Corey Taylor recently defended Linkin Park against fans that have been critical about their change in musical direction and he even recalled the backlash he faced from Slipknot fans for his other group Stone Sour. Slipknot fans not being happy about Stone Sour's different style for a long time. "I had a couple shows where I took money out of my own pocket, put it in the dude's hand and got him the hell out of my [Stone Sour] show. It took a long, long time to get over it.