In the Arms of God
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| In the Arms of God | ||||
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| Released | April 5, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | July 9 – December 8, 2004 | |||
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| Length | 64:27 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Corrosion of Conformity John Custer | |||
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In the Arms of God is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity, released on April 5, 2005. It is the only album of the band to not feature drummer Reed Mullin and the last to feature Pepper Keenan on vocals and guitar until 2018's No Cross No Crown; although he rejoined the band in 2014. Stanton Moore of the band Galactic played drums on this album.
An early version of "It Is That Way" had appeared in 2004 on the compilation "High Volume - The Stoner Rock Collection".[1]
An early version of "World on Fire" had appeared in 2000 on the Japanese edition of America's Volume Dealer.[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 10/10[4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[6] |
| Rock Hard | 8/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
In 2005, In the Arms of God was ranked number 330 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[9]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Pepper Keenan except "Infinite War", co-written with Mike Dean. All music written by Dean, Keenan, and Woody Weatherman unless noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Stone Breaker" | 5:16 | |
| 2. | "Paranoid Opioid" | 6:30 | |
| 3. | "It Is That Way" | Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, Stanton Moore, Merrit Partridge | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Dirty Hands Empty Pockets / Already Gone" | 4:51 | |
| 5. | "Rise River Rise" | Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, John Custer | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Never Turns to More" | 8:15 | |
| 7. | "Infinite War" | 3:46 | |
| 8. | "So Much Left Behind" | 5:18 | |
| 9. | "The Backslider" | 6:29 | |
| 10. | "World on Fire" | Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, Moore, Custer, Reed Mullin | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Crown of Thorns" | Dean, Keenan, Weatherman, Custer | 2:33 |
| 12. | "In the Arms of God" | 6:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Jaguar" | 2:49 |
