In the Arms of God by Corrosion of Conformity

Pros: Awesome guitars, nice balance of high and low intensity, somehow very catchy as well
Cons: A bit lyrically repetitive with a few less memorable songs

There are times when southern, bluesy metal just feels right.  When this happens, I love putting on some CoC  -- Corrosion of Conformity is a band I actually got into after becoming a fan of Down, the New Orleans 'supergroup' ...

Pros: It's CoC!
Cons: You're killing me, Smalls!

This review is long overdue and I was supposed to do it last summer when it came out but I never got around since I was too busy having fun. Since summer is coming around the corner again, I better get this done before I'm swamped with summer fever and ...

Pros: Return to ferocity with enough catchiness mixed in
Cons: Not as many standouts as usual

After getting a bit too polished for their own good on America's Volume Dealer, Corrosion of Conformity have returned with an album that's more raw, brutal, and epic than could have been imagined a few years ago. There's little in the way ...

Pros: COC can still crank out jams with the best of them.
Cons: No direction, the styles skip around too much. Hurts me to rate it so low.

I'm a HUGE fan of Corrosion of Conformity, have been since the early 90's when I heard Blind for the first time. As such a fan, when I heard that COC had a new album (around 3pm the day after it came out) I was useless for the rest of the day. I ...