House of Gold & Bones – Part 1

House of Gold & Bones – Part 1 is the fourth studio album by American rock 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 in 2013. It is the first Stone Sour album without bass player Shawn Economaki, who left the band in 2012.

House of Gold & Bones – Part 1
Studio album by
Stone Sour
ReleasedOctober 22, 2012
Recorded2012
StudioSoundfarm Studios in Jamaica, Iowa, Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Genre
Length43:21
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerDavid 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

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]
Loudwire[12]
Rock Sound8/10[13]
Under the Gun9/10[14]
Bracket and Bracket96/100[15]

House of Gold and Bones – Part 1 received critical acclaim 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.TitleLength
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
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Gallows Humor (Rough Demo)"3:30
Total length:46:51

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] 7
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. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. 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. "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. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  9. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-house-of-gold-and-bones-vol-1-mw0002423777
  10. Florino, Rick (October 18, 2012). "Stone Sour: House of Gold and Bones Part 1 Album Review". Artistdirect. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  11. Grayson, Tim. "Stone Sour:House of Gold and Bones Part 1". Big Cheese. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. 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. 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. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  15. Davis, Kyzer (December 26, 2012). "House of Gold and Bones Part 1 by Stone Sour". Bracket and Bracket.
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. Official Charts
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. Official Charts
  21. https://www.billboard.com/music/stone-sour/chart-history/billboard-200
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