| In the Arms of God | ||||
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| Released | April 5, 2005 (2005-04-05) | |||
| 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 Americanheavy metal bandCorrosion of Conformity, released on April 5, 2005. It is the only album of the band to not feature drummerReed Mullin and the last to featurePepper Keenan on vocals and guitar until 2018'sNo Cross No Crown; although he rejoined the band in 2014.Stanton Moore of the bandGalactic 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 ofAmerica'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 inRock Hard magazine's book ofThe 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[9]
All lyrics written byPepper Keenan except "Infinite War", co-written withMike Dean. All music written by Dean, Keenan, and Woody Weatherman unless noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Jaguar" | 2:49 |
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| Chart (2005) | Position |
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| Billboard 200 | 108[10] |
