American heavy metal veterans Corrosion Of Conformity are finally set to release their long-awaited new double album, Good God / Baad Man, arriving on April 3 through Nuclear Blast.
A lot has changed in the world of Corrosion Of Conformity since their last studio release. Back in 2018, No Cross No Crown landed hard, powered by the long-running lineup of Pepper Keenan, Woody Weatherman, Reed Mullin, and Mike Dean — a group with roots stretching back to their early punk beginnings in Raleigh, North Carolina in the early ’80s.
The band’s early catalog helped shape generations of heavy music fans, from underground staples like Eye For An Eye and Animosity to later classics like Blind and Deliverance. By the time No Cross No Crown arrived decades later, Corrosion Of Conformity had already earned their place as legends across punk, metal, and hard rock.
Then, in January 2020, tragedy hit with the passing of drummer Reed Mullin.
The loss changed everything, and the band faced the question of how to move forward. Like so many others, they were soon stalled by the global shutdown. After that, Mike Dean stepped away, leaving Keenan and Weatherman to figure out what came next.
They regrouped at Keenan’s place in Mississippi, digging back into the music that shaped them — Discharge, Zz Top, Motörhead, Neil Young, Black Sabbath — and eventually started writing again.
The writing turned into something far bigger than expected: a full 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.”
That concept became the title itself: 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.”
To bring the new material to life, the band enlisted drummer Stanton Moore, who previously appeared on Corrosion Of Conformity’s 2005 record In The Arms Of God. They also brought in bassist Bobby “Rock” Landgraf, known for his time with Pepper in Down, alongside his own work with 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.”
The first taste of this massive release arrives with the lead single “Gimme Some Moore”. The track features backing vocals from Ministry’s Al Jourgensen and Madonna guitarist Monte Pittman, and the hook hits with the line: “Struggle is worth the fight/Leather, chains and spikes.”
“Me and Woody wanted to write a song as if we were 17 years old again,” Pepper explains. “We even made a seven-inch for it.”
That seven-inch, released during their Mexico and South American run, carries an early ’80s punk feel, complete with a black-and-white collage design and a Fear cover on the flip side.
The video for “Gimme Some Moore” was filmed by Mike Holderbeast and directed by Pepper Keenan.
Produced by Grammy winner Warren Riker — known for work with the Fugees, Down, and Cathedral — Good God / Baad Man was recorded across multiple locations, including Blak Shak Studios in Mississippi, Dockside Studios in Louisiana, and even Bee Gees legend Barry Gibb’s home studio in Miami.
For metal and hard rock fans, this is shaping up as one of the biggest Corrosion Of Conformity releases in years — heavy, personal, and built with the kind of grit only decades in the underground can produce.
