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{{Short description|American musician (born 1973)}} {{about|the vocalist|the writer|Cory Taylor|the footballer|Corey Blackett-Taylor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Corey Taylor | image = 20180602 Nürnberg Rock im Park Stone Sour 0270 (cropped).jpg | caption = Taylor performing with [[Stone Sour]] in 2018 | birth_name = Corey Todd Taylor<ref name="ForF">{{Citation|last=Loudwire|title=Corey Taylor - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? (Part 1)|date=July 22, 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek922pOajRQ|access-date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> | alias = {{flatlist| * #8 * Great Big Mouth<ref>{{cite web|website=Kerrang|url=https://www.kerrang.com/10-of-the-best-corey-taylor-guest-appearances|title=Corey Taylor: 10 of The Great Big Mouth's best guest appearances|date=December 8, 2020|accessdate=December 2, 2022}}</ref> * Todd Tigger<ref name="ForF" /> * The Boogie Knight<ref name="ForF" /> * Neck<ref name="ForF" /> }} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|8}}<ref name="birthday">{{cite web|website=Kerrang|url=https://www.kerrang.com/happy-birthday-corey-taylor|title=Happy Birthday, Corey Taylor!|date=December 8, 2018|accessdate=December 2, 2022}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Des Moines, Iowa]], U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * musician * songwriter * actor * author }} | years_active = 1992–present | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Scarlett Stone|2004|2007|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Stephanie Luby|2009|2017|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Alicia Dove|2019}} }} | children = 3 | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | origin = [[Waterloo, Iowa]], U.S. | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * guitar }} | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Nu metal]] * [[alternative metal]] * {{nowrap|[[groove metal]]}} * [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] * [[hard rock]] * [[post-grunge]] }} | label = {{flatlist| * [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] * [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]] }} | current_member_of = [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] | past_member_of = {{flatlist| * [[Roadrunner United]] * [[Junk Beer Kidnap Band]] * [[Sound City Players]] * [[Kings of Chaos (band)|Kings of Chaos]] * [[Stone Sour]] }} | website = {{URL|thecoreytaylor.com}} }} }} '''Corey Todd Taylor''' (born December 8, 1973)<ref name="birthday" /> is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], in which he is designated '''#8''', as well as the lead vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, and sole continuous member of the rock band [[Stone Sour]].<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p130624|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Corey Taylor > Overview )))] [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved May 10, 2010.</ref> Taylor co-founded Stone Sour with drummer Joel Ekman in 1992, playing in the [[Des Moines, Iowa|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 subsequently released seven studio albums with them. After the first two Slipknot albums went [[Music recording sales certification|Platinum]], Taylor revived Stone Sour to record an album and tour in 2002. His debut solo studio album, ''[[CMFT]]'', was released in 2020. His second solo studio album, ''[[CMF2]]'', was released on September 15, 2023. Taylor has also worked with several other acts, including [[Junk Beer Kidnap Band]], [[Korn]], [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]], [[Apocalyptica]], [[Code Orange (band)|Code Orange]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Steel Panther]], [[Tonight Alive]], [[Falling in Reverse]], [[Soulfly]], [[Damageplan]], [[Tech N9ne]], and [[the Clay People]].
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