Stone Sour Embrace the Slow Burn In "Hesitate"

American rock band Stone Sour has now officially unveiled their video for its current track "Hesitate" just before the Christmas holiday through AOL Music, following several months of post-production work. The the heart-wrenching opus that's sure to garner repeated plays. "Hesitate" is the latest single from Stone Sour's third studio effort, "Audio Secrecy." The album has been landing in top 10 lists far and wide, and in taking note, Amazon is offering digital copies for only $5 for this month.
For as much as Stone Sour hit the volume button and let loose with feelings of anger, the three time Grammy Award-nominated band, from Des Moines, Iowa since 2006, also goes for the heart strings at times. "Hesitate" is one such song that's both melodic and melancholic with orchestral strings and a soaring chorus. Frontman Corey Taylor called it "one of the hardest to put together." From an ember of hope to the growing fire that ends a relationship, this stop-motion video captured the struggling tale of "Hesitate."
For such a deeply personal, touching song, the band shot the clip back on September 20 in Los Angeles with director Paul Brown. With stunning special effects and the expert direction of Brown, the video sees the despairing demise of a relationship, and a window into Taylor's life. Taylor told us this one was just as challenging: "It's a very visual video -- a lot of CG, a lot of post work, and it's just been a long haul. There's been a lot of work that we've had to do on it, but it is so...to me it's up there with 'Through Glass.' Like, it's really, it's really good."
Stone Sour is giving members of its fan club, the Dead Generation, an exclusive glimpse into the evolution of "Audio Secrecy." In a video interview detailing each track on "Audio Secrecy," Taylor explained the work that went into recording the track. "I wrote that song about two years ago and it's a different kind of vibe for what people would normally know from me, but at the same time it's a fantastic tune." He also said that "Hesitate" is one of the standout tracks on "Audio Secrecy," for him. "It's a bittersweet song," he said. "It's about letting go of something that you want with all your heart that you know is just gonna do nothing but damage to you. And it takes a special kind of heart and a special kind of courage to do that. And not a lot of people have that kind of courage. They would rather sit in a relationship for years and wallow in it because they're afraid of being alone. And this is about having the courage to say, 'You know what, I'm getting away. I'm gonna be on my own, and I'm gonna be OK.' And those first few steps are the worst, but once you get each foot in front of the other, it's a lot easier."