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Phil Swisher
Corrosion of Conformity (also known as COC) is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina, formed in 1982. The band has undergone multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with guitarist Woody Weatherman as the sole constant member. Weatherman, founding bassist Mike Dean, founding drummer Reed Mullin, and vocalist and rhythm guitarist Pepper Keenan (who joined the band in 1989) are widely regarded as its 'classic' line-up. After a hiatus in 2006, Corrosion of Conformity returned in 2010 without Keenan, who had been busy touring and recording with Down, but announced their reunion with him in December 2014. The band started as a hardcore punk band but later moved towards a slower and blues-tinged heavy metal sound. To date, the band has released ten studio albums, four EPs, one compilation, and one live album. Their first three studio albums―''Eye for an Eye'' (1984), ''Animosity'' (1985) and '' Blind'' (1991)―attracted the attention of Columbia Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats, seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County in the United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, List of United States cities by population, the 41st-most populous city in the U.S., and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak, oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of . The United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 474,069 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepper Keenan
Pepper J. Keenan (born May 8, 1967) is an American guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with heavy metal bands Corrosion of Conformity and Down. He joined Corrosion of Conformity in 1989, but did not become the lead singer until the recording of ''Deliverance'' in 1994. In 1991, Keenan formed Down with Phil Anselmo of Pantera, Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, and Kirk Windstein and Todd Strange of Crowbar. Early life Keenan was born in Oxford, Mississippi, but now lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he owns a bar named "Le Bon Temps Roule". His father, a former musician, is a local real estate appraiser in New Orleans. While developing his playing style in New Orleans, Pepper served as a member of local band Graveyard Rodeo, and met and became friends with Corrosion of Conformity during their frequent shows at the infamous Franklin Avenue VFW Hall in New Orleans. Career Corrosion of Conformity Keenan joined Corrosion of Conformity in 1989. Corrosion of Conformity r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clean My Wounds
"Clean My Wounds" is a song by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. It was released as the third single from the band's fourth studio album ''Deliverance''. Written by lead vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan, "Clean My Wounds" was a hit on rock radio, peaking at No. 19 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart, the band's highest charting single along with "Albatross" (which also peaked at No. 19). The B-side "Big Problems" originally appeared on the soundtrack for the 1994 film ''Clerks''. Track listing ;American single ;European single Live performances The song has been played live 239 times, making it the band's second-most-performed song; only "Vote with a Bullet" has been played live more with 271 performances. A live version of "Clean My Wounds" appears on the 2001 release '' Live Volume''. Use in other media The song's music video was featured in the ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' episode "Vidiots". "Clean My Wounds" was featured in the English du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliverance (Corrosion Of Conformity Album)
''Deliverance'' is the fourth album by Corrosion of Conformity, and the first on which Pepper Keenan was lead singer. It was also their first recording on Columbia Records. ''Kerrang!'' described ''Deliverance'' as a "true 90s classic". The song "Mano de Mono" is heard in the movie '' The Fan''. The song "Albatross" is playable in the video game '' Guitar Hero: Metallica'' and ''Guitar Hero Live''. In 2014, Rolling Stone magazine ranked ''Deliverance'' at #31 on their list of the best rock albums of 1994. Reception ''Deliverance'' received a positive review from AllMusic writer Eduardo Rivadavia, who gave the album four stars out of five, and stated, "With guitarist Pepper Keenan now at the helm as lead singer and principal songwriter, COC abandoned most of the punk influences of their crossover past and turned into a full-fledged Sabbath-inspired metal band with 1994's ''Deliverance''." Rivadavia claimed that the songs on ''Deliverance'' are "built on monolithic power chords ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind (Corrosion Of Conformity Album)
''Blind'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity, released on November 5, 1991 via Relativity Records. The album saw the band change their crossover thrash sound of the 1980s to a more straightforward metal sound. ''Blind'' was Corrosion of Conformity's first album in six years since the release of ''Animosity'', and their first release with rhythm guitarist Pepper Keenan as well as their only recording with Karl Agell on vocals, and the only one on which original bassist Mike Dean does not appear. Phil Swisher instead took his place – his sole appearance on a C.O.C. album. The album was re-released through Columbia Records in 1995, featuring three additional songs. Reception ''Blind'' received a positive review from AllMusic writer Eduardo Rivadavia, who gave the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, and stated, "By the time they released 1991's ''Blind'', crossover pioneers Corrosion of Conformity were pursuing a decidedly metal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animosity (Corrosion Of Conformity Album)
''Animosity'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. It was released on October 25, 1985. The album cover art was done by artist Pushead. Track listing Covers * Metallica, longtime fans of Corrosion of Conformity, performed the song "Holier" at least twice live in concert (Los Angeles and Donington). * Monster Voodoo Machine covered the song "Holier" on their 1998 release ''Direct Reaction Now!'' (it was the hidden track). * Severed Head of State covered "Prayer" on their 2002 EP release ''No Love Lost''. * Mr. Bungle covered "Loss for Words" several times during their ''Disco Volante'' tour and released their version on ''The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo'' in 2020. * A cover of "Hungry Child" appears on Agoraphobic Nosebleed's compilation album ''Bestial Machinery (Discography Volume 1)'' * All Out War covered "Mad World" as a hidden track on their 1998 LP "For Those Who Were Crucified". Personnel ;Corrosion of Conformi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye For An Eye (Corrosion Of Conformity Album)
''Eye for an Eye'' is the first studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity, released in 1984. CD releases have had the entire ''Six Songs with Mike Singing'' EP included as bonus tracks. Track listing All songs written by Mike Dean, Woody Weatherman and Reed Mullin, except "Green Manalishi". # "Tell Me" – 3:29 # "Minds Are Controlled" – 1:35 # "Indifferent" – 1:18 # "Broken Will" – 1:34 # "Rabid Dogs" – 0:40 # "L.S." – 2:15 # "Rednekkk" – 1:19 # "Coexist" – 2:51 # "Excluded" – 1:13 # "Dark Thoughts" – 1:50 # "Poison Planet" – 1:27 # "What?" – 2:32 # "Negative Outlook" – 0:53 # "Positive Outlook" – 2:13 # "No Drunk" – 0:24 # "College Town" – 2:05 # "Not Safe" – 2:31 # "Eye for an Eye" – 1:20 # "Nothing's Gonna Change" – 1:12 # " Green Manalishi" (written by Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac) – 2:56 ''Six Songs with Mike Singing'' EP (1985 recordings) # "Eye for an Eye" – 1:14 # "Center of the World" – 0:29 # "Citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the African-American culture. The blues form is ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll, and is characterized by the call-and-response pattern (the blues scale and specific chord progressions) of which the twelve-bar blues is the most common. Blue notes (or "worried notes"), usually thirds, fifths or sevenths flattened in pitch, are also an essential part of the sound. Blues shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trance-like rhythm and form a repetitive effect known as the groove. Blues as a genre is also characterized by its lyrics, bass lines, and instrumentation. Early traditional blues verses consisted of a single line repeated four times. It was only in the first decades of the 20th century that the most common current str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down (band)
Down is an American heavy metal supergroup that formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1991. The current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo (Pantera and Superjoint Ritual), drummer Jimmy Bower ( Crowbar, Eyehategod, Superjoint Ritual), guitarists Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity) and Kirk Windstein (Crowbar), and bassist Pat Bruders (Goatwhore). Since their formation, Down has gone on hiatus twice and has released five studio albums. The first three were LPs entitled ''NOLA'' (1995), '' Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow'' (2002), and '' Down III: Over the Under'' (2007). In 2008, the band began working on additional material, which resulted in two EPs entitled ''Down IV – Part I'', released in September 2012, and ''Down IV – Part II'', released in May 2014. History Formation and ''NOLA'' (1991–1998) Down formed in 1991 with vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera, drummer Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, guitarists Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity and Kirk Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Hammer
''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form articles covering both major and underground bands in heavy metal, as well as covering rock, punk, grunge and other alternative music genres. Publication History Wilfried F. Rimensberger conceived ''Metal Hammer'' in 1983, taking the idea of a rock magazine publishing in different languages to Jürgen Wigginghaus, publisher of the German magazine ''MusikSzene'', where Rimensberger was chief editor. Wigginghaus helped launch the German edition of ''Metal Hammer'' soon after, while Rimensberger launched the flagship, English language version from London in November 1986, installing Harry Doherty, formerly of ''Melody Maker'', as editor. The magazine would grow to be published in 11 different languages around the world, including local langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
