Corrosion of Conformity, formed in 1982 by bassist Mike Dean, guitarist Woody
Weatherman, drummer Reed Mullin and vocalist Benji Shelton in Raleigh, North
Carolina, began as a hardcore punk outfit before shifting to a blues‑tinged
metal style. Their 1984 EP Eye for an Eye and 1985 album Animosity established
the band's credibility. In 1989, singer Pepper Keenan replaced previous
vocalists, Erick Eycke (1983-1984) and Simon Bob (1986-1988), to become the
voice and leader of the band. After signing with Columbia Records, Corrosion of
Conformity released Deliverance (1994), which re...