CORROSION OF CONFORMITY

Corrosion of Conformity (C.O.C.) is an American heavy metal band formed in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1982. The band has experienced multiple lineup changes, with lead guitarist Woody Weatherman as the only constant member. The "classic" lineup includes Weatherman, founding bassist Mike Dean, founding drummer Reed Mullin, and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Pepper Keenan, who joined in 1989. The band initially played hardcore punk but later adopted a slower, blues-tinged heavy metal style. After a hiatus in 2006, C.O.C. returned in 2010 without Keenan, who was busy with other projects, and reunited with him in December 2014. Following Mullin's death in 2020, John Green replaced him. Dean, who had left in 1987 and rejoined in 1993, departed again in 2024. The band has released eleven studio albums, four EPs, one compilation, and one live album. Their early albums, 'Eye for an Eye' (1984), 'Animosity' (1985), and 'Blind' (1991), garnered attention from Columbia Records, which signed them in 1993.