CORY MARKS Makes No Apologies For His Blending Of Country Music And Metal

Canadian musician Cory Marks has succeeded where many others have
failed - or weren't even game enough to try - by managing to bring
elements of rock and metal into his country-oriented music and,
more importantly, make it accessible to all sides of the musical
fence. It is a musical amalgamation that by every letter of the law
should not work, but somehow Marks not only makes it work. He makes
it breathe.
Whether by design or by plain old-fashioned luck, Marks has made
the transition even easier over the course of his career by
enlisting the talents of some of hard rock and metal's biggest
names with Sully Erna (Godsmack), Mick Mars (Motley Crue) and DL
(Bad Wolves) providing notable guest appearances across Marks'
three existing albums. By having these names attached to his music,
Marks has managed to form a gateway between genres that has flowed
through into his whole catalogue of music, to the point that on his
latest album, Sorry For Nothing Volume 2, Marks dispenses with
guest musicians and delivers 11 original songs of his own
volition.
And it still works.
HEAVY caught up with Marks on the eve of the October 3 release of
Sorry For Nothing Volume 2.
"It's crazy to think that this is my second album in less than a
year," he smiled. "Volume 1 came out in December 2024, and this is
all music that I love, and I'm very proud of and excited to finally
have out into the world. I'm excited, and I think it's a perfect
blend of country rock and hard rock."
We ask if Volume 2 is a continuation of Volume 1 or if it is more
of the same.
"I would say it's a continuation," he said after a moment's
thought. "I think there's some really great country stuff on there.
Again, it might be a biased opinion, of course, but there's some
heavier stuff like what you've heard so far already, with songs
like Hangman and Are You With Me?. And there's some different stuff
on there, too, with a song like Someone I Hate, which you even hear
some metal screams in there. I'm maybe channelling my Phil Anselmo
or my Chester a little bit (laughs), which is different for me on
the record and even that style of song."
In the full interview, Cory talks more about the songs on Sorry For
Nothing Volume 2, the singles released and how they represent the
album as a whole, plus the reasons why he chose to put all of the
songs with guest artists on Volume 1.
He spoke about the blending of genres and how he makes them fit
together on an album, as well as the moment when he first had the
thought of blending country, metal and rock. Cory told a great
story of how that idea became reality and set him off on the path
he is on today. We spoke about his upcoming tour with Sevendust as
well as the possibility of an Australian tour and more.


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