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Stone Sour Cover Iron Maiden’s Running Free

When two killer bands collide… But did Corey Taylor and co. do the mighty Iron Maiden justice? Check out their cover and let us know what you think…

November 24, 2015

Stone Sour have released a brand-new cover of Iron Maiden’s Running Free, and it completely rules!

The track is taken from the hard-rockers’ new covers EP, Straight Outta Burbank, which is set to be released on an exclusive vinyl for Record Store Day on November 27. Check out Running Free below, and let us know if you think Corey Taylor and co. did Iron Maiden justice in the comments!

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