In a new interview, Corey Taylor of Slipknot spoke about the hiatus of Stone Sour project, which hasn’t performed live or released any new music in over than five years. In a new interview with Australia’s AndrewHaug.com, and transcribed by Blabbermouth.net Taylor saidthefollowing:

“We call it indefinite hiatus. It’s one of those. I talk to Tooch [Christian Martucci, guitarist for Stone Sour and Taylor’s solo band] about this all the time. It’s just one of those things where you just don’t see it coming back anytime soon. They’re just kind of irreconcilable differences with certain people, and a lot of things that… Obviously, I don’t wanna… I’m not gonna run anybody down or anything, but it’s just one of those things that for me I can’t compromise anymore for different reasons. If I’m gonna do music, I wanna do it full-tilt. It’s the best thing for me to be able to do [my solo project]. And Stone Sour is what I did. And I’m proud of it. I’m proud of what we did.” Taylor launched a solo career with two albums released in the last few years including CMFT2 (Elecktra) in 2023. Stone Sour’s long-time guitarist and co-founder blamed health and mental wellness issues for his need to step back from that band, but also shared unreleased demos and alternate versions of songs, as well as a new project.