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Corrosion of Conformity also known as C.O.C. is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982 and are still active.
C.O.C. started as a hardcore punk band in 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with original members Reed Mullin on drums, Woody Weatherman on guitar, Mike Dean on bass and Benji Shelton on vocals. COC were pioneers of the crossover thrash genre in the 1980s.
They were featured on the “No Core” compilation tape and made their vinyl debut in 1983 on the “Why Are We Here” 7″ compilation with other North Carolina area bands like Blood Mobile, Stillborn Christians, and No Labels.
Benji soon departed and was replaced by Eric Eycke in time for the “Eye for an Eye” LP in 1984. While still very much a hardcore punk record, this was the band’s first dabbling in the heavy metal and they began to play more gigs with straight up metal bands like Slayer.
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