Josh Rand (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician best known as the rhythm guitarist of the band

Stone Sour Stone Sour was an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000; since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand ...

. Josh Rand started playing bass guitar when he was 9, inspired by

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, Frankie Bello and

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. He has known

Corey Taylor Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist, guitarist, ly ...

since he was 15. The two played in several bands together before Josh switched to guitar at age 17. Rand has said that after hearing the band Racer X he knew playing the guitar was right for him. Rand earned a professional certificate in guitar from Berklee College of Music and is currently pursuing a master's degree in guitar there as well.

Stone Sour

Josh Rand is the second longest-serving member of Stone Sour after Corey Taylor, they have both gone on to release six studio albums and two covers EP's with the band. Rand has stated that he adds elements of

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's music.

Roadrunner United

In 2005, Roadrunner Records released Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions to celebrate the label's 25th birthday. Josh Rand, along with Jesse Leach (

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, Seemless, The Empire Shall Fall),

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(

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(

, ex-

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, Death Ray Vision) and

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) contributed a track "Blood & Flames".

Moonshot

Josh Rand has teamed up with

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, Canadian singer-songwriter, and together they make up the hard rock band Moonshot. The band played 2 shows in Toronto and New York in January 2009 and released four songs on band's MySpace page — "Blood Red", "Feedback", "Instant Revolution" and "Riptide", three of which soon became Stone Sour's songs "Unfinished", "Mission Statement" and "Sadist". Moonshot also included Justin Bunn on bass guitar and Graham Leduc on drums

Other projects

In 2013 Josh Rand released an instructional DVD called 'The Sound And The Story'. The DVD series takes you behind the scenes with

guitarist Josh Rand, it features guitar contents, lessons, exercises, interviews, gear tours, and more. When Stone Sour went on hiatus in 2020, Rand teamed up with Paralandra vocalist Casandra Carson to form LIFE Project. Their debut single was released in April 2021.

Discography

;Stone Sour * 2002: ''

'' * 2006: ''

Come What(ever) May ''Come What(ever) May'' is the second studio album by American rock band Stone Sour, released on August 1, 2006, by Roadrunner Records. It was recorded and produced by Nick Raskulinecz and the band at Studio 606 in Los Angeles, California. Wr ...

'' * 2007: '' Live in Moscow'' * 2010: ''

Audio Secrecy ''Audio Secrecy'' is the third studio album by American rock band Stone Sour. It was recorded and produced by the band and Nick Raskulinecz at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. On June 10, the band released a free download of "Mission ...

'' * 2011: ''Live in Brighton'' Fan Club DVD * 2012: ''

House of Gold & Bones – Part 1 ''House of Gold & Bones – Part 1'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Stone Sour, and is the first of two consecutive albums to feature the ''House of Gold & Bones'' concept. Reprises of its songs are featured on the second ''Hou ...

'' * 2013: ''

House of Gold & Bones – Part 2 ''House of Gold & Bones – Part 2'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Stone Sour, and is the second and final album of the House of Gold & Bones concept. The album was released on April 3, 2013, in Japan, April 8 in the UK, and Apr ...

'' * 2015: '' Meanwhile in Burbank...'' * 2015: '' Straight Outta Burbank...'' * 2017: '' Hydrograd'' ;Roadrunner United * 2005: ''

The All-Star Sessions ''Roadrunner United'' was a project organized by American heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. It culminated in an album released worldwide on October 11, 2005, entitled ''The All-Star Sessions''. Four ...

'' ;LIFE Project * 2021: ''The LIFE Project EP''

Filmography

* 2010: ''The Making of Audio Secrecy'' * 2013: ''Josh Rand: The Sound and The Story''

References

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