CORROSION OF CONFORMITY – GOOD GOD / BAAD MAN

The double album format acts as a necessity. Good God operating as compression, with six tracks of hostility rooted in the band’s hardcore DNA. “Gimme Some Moore” and “The Handler” strip things down to blunt rhythm and abrasion, echoing the early catalog without any signs of imitation.

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Baad Man leans into Southern rock looseness without abandoning the full weight the band carries. The title track swings with a greasy confidence, while “Lose Yourself” threads groove and density in a way that recalls the Wiseblood era without replication. The shift between halves feels deliberate, tension versus release, and control versus outward sprawl.

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Stanton Moore’s presence on drums is critical. He avoids imitation of Reed Mullin and instead, stabilizes the record through restraint and feel. The absence is acknowledged without being performed. Bobby Landgraf locks into the low end without new found excess, reinforcing the record’s live, unprocessed character.

The guitars bleed into each other, drums hit with physical space, and imperfections remain intact. This is a band recorded as a unit, not a band that have assembled parts in layers.

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“Run For Your Life” and “Forever Amplified” frame the album’s emotional core. One drags into psychedelic weight, whilst the other resolves in something closer to acceptance.

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Forty plus years in, the band refuses any kind of legacy status. They are still building, still splitting directions, still uninterested in resolution, but still pushing the boundaries in the realm of heavy music. Worth multiple spins for full effect.

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SCORE 8.5/10

Words by LearnTwoExist 

In collaboration with Headbangers Australia

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