EYEHATEGOD — In The Name Of Suffering (review)

EYEHATEGOD — In The Name Of Suffering album cover Album · 1992 · Sludge Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"In The Name Of Suffering" is the debut full-length studio album by US, Louisiana based sludge metal act Eyehategod. The album was originally released in 1990 through the small French Intellectual Convulsion label (only pressed in 1500-2000 copies before the label was shut down), but was picked up by Century Media Records for a more widely available December 1992 re-release. Eyehategod formed in 1988 and released two demos, "Garden Dwarf Woman Driver" and "Lack of Almost Everything", in the years 1989 and 1990, respectively. "In The Name Of Suffering" was recorded and produced by the band themselves and cost them only $1000 to record.

"In The Name Of Suffering" is one of the earliest examples of sludge metal, before such a term was even coined. Stylistically the music is ultra heavy doom metal with a southern groove and aggressive snarling hardcore vocals. The album is drenched in a bleak atmosphere of despair and depression, and it´s the kind of release designed to crush your positive spirit and leave you a depressed cynic. Eyehategod paint the picture of a nightmare world, which song titles like "Depress", "Man Is Too Ignorant to Exist", and "Left to Starve" bear witness to.

The album features a raw, organic, and filthy sounding production. At times it almost sounds like the album was recorded live in the studio. Loud chrashing drums, distorted guitars/bass which often make screaming feedback noises, and lead vocalist Mike Williams screaming his lungs out in front. The material on the 10 track, 35:05 minutes long album are generally well written and there are several killer riffs and grooves on the album, but the songs aren´t always easy to tell apart, and a few more catchy hooks, could have made the album an even more effectful release. As it is, "In The Name Of Suffering" is completely uncompromising and there´s of course a great charm and boldness to that, and to those who enjoy their heavy music as raw and unpolished as possible, this is definitely a mandatory listen. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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