"After two long years, I am finally getting my left knee replacement," said Corrosion Of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin last night in regards to his scheduled surgery this morning. "It's been bone on bone for sometime now and has been hurting like hell, but I have the baddest orthopaedic surgeon in town, Dr. James Crowther. Dr. Crowther reattached my rotator cuff a couple three years ago and did an incredible job. He doth rules. Not to mention, he's a big CoC fan!

"That being said, I am happy and proud to announce, that I will be back with CoC full time, fully straight-edge and pain free... ready for sum Corrosive global domination! And pumping our new album, No Cross No Crown. Lookin' forward to seeing all y'all out on the road again very soon, and especially jamming with my Corrosion brothers."Corrosion Of Conformity has announced a six-date Latin American tour this May. The trek, slated to run from May 12th to May 19th, includes performances in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico.

The band will then perform several European festival dates in June before returning to North America to kick off the second leg of their tour supporting Black Label Society this summer. Set to commence July 14th in Cadott, Wisconsin, the tour will make its way through nearly two dozen cities, coming to a close on August 11th in Sayreville, New Jersey. Additional support will again be provided by Eyehategod. See all confirmed dates below.

Corrosion Of Conformity continues to tour in support of their No Cross No Crown full-length, released in January via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Captured in North Carolina with longtime producer John Custer, the record marks the first studio recording with vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan in over a decade and, earning the #67 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, #12 on the Billboard Top Current Albums Chart, and #3 on the Top Hard Music Albums Chart upon its first week of release, is the highest charting album of the band's career.

No Cross No Crown is available on CD, digital, vinyl, and cassette formats. Various order bundles are available here.

Tour dates:

May
12 - Vic Club - Sao Paulo, BR
13 - Teatro Odisseia - Rio De Janeiro, BR
15 - Uniclub - Buenos Aires, AR
16 - Blondie - Santiago, CL
18 - Escena - Monterrey, MX
19 - Circo Volador - Mexico, MX

June
9 - Download - Donnington Park, UK
18 - Orion - Rome, IT w/ Converge
19 - VAZ Hafen - Innsbruck, AU w/ Converge
20 - La Belle Electrique - Grenoble, FR
22 - Hellfest - Clisson, FR
23 - Copenhell - København, DK
24 - Graspop - Dessel, BE

July (with Black Label Society, Eyehategod)
14 - Cadott Rock Fest - Cadott, WI
15 - Inkcarceration Music Festival - Mansfield, OH
16 - Monarch Music Hall - Peoria, IA *
17 - The Forge - Joliet, IL *
18 - 20 Monroe Live - Grand Rapids, MI
20 - Bourbon Theatre - Lincoln, NE
21 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
22 - Cotillion Ballroom - Wichita, KS
23 - The District - Sioux Falls, SD
25 - The Clyde Theatre - Wayne, IN
27 - Si Hall At The Fairgrounds - Syracuse, NY
28 - Impact Music Festival - Bangor, ME
29 - The Webster - Hartford, CT*
30 - The Queen - Wilmington, DE

August (with Black Label Society, Eyehategod)
1 - The Mill & Mine - Knoxville, TN
2 - The Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC
3 - Phase 2 - Lynchburg, VA
5 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
7 - Rebel - Toronto, ON
8 - Metlus - Montreal, QC
9 - Sherman Theater - Stroudsburg, PA
10 - Paramount - Huntington, NY
11 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ

* - no Eyehategod

(Photo - Dean Karr)