Forgotten Songs of the '90s: Corrosion of Conformity
Forgotten Songs of the ‘90s: Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity (C.O.C.) are a band that have gone through many phases: a thrash band, a hardcore band, a stoner metal band and a regular heavy metal band. It was the latter phase that yielded the band their biggest success in the nineties. With the release of their fifth album, 1996’s Wiseblood, the band got the heaviest they’d been since the eighties. One of the standout tracks on the album was also one of the strangest singles they ever released: “Drowning in A Daydream.”
Kicking off with one of the most monstrous riffs ever yet heard, Pepper Keenan and company immediately get things in a groove that refuses to subside. When drummer Reed Mullin isn’t beating the hell out of everything in sight, Pepper Keenan is singing in a baritone that quickly establishes himself as one of the best frontmen in all of metal. The sense of fear and dread that comes across in the lyrics is one that stays with you long after the song is over. The video certainly doesn’t help matters with weird images of a guy in a tree and the band playing in almost darkness.
But at the time, people responded to the song’s heaviness and the song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 1997, but they lost. Over the years, the band’s output has diminished severely but they still maintain a rapid fanbase that will be there for whatever they decide to do. So if you want to listen to some real good heavy metal, give C.O.C. a listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqfPv93Zonw
Corrosion of Conformity (C.O.C.) are a band that have gone through many phases: a thrash band, a hardcore band, a stoner metal band and a regular heavy metal band. It was the latter phase that yielded the band their biggest success in the nineties. With the release of their fifth album, 1996’s Wiseblood, the band got the heaviest they’d been since the eighties. One of the standout tracks on the album was also one of the strangest singles they ever released: “Drowning in A Daydream.”
Kicking off with one of the most monstrous riffs ever yet heard, Pepper Keenan and company immediately get things in a groove that refuses to subside. When drummer Reed Mullin isn’t beating the hell out of everything in sight, Pepper Keenan is singing in a baritone that quickly establishes himself as one of the best frontmen in all of metal. The sense of fear and dread that comes across in the lyrics is one that stays with you long after the song is over. The video certainly doesn’t help matters with weird images of a guy in a tree and the band playing in almost darkness.
But at the time, people responded to the song’s heaviness and the song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 1997, but they lost. Over the years, the band’s output has diminished severely but they still maintain a rapid fanbase that will be there for whatever they decide to do. So if you want to listen to some real good heavy metal, give C.O.C. a listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqfPv93Zonw
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