No Cross No Crown (album)

No Cross No Crown is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity, released on January 12, 2018, by Nuclear Blast.[2]

No Cross No Crown
Studio album by Corrosion of Conformity
Released	January 12, 2018
Genre	Stoner rock sludge metal Southern rock
Length	58:01
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Corrosion of Conformity John Custer
Corrosion of Conformity chronology
IX (2014) No Cross No Crown (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10[3]
Consequence of Sound	C+[4]
Exclaim!	6/10[5]
Kerrang!	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Punknews.org	[8]
The Wire	[9]

It is the first album to feature the "classic" lineup of Pepper Keenan, Woody Weatherman, Mike Dean and Reed Mullin since America's Volume Dealer (2000). It is also the last album to feature drummer Mullin who died on January 27, 2020.

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Decibel	Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018	31	[10]

Track listing

All music composed by Corrosion of Conformity, all lyrics by Pepper Keenan except "A Quest to Believe (A Call to the Void)" lyrics by Pepper Keenan/Mike Dean. "Son and Daughter" music and lyrics by Brian May.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Novus Deus" (instrumental)	1:28
2.	"The Luddite"	4:39
3.	"Cast the First Stone"	3:43
4.	"No Cross" (instrumental)	1:18
5.	"Wolf Named Crow"	5:12
6.	"Little Man"	4:31
7.	"Matre's Diem" (instrumental)	1:26
8.	"Forgive Me"	4:06
9.	"Nothing Left to Say"	6:22
10.	"Sacred Isolation" (instrumental)	1:22
11.	"Old Disaster"	4:44
12.	"E.L.M."	4:02
13.	"No Cross No Crown"	3:55
14.	"A Quest to Believe (A Call to the Void)"	6:20
15.	"Son and Daughter" (Queen cover)	4:53
Total length:		58:01

Personnel

Corrosion of Conformity

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

Production

• John Custer – production

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	95
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	134
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13]	94
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	98
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	87
US Billboard 200[16]	67

References

1. "No Cross No Crown by Corrosion of Conformity". Metacritic. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
2. Monger, James Christopher. "No Cross No Crown – Corrosion of Conformity". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
3. Gorania, Jay H. "CD Reviews – No Cross No Crown Corrosion Of Conformity". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
4. O'Connor, Andy (January 17, 2018). "Corrosion of Conformity Runs Out of Momentum on No Cross, No Crown". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
5. Tremblay, Mark (January 17, 2018). "No Cross No Crown – Corrosion of Conformity". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
6. "Corrosion of Conformity 'No Cross No Crown'". Kerrang!. London, UK: 54. January 6, 2018.
7. "Corrosion of Conformity 'No Cross No Crown'". Mojo. London: 94. January 9, 2018.
8. "Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown". punknews.org. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
9. "Corrosion of Conformity 'No Cross No Crown'". The Wire. London. February 23, 2018.
10. Mudrian, Albert. "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
11. "ARIA Chart Watch #456". auspOp. January 20, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
12. "Ultratop.be – Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
13. "Spanishcharts.com – Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
16. "Corrosion of Conformity Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2018.