie Money cover)<\/p>\n

05.\u00a0Home\/Zzyzx<\/b>\u00a0(STONE SOUR medley) (live)
\n06.\u00a0Lunatic Fringe<\/b>\u00a0(RED RIDER cover)
\n07.\u00a0Got To Choose<\/b>\u00a0(KISS cover)
\n08.\u00a0Halfway Down<\/b>\u00a0(acoustic)
\n09.\u00a0On The Dark Side<\/b>\u00a0(JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND cover)<\/p>\n

This coming Monday, February 14,\u00a0Taylor<\/b>\u00a0will release a performance video of the live\u00a0“Home”<\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0“Zzyxz Rd”<\/b>\u00a0medley which was originally filmed during his epic\u00a0“Forum Or Against ‘Em”<\/b>\u00a0livestream from the iconic Los Angeles venue The Forum.<\/p>\n

Corey<\/b>\u00a0broke the news of the\u00a0“CMFB\u2026Sides”<\/b>\u00a0release in an interview with\u00a0SiriusXM<\/b>‘s\u00a0“Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”<\/b>\u00a0earlier in the month. At the time, he said: “CMFT<\/b>\u00a0is putting out a B-sides album which has all the covers that we’ve done and some acoustic versions of some of the songs that are on\u00a0‘CMFT’<\/b>,” he said, referencing an acronym for “Corey Mother Fucking Taylor”. “The first single will actually be February 11th, and people will be able to download that. It’s our cover of\u00a0‘On The Dark Side’<\/b>\u00a0by\u00a0JOHN CAFFERY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND<\/b>, which is one of the best rock tunes ever. It’s one of our favorites to play live\u2026 The\u00a0‘CMFT’<\/b>\u00a0B-sides will come out February 25th. It’ll be available everywhere. We’re really stoked on that too.”<\/p>\n

Asked if there are plans for him to do more solo shows in the coming months,\u00a0Corey<\/b>\u00a0said: “We’re doing little stuff here and there. We just did\u00a0ShipRocked<\/b>, which was a lot of fun\u2026 It’s looking like we’re gonna do a handful of shows in the U.K. in October, kind of threaded around the\u00a0SLIPKNOT<\/b>\u00a0schedule. So we’re just gonna do it here and there while we kind of gear up [for the next album].<\/p>\n

“‘CMFT 2’<\/b>\u00a0is written, it’s demoed, it’s ready to go,” he added. “Plus we’re constantly writing new stuff. So we’re gonna be in a great position, next year probably, to go in and record\u00a0‘CMFT 2’<\/b>\u00a0and just be ready to kind of do that. But that’s obviously after\u00a0SLIPKNOT<\/b>\u00a0has kind of done its thing.”<\/p>\n

“CMFT”<\/b>\u00a0made impressive debuts on charts around the world, entering at No. 1 on\u00a0Billboard<\/b>‘s Current Hard Rock Albums chart, while claiming No. 2 on Current Rock Albums, No. 6 on Vinyl Albums, and No. 9 on the Top Albums charts. Furthermore,\u00a0“CMFT”<\/b>\u00a0landed Top 10 on the official album charts in Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, with Top 20 debuts in the United Kingdom, Finland and Japan (international chart).<\/p>\n

“CMFT”<\/b>\u00a0was recorded at\u00a0The Hideout Recording Studio<\/b>\u00a0in Las Vegas with producer\u00a0Jay Ruston<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Christian Martucci<\/b>\u00a0(guitar),\u00a0Zach Throne<\/b>\u00a0(guitar),\u00a0Jason Christopher<\/b>\u00a0(bass), and\u00a0Dustin Schoenhofer<\/b>\u00a0(drums).<\/p>\n

“CMFT”<\/b>\u00a0had been a long time coming for\u00a0Taylor<\/b>, with newly written tracks alongside some dating back to his teens. The album was highlighted by the singles\u00a0“Culture Head”<\/b>,\u00a0“HWY 666”<\/b>,\u00a0“CMFT Must Be Stopped”<\/b>\u00a0(featuring\u00a0Tech N9ne<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Kid Bookie<\/b>), and the Active Rock radio hit\u00a0“Black Eyes Blue”<\/b>.\u00a0Taylor<\/b>\u00a0also hit No. 1 on\u00a0Billboard<\/b>‘s Hard Rock Songwriters chart following the unprecedented debut of\u00a0“Black Eyes Blue”<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0“CMFT Must Be Stopped”<\/b>. Furthermore,\u00a0Taylor<\/b>\u00a0debuted the pummeling\u00a0“Culture Head”<\/b>\u00a0during\u00a0WWE<\/b>‘s\u00a0NXT<\/b>\u00a0broadcast on the\u00a0USA<\/b>\u00a0network, illuminating yet another facet of\u00a0“CMFT”<\/b>\u00a0and showcasing the broad spectrum of this fiery and fearless rock ‘n’ roll opus, as\u00a0Taylor<\/b>\u00a0touched on lifelong influences ranging from hard rock to classic rock, punk rock to hip-hop. 14-time world champion and EVP of global talent strategy and development at\u00a0WWE<\/b>,\u00a0Triple H<\/b>, also shared a\u00a0WWE<\/b>\u00a0exclusive performance of\u00a0Taylor<\/b>\u00a0and his band tearing through the\u00a0MOT\u00d6RHEAD<\/b>\u00a0classic\u00a0“Ace Of Spades”<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Last year,\u00a0Taylor<\/b>\u00a0made history as he reached No. 1 at Active Rock Radio with his powerful single\u00a0“Black Eyes Blue”<\/b>. The achievement put\u00a0Taylor<\/b>\u00a0in a class all his own, making him the first artist in the history of the format to reach No. 1 with three separate projects, following chart-topping efforts from\u00a0SLIPKNOT<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0STONE SOUR<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Featured in\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/b>‘s “Fall Album Preview 2020,”\u00a0“CMFT”<\/b>\u00a0has been garnering widespread critical applause, with\u00a0Forbes<\/b>\u00a0affirming, “Corey Taylor<\/b>‘s singing is undeniably the best it’s ever been. From\u00a0SLIPKNOT<\/b>‘s last album to his new solo material,\u00a0Taylor<\/b>\u00a0is easily among the best sounding rock singers alive.”\u00a0Kerrang!<\/b>\u00a0raved, “Corey Taylor<\/b>\u00a0certainly couldn’t have predicted how important a sense of uninhibited joy would be on his debut solo effort, it’s just what 2020 needs \u2014 and, even more importantly, exactly what he delivers.”\u00a0The Daily Beast<\/b>\u00a0attested, “‘CMFT’<\/b>\u00a0finds the singer broadening his horizons and showing off his considerable versatility,” while\u00a0Stereogum<\/b>\u00a0noted, “Corey Taylor<\/b>‘s lived several lives in the span that it takes most of us to push through just one, and it’s clear that he cherishes every experience he’s had so far.”\u00a0New York<\/b>\u00a0magazine added that\u00a0“CMFT”<\/b>\u00a0“bridges his vast tastes and influences, dabbling in punk rock, metal, reflective acoustic tunes, plaintive piano ballads, and hip-hop, with\u00a0Taylor<\/b>‘s power-house vocals and introspective lyrics acting as a guide.”<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0 www.blabbermouth.net<\/p>\n