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he three-piece hardcore,
metal, thrash, punk,
sludge band from Raleigh,
North Carolina
has once again raised the proverbial bar for its
younger competition. After 30 years of stone
cold heavy-hitting tracks, Corrosion of Conformity
(
COC) can spar toe-to-toe with any group half
its age and remain the undisputed champions of
the game. The band has consistently produced
head banging tracks for its die-hard fans and has
seemingly never disappointed them, with or
without Pepper Keenan, currently a member
of the Phil Anselmo-led band,
Down. The line-
up has evolved over the years but the band has
returned to its founding roots with the classic
trio of axeman Woody Weatherman,
master
of the “Z minor sharp,” and the white-knuckle,
tight combo of
Mike Dean on bass and vox and
Reed Mullin still pounding the skins like a madman.
WRITER | Rob Grissom
PHOTOGRAPHY | Scott Smallin