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{{short description|American heavy metal drummer}}
{{short description|American heavy metal drummer (1966–2020)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Reed Mullin
| name = Reed Mullin
| image =
| image = File:Reed Mullin, Brian Shields, Jimmy Coup (cropped).jpg
| caption = Mullin performing with Corrosion of Conformity at The Pier, [[The Village Subway]] in Raleigh, North Carolina on 18 June 1987.
| caption = Mullin in 2009
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = William Reed Mullin
| birth_name = William Reed Mullin
| alias =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1966|2|12}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1966|2|12}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|1|27|1966|2|12}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|1|27|1966|2|12}}
| origin = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], U.S.
| origin = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.
| genre = [[Southern metal]], [[stoner metal]], [[sludge metal]], [[crossover thrash]], [[hardcore punk]]
| instrument = Drums, vocals
| occupation = Drummer
| years_active = 1982–2020
| genre = [[Crossover thrash]], [[hardcore punk]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[sludge metal]], [[stoner Rock]]
| past_member_of = [[Corrosion of Conformity]], No Labels, Man Will Destroy Himself, Brown, [[Teenage Time Killers]]
| occupation = Musician, songwriter
| years_active = 1982–2020
| website =
| label = [[Sanctuary Records]]
| associated_acts = [[Corrosion of Conformity]], No Labels, Man Will Destroy Himself, Brown, [[Vanessa Silberman]], [[Teenage Time Killers]]
| website =
}}
}}


'''William Reed Mullin''' (February 12, 1966 – January 27, 2020) was an American musician. He is best known as a co-founder and drummer of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Corrosion of Conformity]].
'''William Reed Mullin''' (February 12, 1966 – January 27, 2020) was an American musician from [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], best known as the co-founder and drummer of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Corrosion of Conformity]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2018-01-13 |title=CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Drummer On Band's Early Years: 'We Were Always Into Metal; We Just Couldn't Play It Too Good' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/corrosion-of-conformity-drummer-on-bands-early-years-we-were-always-into-metal-we-just-couldnt-play-it-too-good/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
== Career ==
Mullin was the founding member of Corrosion of Conformity with [[Mike Dean (musician)|Mike Dean]] and [[Woody Weatherman]]. Mullin, along with Weatherman, also played in the [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]-based [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]] band No Labels. No Labels disbanded in 1984, while Corrosion of Conformity continued to evolve and gain popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/nc-punk2.html |title=How North Carolina Got Its Punk Attitude |publisher=Furious.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/nc-punk.html |title=How North Carolina Got Its Punk Attitude |publisher=Furious.com |date=1971-05-07 |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref> Mullin left COC on February 1, 2001 due to a back injury.
Mullin was a co-founding member of the band Corrosion of Conformity with [[Mike Dean (musician)|Mike Dean]] and Woody Weatherman{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}. In their earlier years, the band played hardcore punk, but transitioned in the direction of heavy metal with 1991's ''[[Blind (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Blind]]'', playing a style that incorporates elements of [[southern metal]], [[sludge metal]], and [[stoner metal]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} Mullin, along with Weatherman, also played in the [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]-based [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]] band No Labels. No Labels disbanded in 1984, while Corrosion of Conformity continued to evolve and gain popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/nc-punk2.html |title=How North Carolina Got Its Punk Attitude |publisher=Furious.com |date= |accessdate=September 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/nc-punk.html |title=How North Carolina Got Its Punk Attitude |publisher=Furious.com |date=May 7, 1971 |accessdate=September 5, 2013}}</ref>


Following his departure from Corrosion of Conformity, Mullin worked on several other projects, including a hardcore band called Man Will Destroy Himself, and as the frontman for [[power pop]] band Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/live/Content?oid=1185430 |title=Live! &#124; MUSIC: Live! |publisher=Indy Week |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/reedmullin |title=Reed Mullin &#124; Free Music, Mixes, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref>
Mullin left Corrosion of Conformity on February 1, 2001, due to a back injury{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}. Following his departure from Corrosion of Conformity, Mullin worked on several other projects, including as the frontman for [[power pop]] band Brown and drummer for hardcore band Man Will Destroy Himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/live/Content?oid=1185430 |title=Live! &#124; MUSIC: Live! |publisher=Indy Week |date= |accessdate=September 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/reedmullin |title=Reed Mullin &#124; Free Music, Mixes, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=September 5, 2013}}</ref> In 2010, Mullin would rejoin Corrosion of Conformity on drums, marking the reformation of the band's lineup from the ''[[Animosity (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Animosity]]'' era.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139931 |title=Confirmed: Corrosion Of Conformity's 'Animosity' Lineup Reunited – Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=May 12, 2010 |accessdate=September 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103809/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139931 |archivedate=June 6, 2011 }}</ref>


In 2014, Mullin co-founded the hardcore punk [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Teenage Time Killers]] with Corrosion of Conformity bandmate [[Mike Dean (musician)|Mike Dean]] and [[My Ruin]] guitarist [[Mick Murphy (guitarist)|Mick Murphy]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}. Other members included [[Foo Fighters]] frontman [[Dave Grohl]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] vocalist [[Randy Blythe]], [[Stone Sour]] and [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] vocalist [[Corey Taylor]], [[Bad Religion]] guitarist [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]], former [[Queens of the Stone Age]] bassist [[Nick Oliveri]], among others{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}. Following Mullin's death in 2020, the band are presumed to have split-up.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Möratpublished |date=2024-06-29 |title=The story of Dave Grohl and Corey Taylor’s forgotten punk-metal supergroup Teenage Time Killers |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/teenage-time-killers-supegroup-corey-taylor-dave-grohl |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref>
In 2010, he rejoined COC with the ''[[Animosity (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Animosity]]'' era lineup (sans [[Pepper Keenan]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139931 |title=Confirmed: Corrosion Of Conformity's 'Animosity' Lineup Reunited - Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=2010-05-12 |accessdate=2013-09-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103809/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139931 |archivedate=2011-06-06 }}</ref>


== Death ==
In 2014, Mullin co-founded the [[hardcore punk]] supergroup [[Teenage Time Killers]] with COC bandmate [[Mike Dean (musician)|Mike Dean]] and [[My Ruin]] guitarist [[Mick Murphy (guitarist)|Mick Murphy]]. Other members include [[Foo Fighters]] frontman [[Dave Grohl]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] vocalist [[Randy Blythe]], [[Stone Sour]] and [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] vocalist [[Corey Taylor]], [[Bad Religion]] guitarist [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]], former [[Queens of the Stone Age]] bassist [[Nick Oliveri]], among others. Teenage Time Killers has signed with [[Rise Records]]<ref>{{cite web |author= |url= https://www.punknews.org/article/56693/teenage-time-killer-signs-with-rise-records |title=Teenage Time Killer signs with Rise Records |publisher=Punknews.org |date=2014 |accessdate=2018-03-28}}</ref> and has released their debut album ''Teenage Time Killers: Greatest Hits Vol. 1'' on July 28, 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.avclub.com/article/dave-grohls-newest-supergroup-teenage-time-killer--213319 | title=Dave Grohl’s newest supergroup, Teenage Time Killer, to release debut album | work=The AV Club | date=2014-12-23 | accessdate=2018-03-28 | author=Rovie, Eric}}</ref>
On January 27, 2020, Mullin died at the age of 53. He had often missed shows in the four years prior to his death due to a variety of health issues, including an alcohol-related [[seizure]] he suffered in June 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/corrosion-of-conformity-drummer-reed-mullin-dead-at-53/|title=CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Drummer REED MULLIN Dead At 53|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 27, 2020|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref>


==Death==
== Discography ==
On January 27, 2020, Mullin died at the age of 53.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/corrosion-of-conformity-drummer-reed-mullin-dead-at-53/|title=CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Drummer REED MULLIN Dead At 53|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 27, 2020|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref>
==Discography==


===Corrosion of Conformity albums===
=== Corrosion of Conformity ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|'''Chart positions'''
|'''US sales'''
|-
|1984
|''[[Eye for an Eye (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Eye for an Eye]]''
|[[Caroline Records (U.S.)|Caroline Records]]
|
|
|-
|October 1985
|''[[Animosity (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Animosity]]''
|[[Metal Blade Records]]
|
|
|-
|November 5, 1991
|''[[Blind (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Blind]]''
|[[Relativity Records]]
|
|
|-
|November 27, 1994
|''[[Deliverance (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Deliverance]]''
|[[Sony Records]]
|
|
|-
|October 12, 1996
|''[[Wiseblood (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Wiseblood]]''
|[[Sony Records]]
|
|
|-
|October 10, 2000
|''[[America's Volume Dealer]]'' (Available as [[Dualdisc]])
|[[Sanctuary Records]]
|
|
|-
|February 28, 2012
|''[[Corrosion of Conformity (album)|Corrosion of Conformity]]''
|[[Candlelight Records]]
|
|
|-
|June 24, 2014
|[[IX (Corrosion of Conformity album)|IX]]
|[[Candlelight Records]]
|
|
|-
|January 12, 2018
|[[No Cross No Crown (Corrosion of Conformity album)|No Cross No Crown]]
|[[Nuclear Blast Entertainment]]
|
|
|}


* ''[[Eye for an Eye (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Eye for an Eye]]'' (1984)
==References==
* ''[[Animosity (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Animosity]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Blind (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Blind]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Deliverance (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Deliverance]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Wiseblood (Corrosion of Conformity album)|Wiseblood]]'' (1996)
* ''[[America's Volume Dealer]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Corrosion of Conformity (album)|Corrosion of Conformity]]'' (2012)
* ''[[IX (Corrosion of Conformity album)|IX]]'' (2014)
* ''[[No Cross No Crown (album)|No Cross No Crown]]'' (2018)

=== Man Will Destroy Himself ===

* ''Consume...Be Silent....Die'' (2002)

=== Teenage Time Killers ===

* ''Greatest Hits Vol. 1'' (2015)

=== Sourvein ===

* ''Aquatic Occult'' (2016; guest appearance)

=== Righteous Fool ===

* ''Righteous Fool'' (2022; drums)

== References ==
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Reed Mullin
Mullin in 2009
Mullin in 2009
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Reed Mullin
Born(1966-02-12)February 12, 1966
OriginRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 2020(2020-01-27) (aged 53)
GenresSouthern metal, stoner metal, sludge metal, crossover thrash, hardcore punk
OccupationDrummer
Years active1982–2020
Formerly ofCorrosion of Conformity, No Labels, Man Will Destroy Himself, Brown, Teenage Time Killers

William Reed Mullin (February 12, 1966 – January 27, 2020) was an American musician from Raleigh, North Carolina, best known as the co-founder and drummer of heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity.[1]

Career

[edit]

Mullin was a co-founding member of the band Corrosion of Conformity with Mike Dean and Woody Weatherman[citation needed]. In their earlier years, the band played hardcore punk, but transitioned in the direction of heavy metal with 1991's Blind, playing a style that incorporates elements of southern metal, sludge metal, and stoner metal.[citation needed] Mullin, along with Weatherman, also played in the Raleigh-based hardcore band No Labels. No Labels disbanded in 1984, while Corrosion of Conformity continued to evolve and gain popularity.[2][3]

Mullin left Corrosion of Conformity on February 1, 2001, due to a back injury[citation needed]. Following his departure from Corrosion of Conformity, Mullin worked on several other projects, including as the frontman for power pop band Brown and drummer for hardcore band Man Will Destroy Himself.[4][5] In 2010, Mullin would rejoin Corrosion of Conformity on drums, marking the reformation of the band's lineup from the Animosity era.[6]

In 2014, Mullin co-founded the hardcore punk supergroup Teenage Time Killers with Corrosion of Conformity bandmate Mike Dean and My Ruin guitarist Mick Murphy[citation needed]. Other members included Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe, Stone Sour and Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor, Bad Religion guitarist Brian Baker, former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri, among others[citation needed]. Following Mullin's death in 2020, the band are presumed to have split-up.[7]

Death

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On January 27, 2020, Mullin died at the age of 53. He had often missed shows in the four years prior to his death due to a variety of health issues, including an alcohol-related seizure he suffered in June 2016.[8]

Discography

[edit]

Corrosion of Conformity

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Man Will Destroy Himself

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  • Consume...Be Silent....Die (2002)

Teenage Time Killers

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  • Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2015)

Sourvein

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  • Aquatic Occult (2016; guest appearance)

Righteous Fool

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  • Righteous Fool (2022; drums)

References

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  1. ^ Blabbermouth (January 13, 2018). "CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Drummer On Band's Early Years: 'We Were Always Into Metal; We Just Couldn't Play It Too Good'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "How North Carolina Got Its Punk Attitude". Furious.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "How North Carolina Got Its Punk Attitude". Furious.com. May 7, 1971. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Live! | MUSIC: Live!". Indy Week. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "Reed Mullin | Free Music, Mixes, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Confirmed: Corrosion Of Conformity's 'Animosity' Lineup Reunited – Blabbermouth.net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Möratpublished (June 29, 2024). "The story of Dave Grohl and Corey Taylor's forgotten punk-metal supergroup Teenage Time Killers". louder. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Drummer REED MULLIN Dead At 53". Blabbermouth.net. January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
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