No Cross No Crown (album)

No Cross No Crown
Studio album by
Corrosion of Conformity
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2018 (2018-01-12)
Genre
Length58:01
LabelNuclear Blast
Producer
Corrosion of Conformity chronology
IX
(2014) 		No Cross No Crown
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[3]
Consequence of SoundC+[4]
Exclaim!6/10[5]
Kerrang![6]
Mojo[7]
Punknews.org[8]
The Wire[9]

No Cross No Crown is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity, released on January 12, 2018 by Nuclear Blast.[2] This is the only album to feature the "classic" lineup of Woody Weatherman, Mike Dean, Reed Mullin and Pepper Keenan since America's Volume Dealer (2000). It is also the last album to feature Mullin, who died in early 2020, and the last to feature founding bassist Mike Dean, who exited the band in 2024.

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Decibel Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018
31
[10]

Track listing

All music composed by Corrosion of Conformity, all lyrics by Pepper Keenan except "A Quest to Believe (A Call to the Void)" by Pepper Keenan/Mike Dean. "Son and Daughter" music and lyrics by Brian May.

No.TitleLength
1."Novus Deus" (instrumental)1:28
2."The Luddite"4:39
3."Cast the First Stone"3:43
4."No Cross" (instrumental)1:18
5."Wolf Named Crow"5:12
6."Little Man"4:31
7."Matre's Diem" (instrumental)1:26
8."Forgive Me"4:06
9."Nothing Left to Say"6:22
10."Sacred Isolation" (instrumental)1:22
11."Old Disaster"4:44
12."E.L.M."4:02
13."No Cross No Crown"3:55
14."A Quest to Believe (A Call to the Void)"6:20
15."Son and Daughter" (Queen cover)4:53
Total length:58:01

Personnel

Corrosion of Conformity

  • Pepper Keenan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Woody Weatherman – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Dean – bass, backing vocals
  • Reed Mullin – drums, backing vocals

Production

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 95
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 134
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 94
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 98
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 87
US Billboard 200[16] 67

References

  1. ^ "No Cross No Crown by Corrosion of Conformity". Metacritic. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. "No Cross No Crown – Corrosion of Conformity". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Gorania, Jay H. (January 15, 2018). "CD Reviews – No Cross No Crown Corrosion Of Conformity". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Andy (January 17, 2018). "Corrosion of Conformity Runs Out of Momentum on No Cross, No Crown". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Tremblay, Mark (January 17, 2018). "No Cross No Crown – Corrosion of Conformity". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "Corrosion of Conformity 'No Cross No Crown'". Kerrang!. London, UK: 54. January 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Corrosion of Conformity 'No Cross No Crown'". Mojo. London: 94. January 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown". punknews.org. January 8, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "Corrosion of Conformity 'No Cross No Crown'". The Wire. London. February 23, 2018.
  10. ^ Mudrian, Albert (November 15, 2018). "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #456". auspOp. January 20, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  13. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  16. ^ "Corrosion of Conformity Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2018.