Thomas Michael Dean (born August 24, 1963) is an American musician who is the bassist for heavy metal band

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. Dean sang on the band's early recordings from their

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era before leaving the band in 1987. In 1989, Dean, along with C.O.C. guitarist

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and Brian Walsby on drums, released the Snake Nation album via

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. Dean rejoined C.O.C. as the bassist and occasional vocalist in 1993 and has remained with the band since. From 2010 through 2020, the original lineup of Corrosion of Conformity consisting of Dean,

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, and Woody Weatherman, were again performing and recording as a three-piece, until Mullin’s death in 2020. Along with several production and engineering credits, Dean also collaborated with

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on the

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song "Access Babylon", a return to the punk/metal fusion of old. He was also the producer and engineer for ''Vampire Circus'', an album by

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-based

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band

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released in 2005 by

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. He served as touring bassist for

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in 2013 and played bass on the song "As You Wish", on

's 2013 album ''

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''. Dean currently plays bass for Lightning Born, a four-piece out of Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 2016.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Compilations

* ''No Core'' (1982, split) * ''Why Are We Here?'' (1983, split) * ''Cleanse the Bacteria'' (1985, compilation) * ''Complete Death'' (1985, compilation) (Metal Blade Records)

Music videos

* "Albatross" (1994) * "Clean My Wounds" (1994) * "Wiseblood" (1996) * "Drowning in a Daydream" (1996) * "Live Volume" (DVD) (2001) * "Stonebreaker" (2005) * "Psychic Vampire" (2012) * "The Moneychangers" (2012) * "Feed On" (2013)

References

External links

Corrosion of Conformity Official WebsiteGallery of Mike Dean with Corrosion of Conformity
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Alberta Stars
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Mike 1963 births Living people American heavy metal bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Musicians from Raleigh, North Carolina Guitarists from North Carolina 20th-century American bass guitarists Corrosion of Conformity members 20th-century American male musicians