Come What(ever) May

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Come What(ever) May
Studio album by Stone Sour
Released	July 31, 2006 (Europe) / August 1, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	January 21 - April 4, 2006 at Studio 606 In Northridge, California
Genre	Hard rock Alternative metal Post-grunge
Length	Standard Edition - 48:54 Special Edition - 1:10:42
Label	Roadrunner Records Sony BMG
Producer	Nick Raskulinecz
Professional reviews
Kerrang! All Music Guide link Vainquer (9.5/10) link
Stone Sour chronology
Stone Sour (2002) Come What(ever) May (2006) Live in Moscow (2007)
Alternate Cover
"Special Edition" cover

Come What(ever) May, the second studio album by American hard rock band Stone Sour, was released on August 1, 2006.

The album sold 80,000 copies in its first week of release, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. As of July 11, 2007, it has sold 593,607 copies in the US.^[1]

Contents 1 Album information 2 Reception 3 Track listing 3.1 Special Edition Bonus Tracks 3.2 Points of notice 4 Special Edition DVD 4.1 Music Videos 4.2 Concert Footage 5 Credits 6 Charting positions 6.1 Album 6.2 Singles 7 References

[edit] Album information

For their second album, Stone Sour parted ways with their original drummer Joel Ekman. For the album, Roy Mayorga (of Soulfly fame) took charge of the drumming duties. The band have since decided to keep Mayorga on as their full time drummer. Mayorga appears on all tracks on the album, except opener "30/30-150". Drums on that track are done by Godsmack and Amen drummer Shannon Larkin.

[edit] Reception

Professional reviews:

• Entertainment Weekly (p.159) - "[The album] serves its punishing riffs with a heaping side of heartfelt melody....This combination creates moments of genuine catharsis."

• Alternative Press (p.224) - "[The album] builds on their debut's strengths, allowing frontman Corey Taylor to drop his mask in more ways than one."

• Kerrang! (p.50) - "Captured live giving it to the audience with both barrels, it's a smashing glimpse of just how potent SS are onstage."

[edit] Track listing

1. "30/30-150" – 4:18
2. "Come What(ever) May" – 3:39
3. "Hell & Consequences" – 3:31
4. "Sillyworld" – 4:08
5. "Made of Scars" – 3:23
6. "Reborn" – 3:13
7. "Your God" – 4:43
8. "Through Glass" – 4:43
9. "Socio" – 3:20
10. "1st Person" – 4:01
11. "Cardiff" – 4:42
12. "Zzyzx Rd." – 5:16

[edit] Special Edition Bonus Tracks

1. "Suffer" - 3:51
2. "Fruitcake" - 4:01
3. "The Day I Let Go" - 5:07
4. "Freeze Dry Seal" - 2:45
5. "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak cover) - 4:28
6. "The Frozen" - 3:06
7. "Kill Everybody" (iTunes pre-order) - 3:26

[edit] Points of notice

• Bonus Tracks taken from the Come What(ever) May recording sessions, except "Wicked Game," which is from a live-in-the-studio Canadian radio broadcast.

• On UK Versions of the special edition, "Zzyzx Rd." is shorter and in iTunes labeled as [Pop Version] some points have dual vocals, and the ending for the song is also different from the normal release of Come What(ever) May.

• The iTunes pre-order pack for the Limited edition release included a seventh bonus song "Kill Everybody". The song also appears on the Limited edition Digi-Pak release of the self-titled album.

Although the Australian Special Edition of the CD has the added tracks on the track listing and is advertised as having them, the tracks did not appear on the first run of releases of the special edition due to a fault by the manufacturer. All the customers were sent a replacement special edition that was not faulty. They were also promised a special 'gift' from Roadrunner Records but some replacements had no such gift.

In Germany, the most popular metal magazine "Metal Hammer" awarded this album in 2006 as the best metal album of the year.

[edit] Special Edition DVD

[edit] Music Videos

1. "30/30-150" (video)
2. "Bother" (video)
3. "Through Glass" (video)
4. "Sillyworld" (video)
5. "Made of Scars" (video)
6. Bonus Video: "Reborn" (studio footage)

[edit] Concert Footage

1. "30/30-150"
2. "Orchids"
3. "Take A Number"
4. "Reborn"
5. "Your God"
6. "Inhale"
7. "Come What(ever) May"
8. "Bother"
9. "Through Glass"
10. "Blotter"
11. "Hell & Consequences"
12. "Get Inside"

[edit] Credits

Stone Sour:

• Corey Taylor - vocals/ guitar (additional) on "Sillyworld", "Through Glass", "Zzyzx Rd.", "Wicked Game"
• James Root - guitars, drums on "The Day I Let Go"
• Josh Rand - guitars
• Shawn Economaki - bass
• Roy Mayorga - drums

with:

• Shannon Larkin - drums on "30/30-150", "The Day I Let Go"
• Rami Jaffee - piano on "Zzyzx Rd."

Production:

• Nick Raskulinecz

[edit] Charting positions

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
2006	The Billboard 200	#4
2006	Top Rock Albums	#2
2006	Top Internet Albums	#4
2006	UK Albums Chart	#27
2006	Germany Media Control Charts	#18

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak Position
2006	"Through Glass"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#1 (7 weeks)
2006	"Through Glass"	Modern Rock Tracks	#2
2007	"Through Glass"	Billboard Hot 100	#39
2007	"Through Glass"	Pop 100	#33
2007	"Through Glass"	Hot Digital Songs	#38
2006	"Through Glass"	Adult Top 40	#13
2006	"Through Glass"	UK Singles Chart	#93
2007	"Sillyworld"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2
2007	"Sillyworld"	Modern Rock Tracks	#21
2007	"Made of Scars"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#12
2007	"Zzyzx Rd."	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#30

v • d • e Stone Sour Corey Taylor • Josh Rand • Shawn Economaki • Jim Root • Roy Mayorga Studio albums Stone Sour • Come What(ever) May Live albums Live in Moscow Demos 1992 Demo • 1994 Demo • 1996 Demo • 2000 Demo • Click Here to Exit Singles "Get Inside" • "Bother" • "Inhale" • "30/30-150" • "Through Glass" • "Sillyworld" • "Made of Scars" • "Zzyzx Rd."

[edit] References