An American band has Corey Taylor as a member.
Corey Todd Taylor ( born December 8 , 1973 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , actor and author , best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the American nu metal band Slipknot and the American hard rock and alternative metal band Stone Sour . Taylor joined Slipknot in 1997 to replace their original vocalist , Anders Colsefni . He has worked with several bands , including Junk Beer Kidnap Band , Korn , Disturbed , Apocalyptica , Anthrax , Aaron Lewis of Staind , and Soulfly . Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines , Iowa .