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Corey Todd Taylor, born December 8, 1973, is an American musician, songwriter, author, and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot, where he is designated as member #8, and also serves as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Stone Sour. Taylor co-founded Stone Sour with drummer Joel Ekman in March 1992, performing in the Des Moines, Iowa area and working on a demo. He joined Slipknot in late 1997 to replace their original lead singer, Anders Colsefni, and has released seven studio albums with the band. After the first two Slipknot albums achieved Platinum status, Taylor revived Stone Sour in 2002 to record an album and tour. His solo studio albums include CMFT, released in 2020, and CMF2, released on September 15, 2023. Taylor has collaborated with various artists and bands, including Junk Beer Kidnap Band, Korn, Disturbed, Apocalyptica, Code Orange, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Avenged Sevenfold, Steel Panther, Tonight Alive, Falling in Reverse, Soulfly, Damageplan, Tech N9ne, Ho99o9, Wargasm, and the Clay People.