Corey Taylor
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| Born | Corey Todd Taylor[1] December 8, 1973[2] Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouses | Scarlett Stone
(m. 2004; div. 2007)Stephanie Luby
(m. 2009; div. 2017)Alicia Dove (m. 2019) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Origin | Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
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| Member of | Slipknot |
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| Website | thecoreytaylor |
Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973)[2] is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Stone Sour.[4]
Taylor co-founded Stone Sour with drummer Joel Ekman in 1992, playing in the Des Moines, Iowa area, and working on a demo. He joined Slipknot in late 1997 to replace their original lead singer Anders Colsefni and has subsequently released seven studio albums with them. After the first two Slipknot albums went Platinum, Taylor revived Stone Sour to record an album and tour in 2002. His debut solo studio album, CMFT, was released in 2020. His second solo studio album, CMF2, was released on September 15, 2023.
Taylor has also worked with several other acts, including Junk Beer Kidnap Band, Korn, Disturbed, Apocalyptica, Code Orange, Anthrax, Steel Panther, Tonight Alive, Falling in Reverse, Soulfly, Damageplan, Tech N9ne, Ho99o9 and the Clay People.
- ^ a b c d Loudwire (July 22, 2015), Corey Taylor - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? (Part 1), retrieved February 19, 2018
- ^ a b "Happy Birthday, Corey Taylor!". Kerrang. December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Corey Taylor: 10 of The Great Big Mouth's best guest appearances". Kerrang. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ allmusic ((( Corey Taylor > Overview ))) AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2010.