Stone Sour - Through Glass

What this video is

Released in the summer of 2006, 'Through Glass' emerged at the apex of the American Idol era, when reality television talent competitions had come to dominate pop music discourse. Corey Taylor wrote the song in direct reaction to the perceived hollowness of manufactured pop, having been confronted by wall-to-wall European music television. The video literalizes this critique: an entire social world — a Hollywood…

Why it matters

One of the defining crossover moments for early-2000s alternative metal, 'Through Glass' reached #1 on Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks for seven weeks and crossed to the Hot 100 at #39, demonstrating that heavy rock could sustain mainstream pop radio traction without abandoning identity. The…

The director

Tony Petrossian is an acclaimed commercial and music video director operating under Rockhard Films, represented by William Morris Endeavor for film and TV. He has garnered MTV VMA nominations for Best Director and Best Editor, a Much Music Video Award,…