CMF2
{{For|the airport in Alberta with the Transport Canada location identifier, CMF2|Edmonton/Calmar (Maplelane Farm) Aerodrome}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox album
| name = CMF2
| type = studio
| artist = Corey Taylor
| cover = File:CoreyTaylorCMF2.jpg
| released = September 15, 2023
| recorded = Early 2023
| studio = The Hideout Studios (Henderson, Nevada)
| genre = Hard rock, alternative metal, {{nowrap|post-grunge}}
| length = 53:04
| label = BMG Rights Management
| producer = Jay Ruston
| prev_title = CMFT
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = CMF2
| type = studio
| single1 = Beyond
| single1date = May 10, 2023
| single2 = Post Traumatic Blues
| single2date = July 11, 2023
| single3 = Talk Sick
| single3date = August 16, 2023
| single4 = We Are The Rest
| single4date = September 12, 2023
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev2 = Ghost Cult Magazine
| rev3 = Kerrang!
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-corey-taylor-slipknot-stone-sour-solo-cmf2|title=Album review: Corey Taylor – CMF2|date=September 14, 2023|website=Kerrang!}}
| rev4 = Metal Planet Music
| rev4score = (positive){{Cite web|url=https://metalplanetmusic.com/2023/08/album-review-corey-taylor-cmft2/|title=Album Review : Corey Taylor – CMF2|date=August 31, 2023}}
| rev5 = Soundsphere Magazine
| rev5score = (positive){{Cite web|url=https://www.soundspheremag.com/reviews/album-review-corey-taylor-cmf2/|title=Album Review: Corey Taylor – CMF2 - Soundsphere magazine|first=Jay|last=Mitchell|date=September 15, 2023}}
| rev6 = Tuonela Magazine
| rev6score = (positive){{Cite web|url=https://tuonelamagazine.com/review-corey-taylor-cmf2/|title=REVIEW: Corey Taylor – CMF2|first=Andrea|last=C|date=September 21, 2023|website=Tuonela Magazine}}
| noprose = yes
}}
CMF2 is the second album by American musician Corey Taylor. It was released on September 15, 2023, by BMG Rights Management.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/corey-taylor-will-release-cmft2-on-his-own-record-label-imprint-3437467|title=Corey Taylor will release 'CMF2' on his own record label imprint|first=Emma|last=Wilkes|website=NME |date=April 30, 2023}}
Track listing
All lyrics and music are written by Corey Taylor, except where noted.
{{Track listing
| title1 = The Box
| length1 = 2:12
| title2 = Post Traumatic Blues
| length2 = 5:43
| title3 = Talk Sick
| length3 = 4:34
| title4 = Breath of Fresh Smoke
| length4 = 3:50
| title5 = Beyond
| length5 = 4:18
| title6 = We Are The Rest
| length6 = 3:02
| title7 = Midnight
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = Starmate
| length8 = 3:43
| music8 = Christian Martucci
| title9 = Sorry Me
| length9 = 4:02
| title10 = Punchline
| length10 = 4:13
| title11 = Someday I'll Change Your Mind
| length11 = 4:23
| title12 = All I Want Is Hate
| length12 = 3:21
| title13 = Dead Flies
| length13 = 6:13
| music13 = Christian Martucci
| total_length = 53:04
}}
Personnel
- Corey Taylor – vocals, guitar, mandolin on "The Box", spoken word on "Talk Sick", keyboards, theremin on "Starmate" and "Punchline"
- Christian Martucci – guitar, backing vocals
- Zach Throne – guitar, backing vocals
- Dustin Robert – drums, percussion, vocals
- Eliot Lorango – bass
= Additional personnel =
- Mariko Muranaka – cello on "The Box", "Midnight", "Sorry Me"
- Fred Mandel – hammond organ on "Breath of Fresh Smoke"
- Walter Bäcklin – additional keyboards, programming on "Beyond", "Midnight", "Punchline" and "Dead Flies"
- Roger Manning – keyboards on "We Are the Rest", "Midnight", "Starmate"
- Rah Satya – assistant
- Sarah Pardini – cover design, photography
- Zoe Thrall – studio manager
=Technical personnel=
- Jay Ruston – production, mixing, audio engineer
- Tristan Hardin – audio engineer
- Paul Logus – mastering
- Paul Bassett – drum technician
''CMF2B... or Not 2B''
On May 17, 2024, Corey Taylor released CMF2B... or Not 2B, the B-side of CMF2. It included four unreleased B-side tracks and eight cover tracks, including covers of his own bands Stone Sour and Slipknot.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 45:30
|all_music=Corey Taylor unless specified
| title1 = HSOAT
| length1 = 1:20
| title2 = Tank
| length2 = 4:03
| music2 = Life Sex & Death
| title3 = Not in the Mood to Live
| length3 = 2:59
| title4 = Killing Machine
| length4 = 2:59
| music4 = Judas Priest
| title5 = Snuff (Live in London, '16)
| length5 = 4:26
| music5 = Slipknot
| title6 = Shot In The Dark
| length6 = 4:04
| music6 = Ozzy Osbourne
| title7 = Stay Calm
| length7 = 3:06
| title8 = Is It My Body
| length8 = 2:39
| music8 = Alice Cooper
| title9 = Bother '23 (Still Bothered)
| length9 = 3:53
| music9 = Stone Sour
| title10 = The Killing Moon
| length10 = 4:21
| music10 = Echo & the Bunnymen
| title11 = Hey Manifesto
| length11 = 4:29
| title12 = Ten Years Gone
| length12 = 6:40
| music12 = Led Zeppelin
}}