Corrosion Of Conformity - Clean My Wounds

What this video is

Released in 1994–1995 during Corrosion of Conformity's commercial peak, 'Clean My Wounds' represented a significant moment for Southern sludge metal entering mainstream rock radio, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart — the band's joint highest-charting single. On Columbia Records, COC occupied a rare space bridging hardcore punk roots, Black Sabbath-influenced doom, and Southern rock groove at…

Why it matters

A landmark document of Southern sludge metal's mainstream breakthrough moment. COC's Deliverance-era sound — fusing Black Sabbath doom, Southern rock groove, and hardcore aggression — directly prefigured and influenced the stoner rock and Southern metal movements of the late 1990s and 2000s (Down,…

The director

Dean Karr (b. February 22, 1965, Seattle, WA) is a Los Angeles-based American photographer, music video director, and commercial director. He holds a BFA from Washington State University and attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His prolific…