Just thought I'd check in with an update.

It's been a great summer so far. Europe was beyond amazing, as it always is. The US tour has not disappointed either. We're having a blast with our friends, Sydonia and Dirty Little Rabbits. If you're coming to the show, be sure to get there early and check them out. You won't be sorry.

Also, we love the feedback we've been getting on the Special Edition and the Itunes Moscow concert. Keep it coming!

See you on the road…

Peace,
Josh


*Taken from the stone sour website*

As reported by Blabbermouth, Vans has created a limited-edition shoe for Stone Sour and Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, which is now available for purchase.

The Corey Taylor shoe is being sold as part of the 21st Century Leaders artwork project to benefit the Whatever It Takes charity. The concept is simple: Whatever It Takes gathers artworks from leaders in all fields; royalty, film, music, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, sports, literature etc. Each ambassador donates a symbol of hope, a self-portrait and a message of hope for the future. These artworks are used to create Whatever It Takes products: "merchandise with a meaning." From wristbands to clothing, from tableware to cosmetics and footwear, each product is ethically produced and sold to raise funds for charitable causes chosen by each contributing leader.

Stone Sour is preparing to release a special edition of their current hit album, Come What(ever) May, on June 26. The 2-disc digipak will feature six previously unheard outtakes from the album's sessions, official videos, and a full concert performance taped in Russia.

::Corey: The things is if you're not into Stone Sour don't show up (at concerts). If you're a Slipknot fan and you're not into Stone Sour you're not going to break my heart because there's a lot of kids who are into Stone Sour and couldn't give two tosses about Slipknot. People are very opinionated and they like one, they like the other but there's a whole crowd in the middle who like both and it's awesome.

::Corey: There's so much more I can do in this band than with Slipknot. The thing with Slipknot is that although were very eclectic in the metal sense, we are still very stringent in metal. In Stone Sour we can do anything and get away with it.

::Corey: (Slipknot and Stone Sour) are two different bands and if I cut myself off from one I can't do the other. So because i've been able to go out and do this (work with Stone Sour) i'm really looking forward to working with Slipknot again and I think everybody else is feeling that way as well.