Deliverance - Corrosion Of Conformity

After combining several genres with expertise on their classic 'Blind,' Corrosion of Conformity disappointing travelled down the well-worn path of stoner metal practiced by many bands in their Southern United States to varying degrees of success. The band's obvious talent keeps them ahead of the game, but it's still disappointing to hear this overly familiar sound in place of anything truly groundbreaking, and the period of adjustment between a thrash band fully-fledged Southern stoners is handled a little awkwardly. Guitarist Pepper Keenan now handles vocal responsibilities as well, and his performance is a confusing mix of influences that never sounds ...

Delivers....sorry I'm in pun mode! But this is one fine, fine LP. I'm a huge Sabbath fan, and anything which mixes riffs, a nice dollop of heaviness and some good lyrics is IT. Fronted by the mad Pepper Keenan, Deliverance has all this. My favourites are the title track, Albatross, and Clean my Wounds, but nothing on this album is less than great. I just don't tire of listening to it over and over. In short,if riffy, blues tinged metal with a style of it's own sounds good, go for it! ...

Deliverance, by Corrosion of Conformity, is my all time favourite album. It once sat in my player for three months solid. That's not an exagerration. Blues-fueled rock at it's finest, this is easy to listen to, while retaining a hard edge. You feel cool just to own the album. I can't recommend this cd any higher. The songs may lack the production of it's follow-up, Wiseblood, but they are better for it, and you feel like you've walked into a jam session in New Orleans. You'll have to excuse this outpouring of praise, but I feel extremely strongly about this record. All I can say is go out and buy this record. The band are big ...