Wiseblood (Corrosion of Conformity album)

Wiseblood is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. It was released on October 15, 1996 by Columbia Records, the band's second and final album for the label. 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 (which went to Tool for "Ænema"). The album had sold 130,000 copies by 1999,[1] selling less than Blind and Deliverance.[2]

Wiseblood
Studio album by Corrosion of Conformity
Released	October 15, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	Stoner rock sludge metal Southern rock
Length	57:49
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Custer
Corrosion of Conformity chronology
Deliverance (1994) Wiseblood (1996) America's Volume Dealer (2000)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

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."[3]

Despite receiving mixed reviews, Wiseblood peaked at number 104 on the Billboard 200; this was the band's highest position on the chart for 22 years, until No Cross No Crown, which peaked at number 67.[4] It also peaked at number two on the Heatseekers chart.[5] However, it only spent two weeks on the Billboard 200.[6]

One of the album's singles, "Drowning in a Daydream", peaked at number 27 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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)" (instrumental)	Keenan, Mullin, Weatherman, Dean	7:51
Total length:			57:49

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"The Land of Free Disease" (bonus track)	Keenan, Mullin	4:20
Total length:			62:09

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
1996	Billboard 200	104[4]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	"Drowning in a Daydream"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	27[7]

References

1. "Sludge Scan For November 1999 | Metal Sludge". 2015-01-02. Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
2. "Corrosion of Conformity", Wikipedia, 2020-02-15, retrieved 2020-03-23
3. "Wiseblood - Corrosion of Conformity". Allmusic.
4. "Corrosion of Conformity Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
5. "Corrosion of Conformity - Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
6. "Corrosion of Conformity". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
7. "Wiseblood - Corrosion of Conformity - Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-01-29.