Wiseblood | |
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Album info | |
Release | October 15, 1996 |
Recorded | 1995-1996 at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL Kingsway Studio, NOLA Electric Lady Studios, NYC Reflection Sound Studios, Charlotte, NC |
Genre | Stoner metal, sludge metal |
Length | 58:00 |
Label | Columbia |
Producer | John Custer |
Wiseblood is the fifth album by Corrosion of Conformity. Its name comes from the novel Wise Blood, written by Southern Gothic author Flannery O'Connor. Metallica's lead vocalist, James Hetfield, provides his voice as backup on the album's ninth track, "Man or Ash". The song "Drowning in a Daydream" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards ceremony.
Reception[]
Wiseblood received a mixed review from Allmusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who gave the album four stars out of five. He describes Wiseblood as the "closest Corrosion of Conformity have gotten to old-school heavy metal, yet their fondness for industrial soundbites and thrash-metal keeps the group sounding contemporary." However, Erlewine states that it "doesn't have half the hooks of its predecessor, which means it sounds great while its playing, but it disappears into the abyss once it's finished."[1]
Despite receiving mixed reviews, Wiseblood is one of Corrosion of Conformity's most successful and best-selling albums to date, peaking at number 104 on the Billboard 200, making it their highest position so far. It also peaked at number two on the Heatseekers chart.[2] One of the album's singles, "Drowning in a Daydream", peaked at number 27 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[3]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "King of the Rotten" | Pepper Keenan | 3:14 | |
2. | "Long Whip / Big America" | Keenan, Reed Mullin, Woody Weatherman | 4:52 | |
3. | "Wiseblood" | Keenan, Mullin | 3:01 | |
4. | "Goodbye Windows" | Keenan, Weatherman | 5:41 | |
5. | "Born Again for the Last Time" | Keenan, Mullin | 4:39 | |
6. | "Drowning in a Daydream" | Keenan, Mullin, Weatherman, Mike Dean | 4:22 | |
7. | "The Snake Has No Head" (featuring Alex Montana) | Keenan, Dean | 4:13 | |
8. | "The Door" | Keenan, Mullin, Dean | 3:28 | |
9. | "Man or Ash" (featuring James Hetfield) | Keenan, Dean | 5:13 | |
10. | "Redemption City" | Keenan, John Custer | 4:51 | |
11. | "Wishbone (Some Tomorrow)" | Keenan | 3:59 | |
12. | "Fuel" | Keenan, Mullin | 2:39 | |
13. | "Bottom Feeder (El Que Come Abajo)" | Keenan, Mullin, Weatherman, Dean | 7:51 | |
14. | "The Land of Free Disease" (japanese bonus track) | Keenan, Mullin | 4:20 |
Personnel[]
Corrosion of Conformity[]
- Pepper Keenan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Woody Weatherman – lead guitar
- Mike Dean – bass guitar
- Reed Mullin – drums
Additional personnel[]
- James Hetfield - background vocals on "Man Or Ash" (uncredited)
Chart positions[]
Album[]
Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1996 | The Billboard 200 | 104 |
Singles[]
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1996 | "Drowning in a Daydream" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 27 |
References[]
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- ↑ Corrosion of Conformity - Awards. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-29.
- ↑ Wiseblood - Corrosion of Conformity - Awards. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-29.
Corrosion of Conformity |
Woody Weatherman • Mike Dean • Reed Mullin |
Pepper Keenan • Karl Agell • Phil Swisher • Simon Bob Sinister • Eric Eycke • Benji Shelton • Robert Stewart • Jason Patterson |
Corrosion of Conformity Discography |
Albums: Eye for an Eye • Animosity • Blind • Wiseblood • America's Volume Dealer • In the Arms of God • Corrosion of Conformity • IX |
EPs: Technocracy • Six Songs With Mike Singing • Megalodon |
Live albums: Live Volume |
Singles: "Vote with a Bullet" • "Dance of the Dead" • "Albatross" • "Clean My Wounds" • "Drowning in a Daydream" • "Congratulations Song"' • "In the Arms of God" • "Stonebreaker" • "Your Tomorrow (Parts 1 and 2)" • "The Doom" |