Woodroe "Woody" Weatherman is lead guitarist for the heavy metal band 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...

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Woody was born on July 29, 1965 in Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, and now lives in Virginia

Virginia

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He started 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...

 with 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 Reed Mullin

Reed Mullin

Reed Douglas Mullin is the drummer for punk/metal band Corrosion of Conformity . He was the founding member with Mike Dean and Woody Weatherman. Mullin, along with Weatherman, also played in the Raleigh NC harcore band, No Labels. No Labels disbanded in 1984, while Corrosion of Conformity...

 in 1982 where they started as a punk band, but later transformed to a more metal sound with the addition of Pepper Keenan

Pepper Keenan

Pepper J. Keenan , is an American vocalist and guitarist, best known for his work with heavy metal bands Corrosion of Conformity and Down. He joined Corrosion of Conformity in 1989, but did not become the lead singer until the recording of Deliverance in 1994...

. For more information, see the 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...

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Woody also played bass guitar in the Raleigh band No Labels with Reed Mullin

Reed Mullin

Reed Douglas Mullin is the drummer for punk/metal band Corrosion of Conformity . He was the founding member with Mike Dean and Woody Weatherman. Mullin, along with Weatherman, also played in the Raleigh NC harcore band, No Labels. No Labels disbanded in 1984, while Corrosion of Conformity...

, Ricky Hicks and Wayne Kerr

Wayne Kerr

Wayne Kerr is a rugby league player for Oldham Roughyeds in the Championship One. He is an Ireland international...

. They formed in February 1982, and faded away during 1984. He played on the 1989 Snake Nation album along with C.O.C. bassist Mike Dean and artist Brian Walsby.

Albums

Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
1984	Eye for an Eye Eye for an Eye (album) Eye for an Eye is the first studio album by American hardcore band Corrosion of Conformity released in 1984.-Track listing:#Tell Me - 3:27#Minds Are Controlled - 1:35#Indifferent - 1:18#Broken Will - 1:34#Rabid Dogs - 0:40#L.S...	Caroline Records
October 1985	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...	Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
October 12, 1989	Snake Nation Snake Nation Snake Nation was a band consisting of Corrosion of Conformity members Mike Dean and Woody Weatherman, 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. The music was a blend of the aggressive hardcore of...	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...
1991	Blind Blind (Corrosion of Conformity album) Blind is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. It was released in 1991 on Relativity Records. This was the only COC album with Karl Agell and Phil Swisher....	Relativity Records Relativity Records Relativity Records, often branded just Relativity, is an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distribution in metro New York. Early on, as an indie label, Relativity released music in a variety of styles, including dance, jazz, punk, and...
November 27, 1994	Deliverance Deliverance (Corrosion of Conformity album) Deliverance is the fourth album by Corrosion of Conformity, and the first on which Pepper Keenan was lead singer. By this album, the band had completely shed their punk and thrash influences, instead opting for Black Sabbath-inspired heavy metal style. "Clean My Wounds" was a radio hit. The UK's...	Sony Records
October 12, 1996	Wiseblood	Sony Records
October 10, 2000	America's Volume Dealer America's Volume Dealer America's Volume Dealer is the sixth album by Corrosion of Conformity and was released Sep 26, 2000. This was the last album to feature longtime drummer Reed Mullin for 9 years until his return in 2010.-Track listing:... (Available as Dualdisc DualDisc DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America... )	Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
August 7, 2001	Live Volume Live Volume Live Volume is a live album released by sludge metal band Corrosion of Conformity on August 7, 2001. It was recorded on April 20, 2001, at Harpo's in Detroit, MI.-Track listing:#These Shrouded Temples - 4:34#Diablo Blvd... CD, DVD and DVDA	Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
April 5, 2005	In the Arms of God In the Arms of God In the Arms of God is the seventh studio album by Corrosion of Conformity and was released April 5, 2005. So far, it is the only Corrosion of Conformity album to not feature drummer Reed Mullin...	Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
2010/2011	TBA	Unknown label

EPs

Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
1987	Technocracy Technocracy (EP) Technocracy is an EP by Corrosion of Conformity. It was released in 1987 on Metal Blade Records, and re-released in 1992 on Relativity Records with four additional songs, including three demo versions of songs from the EP with bassist Mike Dean singing....	Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
1989	Six Songs With Mike Singing: 1985	Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...

External links

• Corrosion of Conformity Official website
• Gallery of Woody Weatherman with Corrosion of Conformity on Alberta Stars
• Interview with Woody on MT Radio