In the Arms of God is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity, released on April 5, 2005. It is the only album of the band to not feature drummer Reed Mullin and the last to feature Pepper Keenan on vocals and guitar until 2018's No Cross No Crown; although he rejoined the band in 2014. Stanton Moore of the band Galactic played drums on this album.
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| Released | April 5, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | July 9 – December 8, 2004 | |||
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| Length | 64:27 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Corrosion of Conformity John Custer | |||
| Corrosion of Conformity chronology | ||||
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A early version of "It Is That Way" had appeared in 2004 on the compilation "High Volume - The Stoner Rock Collection".[1]
A early version of "World on Fire" had appeared in 2000 on the japanese edition of America's Volume Dealer.[2]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 10/10[4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[6] |
| Rock Hard | 8/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
In 2005, In the Arms of God was ranked number 330 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[9]
Track listing
editAll lyrics written by Pepper Keenan except "Infinite War", co-written with Mike Dean. All music written by Dean, Keenan, and Woody Weatherman unless noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stone Breaker" | 5:16 | |
| 2. | "Paranoid Opioid" | 6:30 | |
| 3. | "It Is That Way" | Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, Stanton Moore, Merrit Partridge | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Dirty Hands Empty Pockets / Already Gone" | 4:51 | |
| 5. | "Rise River Rise" | Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, John Custer | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Never Turns to More" | 8:15 | |
| 7. | "Infinite War" | 3:46 | |
| 8. | "So Much Left Behind" | 5:18 | |
| 9. | "The Backslider" | 6:29 | |
| 10. | "World on Fire" | Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, Moore, Custer, Reed Mullin | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Crown of Thorns" | Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, Custer | 2:33 |
| 12. | "In the Arms of God" | 6:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Jaguar" | 2:49 |
Personnel
editCorrosion of Conformity
- Pepper Keenan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Woody Weatherman – lead guitar, vocals
- Mike Dean – bass guitar, vocals, engineer
Additional personnel
- Stanton Moore – drums
- John Custer – producer
Chart positions
editAlbum
| Chart (2005) | Position |
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| Billboard 200 | 108[10] |
References
edit- ^ "Various - High Volume The Stoner Rock Collection". Discogs.
- ^ "Corrosion Of Conformity - Americas Volume Dealer". Discogs.
- ^ "In the Arms of God - Corrosion of Conformity". AllMusic.
- ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "In the Arms of God - Corrosion of Conformity". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien (April 5, 2005). "Corrosion of Conformity: In the Arms of God". PopMatters. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ Schleutermann, Marcus. "Rock Hard review". issue 216. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ Fricke, David (April 7, 2005). "Big Rock". Rolling Stone. No. 971. p. 72.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 78. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ^ "Billboard 200™". Billboard. April 3, 2005.