Come What(ever) May is the second studio album by American rock band Stone Sour, released on August 1, 2006, by Roadrunner Records.
In January 2006, Stone Sour began recording their second album, during which time drummer Joel Ekman left the band because of family constraints.
On June 26, 2007, Stone Sour released a special edition version of the album; it included six previously unreleased tracks and a bonus DVD with three music videos and a complete live performance by the band in Moscow.
3: (The Subliminal Verses), the third album by vocalist Taylor and guitarist James Root's other band Slipknot, and that they were working on demoing the tracks before entering the studio.
[7][8] Time in the studio began with a week of pre-production, during which the guitarist Josh Rand said that Raskulinecz "pushed [the band] to the brink and back" to help fine-tune the songs they had previously written.
[16] Because of the delay, Stone Sour released a music video for the track "Reborn", which had footage of the band working on the album in the studio.
[21] Prior to the release of the second single from the album, "Through Glass", radio stations throughout the US showed high support for the song.
[25][26] The fourth single from the album, "Made of Scars", had a music video which was recorded live on April 7, 2007, and was posted online on June 5, 2007.
[29] The band began touring in support of the album before its release, starting with several free shows in the US,[30] followed by appearances at festivals in Europe.
[31] On August 8, 2006, Stone Sour made a special guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to promote and perform the second single, "Through Glass.
[40] On June 26, 2007, Stone Sour released a special edition version of the album with six previously unreleased tracks and a bonus DVD.
The DVD included a full concert performance by the band from October 2006 in Moscow and the music videos for "30/30-150", "Through Glass", and "Sillyworld".
[8] Jon Wiederhorn of MTV said that "for every thrash riff there's a tunefully grungy passage, for every flailing guitar line there's a rock-radio hook.
[12] The diversity in subjects is evident throughout the album; songs including "Come What(ever) May" were politically influenced while the track "Socio" is about "social anxiety attacks" that Taylor suffered.
[4] Megan Frye of Allmusic opened her review of the album by distinguishing what sets Stone Sour apart musically, writing "[it's their] ability to create smooth, radio-friendly alternative metal songs while simultaneously not boring the people who have heard way too much from post-grunge groups.
[56] All lyrics written by Corey Taylor and composed by Stone Sour (Except "Wicked Game" and "Wild Horses").