Legendary punk-metal band CORROSION OF CONFORMITY (C.O.C.) has announced the launch of COC Skateboards, a high-octane line of skate decks forged from the band’s rebellious spirit and outsider roots. In partnership with Volatile Skateboards, this long-awaited fusion of music and skate culture is now live at cocskateboards.com.

From the underground clubs of North Carolina to the concrete bowls of the skate world, C.O.C. has always stood for raw energy, free thought, and explosive expression. Now, that ethos rides again.

“Skating and C.O.C. have always been synonymous,” says the band. “This is more than merch — it’s a movement. No compromise. No apologies. Just pure attitude.”

Whether you’re bombing hills or hanging decks on your wall, COC Skateboards are built to make mamas cry since 1982.

This past September, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY released a special rendition of “Fire And Water” by English rock band FREE. The classic track was originally made availale in 1970 on the FREE album of the same name. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s version came spontaneously in the studio during some downtime while recording their forthcoming new full-length, set for release next year, and serves as the first of the “Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions”, a special collection of jammed out interpretations of songs by some of the band’s favorite artists.

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY recently completed a North American tour supporting JUDAS PRIEST and Alice Cooper. The trek, which commenced on September 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi and ran through October 26 in Houston, Texas, included several CORROSION OF CONFORMITY one-off headlining shows scattered throughout.

Since forming in 1982, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has woven their distinct riffs deep into the fabric of heavy metal for over four decades. Across ten landmark, critically acclaimed albums, the band has continued evolving. From the early days of thrash to their more recent, blues-infused metal, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has managed to progress with each release keeping fans and critics alike guessing.

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s last full-length album, “No Cross No Crown”, was released in 2018 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Recorded with longtime producer John Custer, the record marked the first studio recording with guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan in over a decade and, earning the No. 67 spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart, No. 12 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, and No. 3 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart upon its first week of release, is the highest-charting album of the band’s career.

Some of guitar-recording sessions for CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s upcoming LP took place at a private Miami, Florida studio owned by Barry Gibb of the BEE GEES.

Last October, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY recruited onetime DOWN guitarist and current PANTERA bass tech Bobby Landgraf to play bass for the band on the 2024 edition of the Headbangers Boat cruise. He has since joined CORROSION OF CONFORMITY in the studio and on the concert stage.

In September 2024, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s founding bassist Mike Dean announced his departure from the band.

Two years ago, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY confirmed the return of drummer Stanton Moore for its upcoming album.

Reed Mullin died in January 2020 at the age of 53. The drummer, who co-founded CORROSION OF CONFORMITY in 1982 as a hardcore punk act alongside guitarist Woody Weatherman and Dean, had missed a number of shows in the preceding four years due to a variety of health issues, including an alcohol-related seizure he suffered back in June 2016.

In 2014, after nearly a straight decade traversing the globe as a guitarist with New Orleans supergroup DOWN, Pepper reconnected with the core CORROSION OF CONFORMITY trio of Weatherman, Dean and Mullin to hit the road hard. “Reed called me and mentioned maybe playing a couple shows,” Keenan recalled back in 2017. “I said, ‘Let’s just go to Europe and see if it works.’ So we went to Europe and then ended up going back four times in one year… We toured for a year and then started tracking.”

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY recorded “No Cross No Crown” in about forty days over the course of a year at a North Carolina studio with longtime producer John Custer.

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