Wiseblood (Corrosion of Conformity album)

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r241488|pure_url=yes}}|title=Wiseblood - Corrosion of Conformity|publisher=AllMusic}}

| rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2score = 9/10{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties |publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing |year=2007 |location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada |isbn=978-1-894959-62-9 |pages=88–89}}

|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev3score = A–{{Cite magazine |last=Sinclair |first=Tom |date=November 29, 1996 |title=Music Review: 'Wiseblood' |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/11/29/music-review-wiseblood/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}

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Wiseblood received a mixed-to-positive review from AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who gave the album four stars out of five. He described Wiseblood as the "closest Corrosion of Conformity have gotten to old-school heavy metal, yet their fondness for industrial soundbites and thrash-metal keeps the group sounding contemporary." However, Erlewine stated that it "doesn't have half the hooks of its predecessor, which means it sounds great while its playing, but it disappears into the abyss once it's finished."

Despite receiving mixed reviews, Wiseblood peaked at number 104 on the Billboard 200; this was the band's highest position on the chart for 22 years, until No Cross No Crown, which peaked at number 67.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/corrosion-of-conformity/chart-history/tlp/|title=Corrosion of Conformity Billboard 200 Chart History|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 22, 2018}} It also peaked at number two on the Heatseekers chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/corrosion-of-conformity-mn0000105422/awards |title=Corrosion of Conformity - Awards |accessdate=January 29, 2013 |publisher=AllMusic}} However, it only spent two weeks on the US Billboard 200.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/corrosion-of-conformity/chart-history/tlp/|title=Corrosion of Conformity|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 23, 2020}}

One of the album's singles, "Drowning in a Daydream", peaked at number 27 on the Mainstream Rock chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wiseblood-mw0000079499/awards |title=Wiseblood - Corrosion of Conformity - Awards |accessdate=January 29, 2013|publisher=AllMusic}}

The "Drowning in a Daydream" single includes a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son".

The "King of the Rotten" single includes a cover of Black Flag's "I've Heard It Before".{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/de/release/645901-Corrosion-Of-Conformity-King-Of-The-Rotten | title=Corrosion Of Conformity - King Of The Rotten | website=Discogs }}

{{track listing

| title1 = King of the Rotten

| writer1 = Pepper Keenan

| length1 = 3:14

| title2 = Long Whip / Big America

| writer2 = Keenan, Reed Mullin, Woody Weatherman

| length2 = 4:52

| title3 = Wiseblood

| writer3 = Keenan, Mullin

| length3 = 3:01

| title4 = Goodbye Windows

| writer4 = Keenan, Weatherman

| length4 = 5:41

| title5 = Born Again for the Last Time

| writer5 = Keenan, Mullin

| length5 = 4:39

| title6 = Drowning in a Daydream

| writer6 = Keenan, Mullin, Weatherman, Mike Dean

| length6 = 4:22

| title7 = The Snake Has No Head

| writer7 = Keenan, Dean

| note7 =

| length7 = 4:13

| title8 = The Door

| writer8 = Keenan, Mullin, Dean

| length8 = 3:28

| title9 = Man or Ash

| writer9 = Keenan, Dean

| note9 = featuring James Hetfield

| length9 = 5:13

| title10 = Redemption City

| writer10 = Keenan, John Custer

| length10 = 4:51

| title11 = Wishbone (Some Tomorrow)

| writer11 = Keenan

| length11 = 3:59

| title12 = Fuel

| writer12 = Keenan, Mullin

| length12 = 2:39

| title13 = Bottom Feeder (El que come abajo)

| writer13 = Keenan, Mullin, Weatherman, Dean

| length13 = 7:51

| all_writing =

| total_length = 57:49

| note13 = instrumental

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Japanese edition

{{Track listing

| total_length = 62:09

| length14 = 4:20

| title14 = The Land of Free Disease

| writer14 = Keenan, Mullin

| note14 = bonus track

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Corrosion of Conformity

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

Additional personnel

• James Hetfield – background vocals on "Man or Ash" (uncredited)

Billboard (United States)

class="wikitable" !Year !Chart !Position

1996 |Billboard 200 |104

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