In the Arms of God

Corrosion Of Conformity

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2005)
• Original Release Date: April 12, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B0007X9UJC
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,406 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

After a lengthy break from recording, Corrosion of Conformity have come back strong on this 2005 release. As direct and tight as Wiseblood, this new outing displays the grooves and heaviness apparent with other NOLA bands, exemplified by heavyweights Down and Crowbar. It’s hard and heavy yet melodic throughout. C.O.C. remain one of the more overtly political bands on the hard rock scene. Tracks "Dirty Hands, Empty Pockets," and "Never Turns To More" are direct odes to the tarnished American dream and the struggle to remain individual as a human. The album also has a sublime and spiritual feel to it. The combination of these factors, along with the sludgy metal, makes this album feel like the direct descendent of such Black Sabbath classics as Masters of Reality and Sabotage, which is pretty amazing lineage. --Robert Arambel

Product Description

Corrosion Of Conformity In The Arms Of God 12 NEW TRACKS PRODUCED BY JOHN CUSTER PEPPER KEENAN – vocals/guitar, WOODY WEATHERMAN – guitar/vocals, MIKE DEAN – bass/vocals and special guest STANTON MOORE (from GALACTIC) on drums NO STRANGER TO BUCKING TRENDS, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THE CORE WITH BOTH MUSICAL AND POLITICAL CONTROVERSY AND THE AGGRESSION THAT THRU TIME HAS BECOME THEIR CALLING CARD. IN THE ARMS OF GOD, THE LONG AWAITED STUDIO RETURN, IS BRUTAL PROOF THAT THE UNDERGROUND UNREST OF MIDDLE AMERICA IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL ... AND SCARY AS HELL! THE ALBUM IS A BLEND OF COC DARK CORE ROOTS SMEARED WITH THE HEAVY TAUNTING OF A 'SABBATH' ON STEROIDS. BY FAR ONE OF THE BAND'S HEAVIEST EFFORTS IN MANY YEARS, THE ALBUM REFLECTS AN EVOLVED HEAVY CLASSIC SOUND BLESSED WITH MODERN WISDOM. DESTINED TO DELIVER A JOLT TO METAL AND ACTIVE RADIO, IN THE ARMS OF GOD WILL SATISFY THE LOYAL AND SOLEMLY CONVERT NEWBIES TO WHAT IS... THE REAL DEAL.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the arms of C.O.C., August 2, 2005

By	N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Five years since Corrosion of Conformity's last studio album, 2000's stripped down sounding "America's Volume Dealer", C.O.C. have returned with a vengeance with "In the Arms of God". Original drummer Reed Mullin is gone, with Galactic's Stanton Moore filling in to great effect. Opening track "Stone Breaker" finds Pepper Keenan and co. seemingly trying to recapture the sludgy, southern influenced hard rock that made "Deliverance" and "Wiseblood" modern day classics, and while not every C.O.C. fan will agree, it works. "It is That Way" is well orchestrated with Woody Weatherman and Mike Dean supplying a solid rhythm section, and Pepper's voice hasn't sounded this good in years. "Never Turns to More", "So Much Left Behind", and "Crown of Thorns" are songs that make most of "America's Volume Dealer" sound lame by comparison, and the album as a whole is the best material C.O.C. has recorded since "Wiseblood" almost ten years ago. Fans who have been longing for a return to form of C.O.C.'s pre-Pepper days will be disappointed here, but for the rest of us, "In the Arms of God" may very well be the best hard rock release of the year.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars C O C Why wigger music f-ing sucks., April 27, 2005

By	M. D. Boyles (Fontana Ca.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

C O C has never bent over for MTV and always stayed true to themselves and there fans. The new CD is is proof that pure Heavy Metal lives on. The no talent jump on the MTV C-rap bandwagon wigger poser bands like Limpsync Bizketstreet Boys or Wigger Park make me want to puke. And to have the crap they play be associated with Metal Music is just wrong. It reminds me of the Richard Pryor bit about the wigger hanging around with the brothers. I got a lot of soul don't I fellas? Yeah you got a lot of soul! Now give us two dollars!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In The Arms Of 'Thank God', April 28, 2005

By	purerockfury "Gorillas" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

I can say without blinking or batting an eye that "In The Arms Of God" is easily my most anticipated album of the past 3 years. Though many people seem to hate "America's Volume Dealers", I personally find the album very gratifying once you dig beneath the surface. With it's smooth tones and crafty songwriting, AVD may not have been Sabbath-laden slab of heaviness of albums prior but it had a mature sensibility to go with the occasional lashings-out. For those who chose to turn away due to AVD, they have seriously short-changed themselves on an album that is a surefire "Album Of The Year" candidate.

I was fortunate enough to hear most of this album before it's actual release which gave me some extra time to soak it all in before reviewing it here. While it was nice to hear prior to April 5th, there's always something special about tearing open a new release and awaiting unheard songs to grace your ears and despite knowing what to expect, the difference in quality was enough to keep my senses peaked.

I've read quite a few reviews that are calling ITAOG a "return to form" for COC which I'm not completely buying. From my perspective, each album from "Blind" until now has a different attitude or final coating but overall, the expert quality of musicianship was always at the forefront of every song this band has crafted. Everything about COC has always been top-notch so before I even heard one singular note, I was of the mind that not much could be added to this formula...until now.

Enter Stanton Moore, drummer of jazz outfit Galactic. As a close friend of lead vocalist Pepper Keenan, he brought Mr. Moore aboard to handle the backbeat for "In The Arms Of God" and throughout each song, his drumming brings COC's sound to the next level (a phrase I usually find pretentious or overblown). Here, it's fits like a glove. Since the days of Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath, most drum sounds have been tightened and the resonance has been filtered out to make for a crisper and more lifeless overall sound. Stanton Moore's drumming does quite the opposite as his combination of free-form technique and classic tones bring forth a rare feeling that when he's hitting the drums, they are almost hitting back. It's seriously a beautiful thing to behold.

As for the rest, the Corrosion lads are up to their same old tricks: awe-inspiring riffs, trippy melodies, hypnotic bass rumblings and leads that would make Hendrix himself raise an eyebrow all laced with Pepper Keenan's bayou-basted vocal genius; a talent that James Hetfield could only dream of having. Did I mention that this is your next purchase? Album Of The Year? Yeah.....you've wasted enough time already by not buying this album.