Events

800 – Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.

1420 – Henry V of England enters Paris.

1640 – End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 60 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the House of Habsburg (also called the Philippine Dynasty).

1768 – The slave ship ''Fredensborg'' sinks off Tromøy in Norway.

1822 – Peter I is crowned Emperor of Brazil.

1824 – United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

1826 – French philhellene Charles Nicolas Fabvier forces his way through the Turkish cordon and ascends the Acropolis of Athens, which had been under siege.

1834 – Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.

1864 – In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation.

1885 – First serving of the soft drink Dr Pepper at a drug store in Waco, Texas (United States).

1913 – Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Buenos Aires Subway starts operating, it's the first underground railway system in the southern hemisphere and in Latin America

1913 – The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.

1913 – Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.

1918 – Transylvania unites with Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28).

1918 – Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.

1918 – The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.

1919 – Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (she had been elected to that position on November 28).

1925 – World War I aftermath: The final Locarno Treaty is signed in London, establishing post-war territorial settlements.

1934 – In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergei Kirov is shot dead by Leonid Nikolayev at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad.

1941 – World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.

1952 – The ''New York Daily News'' reports the news of Christine Jorgenson, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery.

1955 – American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

1958 – The Central African Republic becomes independent from France.

1958 – The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago, Illinois, kills 92 children and three nuns.

1959 – Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.

1960 – Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.

1963 – Nagaland becomes the 16th state of India.

1964 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam.

1964 – Malawi, Malta and Zambia join the United Nations.

1965 – The Border Security Force is formed in India as a special force to guard the borders.

1969 – Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.

1971 – Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray.

1971 – The Indian Army recaptures part of Kashmir occupied forcibly by Pakistan.

1973 – Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia.

1974 – TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport killing all 92 people on board.

1974 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.

1975 – Lambda Theta Phi - The first Latino fraternity is established in New Jersey.

1976 – Angola joins the United Nations.

1981 – A Yugoslavian Inex Adria Aviopromet DC-9 crashes in Corsica killing all 180 people on board.

1981 – The AIDS virus is officially recognized.

1982 – At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.

1988 – Benazir Bhutto is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan.

1989 – 1989 Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état.

1989 – Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the communist party the leading role in the state.

1990 – Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 metres beneath the seabed.

1991 – Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.

2001 – Captain Bill Compton brings Trans World Airlines Flight 220, an MD-83, into St. Louis International Airport bringing to an end 76 years of TWA operations following TWA's purchase by American Airlines.

2009 – The Treaty of Lisbon, which amends the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, which together comprise the constitutional basis of European Union, comes into effect.

Births

1081 – Louis VI of France (d. 1137)

1083 – Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)

1521 – Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)

1525 – Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)

1580 – Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)

1690 – Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1764)

1716 – Etienne-Maurice Falconet, French sculptor (d. 1791)

1743 – Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist (d. 1817)

1761 – Marie Tussaud, French creator of wax sculptures (Madame Tussauds) (d. 1850)

1766 – Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin, Russian writer (d. 1826)

1792 – Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1856)

1844 – Alexandra of Denmark, Danish Queen Consort of Edward VII of the United Kingdom (d. 1925)

1847 – Julia Ann Moore, American poet (d. 1920)

1869 – Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish assassin of Gabriel Narutowicz (d. 1923)

1873 – Valery Bryusov, Russian poet (d. 1924)

1884 – Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter (d. 1976)

1886 – Rex Stout, American author (d. 1975)

1895 – Henry Williamson, English author (d. 1977)

1896 – Georgy Zhukov, Russian general & Marshal of the Soviet Union (d. 1974)

1898 – Stuart Sinclair Garson, Canadian Premier of Manitoba (d. 1977)

1901 – Ilona Feher, Hungarian-Jewish violinist (d. 1988)

1905 – Alex Wilson, Canadian and Notre Dame athlete (d. 1994)

1908 – Georgios Kasassoglou, Greek musician (d. 1984)

1910 – Alicia Markova, English ballerina (d. 2004)

1911 – Walter Alston, American baseball manager (d. 1984)

1911 – Calvin Griffith, Canadian-born baseball executive (d. 1999)

1912 – Minoru Yamasaki, American architect (d. 1986)

1913 – Mary Martin, American actor and singer (d. 1990)

1916 – Wan Li, Chinese government official

1917 – Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager

1917 – Thomas Hayward, American tenor (d.1995)

1922 – Vsevolod Bobrov, Soviet ice hockey player (d. 1979)

1922 – Paul Picerni, American actor

1923 – Stansfield Turner, American admiral and 12th Director of Central Intelligence

1923 – Morris, Belgian cartoonist (Lucky Luke) (d. 2001)

1925 – Martin Rodbell, American scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1998)

1926 – Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007)

1926 – Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish noble (d. 2010)

1928 – Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. 1991)

1930 – Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (d. 2002)

1930 – Matt Monro, English singer (d.1985)

1931 – Jimmy Lyons, American musician (d. 1986)

1931 – Jim Nesbitt, singer (d. 2007)

1933 – Fujiko F. Fujio, Japanese cartoon artist (d. 1996)

1933 – Lou Rawls, American singer (d. 2006)

1934 – Billy Paul, American singer

1935 – Woody Allen, American film director, actor, and comedian

1937 – Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American mezzo-soprano (d. 2005)

1937 – Chuck Low, American actor

1937 – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, 6th President of Latvia

1938 – Sandy Nelson, American drummer

1939 – Lee Trevino, American golfer

1940 – Richard Pryor, American comic and actor (d. 2005)

1942 – John Crowley, American author

1944 – Pierre Arditi, French film and stage actor

1944 – Eric Bloom, American musician (Blue Öyster Cult)

1944 – John Densmore, American drummer (The Doors)

1944 – Tahar Ben Jelloun, French writer of Moroccan origin

1944 – Daniel Pennac, French writer born in Morocco

1944 – Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps

1944 – Peter Cullen, Canadian voice actor

1945 – Bette Midler, American actress and singer

1946 – Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer

1947 – Alain Bashung, French singer (d.2009)

1947 – Bob Fulton, English-born Australian rugby league footballer

1948 – George Foster, American baseball player

1948 – Tom Wright, English bishop and theologian

1949 – Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (d. 1993)

1949 – Jan Brett, American author illustrator

1949 – Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and elect President of Chile in 2010

1950 – Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and drummer

1951 – Obba Babatundé, American actor

1951 – Jaco Pastorius, American bassist (Weather Report; d. 1987)

1951 – Treat Williams, American actor

1954 – Bob Goen, American television host

1954 – Annette Haven, American pornographic actress

1955 – Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress

1955 – Pat Spillane, Gaelic footballer

1955 – Mark Thompson, American disc jockey and actor

1956 – Julee Cruise, American singer and actress

1957 – Chris Poland, American guitarist (Megadeth)

1958 – Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and coach

1958 – Charlene Tilton, American actress

1959 – Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician

1959 – Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league footballer

1960 – Carol Alt, American supermodel

1960 – Jane Turner, Australian actress/comedian

1961 – Jeremy Northam, English actor

1961 – Armin Meiwes, German cannibal

1962 – Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater

1962 – Joe Quesada, American comic book writer

1963 – Marco Greco, Brazilian racing driver

1963 – Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer

1963 – Nathalie Lambert, Canadian short track speed skater

1964 – Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer

1966 – Katherine LaNasa, American actress

1966 – Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player

1967 – Nestor Carbonell, American actor

1968 – Justin Chadwick, British actor and director

1968 – Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer

1970 – Jouko Ahola, Finnish strongman

1970 – Jonathan Coulton, American musician

1970 – Kirk Rueter, American baseball player

1970 – Sarah Silverman, American actress and comedian

1971 – Melanie Peres, Israeli singer, actress and model

1971 – Emily Mortimer, English actress

1971 – Stephanie Finochio, American professional wrestler

1971 – Mika Pohjola, Finnish jazz pianist and composer

1971 – Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee, Mongolian professional wrestler

1971 – Peter Van de Veire, Belgian radio-presenter

1971 – John Schlimm, American author

1972 – Norbert Wójtowicz, Polish historian and theologian

1973 – Jon Theodore, American musician

1973 – Steve Gibb, American musician (Black Label Society)

1974 – Costinha, Portuguese footballer

1974 – Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboardist (The Mars Volta)

1975 – Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer

1975 – Matt Fraction, American comic book writer

1976 – Laura Ling, American journalist

1976 – Matthew Shepard, American openly-gay murder victim (d. 1998)

1977 – Brad Delson, American guitarist (Linkin Park)

1977 – Jared Fogle, American Subway spokesperson

1977 – Lee McKenzie, Scottish television presenter

1978 – Mat Kearney, American singer and songwriter

1979 – Ryan Malone, American hockey player

1979 – Angelique Bates, American actress

1980 – Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer

1980 – Roger Peterson, Aruban-Dutch musician

1981 – Luke McPharlin, Australian rules footballer

1982 – Christos Melissis, Greek footballer

1982 – Lloyd Doyley, English footballer

1985 – John Coughlin, American figure skater

1985 – Emiliano Viviano, Italian footballer

1985 – Janelle Monáe, American musician

1986 – DeSean Jackson, American football player

1990 – Tomáš Tatar, Slovak ice hockey player

1990 – Chanel Iman, American model.

2001 – Aiko, Princess Toshi, Japanese royalty

Deaths

1135 – Henry I of England

1241 – Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)

1377 – King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)

1433 – Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)

1455 – Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian artist and metal smith (b. 1378)

1521 – Pope Leo X (b. 1475)

1530 – Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (b. 1480)

1580 – Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (b. 1509)

1581 – Edmund Campion, English Jesuit (b. 1540)

1581 – Ralph Sherwin, English Catholic saint (b. 1550)

1581 – Alexander Briant, English saint (b. 1556)

1602 – Kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese warlord (b. 1582)

1633 – Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (b. 1566)

1660 – Pierre d'Hozier, French historian (b. 1592)

1707 – Jeremiah Clarke, English composer (b. 1674)

1709 – Abraham a Sancta Clara, Austrian preacher (b. 1644)

1723 – Susanna Centlivre, English dramatist and actress (b. 1667)

1729 – Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (b. 1665)

1750 – Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1671)

1755 – Maurice Greene, English composer (b. 1696)

1767 – Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (b. 1710)

1825 – Tsar Alexander I of Russia (b. 1777)

1830 – Pope Pius VIII (b. 1761)

1865 – Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (b. 1796)

1866 – George Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (b. 1790)

1884 – William Swainson, British attorney and Attorney General of New Zealand (b. 1809)

1916 – Charles de Foucauld, French religious figure (b. 1858)

1923 – Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836)

1928 – José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888)

1934 – Sergey Kirov, Russian revolutionary (b. 1886)

1943 – Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. 1862)

1947 – Aleister Crowley, English occultist (b. 1875)

1947 – G. H. Hardy, English mathematician (b. 1877)

1950 – E. J. Moeran, English composer (b. 1894)

1954 – Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)

1964 – J. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. 1892)

1968 – Nicolae Bretan, Transylvania-born Romanian opera singer (b. 1887)

1968 – Darío Moreno, Turkish-Jewish singer (b. 1921)

1969 – Magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)

1973 – David Ben-Gurion, Israeli statesman (b. 1886)

1975 – Nellie Fox, American baseball player (b. 1927)

1975 – Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American daughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt (b. 1906)

1984 – Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter (b. 1911)

1986 – Lee Dorsey, American R&B; singer (b. 1924)

1986 – Frank McCarthy, American producer (b. 1912)

1987 – James Baldwin, American writer (b. 1924)

1987 – Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager (b. 1918)

1989 – Alvin Ailey, American dancer, choreographer (b. 1931)

1991 – George Joseph Stigler, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (b. 1911)

1996 – Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1928)

1997 – Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist (b. 1908)

1997 – Michel Bélanger, French Canadian businessman and banker (b. 1929)

1997 – Endicott Peabody, American politician (b. 1920)

1998 – Freddie Young, British cinematographer (b. 1902)

2001 – Ellis R Dungan, American-born Indian film director (b. 1909)

2002 – Dave McNally, American baseball player (b. 1942)

2003 – Clark Kerr, American academic (b. 1911)

2003 – Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder (b. 1928)

2004 – Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (b. 1911)

2005 – Gust Avrakotos, American intelligence case officer (b. 1938)

2005 – Mary Hayley Bell, English dramatist, wife of Sir John Mills (b. 1911)

2006 – Claude Jade, French actress (b. 1948)

2006 – Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist (b. 1937)

2007 – Anton Rodgers, British actor (b. 1933)

2008 – Mikel Laboa, Basque singer and songwriter (b. 1934)

2008 – Joseph B. Wirthlin, American religious figure (b. 1917)

2008 – Paul Benedict, American actor (b. 1938)

2009 – Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan singer (b. 1920)

2010 – Hillard Elkins, American theatre and film producer (b. 1929)

Holidays and observances

Christian Feast day:

*Castritian

*St. Eligius

*St. Edmund Campion

*Nicholas Ferrar (Episcopal Church (United States))

Damrong Rajanubhab Day (Thailand)

Military Abolition Day (Costa Rica)

National Day (Myanmar)

National Transit Tribute to Rosa Parks Day (American Public Transportation Association)

Restoration of Independence or ''Restauração da Independência'' (Portugal)

Great Union Day - National Day (Romania)

Day of National Sovereignty (Iceland)

World AIDS Day (International)

External links

BBC: On This Day

On This Day in Canada

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
name	Corey Taylor
background	solo_singer
birth name	Corey Todd Taylor
born	December 08, 1973
origin	Des Moines, Iowa,
alias	#8, The Great Big Mouth, Faith, The Sickness,
genre	Alternative metal, nu metal, heavy metal, post-grunge, hard rock, alternative rock
occupation	Musician, songwriter, author
years active	1990–present
instrument	Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, banjo
voice type	Baritone
label	Roadrunner, Great Big Mouth
associated acts	Slipknot, Stone Sour,
website	Slipknot Official WebsiteStone Sour Official Website }}

Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) sometimes known by the number 8, is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of Slipknot and Stone Sour. Taylor was raised by his single mother. He developed a fond feeling toward classic rock after his grandmother introduced him to it. Taylor first met his father on March 28, 2005, and the two have developed a strong relationship. He currently has a wife, an ex-wife, and two children. By the release of Stone Sour's ''Come What(ever) May'', he was sober. On August 3, 2009 and July 29, 2010 he co-hosted the Kerrang! Awards alongside Scott Ian of Anthrax and The Damned Things.

Corey Taylor is a founding member of Stone Sour, and has released three studio albums with the band. Taylor joined Slipknot in 1997 to replace their original singer Anders Colsefni. He has released four studio albums with the band. Taylor constantly alternates between bands, as seen in 2001, after the release of ''Iowa'', where he reformed Stone Sour immediately after touring. He has worked with several bands, including Junk Beer Kidnap Band, Apocalyptica, Anthrax and Soulfly. Taylor writes and sings in styles that vary by genre. He is well known for his four octave Baritone vocal range. Taylor was ranked number 86 in Hit Parader's ''Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time''.

Personal life

Corey Taylor was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 8, 1973, the first of three children. He lived in Orlando briefly with his uncle, George Robson though Taylor was mostly raised by his mother in Waterloo, Iowa, a place described by Taylor as a "hole in the ground with buildings around it."

In 1979, Taylor and his mother saw the science fiction series ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''. Before the series, there was a trailer for the 1978 horror film ''Halloween''. Taylor said this "developed some sense of Slipknot in [himself]." While ''Halloween'' introduced Taylor to masks and horror themes, Taylor's grandmother introduced him to rock music, showing him a collection of Elvis Presley records from the mid-fifties to late seventies. He especially found some songs like "Teddy Bear", "In the Ghetto", and "Suspicious Minds", to appeal to his interests the most, describing them as "good times." Taylor also began listening to Black Sabbath at a young age, beginning with their early work.

Taylor, along with his mother and sister, lived in an "old dilapidated farmhouse," which on days in late autumn would "look like Black Sabbath album covers." By age fifteen, Taylor had developed a drug addiction and had overdosed on cocaine twice. By this time, Taylor was living in Waterloo, Iowa, but later set out on his own and ended up at his grandmother's trailer in Ohio. She took legal custody of him and helped him buy musical equipment. When Taylor was eighteen, he left his grandmother's trailer and went to various places, Des Moines being a place he commonly went back to.

Taylor and his father first met when Taylor was an adult, and now have a strong relationship. On September 17, 2002, Corey's then-fiancée, Scarlett Stone, gave birth to their son Griffin Parker. Taylor also has a daughter named Angie, born on October 29, 1992 from an earlier relationship.

Taylor has also had alcohol abuse problems, which his ex-wife, Scarlett, helped him through as well as keeping him from committing suicide. In 2006, Taylor told MTV that he had attempted to jump off a balcony of the eighth floor of the Hyatt on Sunset Boulevard in 2003, but "somehow [Scarlett] stopped me". Scarlett then told him that either he would have to get sober or she would annul their marriage. Before Stone Sour started recording ''Come What(ever) May'' in January 2006, Taylor was sober. On August 3, 2009, he co-hosted the 2009 Kerrang! Awards alongside Scott Ian of Anthrax. The following year, they both once again co-hosted The Kerrang Awards, where Corey collected the K! Services to Metal award on behalf of Paul Gray who died after an accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl, and had also shown signs of "significant heart disease". In early September, 2010, Taylor announced that his book, ''Seven Deadly Sins: Settling The Argument Between Born Bad And Damaged Good'' and was released on July 12, 2011 through Da Capo Press.

Music career

Slipknot

In Des Moines, Iowa, Joey Jordison, Shawn Crahan, and Mick Thomson approached him asking him to join Slipknot. He agreeably went to one of their practices, and ended up singing in front of them. They asked him to join the band because of his melodic vocals. While Taylor was positioned as lead vocalist for the band, their previous vocalist, Anders Colsefni, was moved to backing vocals and percussion. Unhappy with the position, Colsefni later left the band. thumb|left|250px||alt=A man wearing a mask while singing into a microphone.|Taylor performing with Slipknot in 2005 Feeling he could expand more in Slipknot than in Stone Sour, Taylor temporarily quit Stone Sour, even though they were recording an album with Sean McMahon. Taylor's first gig with Slipknot was on August 22, 1997, which according to band members did not go well. During his first gig, Taylor did not perform wearing a mask; however, for his second show nearly a month later, Corey wore a mask that resembles his debut album mask. Taylor's current mask was described by MTV's Chris Harris as looking "as though it were made of dried, human flesh—like Leatherface, if only he used moisturizer." One of the old dreadlocked masks is now in the possession of Dom Howard of British rock band Muse, after the two bands both played MetalFest. He was apparently subjected to Taylor's "sit the fuck down!" routine face-to-face during Slipknot's set and can be seen reliving the experience (wearing the mask) on Muse's Hullabaloo DVD. Despite rumours that Howard had stolen the mask, he in fact received it from a fan afterwards.

Taylor has recorded with Slipknot since the release of their second demo album, a self-titled demo used to promote the band to prospective labels and producers. As permanent vocalist, he recorded with Slipknot at Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California and released ''Slipknot'', the band's debut album that peaked number one on the Top Heatseekers chart, went 2× Platinum in the United States, and was included in the 2006 book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. Taylor was accused of copyright infringement, regarding the lyrics of the song "Purity". Taylor began recording for their second studio album, ''Iowa'', in 2001 at Sound City and Sound Image in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. It was released August 28, 2001 and peaked number one on the UK Albums Chart, as well as number three on the ''Billboard'' 200. While writing ''Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)'', Taylor decided to write lyrics that would not warrant an explicit label. It peaked number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. ''All Hope Is Gone'' was the first Slipknot album to peak number one on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Stone Sour

Taylor is a founding member of the American hard rock band Stone Sour. After forming the band with drummer Joel Ekman, Shawn Economaki joined filling in the bass position, leaving the electric guitar position to be filled by Josh Rand. Stone Sour recorded a demo album in 1992, and another in 1994. In 1997, Taylor was approached by the metal band, Slipknot, resulting in him abandoning Stone Sour while they were recording a demo album with Sean McMahon at SR studios. Taylor did not return until five years later to record their debut album, ''Stone Sour'' in 2002. Both Taylor and guitarist Josh Rand contacted Jim Root, Slipknot's guitarist, and Shawn Economaki, Stone Sour's original bassist, to begin writing songs for their debut album. Drummer Joel Ekman came back on board as well. This "reformation" later resulted in Stone Sour recording at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Their self-titled debut album was released August 27, 2002, and it debuted at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Their second album, ''Come What(ever) May'' debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. It was released August 1, 2006, and charted on several different charts. ''Live in Moscow'' is currently their only album specifically released only for music download. During the recording of the album, drummer Joel Ekman left the band for personal reasons. As a result, drummer Roy Mayorga was recruited, taking his place. The group released their third studio album, ''Audio Secrecy'', on September 7, 2010.

Other work

Taylor has appeared as a guest musician on albums by Soulfly, Apocalyptica and Damageplan. At one point, he was heavily involved in the recording of thrash metal band Anthrax's album, ''Worship Music'', but the sessions remain unreleased. He also contributed to the ''Roadrunner United'' all-star album in 2005, providing vocals for the song "Rich Man". Taylor has also made a brief appearance in Steel Panther's singles "Death to All but Metal", "Eyes of a Panther", and "Asian Hooker". In 2006, Taylor founded the record company Great Big Mouth Records. Taylor has produced two albums: Face Cage's self-titled album and Walls of Jericho's ''Redemption''. Taylor provided guest narration on the track "Repentance" for Dream Theater's 2007 album ''Systematic Chaos''. In an interview with ''Billboard magazine'', Taylor confirmed that on January 13, 2009, he was planning on making a solo album, as well as returning to his side project Stone Sour after Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone World Tour. Taylor has stated that he is currently been writing songs that states "don't fit either of his main bands." He describes them as a cross between Foo Fighters, Johnny Cash, and Social Distortion, saying that there's "a country background that comes built-in with living in Iowa".

On the March 30, 2009, it was confirmed that Taylor and the Junk Beer Kidnap Band would be performing at Rockfest in 2009. The group performed on April 24, 2009 at People's Court in Des Moines, Iowa, marking Taylor's first official solo show. Taylor constantly performs with his band the Dum Fux, who make covers for 1970s punk rock and 1980s hair metal. Taylor also performs with Audacious P, a band that is primarily a Tenacious D covers band. Rapper Tech N9ne confirmed that Taylor was to perform on his album ''K.O.D.'', but was removed because Taylor did not submit his vocals in time. Taylor recently admitted that he tried out for the vacant singer spot in the band Velvet Revolver, but said that it just did not work out. However, according to a recent ''Billboard'' article, it seems likely that he may in fact become the vocalist for Velvet Revolver, though no official confirmation has been made. Duff McKagan added that they can neither "confirm or deny" Taylor's membership in the band but believes that Taylor is the "real deal". Slash has since ruled Corey out as the possible new vocalist explaining that "[it] just wasn't right" although he does love him. He however, has recorded 10 new songs with the band, drummer Matt Sorum stated it's unlikely it will ever be released. Taylor explained to Mark Hoppus on Hoppus on Music that McKagan and him were writing new music for a possible new supergroup.

As a solo artist he recently recorded a new song, "X-M@$", for The Teenage Cancer Trust. The video itself is dedicated to those who hate Christmas. The single was made available to digital retailers on December 12, 2010. It debuted at number thirty-seven in the UK.

In 2011, Taylor collaborated with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker on Barker's solo album Give The Drummer Some on the song "On My Own".

Style and influence

The first two Slipknot albums that Taylor performed vocals on, ''Slipknot'' and ''Iowa'', both contain gratuitous explicit content, and many critics claimed Taylor relied on the profanity, which is why Slipknot's third album, ''Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)'' is profanity free and did not warrant the explicit label. Unlike the previous vocalist for Slipknot, Ander Colsefini, Taylor has a vocal style that was characterized by drummer Joey Jordison as "really good melodic singing". Taylor's vocal style led him to getting placed at number 86 on the Hit Parader’s ''Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time''.

Taylor is currently involved in two major projects which have moods and genres considered to be different. Slipknot is considered to be heavy metal and alternative metal, and express moods such as hostility, anger, and rebellion. Stone Sour is considered to be hard rock, alternative metal, heavy metal, and post-grunge, and express moods such as bleakness, somberness, and anger. Taylor cites Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Dokken, Misfits, Black Flag, Slayer, Def Leppard, Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Cramps, Journey and Bob Dylan as influences.

Discography

Stone Sour

style="background:#dde; width:50px;"	Year	Name	Ref
2002	''Stone Sour (album)>Stone Sour''
2006	''Come What(ever) May''
2007	''Live in Moscow (album)>Live in Moscow''
2010	''Audio Secrecy''

Slipknot

style="background:#dde; width:50px;"	Year	Name	Ref
1998	''Slipknot Demo''
1999	''Slipknot (album)>Slipknot''
2001	''Iowa (album)>Iowa''
2004	''Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)''
2005	''9.0: Live''
2008	''All Hope Is Gone''

Other works

''Soularium'' SmakdabTons (band)Soulfly Slitheryn Slitheryn Black Flag (band)Anthrax (band)DamageplanRoadrunner UnitedKorn FaceCageApocalypticaDream TheaterWalls of Jericho (band)Steel Panther Corey Taylor Travis Barker, Corey Taylor

style="background:#dde; width:50px;"	Year	Artist	Album	Track(s)	Position	Ref
1998	Sister Soleil	|	"Liar"	Singing>Backing vocals
1998	|	''Smakdab (album)''	"Shadowed"	Vocals
2000	Snot ||	''Strait Up''	"Requiem"	Vocals
2000	|	Primitive (album)>Primitive''	"Jumpdafuckup"	Vocals
2001	|	''Slitheryn''	"Lost"	Backing Vocals
2001	|	''Slitheryn''	"Get Up"	Backing Vocals
2002	Black Flag ||	Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three>Rise Above''	"Room 13"	Vocals
2003	Anthrax ||	''With Full Force Festival in Germany''	"Bring the Noise"	Vocals
2004	|	''New Found Power''	"Fuck You"	Vocals
2005	|	''The All-Star Sessions''	"The Rich Man"	Vocals
2006	|	Family Values Tour 2006 CD>Family Values Tour 2006''	"Freak on a Leash (Live)"	Backing vocals
2006	|	''III''	—	Producer
2007	|	''Worlds Collide''	"I'm Not Jesus"	Vocals
2007	|	''Systematic Chaos''	"Repentance"	Spoken word>Spoken word contribution
2008	Walls of Jericho ||	Redemption (EP)>Redemption''	"Ember Drive", "My Last Stand", "Addicted"	Record producer>producer
2009	|	''Feel the Steel''	"Death to All But Metal", "Asian Hooker", "Eyes of a Panther"	Vocals
2010	|	''X-M@$''	X-M@$	Record producer>producer
2010	|	''Give the Drummer Some	"On My Own"	Vocals

Solo singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
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2010	"X-M@$"				Non-album single

Filmography

rowspan="9" ''We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll'' ''Rollerball (2002 film) ''Disasterpieces'' ''Cable TV'' (Episode four, season two) ''Voliminal: Inside the Nine''

style="background:#dde; width:50px;"	Year	Film	Character	Director	Ref
1999	''Welcome to Our Neighborhood''	Self ||	Thomas Mignone
2001	|	Penelope Spheeris
2002	Rollerball'' ||	John McTiernan
2002	|	Matthew Amos
2003	|	Stuart Cable
2005	|	Shawn Crahan
2009	Slipknot (album)>Of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams''

Book

On July 12, 2011 Corey released his first book titled Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good. In the book Taylor explains his view on each of the seven deadly sins and shares experiences he has had with them.

Equipment

style="background:#dde; width:175px;"	Instrument	Years used	Ref
Audio-Technica AEW-T6100#Wireless Handheld Microphone	2000–present
Shure#Wireless microphones	Shure Wireless system		2004–2005
Ibanez	Ibanez Voice Chorus		1999–2000
Gibson Guitars	2009–present
Ibanez Custom Artcore Talman Semi-Hollow Body	2003–2005

References

;Literature ;Cited

External links

Corey Taylor Official Website

Corey Taylor Fansite

Slipknot website

Stone Sour website

Corey Taylor interview

Metal Underground: interview

NY rock: article

IGN: article

Duff McKagan on Corey Taylor in Seattle Weekly

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