Friday, 3rd April marked the official unveiling of Good God / Baad Man, the monumental new double album from American heavy metal icons CORROSION OF CONFORMITY!
“…it’s most definitely COC’s most ambitious album to date, both in length and material,” writes Decibel Magazine in their latest feature on the band. “It literally spans the entire breadth of what the band is capable of from furious punk (‘Gimme Some Moore’) to Southern stoner rock (‘You Or Me’) to melancholy acoustic Americana (‘Brickman’) and maybe even pushes into some new areas (the gospel-inflected doom of ‘Forever Amplified’). This is COC in 2026, led by two musicians separated geographically, but brought together by the shared love of the almighty riff, and keeping the legacy going…”
Rock Hard Germany concurs, “stylistically speaking, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s distinctive sonic blend has never been easy to pin down, as too many influences surface within the quartet’s material. From Southern rock and hardcore to sludge and doom – anything that was fun was fair game – and the double album Good God / Baad Man is, of course, no exception; rather, it pushes the quartet’s penchant for experimentation to the absolute limit… Good God / Baad Man is a ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’ – a total work of art – whose multifaceted nature defies easy categorization, yet draws the listener in with an intensity that is all the more profound.”
Blabbermouth gushes, “Best experienced in its languorous, lawless entirety, Good God / Baad Man is by far the most immersive and free-spirited album that CORROSION OF CONFORMITY have ever made. It is also wired to the tits on the same feral, moonshine spirit that has propelled this band through more than four decades of road-hogging commitment to the hard rock cause. Whether you discovered this band through their early days as hardcore firebrands, during their major label ’90s halcyon days, or at any other point along their unique story, this demands to be played as loud as possible and savored like a gift from the gods.”
Adds Metal Addicts, “Sonically, there’s a lot of ground covered. Heavy riffs, mid-tempo grooves, touches of grunge in the vein of Soundgarden, and little details that give it personality – samples, cowbell, and textures that keep things interesting without ever feeling overproduced… What’s most impressive is how natural it all feels. This isn’t a band chasing their past or trying to recreate a specific era. They’ve kept the core COC DNA intact, but they’ve expanded on it— refined the groove, tightened the low end, and let the songs breathe in a way that feels earned.”
Watch the video for ‘Asleep On The Killing Floor‘:
Preview/purchase Good God / Baad Man at THIS LOCATION.
Watch CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s previously released videos for ‘You Or Me‘ HERE and ‘Gimme Some Moore‘ HERE.
Produced by Grammy award winner Warren Riker (Fugees, Down, Cathedral) and featuring cover art by famed New Orleans artist Scott Guion, Good God / Baad Man was recorded at Blak Shak Studios in Riffissippi, USA, Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana, and Bee Gee Barry Gibb’s home studio in Miami, Florida.
Good God / Baad Man is availableon digipak CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following colour variants:
- Gatefold 2xLP w/ Belly Strip – Black Vinyl (Retail)
- 2 Separate Jacket LPs w/ Belly Strip – LP 1 Blue/LP 2 Red (Mail Order + Band Exclusive)
Good God / Baad Man Track Listing:
Album 1
01. Good God? / Final Dawn
02. You Or Me
03. Gimme Some Moore
04. The Handler
05. Bedouin’s Hand
06. Run For Your Life
Album 2
07. Baad Man
08. Lose Yourself
09. Mandra Sonos
10. Asleep On The Killing Floor
11. Handcuff County
12. Swallowing The Anchor
13. Brickman
14. Forever Amplified
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will return to stages next week on a North American headlining tour with support provided by Whores and Crobot. The journey begins with a pair of headlining shows on April 7th and April 8th in Atlanta and Greensboro respectively, with Whores. From there, the band will head to Sayreville on April 9th to join Clutch for a run of dates through May 3rd in Asheville (with additional support by JD Pinkus). CORROSION OF CONFORMITY reconvenes with Whores on May 5th in Toronto and May 6th in Montreal with Crobot joining the caravan for all remaining dates through May 16th in New Orleans.
In June, the band will head to Europe and the United Kingdom for another run of live shows before returning to North America in July for the second leg of their headlining tour with Whores and Crobot. In August, they’ll pillage the European festival circuit with more dates to be announced in the weeks to come.
Tickets are on sale now at coc.com/pages/tour. See all confirmed dates below.
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Live:
North American dates Pt. 1
07/4/2026 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA *
08/4/2026 The Pyrle – Greensboro, NC *
09/4/2026 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ ^
11/4/2026 The Palladium – Worcester, MA ^
12/4/2026 Kodak Center Theater – Rochester, NY ^
14/4/2026 The Factory – Chesterfield, MO ^
15/4/2026 Manchester Music Hall – Lexington, KY ^
17/4/2026 VooDoo at Harrah’s Kansas City – North Kansas City, MO ^
18/4/2026 Anthem at Hard Rock Sioux City – Sioux City, IA **
19/4/2026 The District – Sioux Falls, SD ^
21/4/2026 Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO ^
22/4/2026 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT (COC only)
23/4/2026 Treefort Music Hall – Boise, ID ^
24/4/2026 Cargo Concert Hall – Reno, NV ^
25/4/2026 Sick New World – Las Vegas, NV Festival Date
27/4/2026 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM ^
28/4/2026 The Horseshoe – Midland, TX ^
29/4/2026 The Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX ^
01/5/2026 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL ^
02/5/2026 The Signal – Chattanooga, TN ^
03/5/2026 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC ^
05/5/2026 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON *
06/5/2026 Fairmount Theatre – Montreal, QC *
07/5/2026 Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY ***
08/5/2026 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA ***
09/5/2026 Mr. Smalls Theatre – Millvale, PA ***
10/5/2026 The Roxy – Lakewood, OH ***
12/5/2026 The Machine Shop – Flint, MI ***
13/5/2026 The Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI ***
14/5/2026 Outset – Chicago, IL ***
15/5/2026 Cannery Hall – Nashville, TN ***
16/5/2026 Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA ***
* w/ Whores
^ w/ Clutch, JD Pinkus
*** w/ Whores, Crobot
UK & European dates
05/6/2026 Mystic Festival – Gdansk, PL
07/6/2026 South of Heaven Festival – Maastricht, NL
09/6/2026 SWG3 Warehouse – Glasgow, UK
10/6/2026 The Dome – London, UK
11/6/2026 Rebellion – Manchester, UK
12/6/2026 Download Festival – Derby, UK
14/6/2026 Fabrikclub – Cagliari, IT
16/6/2026 Razzmatazz 2 – Barcelona, ES
17/6/2026 Mon – Madrid, ES
18/6/2026 Azkena Rock Festival Vitoria – Gasteiz, ES
20/6/2026 Graspop Festival – Dessel, BE
21/6/2026 Hellfest – Clisson, FR
01/8/2026 Wacken Festival – Wacken, DE
07/8/2026 Brutal Assault Festival – Jaromer, CZ
09/8/2026 PALP Festival – Brusson, CH
North American dates Pt 2.
06/7/2026 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
07/7/2026 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
08/7/2026 The Far Out Lounge – Austin, TX
10/7/2026 The Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
11/7/2026 The Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA
12/7/2026 The Glass House – Pomona, CA
13/7/2026 Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
15/7/2026 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
16/7/2026 The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
17/7/2026 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
18/7/2026 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
19/7/2026 Shrine Social Club – Boise, ID
21/7/2026 Federal Theatre – Denver, CO
22/7/2026 Bourbon Theatre – Lincoln, NE
EU Festival Dates
01/8/2026 Wacken Festival – Wacken, DE
07/8/2026 Brutal Assault Festival – Jaromer, CZ
09/8/2026 PALP Festival – Brusson, CH
More on CORROSION OF CONFORMITY:
Much has gone down in the CORROSION OF CONFORMITY universe since their last album smacked us upside the head. Back in 2018, when No Cross No Crown dropped like a rock ‘n’ roll atom bomb, the tried-and-true CORROSION OF CONFORMITY line-up of Pepper Keenan (vocals, guitar), Woody Weatherman (guitar), Reed Mullin (drums), and Mike Dean (bass) was still going strong. Four brothers united in a decades-long history kicked off by a roving pack of teenage punks in Raleigh, North Carolina circa 1982.
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s first four albums left a permanent mark on headbangers, longhairs, and street punks everywhere: Underground classics Eye For An Eye (1984) and Animosity (1985) followed by slightly more overground bangers Blind (1991) and Deliverance (1994). By the time CORROSION OF CONFORMITY carved off No Cross No Crown nearly a quarter century later, they were legends in their own time, revered by two generations of punk, metal, and rock fans.
Then tragedy struck: In January 2020, Reed Mullin left this earthly plane. It was a devastating blow, both personally and professionally. How do you replace a brother? You can’t. All you can do is soldier on in his memory. Which is what the rest of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY did – until COVID-19 shut down the globe. Then Mike Dean decided to go his own way. It was an amicable split, but it left Pepper and Woody to contemplate their next move. They hunkered down at Keenan’s place in Mississippi, listening to all the music they love. Discharge. ZZ Top. Motörhead. Neil Young. Black Sabbath.
They started writing. They didn’t stop; not for a long time. In fact, they composed a massive double album. “As we went on, we had such a crazy plethora of songs, it was almost like two different directions,” Pepper says. “We knew we had to split it into two different albums. Then we came up with this concept.”
The concept happens to be the title of the record. It’s called Good God / Baad Man. “Our producer, Warren Riker, kept calling it Dark Side Of The Doom,” recalls Pepper.“In my head, it’s a weird love letter to all things rock ‘n’ roll. We used that for the freedom to go in different directions. Each album is its own tiny universe and has its own identity. Good God leans toward the heavier/pissed end of the spectrum. Baad Man is more on the throwdown rock scope. As we went along, it became clear which songs went on which album.”
They brought in drummer Stanton Moore, who played on CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s 2005 album, In The Arms Of God. They brought in bassist Bobby “Rock” Landgraf, who did time with Pepper in New Orleans heavyweights Down when he wasn’t terrorizing the locals in his own band, Honky. “With a lot of these songs, we’re trying to make Reed Mullin proud,” Pepper says. “He was a badass, and a one-of-a-kind drummer. And the stakes were high.”
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY:
Pepper Keenan – guitar, vocals
Woody Weatherman – guitar
Stanton Moore – drums
Bobby Landgraf – bass
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