Mike Dean (musician)
Thomas Michael Dean (born August 24, 1963) is the bassist for American metal band Corrosion of Conformity. He sang on the band's early recordings from their crossover thrash era before leaving the band in 1987. In 1989 Dean, along with C.O.C. guitarist Woody Weatherman and artist Brian Walsby on drums, released the Snake Nation album on Caroline Records.[1] Dean rejoined C.O.C. as the bass player and occasional vocalist in 1993 and has remained with the band since. Along with several production and engineering credits he also collaborated with Dave Grohl on the Probot song "Access Babylon", a return to the punk/metal fusion of old.
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Dean performing in 2005 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Thomas Michael Dean |
Born | August 24, 1963 |
Genres | Crossover thrash, hardcore punk, heavy metal, sludge metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bassist, singer |
Instruments | Bass, keyboards, piano, vocals |
Years active | 1982–present |
Labels | Sanctuary |
Associated acts | Corrosion of Conformity Probot Vista Chino Lightning Born Righteous Fool Snake Nation |
As of 2010 the original lineup of Corrosion of Conformity consisting of Mike Dean, Reed Mullin, and Woody Weatherman are once again performing and recording as a three-piece. They've released two albums, 2012's Corrosion of Conformity and 2014's IX, along with an E.P. entitled Megalodon in 2013.
Dean currently plays bass for Lightning Born, a four-piece out of Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 2016.
Dean served as the engineer for C.O.C.'s 2005 Sanctuary Records release, "In the Arms of God." He was also the producer and engineer for Vampire Circus, an album by Maryland-based doom-metal band Earthride released in 2005 by Southern Lord Records.
He also served as touring bassist for Vista Chino in 2013 and played bass on the song "As You Wish", on Vista Chino's 2013 album Peace.
Discography
Albums
Date of release | Title | Label | Chart positions | US sales |
1984 | Eye for an Eye | Caroline Records | ||
October 1985 | Animosity | Metal Blade Records | ||
October 12, 1989 | Snake Nation | Caroline Records | ||
November 27, 1994 | Deliverance | Sony Records | ||
October 12, 1996 | Wiseblood | Sony Records | ||
October 10, 2000 | America's Volume Dealer (Available as Dualdisc) | Sanctuary Records | ||
August 7, 2001 | Live Volume CD, DVD and DVDA | Sanctuary Records | ||
February 10, 2004 | Probot | Southern Lord | ||
April 5, 2005 | In the Arms of God | Sanctuary Records | ||
February 28, 2012 | Corrosion of Conformity | Candlelight Records | ||
September 3, 2013 | Peace | Napalm Records | ||
June 24, 2014 | IX | Candlelight Records | ||
January 12, 2018 | No Cross No Crown | Nuclear Blast Records | ||
June 21, 2019 | Lightning Born | Ripple Music |
EPs
Date of release | Title | Label | Chart positions | US sales |
1987 | Technocracy | Metal Blade Records | ||
1989 | Six Songs With Mike Singing: 1985 | Metal Blade Records | ||
2013 | Megalodon | Scion/AV |
Compilations
- No Core (1982, split)
- Why Are We Here? (1983, split)
- Cleanse the Bacteria (1985, compilation)
- Complete Death (1985, compilation)(Metal Blade Records)
Music videos
- "Albatross" (1994)
- "Clean My Wounds" (1994)
- "Wiseblood" (1996)
- "Drowning in a Daydream" (1996)
- "Live Volume" DVD (2001)
- "Stonebreaker" (2005)
- "Psychic Vampire" (2012)
- "The Moneychangers" (2012)
- "Feed On" (2013)
References
- brian walsby (December 6, 2007). "Introverted Loudmouth: Snake Nation". Introvertedloudmouth.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 6, 2011.