Were the bands Stone Sour and Thirty Seconds to Mars formed in the same state?
Stone Sour Stone Sour is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1992, performing for five years, before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2006, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand (guitar) and Roy Mayorga (drums). Longtime members Joel Ekman (drums, percussion), Shawn Economaki (bass guitar), and Jim Root (guitar) left the group in 2006, 2011, and 2014 respectively.
MeteorCity MeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With the release of its compilation album "Welcome to MeteorCity" showcasing young unsigned Kyuss-like bands, MeteorCity helped launch the stoner rock genre and many of the genre's first bands, plus side projects from members of well-known bands including The Atomic Bitchwax and Hermano. From 2007 through the present the label has been owned and operated by All That is Heavy as their in-house record label. All That is Heavy is the first online record store dedicated exclusively to Stoner rock, doom metal, sludge metal, drone metal and psychedelic rock.