▁metal ▁sound . ▁ ▁Bl ind ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁Columbia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁with ▁three ▁additional ▁songs . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Bl ind ▁received ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁from ▁All music ▁writer ▁Edu ardo ▁Riv ad avia , ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁four - and - a - half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁and ▁states , ▁" By ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁released ▁ 1 9 9 1 ' s ▁Bl ind , ▁c ros so ver ▁pione ers ▁Cor ros ion ▁of ▁Con form ity ▁were ▁purs uing ▁a ▁decided ly ▁met all ic ▁direction , ▁but ▁this ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁comprom ised ▁their ▁punk ▁eth ic , ▁over t ly ▁political ▁lyr ical ▁them es , ▁and ▁incred ible ▁son ic ▁ag gression ." ▁Riv ad avia ▁describes ▁" D am ned ▁for ▁All ▁Time " ▁and ▁" M ine ▁Are ▁the ▁E yes ▁of ▁God " ▁as ▁" ex cell ent ▁tracks " ▁that ▁" man age ▁to ▁be ▁both ▁utter ly ▁heavy ▁and ▁surprising ly ▁catch y ", ▁while ▁he ▁describes ▁" D ance ▁of ▁the ▁Dead " ▁and ▁" E cho es ▁in ▁the ▁Well " ▁as ▁" stra ight forward ▁metal ▁as ▁C . O . C . ▁gets ." ▁He ▁also ▁describes ▁Bl ind ▁as ▁" simp ly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁heavy ▁rock ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ." ▁ ▁Bl ind ▁was ▁the ▁album ▁that ▁broke ▁Cor ros ion ▁of ▁Con form ity ▁into ▁the ▁heavy ▁metal