Corrosion Of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man

 

Corrosion Of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man
Nuclear Blast - 2026
Heavy Metal, Southern Rock, Sludge
Rated: ****

We love them, and when our resident poet Ronny Dijksterhuis mentioned their Gimme Some More single on a Quick Fire Friday segment, I remembered this was coming. For yes, that single heralded the coming of that amazing new Corrosion Of Conformity album Good God/Baad Man. The last album by COC, No Cross No Crown, was released in 2018. That’s quite a while ago, but a lot has changed since then. Two years after that album, drummer Reed Mullin passed away after a life marked by alcohol and drugs, and not long after that, co-founder and bassist Mike Dean decided to leave the band. That left founder, guitarist, and singer Woody Weatherman and guitarist/singer Pepper Keenan, a member since 1989, as the remaining core. But with newly recruited bassist Bobby Landgraf (ex-Down, Honky) and drummer Stanton Moore, who previously played on In The Arms Of God (2005), new energy and new fire has returned. The result is the double album Good God/Baad Man, over an hour-long journey through COC’s eclectic metal world. The first half is packed with furious metal in all the familiar COC styles, while the second half explores new paths: hard rock, blues, stoner, and even psychedelic touches. Producer Warren Riker described the album during recording as their “Dark Side Of The Doom,” a label that perfectly captures the versatility, intensity, and boldness of this powerful record…

(Written by JK)

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