CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Working On New Material

Metal Kaoz recently conducted an interview with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bassist/vocalist Mike Dean. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Metal Kaoz: The news say that you are working in the studio for a new album; so, are you in the composing process or you do you have demo versions of several songs?

Dean: We made demos of 11 new songs at our rehearsal space and Woody's [Weatherman, guitar] barn. Some of them were pretty close to the finished idea. I was like the tyrant of pre-production getting everything recorded to see if the ideas held up. One song, "Your Tomorrow", we ended up releasing as a seven-inch single. Now we just finished recording everything for real with the band and John Custer producing. We're done with all of the instrumental tracks and we'll be finishing the vocals after this short European tour.

Metal Kaoz: If you were to describe the new music in comparison to the rest of the C.O.C., how will you do it? I mean, what can the C.O.C. fans expect for the band?

Dean: It's going to be familiar but surprising. All of the old influences are there — hardcore, three generations of heavy rock and no rules as to how to combine them and make something new and creative.

Metal Kaoz: C.O.C. lyrics were dealing with politics and society; so, what is the lyrical content of the new album? It seems the current global economic situation is giving a lot to discuss in the lyrics.

Dean: Yeah, I'm sure singing a song will really turn things around. Ha ha ha. Yes, you're correct; the folly of corporate-run governments and humankind in general is full of lyrical fodder. Speaking of which, we still have to write lyrics for two songs. Any suggestions?

Metal Kaoz: Are there plans to shoot a live DVD while on the road with the "Animosity" album?

Dean: Not a bad idea. Or to just make some shows available online. We tried to film a show in Raleigh, where we live back in October, but the video portion wasn't very good. The audio turned out very well so we may add those versions to a re-release of "Animosity" or put them on our site, so stay tuned.

Metal Kaoz: This tour seems to end by the end of April and then you have some festival dates; so, what is next for C.O.C., concentrate in the new album? I mean do you have a time schedule in your mind or take things as they come?

Dean: After this short European run, we finish our album in May, play a few North American shows, then return to Europe for another month of shows, including some festivals. We will be announcing those dates soon. Later in the summer we will be out with CLUTCH in the U.S.

Read the entire interview from Metal Kaoz.