Snake Nation was a band consisting of Corrosion of Conformity

Corrosion of Conformity

Corrosion of Conformity is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982. For almost the majority of its existence, the band has consisted of guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean , drummer Reed Mullin and vocalist and rhythm...

 members Mike Dean

Mike Dean (musician)

Mike Dean is the bassist for American metal band Corrosion of Conformity. He sang on the band's early recordings from their crossover thrash era before leaving the band in 1987. In 1989 Dean, along with C.O.C. guitarist Woody Weatherman and artist Brian Walsby on drums, released the Snake Nation...

 and Woody Weatherman

Woody Weatherman

Woodroe "Woody" Weatherman is lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity.Woody was born on July 29, 1965 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and now lives in Virginia....

, along with comic artist Brian Walsby on drums. While C.O.C. was on hiatus in 1989, Snake Nation released one album on Caroline Records

Caroline Records

Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or...

. The music was a blend of the aggressive hardcore of Animosity

Animosity (Corrosion of Conformity album)

Animosity is the second studio album by the American band Corrosion of Conformity. Album cover art was done by the artist Pushead.- Track listing :# "Loss for Words" - 4:06# "Mad World" - 1:54# "Consumed" - 2:52# "Holier" - 2:27...

-era C.O.C. with a slower, heavier Black Sabbath influence. The album features a cover of Blue Cheer

Blue Cheer

Blue Cheer was an American psychedelic blues-rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009...

's Babylon.

The band played three shows before C.O.C. reformed with a new lineup.