‘Gone Sovereign’ and ‘Absolute Zero’ are the first two tracks from STONE SOUR‘s upcoming album ‘House of Gold and Bones – Part 1‘. The album is scheduled for release in October 2012. Check out the full tracklist for the album below and stay tuned for more info!

1. Gone Sovereign
2. Absolute Zero
3. A Rumor of Skin
4. The Travellers Part 1
5. Tired
6. RU486
7. My Name Is Allen
8. Taciturn
9. Influence Of A Drowsy God
10. The Travellers Part 2
11. Last Of The Real

Frontman COREY TAYLOR spoke to Rolling Stone recently and explained the concept behind the 2-part albums:

“Each song tells a different part of the story, but it’s so unique unto itself. That was one of the things we really wanted to go for; we didn’t want to do a batch of tunes that all sound alike. We wanted to make sure each song had its own soul, basically.”

The band recorded the albums simultaneously at Sound Farm Studios in Iowa, which is the same place SLIPKNOT recorded their fourth album, All Hope Is Gone. Comic book fans will be pleased to hear that the House of Gold and Bones project will also include an accompanying comic book series, which will be released around the same time as each album release.