STONE SOUR DEBUTS IN TOP 50 AT BILLBOARD

STONE SOUR DEBUTS IN TOP 50 AT BILLBOARD;

"BOTHER" CLIMBS RADIO CHARTS;

"GET INSIDE" STILL #1 AT METAL RADIO;

THANKS FANS WITH FIRST CHANCE AT SHOW TICKETS

New York, NY - Stone Sour has arrived. In it's first week of sales, the band's self-titled August 27th release debuted at #46 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, scanning over 25,000 units. The Cleveland Scene declares, "Stone Sour has raised the stakes for everyone, bringing back genuine singing and riffs that could rip through concrete, and it's refreshing as hell."

This week, the track "Bother" was the #1 Greatest Gainer at R&R Active Rock and the #3 Greatest Gainer at both R&R Alternative and Rock. In addition, it is the #2 Greatest Gainer at Monitor's Mainstream and Active Rock. The current audience for the track is 19 million nationwide, and that number increases as the track climbs steadily on all rock formats.

In addition to the band's omnipresence on commercial radio, Stone Sour's "Get Inside" is #1 at R&R's metal specialty chart for the fifth week in a row. The track also hit #1 Album Network Metal and #3 at CMJ charts. "Get Inside" is a thrashy, angst?ridden piece at the opposite end of the rock spectrum from its melodic sibling "Bother".

On their upcoming headline tour, the band (comprised of vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root [both Slipknot members unmasked for the first time], drummer Joel Ekman, bassist Shawn Economaki, and guitarist Josh Rand) want their biggest fans front and center at the shows. In order to guarantee that, they are giving those fans the chance to buy tickets to the shows before the general public. Those that consider themselves hardcore enough to hang in the front row should go to roadrunnerrecords.com or stonesour.com for info on how to buy tickets early.

The band's video for "Bother" has been added to MTV2's Rock Show rotation, with spins beginning next week. The video was recently filmed in Los Angeles, CA under the direction of Gregory Dark of Atlas Pictures who has filmed videos for such artists as Linkin Park, Staind, Limp Bizkit and Outkast. Filmed in complete darkness other than light tracers that illuminate dual, face-to-face images of Taylor (one as he is and one aging before our eyes), the video lays plain the eerie drama of the song and reminds us of our imminent mortality.

Turn the radio up - you're sure to discover the song "Bother", which can be currently heard on over 150 radio stations across the country that are quickly discovering this unexpected and powerful side of Corey Taylor's vocal repertoire.

For more information, please contact the Roadrunner Records Media Relations department or log onto www.roadrunnerrecords.com. Also be sure to check out the band's new website at www.stonesour.com.

STONE SOUR TOUR DATES

9/27/2002             Sauget, IL                       Pop's
9/28/2002             Atlanta, GA                    HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
9/29/2002             Louisville, KY                 WLRS Riverfest @ Waterfront Park

With Chevelle and Sinch

10/1/2002             Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
10/2/2002             Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10/4/2002             Milwaukee, WI    The Rave
10/5/2002             Detroit, MI                      Harpo's
10/6/2002             Chicago, IL                     House of Blues
10/8/2002             Toledo, OH                    Hard hat Concert Hall
10/9/2002             Clifton Park, NY             Northern Lights
10/11/2002             Hartford, CT                   Webster Theatre
10/12/2002             Washington, DC             Nation
10/13/2002             Philadelphia, PA             The Trocadero
10/15/2002             New York, NY             The World
10/16/2002             Norfolk, VA                     NorVa