“I Refuse To Compromise My Imaginative and prescient And My Artwork As a result of Of Sure Individuals’s Hindrances”

Stone Bitter went on indefinite hiatus in 2020, with vocalist Corey Taylor later clarifying that “there’s nonetheless a lot drama and points [between the members]. To me, it is simply not one thing I want to do.” Now three years later, it nonetheless would not look like there’s any likelihood Stone Bitter is coming again any time quickly.

In an interview with Rock Antenne, Taylor heaped praised onto his solo band whereas mentioning that there are nonetheless points inside the Stone Bitter camp. Taylor would not go into particular particulars concerning the band, however particularly notes that it is “not that I do not miss a number of the guys in Stone Bitter.” So y’know, not all of ’em.

“In sure methods. I imply, it actually is with [my solo] band. My solo band is made up of simply such clutch dudes. Clearly, I’ve received [guitarist Christian Martucci]. Zach Throne is unbelievable. Dustin, our drummer, is superb. And now having Eliot, the brand new bass participant, who can play something you throw at him, man — I imply, it is ridiculous… it is legal how good he’s. When you’ve got a fantastic downside like that… That makes the recording stuff simple, as a result of then, once you hit them with the demos, which largely are simply me taking part in the tune and going, ‘Okay, I am listening to stuff right here.’

“I give them carte blanche to type of do what they need, however on the similar time I’ve a transparent imaginative and prescient. And that is the place the laborious work is available in. Abruptly you do not have a band that you may simply type of mix in with or delegate or dictate to. It is all you — it is all on you. The paintings’s on you. The manufacturing’s on you. The songwriting’s on you. The work’s on you. The press is on you. Every little thing is on you. And I used to be type of like that to start with. So I used to be, like, ‘Properly, why do not I do that and be actually proud of all the things?'”

“It is not that I do not miss a number of the guys in Stone Bitter; I nonetheless discuss to them. However at this stage, I refuse to compromise my imaginative and prescient and my artwork due to sure individuals’s hindrances. And that is all I will say.”

As of proper now, Hydrograd from 2017 is Stone Bitter‘s closing album. Contemplating Taylor nonetheless has Slipknot and is gearing as much as launch CMF2, I am unable to think about a Stone Bitter reunion is within the playing cards.