Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
American heavy metal legends Corrosion Of Conformity will release their long-awaited new double album, “Good God / Baad Man”, on April 3rd via Nuclear Blast.
Much has gone down in the Corrosion Of Conformity universe since their last album smacked us upside the head. Back in 2018, when “No Cross No Crown” dropped like a rock ‘n’ roll atom bomb, the tried-and-true Corrosion Of Conformity line-up of Pepper Keenan (vocals, guitar), Woody Weatherman (guitar), Reed Mullin (drums), and Mike Dean (bass) was still going strong. Four brothers united in a decades-long history kicked off by a roving pack of teenage punks in Raleigh, North Carolina circa 1982.
Corrosion Of Conformity’s first four albums left a permanent mark on headbangers, longhairs, and street punks everywhere: Underground classics “Eye For An Eye” (1984) and “Animosity” (1985) followed by slightly more overground bangers “Blind” (1991) and “Deliverance” (1994). By the time Corrosion Of Conformity carved off “No Cross No Crown” nearly a quarter century later, they were legends in their own time, revered by two generations of punk, metal, and rock fans.
Then tragedy struck: In January 2020, Reed Mullin left this earthly plane.
It was a devastating blow, both personally and professionally. How do you replace a brother? You can’t. All you can do is soldier on in his memory. Which is what the rest of Corrosion Of Conformity did – until COVID-19 shut down the globe. Then Mike Dean decided to go his own way. It was an amicable split, but it left Pepper and Woody to contemplate their next move. They hunkered down at Keenan’s place in Mississippi, listening to all the music they love. Discharge. ZZ Top. Motörhead. Neil Young. Black Sabbath. You know: The good stuff.
They started writing. They didn’t stop; not for a long time. In fact, they composed a massive double album. “As we went on, we had such a crazy plethora of songs, it was almost like two different directions,”Pepper says. “We knew we had to split it into two different albums. Then we came up with this concept.”
The concept happens to be the title of the record. It’s called “Good God / Baad Man”. “Our producer, Warren Riker, kept calling it Dark Side Of The Doom,” recalls Pepper. “In my head, it’s a weird love letter to all things rock ‘n’ roll. We used that for the freedom to go in different directions. Each album is its own tiny universe and has its own identity. Good God leans toward the heavier/pissed end of the spectrum. Baad Man is more on the throwdown rock scope. As we went along, it became clear which songs went on which album.”
They brought in drummer Stanton Moore, who played on Corrosion Of Conformity’s 2005 album, “In The Arms Of God”. They brought in bassist Bobby “Rock” Landgraf, who did time with Pepper in New Orleans heavyweights Down when he wasn’t terrorizing the locals in his own band, Honky. “With a lot of these songs, we’re trying to make Reed Mullin proud,”Pepper says. “He was a badass, and a one-of-a-kind drummer. And the stakes were high.”
The band’s first preview of this mammoth offering comes in the form of lead single, ‘Gimme Some Moore‘. The track features backing vocals from Ministry’s Al Jourgensen and Madonna guitarist Monte Pittman. The hook of the song is, “Struggle is worth the fight/Leather, chains and spikes.”“Me and Woody wanted to write a song as if we were 17 years old again,”Pepper explains. “We even made a seven-inch for it.” Said seven-inch, released during their Mexico/South American tour last month, is an early ‘80s punk throwback, complete with a black and white photo collage and a Fear cover on the flipside. It’s a ripper. The video for ‘Gimme Some Moore’ was filmed by Mike Holderbeast and directed by Pepper Keenan.
Watch Corrosion Of Conformity’s ‘Gimme Some Moore‘:
Stream the track HERE.
Pre-order new album “Good God / Baad Man” HERE.
Produced by Grammy award winner Warren Riker (Fugees, Down, Cathedral) and featuring cover art by famed New Orleans artist Scott Guion, “Good God / Baad Man” was recorded at Blak Shak Studios in Riffissippi, USA, Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana, and Bee Gee Barry Gibb’s home studio in Miami, Florida.
“Good God / Baad Man” will be released on digipak CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following colour variants:
Additionally, limited quantities of the band’s ‘Gimme Some Moore‘ seven-inch are available at the band’s website HERE.
“Good God / Baad Man” Track Listing:
Album 1
01. Good God? / Final Dawn
02. You Or Me
03. Gimme Some Moore
04. The Handler
05. Bedouin’s Hand
06. Run For Your Life
Album 2
07. Baad Man
08. Lose Yourself
09. Mandra Sonos
10. Asleep On The Killing Floor
11. Handcuff County
12. Swallowing The Anchor
13. Brickman
14. Forever Amplified
In support of “Good God / Baad Man”, Corrosion Of Conformity will return to stages this Spring on a North American headlining tour with support provided by Whores and Crobot.
Tickets are on sale now HERE. See all confirmed dates below.
Corrosion Of Conformity Live:
07/4/2026 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA *
08/4/2026 The Pyrle – Greensboro, NC *
09/4/2026 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ ^
11/4/2026 The Palladium – Worcester, MA ^
12/4/2026 Kodak Center Theater – Rochester, NY ^
14/4/2026 The Factory – Chesterfield, MO ^
15/4/2026 Manchester Music Hall – Lexington, KY ^
17/4/2026 VooDoo at Harrah’s Kansas City – North Kansas City, MO ^
18/4/2026 Anthem at Hard Rock Sioux City – Sioux City, IA **
19/4/2026 The District – Sioux Falls, SD ^
21/4/2026 Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO ^
22/4/2026 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT (COC only)
23/4/2026 Treefort Music Hall – Boise, ID ^
24/4/2026 Cargo Concert Hall – Reno, NV ^
25/4/2026 Sick New World – Las Vegas, NV Festival Date
27/4/2026 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM ^
28/4/2026 The Horseshoe – Midland, TX ^
29/4/2026 The Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX ^
01/5/2026 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL ^
02/5/2026 The Signal – Chattanooga, TN ^
03/5/2026 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC ^
05/5/2026 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON *
06/5/2026 Fairmount Theatre – Montreal, QC *
07/5/2026 Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY ***
08/5/2026 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA ***
09/5/2026 Mr. Smalls Theatre – Millvale, PA ***
10/5/2026 The Roxy – Lakewood, OH ***
12/5/2026 The Machine Shop – Flint, MI ***
13/5/2026 The Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI ***
14/5/2026 Outset – Chicago, IL ***
15/5/2026 Cannery Hall – Nashville, TN ***
16/5/2026 Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA ***
* w/ Whores
^ w/ Clutch, JD Pinkus
*** w/ Whores, Crobot
Corrosion Of Conformity:
Pepper Keenan – guitar, vocals
Woody Weatherman – guitar
Stanton Moore – drums
Bobby Landgraf – bass
