Vocalist has made several recommendations over the years in his interviews, sometimes opening the range to hard rock and hardcore
Corey Taylor He is a true heavy music enthusiast. In several interviews, the vocalist of Slipknot and Stone Sour — who has also been working on a solo career — talks about the older bands that influenced him, as well as more current groups that have the potential to take the world by storm in the coming years.
As he is about to turn 50 years old — and has made it clear that he will not continue his career at a high pace for long — the singer is increasingly looking to the future. Who can carry the torch after he retires from the industry?
There are some names highlighted by himself. In several interviews, compiled by Metal Hammer magazinehimself Taylor mentions young metal bands — and similar genres, such as hard rock and hardcore — that deserve more attention.
Sleep Token
Formed in the United Kingdom in 2016, the Sleep Token refers to oneself Slipknot because its members wear masks and do not reveal their identities. It also draws attention to the fact that their sound explores several other genres outside of metal, ranging from pop to alternative. In an interview with The Allison Hagendorf Show, Corey Taylor commented:
“I’m going to call them metal, but there are so many different levels and layers to their music. There are pop elements, there are jazz elements. I love the fact that no one really knows who they are. I love the fact that they don’t want to be known.”
Turnstile
Active since 2010, the American hardcore band Turnstile He has three albums under his belt. The most recently, Glow On (2021), appeared on lists of the best albums in several specialized rock magazines. Taylor summed up saying that they are “amazing” in a statement to NME.
Bad Omens
Also at the NME, Corey highlighted that the Bad Omens It’s great and he added:
“There’s a whole new generation of bands that are starting to emerge that are carrying the banner of heavy music.”
Formed in 2015 also in the United States, the Bad Omens has a more metalcore-oriented sound. His most recent album, The Death of Peace of Mindcame out in 2022.
Code Orange
Although it was created in 2008, the Code Orange It only actually adopted this name in 2014. From then on, the career of the American metalcore group — which has increasingly flirted with alternative metal — began to take off, with praised albums and tours that are attracting attention around the world.
In an interview with Metal Hammer, Corey was objective in his praise:
“Watching them made me want to play!”
Rival Sons
Perhaps the “oldest” name on the list, the Rival Sons was created in 2006 and has a sound strongly inclined to 70’s hard rock. The influences of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath are notorious.
And theirs is the best album of the 2010s in the opinion of Corey Taylor. The vocalist mentioned the album Pressure & Timefrom 2012, in an interview with Rolling Stone.
“They dabble in so many different styles and make it all work so well, and they’re such an organic band. They’re probably my favorite band of the last ten years… or the last 15, actually.”
Other names mentioned by Corey Taylor:
– Knocked Loose
– Ho99o9
– Sold (band that his son, also the vocalist Griffin Taylorassembled with the drummer Simon Crahanson of M. Shawn “Clown” Crahanpercussionist of Slipknot)
Source: Rollingstone
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