House of Gold & Bones – Part 1

House of Gold & Bones – Part 1
Studio album by Stone Sour
Released October 22, 2012
Recorded March 27 – June 19, 2012
Studio Soundfarm Studios in Jamaica, Iowa, Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Genre Alternative metal, heavy metal, hard rock
Length 43:21
Label Roadrunner
Producer David Bottrill
Stone Sour chronology
Audio Secrecy
(2010)		 House of Gold & Bones – Part 1
(2012)		 House of Gold & Bones – Part 2
(2013)
Singles from House of Gold & Bones – Part 1
  1. "Gone Sovereign/Absolute Zero"
    Released: August 24, 2012
  2. "Tired"
    Released: August 14, 2013

House of Gold & Bones – Part 1 is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Stone Sour, and is the first of two consecutive albums to feature the House of Gold & Bones concept. Its reprises are featured on the second House of Gold & Bones album, which was released on April 9, 2013. It is the first Stone Sour album without bass player Shawn Economaki, who left the band in 2012.

Development

Stone Sour started working on the album on March 19, 2012[1] and Corey Taylor stated that the album would likely end up being a double album or concept album. It was later confirmed by the band that the songs would form a concept and would be released as two separate albums. Musically, Taylor also described the album's sound as "Pink Floyd's The Wall meets Alice in Chains' Dirt".[2] It was also revealed that bassist Shawn Economaki was no longer in the band and that his studio replacement was Rachel Bolan from Skid Row.

Marketing

On August 24, 2012, Stone Sour released both "Gone Sovereign" and "Absolute Zero".[3] On October 11, 2012, the band released a music video for "Gone Sovereign", that features their current tour bassist Johny Chow.[4]

Release

House of Gold & Bones – Part 1 was released on October 22, 2012. It debuted at number-seven on the Billboard 200 music album charts, shipping an estimated 31,000 copies in its first week of release.[5]

The album has sold just under 130,000 copies in the United States[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[8]
Allmusic[9]
Artistdirect[10]
Big Cheese5/5[11]
Kerrang!
Loudwire[12]
Metal Hammer8/10
Rock Sound8/10[13]
Under the Gun9/10[14]
Bracket and Bracket96/100[15]

House of Gold and Bones – Part 1 received generally positive reception from critics, receiving a 79/100 over rating from music aggregator website Metacritic.[7] Rick Florino of Artistdirect stated "Ultimately, this is a milestone for Stone Sour and for modern rock music. It's on par with Alice in Chains' Dirt, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Queens of the Stone Age's Songs for the Deaf, Soundgarden's Superunknown, and any other game-changing albums you can think of," and awarded the album 5 out of 5.[10]

Big Cheese also rated the album 5 out of 5, stating "Perhaps what's most immediate upon listening to 'House of Gold & Bones' is the sheer step up that Stone Sour have made as musicians. The likes of 'RU486' and 'Tired' simply would not have been possible if they'd been attempted by the band in their 2006 'Come What(ever) May' period. Simply astounding."[11]

Rock Sound from the UK gave the album 8 out of 10 and said "songs like roof-raising anthem 'Absolute Zero', the frenetic, thrashy 'RU 486' and acoustic lament 'Taciturn' deserve to be heard within the context of the entirety of this mightily ambitious, versatile record."[13]

Allmusic said of the album "the album follows an arc both thematically and sonically, with the intensity of the songs rising and falling in a way that feels more like a musical than an album of chest-thumping hard rock. This creates a nice dynamic between songs like the driving "My Name Is Allen" and its follow-up, the more contemplative and reflective "Taciturn," creating a palpable shift that comes through both lyrically and musically."

Track listing

All lyrics written by Corey Taylor, all music composed by Stone Sour.

No. Title Length
1. "Gone Sovereign"   4:03
2. "Absolute Zero"   3:50
3. "A Rumor of Skin"   4:11
4. "The Travelers, Pt. 1"   2:27
5. "Tired"   4:12
6. "RU486"   4:22
7. "My Name Is Allen"   4:18
8. "Taciturn"   5:26
9. "Influence of a Drowsy God"   4:29
10. "The Travelers, Pt. 2"   3:02
11. "Last of the Real"   3:01
Total length:
 43:21

Personnel

Stone Sour
Additional musicians
  • Rachel Bolan − bass guitar
  • Kevin Fox − strings arrangement on tracks 4 and 5, cello on tracks 4 and 5
  • Karen Graves − first violin on tracks 4 and 5
  • Kate Unrau − second violin on tracks 4 and 5
  • Anna Redekop − viola on tracks 4 and 5
  • Stubs − gang vocals on track 6
  • Lady − gang vocals on track 6
  • Truck − gang vocals on track 6
  • Sinner − gang vocals on track 6
  • Ty Reveen − voice of "Reveen the Impossiblist"
Technical personnel
  • David Bottrill − production, digital editing
  • Michael Phillips − engineering, digital editing
  • Ryan Martin − assistant
  • Martin Connors − guitar tech, bass tech
  • Kevin Miles − guitar tech
  • Jonathan Nicholson − drum tech
  • Jeff Ocheltree − drum tech
  • Jay Ruston − mixing
  • James Ingram − assistant
  • Spike − assistant
  • Paul Logus − mastering
  • Kevin Dietz − engineering (for string arrangements)
Art personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Finnish Chart[16] 10
Official UK Top 40[17] 13
IRMA Irish Chart[18] 30
Japanese Albums Chart[19] 14
UK Rock Chart[20] 1
US Billboard 200[21] 6
US Billboard Hard Rock chart[21] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Work Underway on a New Stone Sour Album". Theprp.com. March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET – New STONE SOUR Album Will Be Like PINK FLOYD's The Wall Meets ALICE IN CHAINS' Dirt". Legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Gone Sovereign / Absolute Zero – Single by Stone Sour". iTunes. August 24, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Stone Sour – "Gone Sovereign" (Official Music Video)". Youtube. Stone Sour. October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ "STONE SOUR's 'House of Gold & Bones – Part 2' Cracks U.S. Top 10". www.blabbermouth.net. April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.metalinsider.net/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-417-outlaw-devices-and-shady-houses April 17, 2013
  7. 1 2 "The House of Gold and Bones, Vol. 1 – Stone Sour". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ Grierson, Tim. "Stone Sour – 'House of Gold & Bones – Part 1' Review". About.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-house-of-gold-and-bones-vol-1-mw0002423777
  10. 1 2 Florino, Rick (October 18, 2012). "Stone Sour: House of Gold and Bones Part 1 Album Review". Artistdirect. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Grayson, Tim. "Stone Sour:House of Gold and Bones Part 1". Big Cheese. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  12. ↑ Childers, Chad (October 23, 2012). "Stone Sour – 'House of Gold & Bones Part 1' Review". Loudwire. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  13. 1 2 Newbound, Tim (October 17, 2012). "Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones Part 1". Rock Sound. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  14. ↑ Duffy, Grace (October 21, 2012). "REVIEW: STONE SOUR – HOUSE OF GOLD AND BONES – PART 1". Under the Gun. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  15. ↑ Davis, Kyzer (December 26, 2012). "House of Gold and Bones Part 1 by Stone Sour". Bracket and Bracket.
  16. ↑ http://finnishcharts.com/
  17. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2012-11-03/
  18. ↑ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
  19. ↑ "ストーン・サワーのCDアルバムランキング、ストーン・サワーのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  20. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/11/2012-11-03/
  21. 1 2 http://www.billboard.com/artist/280763/stone+sour/chart?f=305

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