In the Arms of God

In the Arms of God is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity, released on April 5, 2005. To date, 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.

In the Arms of God
Studio album by Corrosion of Conformity
Released	April 5, 2005
Recorded	July 9 – December 8, 2004
Genre	Stoner rock sludge metal Southern rock
Length	64:27
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Corrosion of Conformity John Custer
Corrosion of Conformity chronology
Live Volume (2001) In the Arms of God (2005) Your Tomorrow Parts 1 & 2 (2010)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	10/10[2]
PopMatters	8/10[3]
Rock Hard	8/10[4]

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.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Pepper Keenan except "Infinite War", co-written with Mike Dean.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Stone Breaker"	Dean, Keenan, Woody Weatherman	5:16
2.	"Paranoid Opioid"	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman	6:30
3.	"It Is That Way"	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, Stanton Moore, Merrit Partridge	5:17
4.	"Dirty Hands Empty Pockets / Already Gone"	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman	4:51
5.	"Rise River Rise"	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, John Custer	5:06
6.	"Never Turns to More"	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman	8:15
7.	"Infinite War"	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman	3:46
8.	"So Much Left Behind"	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman	5:18
9.	"The Backslider"	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman	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"	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman	6:55
13.	"Jaguar" (Japanese edition bonus track)	Dean, Keenan, Weatherman	2:49

Personnel

Corrosion 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

Album

Chart (2005)	Position
Billboard 200	108

References

1. "In the Arms of God - Corrosion of Conformity". Allmusic.
2. Alisoglu, Scott. "In the Arms of God - Corrosion of Conformity". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
3. Begrand, Adrien (2005-04-05). "Corrosion of Conformity: In the Arms of God". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
4. Schleutermann, Marcus. "Rock Hard review". issue 216. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
5. [...], Rock Hard (publisher). [Michael Rensen, Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 78. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)