Righteous Fool

Few bands start out dealing with more listener expectations than Raleigh’s Righteous Fool. The band is composed of bass player Mike Dean and drummer Reed Mullin of local hardcore/metal legends Corrosion of Conformity, and guitarist Jason Browning of Bad Brains frontman HR’s solo band. This power trio can chug along like a locomotive at high velocity, or inch forth with the density of an advancing lava flow. All three members sing, and the vocals tend to be a bit more melodic than early COC.