Stone Sour tease Metallica cover

By Scott Munro
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Corey Taylor and co release snippet of Creeping Death ahead of EP release

Stone Sour have issued a snippet of their take on Metallica track Creeping Death.

It features on their upcoming covers EP Meanwhile In Burbank… which is released on April 18 as a Record Store Day exclusive.

Guitarist Josh Rand says of the project: “The coolest part for me was not only trying to play everything note for note but also trying to match the guitar tone of all these great players.”

The EP also features covers of tracks by Alice In Chains, Judas Priest, Kiss and Black Sabbath – although their take on Metal Church’s The Dark won’t be included on the release.

Corey Taylor and co recently confirmed that Christian Martucci was the permanent replacement for guitarist Jim Root who split with the group in 2013.

Taylor and Slipknot will headline Download on Friday June 12.

Meanwhile In Burbank… tracklist

  1. We Die Young – Alice In Chains 2. Heading Out To The Highway – Judas Priest 3. Love Gun – Kiss 4. Creeping Death – Metallica 5. Children Of The Grave – Black Sabbath
Scott Munro
Scott Munro
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Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.