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\nNorth Carolina (USA) crossover luminaries CORROSION OF CONFORMITY are pleased to announce their addition to this year\u2019s Hopscotch Music Fest. The three-day event is set to take place on September 6 \u2013 8, 2012 on their home turf of Raleigh. The band will play alongside a throng of artists from all genres including Sunn O))), The Roots, Baroness, Yo La Tengo, The Jesus And Mary Chain and many more.
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\nComments guitarist Woody Weatherman:”I always enjoy playing these festivals with such a diverse collection of bands; it’s awesome this time it is in our hometown.”
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\nCORROSION OF CONFORMITY will return to the road this June on a previously announced stretch of West Coast and Canadian headlining dates. Sponsored by Thrasher Magazine, the tour will commence on June 1 in Charlotte, North Carolina and include a spot on the Ink-N-Iron Festival in Long Beach, California with Suicidal Tendencies, TSOL, Pennywise and more. Support will come from Torche, Black Cobra and Gaza. Tickets are on sale now through all major ticket outlets.
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\nw\/ Torche, Black Cobra, Gaza
\n6\/01\/2012 Amos Southend \u2013 Charlotte, NC
\n06\/02\/12 Masquerade – Atlanta GA
\n6\/03\/2012 Exit\/In \u2013 Nashville, TN
\n6\/05\/2012 Conservatory \u2013 Oklahoma City, OK
\n6\/07\/2012 Club 910 \u2013 Tempe, AZ
\n6\/08\/2012 Ink-N-Iron Festival @ The Queen Mary \u2013 Long Beach, CA w\/ Suicidal Tendencies, TSOL, Torche, Pennywise, more
\n6\/09\/2012 Slim\u2019s \u2013 San Francisco, CA
\n6\/11\/2012 Studio Seven \u2013 Seattle, WA
\n6\/12\/2012 Hawthorne Theatre \u2013 Portland, OR
\n6\/13\/2012 Rickshaw Theatre \u2013 Vancouver, BC
\n6\/15\/2012 Urban Lounge \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT
\n6\/16\/2012 Summit \u2013 Denver, CO
\n6\/18\/2012 Firebird \u2013 St. Louis, MO
\n6\/19\/2012 The Ballroom @ The Taft Theatre \u2013 Cincinnati, OH [
\n6\/20\/2012 Machine Shop \u2013 Flint, MI
\n6\/21\/2012 The Opera House \u2013 Toronto, ON
\n6\/22\/2012 Foufounes Electriques \u2013 Montreal, QC
\n6\/23\/2012 Middle East \u2013 Boston, MA
\n9\/6 \u2013 8\/2012 Hopscotch Music Fest \u2013 Raleigh, NC
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\nIn related news, the band recently released a video for \u201cPsychic Vampire.\u201d Presented exclusively by Scion AV, the production was directed by Charles Cardello of Bifocal Media and is viewable HERE<\/a>.
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\nFounded by three teenagers in 1982, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY began as an underground band and went on to transform heavy music, challenging boundaries and serving as what Decibel Magazine called “a crucial stylistic lynchpin in the bridge between metal and punk” that “irrevocably reshaped crossover’s sonic possibilities.” Thirty years and many changes later, COC’s original trio is back with a self-titled release for London-based independent Candlelight Records. Released Stateside this past March Corrosion Of Conformity was recorded at Dave Grohl\u2019s Studio 606 in Los Angeles, produced by the band in cooperation with long-time collaborator John Custer and mixed by John Lousteau (Foo Fighters). The 11-track offering features the esteemed Animosity lineup of vocalist\/bassist Mike Dean, guitarist Woody Weatherman, and drummer\/vocalist Reed Mullin and closes a six year recording gap for the band. Hailed among fans and critics alike, Decibel Magazine championed the band\u2019s efforts noting: \u201cWhile mastery isn\u2019t unusual in metal, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY is fully baked enough to make us wish another 29 years on these fuckers,\u201d while Stereokiller, in a 4\/5 rating, noted: \u201cThe crew of Mike Dean, Woody Weatherman and Reed Mullin reconvene as a sturdy marriage of St. Vitus, Black Sabbath and Mot\u00f6rhead retrofitting the tried-and-true rock wisdom they\u2019ve always applied to their sound.\u201d Independent Weekly opined: \u201c\u2026as CORROSION OF CONFORMITY draws from the past, it refuses to replicate it here. These tracks are too mid-paced and riff-dominated to be punk, too gruff and volatile for the bluesy hard-rock of the band\u2019s latter days. And yes, there\u2019s no Keenan, giving Dean\u2019s higher register the chance to replace the departed vocalist\u2019s smooth confidence with welcome tension\u2014more Ozzy than Dio, in other words,\u201d while Pitchfork echoed the sentiment: \u201cCorrosion Of Conformity is what you want out of a comeback record: not just reclamation of lost vigor but a meaningful update on a vintage sound. If Animosity seemed like an ugly duckling back in the mid 1980s \u2014 too punk for the metal crowd and vice versa\u2013 Corrosion Of Conformity registers similarly today. In an era when doom metal keeps growing bleaker and artier, and hardcore skews ever more dire, the album serves as a reminder that swagger, soul, and songcraft still have a place in the heavy-rock underground. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, indeed.\u201d
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