Back in the summer of 2005, Corrosion Of Conformity had just released their seventh album, In The Arms Of God, and were about to embark on an extensive jaunt across Europe as special guests to Motörhead. But just before the tour was due to begin, Hurricane Katrina swept through the American South, causing devastation in singer and guitarist Pepper Keenan’s hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. Suddenly, being the frontman in a rock’n’roll band didn’t seem so important anymore.
“It knocked me on my ass for a couple of years,” says Pepper now. “There was so much property damage, family members were missing, communication was really difficult.”
