History Music / HouseOfGoldAndBones

The story, written by Corey Taylor, revolves around a character called the Human, who wakes up in a strange world [[spoiler:which is later revealed to be a manifestation of his consciousness and life experiences]], and is told by his doppelganger Allen that he must find the [[TitleDrop House of Gold and Bones]] before an event called the Conflagration happens, all the while being pursued by Black John and his gang of Numbers.

->''I'm not the devil, but I won't be your hero.''\\
— '''"Absolute Zero"'''

'''''House of Gold & Bones''''' is a two-part ConceptAlbum by Music/StoneSour, released in 2012 and 2013, along with a four-part comic book series published by Creator/DarkHorseComics.

The story, written by Corey Taylor, revolves around a character called the Human, who wakes up in a strange world [[spoiler:which is later revealed to be a manifestation of his consciousness and life experiences]], and is told by his doppelganger Allen that he must find the [[TitleDrop House of Gold and Bones]] before an event called the Conflagration happens, all the while being pursued by Black John and his gang of Numbers.

* BookEnds: ''Part 2'' ends in the exact same key signature ''Part 1'' begins. Or more evidently, the fade-in before the guitars enter in "Gone Sovereign" is the last thing we hear on "The House of Gold and Bones".

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Allen in ''The Conflagration''.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Black John and the Numbers in the comics. Allen in the music video for "Do Me a Favor".* ScrewDestiny: Shades of this thrive in both the comic and the albums, particularly the final parts.

Releases:
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[[folder:''House of Gold & Bones - Part 1'' (2012)]]
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* 1. Gone Sovereign
* 2. Absolute Zero
* 3. A Rumor Of Skin
* 4. The Travelers, Pt. 1
* 5. Tired
* 6. [=RU486=]
* 7. My Name Is Allen
* 8. Taciturn
* 9. Influence Of A Drowsy God
* 10. The Travelers, Pt. 2
* 11. Last Of The Real
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''House of Gold & Bones - Part 2'' (2013)]]
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* 12. Red City
* 13. Black John
* 14. Sadist
* 15. Peckinpah
* 16. Stalemate
* 17. Gravesend
* 18. '82
* 19. The Uncanny Valley
* 20. Blue Smoke
* 21. Do Me A Favor
* 22. The Conflagration
* 23. [[TitleTrack The House Of Gold & Bones]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comics]]
* ''Part 1: The Overture'' (April 2013)
* ''Part 2: The Questions'' (May 2013)
* ''Part 3: The Answers'' (June 2013)
* ''Part 4: The Conflagration'' (July 2013)
[[/folder]]

* ScrewDestiny: Shades of this thrive in both the comic and the albums, particularly the final parts.

** Corey revealed to [[https://www.artistdirect.com/corey-taylor/interviews/interview-corey-taylor-of-stone-sour/3274 [=ArtistDirect=]]] that there are actually ''three'' voices in this song: the Human, Allen, and a third doing the melody line from "Gone Sovereign", noticeable near the final hook.

* SiameseTwinSongs: Lots.

*** "The Travelers Pt. 1" >> "Tired"
*** "The Travelers Pt. 2" >> "Last of the Real"

*** "Blue Smoke" >> [[VillainSong "Do Me A Favor"]]
*** "The Conflagration" >> [[TitleTrack "The House of Gold and Bones"]]

!!The comic and story:
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[[caption-width-right:300:cover artwork for ''The Overture'']]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:After the Conflagration destroyed the House, the Human wakes up slowly, realizing he's still alive and ready to face the real world once more.]]

* DatelessGrave: Inverted. "[[AC:September]] 1982" is engraved but with no name whatsoever.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Black John and the Numbers.

* ShapeShifterShowdown: [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind The Conflagration.]]

* WakingUpElsewhere: The Human finds himself in the red city in ''The Answers''.

* AltumVidetur: ''In domus de aurum et ossium.''

** EmptyShell: In the ''Part 1'' story, Peckinpah gives the Human the CyanidePill because of the threat of the latter becoming this:

* DatelessGrave: Inverted. "[[AC:September]] 1982" is engraved but with no name whatsoever.
* DeadpanSnarker: The Human, in spades. Often overlaps with StepfordSnarker. Allen too has his moments.
* DownTheRabbitHole: Turns out the rabbit hole [[spoiler:is actually [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind his own mind]].]]

* EmptyShell: In the ''Part 1'' story, Peckinpah gives the Human the CyanidePill because of the threat of the latter becoming this:

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[[caption-width-right:350:cover artwork for ''The Overture'']]

* Albums:

* Comics:
** ''Part 1: The Overture'' (April 2013)
** ''Part 2: The Questions'' (May 2013)
** ''Part 3: The Answers'' (June 2013)
** ''Part 4: The Conflagration'' (July 2013)

** The words "I woke up slowly..." are in the opening and closing narration of the comics.

* CyanidePill: Peckinpah gives the Human a bottle before leaving, asking him to swallow what's in it for there's really nowhere to go. [[spoiler:The Human takes a drink just as Black John and the Numbers have caught up to him. And unable to get an answer, the Numbers throw him out.]] Subverted as he doesn't die.

-->'''[[spoiler:Allen:]]''' I felt like roaring.

* ShoutOut: Peckinpah was named after the director of ''Film/TheWildBunch''.
-->"As in Sam Peckinpah?"

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[[caption-width-right:350:cover artwork for ''The Overture'']]

* AllThereInTheManual: The albums sound a bit like MindScrew on their own, but each one has an album booklet containing two halves of the story written by Corey. The comic unravels the story further.

* FreudianExcuse: In the comic, part of the reason the Human is in the situation he's in is because of [[spoiler:his childhood with [[AbusiveParents an abusive father]], later revealed to be Allen]]. The song "'82" in the second album provides some insight towards this:

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** "Blue Smoke" has a variation of the verse melody from "Red City".

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: Just look at the album covers!
* EpicRocking: "Taciturn" and "Sadist" both exceed five minutes.

** From ''Part 2'',

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[[caption-width-right:350:cover artwork for ''The Overture'']]

** ''House of Gold & Bones - Part 1'' (2012)
** ''House of Gold & Bones - Part 2'' (2013)

** Corey revealed to [[https://www.artistdirect.com/corey-taylor/interviews/interview-corey-taylor-of-stone-sour/3274 [=ArtistDirect=]]] that there are actually ''three'' voices in this song: the Human, Allen, and a third doing the melody line from "Gone Sovereign", noticeable in the hooks.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Allen, though he's mostly heel [[spoiler:given where he got his name.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:

'''''House of Gold & Bones''''' is a two-part ConceptAlbum by Music/StoneSour, released in 2012 and 2013, along with a four-part comic book series published by Creator/DarkHorseComics, penned by vocalist Corey Taylor with art by Richard Clark.

The plot revolves around a character called the Human, who wakes up in a strange world [[spoiler:which is later revealed to be a manifestation of his consciousness and life experiences]], and is told by his doppelganger Allen that he must find the [[TitleDrop House of Gold and Bones]] before an event called the Conflagration happens, all the while being pursued by Black John and his gang of Numbers.

** [[VillainSong "My Name Is Allen"]] and "Do Me A Favor" both represent Allen, the arrogant villain who wants his way or the highway.

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: Just look at the album covers.

** Corey revealed to [=ArtistDirect=] that there are actually ''three'' voices in this song: the Human, Allen, and a third doing the melody line from "Gone Sovereign" during the last chorus.

!!The comic:

* BittersweetEnding:

* ChekhovsGunman: Peckinpah at the park.

* DeadpanSnarker: The Human, in spades. Sometimes overlaps with StepfordSnarker. Allen too has his moments.

* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:Allen]] comes out of the smoke in ''The Overture'' the Human's EvilTwin. Complete with a mirrored Zero patch on the jumpsuit.

* HowWeGotHere: [[spoiler: The Human was chilling at a beach party when he heard a girl screaming for help out in the water—Rachel. Without hesitation he rushed to the water and tried to rescue her but then ended up drowning himself.]]

* MutilationConga: PlayedForDrama. As the Human makes a run for the altar, [[spoiler:the injuries from Allen and Peck trying to kill each other become his as well.]]

* PuttingOnTheReich: Allen's second appearance has him in a black military uniform with lots of smiley faces on it.

* Mutilation Conga: PlayedForDrama. As the Human makes a run for the altar, [[spoiler:the injuries from Allen and Peck trying to kill each other become his as well.]]