![]() ![]() At the time, Mike Williams was living in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn in New York City, and so had to travel between there and New Orleans frequently for the recording sessions. The band had been recording several demos, which were released on various seven-inch records and splits on various labels, but finally in 1995 settled down to record an album, with Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity as producer, and new bassist Vince LeBlanc, which would be named Dopesick. Brian Patton recorded Soilent Green's debut album, Pussysoul.ĭopesick and Confederacy of Ruined Lives (1995–2000) Jimmy Bower played drums on Crowbar's Broken Glass as well as Down's debut album, NOLA. Mike Williams busied himself contributing to Metal Maniacs magazine. After touring, the band members briefly spread out in different directions. After the release of the album, the band toured extensively with acts such as Chaos UK, Buzzov*en, White Zombie and Corrosion of Conformity. The southern rock, blues, and doom influences are also more distinctly felt on this album. The sound of Take as Needed for Pain seemed much closer to what the members intended than the material on In the Name of Suffering, and it shows a cleaner, more distinct sound with better defined riffs. At the time, Mike Williams was homeless (having been thrown out by his former girlfriend) and living in an abandoned, flea-infested room above a strip club just a few minutes away from the studio. The band played daily during this period to put down tracks for the album. The album was recorded at Studio 13, a small recording studio working from the 13th floor of an abandoned department store on Canal Street in New Orleans. ![]() These four tracks were the same as those on the original demo Lack of Almost Everything.Įyehategod then went on to record Take as Needed for Pain in 1993, with new bassist Mark Schultz who had also contributed on In The Name Of Suffering. Also in 2006, In the Name of Suffering was re-issued with four bonus tracks. They soon signed with Century Media however, who re-released In the Name of Suffering on December 1, 1992, as it is known today. The label dissolved with only a couple of thousand copies having been printed, so the band had to find a new label. The album had a far more primitive and raw sound than later releases (as it was recorded by the inexperienced band members for only $1,000), and had a more hardcore feel to it. They eventually got signed to the small French label Intellectual Convulsion, and released their first album In the Name of Suffering in 1990. The band then recorded two demos Garden Dwarf Woman Driver (1989) and Lack of Almost Everything (1990) the latter was sent out to various labels. Hilliard would later leave the group early on, and would be replaced by Mike Williams. Jimmy Bower and Joey LaCaze founded the band on Ap(in accordance with 4/20 in cannabis culture), and they recruited Mark Schultz, Steve Dale and vocalist Chris Hilliard. History Formation, demos and first two albums (1988–1995) 1.4 Eyehategod and A History of Nomadic Behavior (2014–present).1.2 Dopesick and Confederacy of Ruined Lives (1995–2000).1.1 Formation, demos and first two albums (1988–1995).Putnam had previously filled in for Mike Williams at a show in New Orleans during Mardi Gras in 1996. The band were friends with grindcore group Anal Cunt and performed with them for the first show after their frontman Seth Putnam was revived from his 2004 coma. They are combined with walls of feedback, and tortured vocals, with lyrical themes centered around substance abuse, to create a harsh misanthropic vibe. Heavy, detuned, and bluesy guitar riffs dominate the band's discography. As of 2021, the band has released seven studio albums.Įyehategod have noted the Melvins, Carnivore, The Obsessed, Discharge, Black Flag, Corrosion of Conformity, Black Sabbath, Celtic Frost, Confessor, and Saint Vitus as key influences to their sound. Their core lineup has remained consistent since the band's inception, with the exception of the bassist (the role of which has been filled by several musicians over the years), until the death of drummer Joey LaCaze in 2013. They have become one of the better known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene. Eyehategod (also abbreviated and referred to as EHG) is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana who formed in 1988. ![]()
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