During a recent conversation with Shawn Ratches on “Laughingmonkeymusic,” Corrosion of Conformity guitarist Woody Weatherman shed light on the heavy metal veterans’ recently revamped rhythm section.
Detailing how the group recruited bassist Bobby “Rock” Landgraf, the longtime riff-writer explained his history with the band’s frontman, Pepper Keenan, and highlighted the absolute importance of having pre-existing personal chemistry before hitting the road.
“[We were] buddies. [He’s] just a great friend. We know he’s a fantastic musician. His main instrument’s a guitar, but he’s pretty prolific on that four-string too. And, of course, he had worked with [Corrosion of Conformity guitarist/vocalist Pepper] Keenan in Down before. Kirk [Windstein] couldn’t make some [Down] tours, and Bobby stepped in as the second guitarist in Down. And we had played shows with Bobby‘s other band, Honky, [his] long-running band. So we knew him. And we know we get along. And that plays a big part in it too. You don’t wanna get somebody in there that you don’t get along with. That wouldn’t work… [We also want] somebody that’s familiar with road travel, ’cause that’s a big part of what we do. We’re kind road dogs. We’re getting ready to do that again coming up. We’re gonna be out for quite a while. So it’s important.”
Shifting focus to the drums, the guitarist confirmed that Nick Shabatura will handle live percussion duties moving forward. He noted that the Chicago-based drummer—whose previous credits include Desecrate The Hour and the Nirvana tribute act Smells Like Nirvana—was actually suggested to them by Anthrax and Pantera drummer Charlie Benante.
“[He’s] a fellow out of Chicago who was recommended by Charlie Benante [Anthrax and Pantera drummer].”
Before making the final call, the band consulted with Stanton Moore, the seasoned session player who recorded drums for Corrosion of Conformity‘s 2005 effort In The Arms Of God and laid down the tracks for their forthcoming double album, Good God / Baad Man.
“We played Stanton some of [Nick‘s] stuff he was doing, and Stanton was, like, ‘That’s your guy for the road. He’s awesome.’ And Nick came down a week or two ago and we did some rehearsing and it was awesome. So we’re set. We never would’ve heard of Nick if not for Charlie bringing it up. So hats off to Charlie for sending him our way,” Woody said.
Further cementing the transition, Stanton Moore recently took to social media to publicly endorse his touring replacement after sitting in on a practice session.
“I approve this message! I went by rehearsals in Riffississippi the other day to meet and hang with Nick. He is an amazing drummer and a super cool guy. He showed up having completely done his homework and already sounds great playing with the band. “The plan was always for me to make this record with the guys and then to find somebody to do the touring. Well, we found the guy and he is Nick Shabatura!”
Good God / Baad Man is officially slated to arrive on April 3 via Nuclear Blast.
Good God / Baad Man Official Track Listing:
Album 1
- “Good God? / Final Dawn”
- “You Or Me”
- “Gimme Some Moore”
- “The Handler”
- “Bedouin’s Hand”
- “Run For Your Life”
Album 2
- “Baad Man”
- “Lose Yourself”
- “Mandra Sonos”
- “Asleep On The Killing Floor”
- “Handcuff County”
- “Swallowing The Anchor”
- “Brickman”
- “Forever Amplified”
An extensive touring schedule in support of the new record is expected to kick off shortly after the album’s release.
Corrosion Of Conformity 2026 North American Tour Dates:
- April 07 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade *
- April 08 – Greensboro, NC – The Pyrle *
- April 09 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom ^
- April 11 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium ^
- April 12 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center Theater ^
- April 14 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory ^
- April 15 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall ^
- April 17 – North Kansas City, MO – VooDoo at Harrah’s Kansas City ^
- April 18 – Sioux City, IA – Anthem at Hard Rock Sioux City **
- April 19 – Sioux Falls, SD – The District ^
- April 21 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater ^
- April 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall (COC only)
- April 23 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall ^
- April 24 – Reno, NV – Cargo Concert Hall ^
- April 25 – Las Vegas, NV – Sick New World (festival)
- April 27 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater ^
- April 28 – Midland, TX – The Horseshoe ^
- April 29 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre ^
- May 01 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall ^
- May 02 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal ^
- May 03 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel ^
- May 05 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre *
- May 06 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre *
- May 07 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge ***
- May 08 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts ***
- May 09 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre ***
- May 10 – Lakewood, OH – The Roxy ***
- May 12 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop ***
- May 13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Pyramid Scheme ***
- May 14 – Chicago, IL – Outset ***
- May 15 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Hall ***
- May 16 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s ***
- *with Whor*s
^ with Clutch, JD Pinkus
*** with Whores and Crobot
2026 European & UK Tour Dates:
- June 03-06 – Gdansk, Poland @ Mystic Festival
- June 06-07 – Maastricht, Netherlands @ South of Heaven Open Air
- June 09 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG Warehouse
- June 10 – London, UK @ The Dome
- June 11 – Manchester, UK @ Rebellion
- June 12 – Derby, UK @ Download Festival
- June 16 – Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 2
- June 17 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala Mon
- June 18-20 – Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain @ Azkena Rock Festival
- June 20 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
- June 21 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest Open Air
- July 29-August 01 – Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open Air
- August 05-08 – Jaromer, Czech Republic @ Brutal Assault
