In Conversation With.... Mike Dean of Corrosion Of Conformity 5 November 2012 No Comment By Matt Hinch Prior to Corrosion of Conformity embarking on a North American tour, on which the Kingston, Ontario date had just been canceled (re-booked for Barrie), I had the chance to have a conversation with bassist/vocalist Mike Dean . We discussed this year's self-titled release, influences old and new, touring in Canada, and even the NHL lockout. Enjoy. I hear you're recording now, you had the record in the Spring, another one coming out (Eye For An Eye reissue), and a tour. Being so busy, is it wearing you down at all or are you feeling invigorated by all the work? Fairly invigorated because we keep a pretty sustainable pace even though it gets a little hectic at times. Especially in terms of touring, we like to tag up home every few weeks. And keep things functional at home. We're not generally out for 3 solid months. We're out for 3 weeks and then we come home for a short period of time and we go back out. We're trying to make it real sustainable. We did just write and record 5 songs, all told, in about 5 weeks time which is kinda short for us to organize the whole thing and all that. That was little hectic, in a good way. But, no no it's not wearing us down. Speaking of the self-titled, to me it sounds a little closer to your crossover roots.