Stone Sour are now streaming a clip of a new song, "Absolute Zero," on their official website in exchange for a Facebook or Twitter share. List here.
The track is taken from House of Gold and Bones, Part 1, which marks the first disc of a planned double album. Part 1 is tentatively scheduled for an October release, while the second disc is slated for a 2013 release.
According to frontman Corey Taylor, the two halves will each contain 12 tracks, with a larger overall narrative connecting them. "Each disc will include one half of the story," the singer said via Twitter. "For lyrics, you’ll have to [visit] our site.”
Watch a video of Taylor performing an acoustic version of one of the tracks on House of Gold and Bones, Part 1, "Taciturn," live at Download festival:
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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.
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