How many albums has Stone Sour sold?

2.1 million albums
From their album Come What(ever) May, the group received another Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance for the single “30/30-150”, in 2007. The band has sold 2.1 million albums in the United States as of April 2017.

Is Stone Sour older than Slipknot?

First we should take this into consideration: Stone Sour came before Slipknot, or at least, the Slipknot we have come to know and love. Corey Taylor has said that he reformed Stone Sour in the break between Iowa and Vol.

Why did Stone Sour break up?

“There was kind of a plateau with Stone Sour, creatively, that I needed to kind of step away from. For some reason, it didn’t feel the way that it felt in the past,” said the Slipknot frontman (via Metal Injection), whose debut solo album, CMFT, was released last year.

Which came first Slipknot or Stone Sour?

Although Slipknot made their mainstream debut in the late ’90s, singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root got their start a few years prior in Stone Sour. Inspired by Metallica and Alice in Chains, the group spent several years playing the Iowa bar circuit before Taylor and Root joined Slipknot.

How many albums has Slipknot sold?

As of March 2019, Slipknot has sold 30 million units of records worldwide….

Slipknot discography
Studio albums 6
Live albums 2
Compilation albums 1
Video albums 5

Is Corey Taylor rich?

Corey Taylor is a singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the frontman and lyricist of the rock bands Slipknot and Stone Sour. Corey Taylor has a net worth of $10 million. He also has a solo career, and has written New York Times-bestselling books.

Why do Slipknot wear masks?

Why do Slipknot wear masks? During their embryonic days in Iowa in the late nineties, Slipknot percussionist Shaun ‘Clown’ Crahan turned up to band rehearsals wearing a clown mask, which inspired his nickname. By 1997, Slipknot decided that every band member should wear a unique mask alongside a trademark jumpsuit.

How old is Corey Taylor?

47 years (December 8, 1973)
Corey Taylor/Age

How old is Sid Wilson?

44 years (January 20, 1977)
Sid Wilson/Age

What is Slipknot’s best selling album?

When it comes to albums, Slipknot’s powerful self-titled debut takes the lead. Despite peaking at Number 37 on its release in 1999, it has since gone platinum with 378,000 combined sales. At Number 2, the group’s Number 1 album Iowa has combined sales of 316,000.