Wiseblood (Corrosion of Conformity album)
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| Studio album by Corrosion of Conformity | ||||
| Released | October 15, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 - 1996 | |||
| Genre | Stoner rock, sludge metal, southern metal | |||
| Length | 58:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | John Custer | |||
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Wiseblood is the fifth album by Corrosion of Conformity. 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").
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."
Despite receiving mixed reviews, Wiseblood is one of Corrosion of Conformity's most successful and best-selling albums to date, peaking at number 104 on the Billboard 200, making it their highest position so far. It also peaked at number two on the Heatseekers chart. One of the album's singles, "Drowning in a Daydream", peaked at number 27 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
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