In the Arms of God

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.

In the Arms of God
Studio album by Corrosion of Conformity
Released	April 5, 2005 (2005-04-05)
Recorded	July 9 – December 8, 2004
Genre	Stoner rock southern metal sludge metal
Length	64:27
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Corrosion of Conformity John Custer
Corrosion of Conformity chronology
Live Volume (2001) In the Arms of God (2005) Your Tomorrow Parts 1 & 2 (2010)

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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
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

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Jaguar"	2:49

Personnel

Corrosion of Conformity

• Pepper Keenan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Woody Weatherman – lead guitar, additional vocals (track 7)
• Mike Dean – bass guitar, additional vocals (track 7), engineer
• Stanton Moore – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• John Custer – producer, Hammond organ (track 1), guitar solo (track 4), acoustic guitar (track 12)

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2005)	Position
Billboard 200	108[10]