Showing posts with label corey taylor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corey taylor. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Corey Taylor to Embark on Solo Tour

Corey Taylor, frontman for genre-defining rock bands Slipknot and Stone Sour, is embarking on a solo tour this fall.

The idea for the tour sprang from an intimate set of UK gigs that Taylor recently played to launch his bestselling book Seven Deadly Sins, as well as his speaking engagement at Oxford University this summer. Taylor will perform originals and some choice covers acoustically; will read selections from the book; and take questions from the audience. Billed as “An Evening With Corey Taylor," these shows will be a rare opportunity for many fans to interact with Taylor in this intimate a setting, and vice versa. 

"I had so much fun doing this type of show in England that I just HAD to bring it to the States," said Taylor. "It's gonna be one-part Henry Rollins, one-part Johnny Cash and probably a little heavy on the Monty Python. It's everything I love to do: singing, comedy and talkin' smack. Hopefully, the audience enjoys it as much as I do."

Armed with an acoustic guitar, a copy of his book, a microphone and his unflinching worldview and lacerating wit, Corey Taylor is coming to your town to spread the gospel as only he can and it will be a night fans won't soon forget. If you are looking to be fully entertained by one of the most gifted voices of the hard rock scene, this is a night you won't dare miss.

Taylor’s book, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good, is an outrageous manifesto on the nature of sin, offered in Taylor's unique and informed voice. The tome is now available in audio form, read by Taylor himself, and it features an action-packed ending not included in the print version. Seven Deadly Sins spent four weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and five weeks on the Times of London Best Seller list.

Corey Taylor solo dates are as follows:

10/22 Bee Cave, TX (Austin) La Grange Festival

11/14 Anaheim, CA House of Blues

11/15 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

11/17 Houston, TX Bronze Peacock at HOB

11/19 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre

11/21 Omaha, NE Waiting Room

11/22 Minneapolis, MN Varsity

11/23 Milwaukee, WI Rave

11/25 Detroit, MI Eagle Theatre

11/26 Chicago, IL Double Door

12/1 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre

12/2 Toronto, ON Mod Club

12/4 Boston, MA Middle East

12/5 New York, NY Highline Ballroom

12/6 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live

12/7 Providence, RI The Met

12/9 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

12/10Baltimore, MD Sound Stage

12/12 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

12/13 Orlando, FL The Social

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Roadrunner Records Artists Receive Golden Gods Nominations

Some of our favorite Roadrunner Records bands and musicians have been nominated for Revolver's Golden Gods Awards. Check out the list and then hit up the link below to cast your vote

Joey Jordison has been nominated in the Best Drummer category (for his work with Rob Zombie)
Roy Mayorga has been nominated in the Best Drummer category (for Stone Sour)
Times of Grace have been nominated in the Best New Band category
Corey Taylor has been nominated in the Best Vocalist category (for Stone Sour)
Megadeth has been nominated in the Best Live Band category
Murderdolls have been nominated in the Comeback of the Year category
John 5 has been nominated in the Best Guitarist category (for Rob Zombie)

There are six nominees to each Golden Gods category, with the winner to be determined by public online voting at REVOLVERMAG.COM. The winners in all categories will be announced live at the 2011 REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS SHOW at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on April 20. The show will be broadcasted on VH1 CLASSIC on May 28.