Reed Mullin is best known as founding member and drummer of in Corrosion of Conformity. Mullin left the band in 2001, citing problems due to a degenerative back disease (and therefore an unwillingness to tour) as the reason, though he has since emerged as the vocalist in a band called Brown. Mullin was replaced by Jimmy Bower (known from Crowbar, Eyehategod, Down and Superjoint Ritual.Reed Mullin rejoined Corrosion of Conformity in May 2010.