In the Name of Suffering
In the Name of Suffering | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1990 December 1, 1992 | |||
Studio | Festival Studios, Kenner, Louisiana | |||
Genre | Sludge metal | |||
Length | 35:03 | |||
Label | Intellectual Convulsion (1990) Century Media (1992) | |||
Producer | Eyehategod | |||
Eyehategod chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
In the Name of Suffering is the debut album by American sludge metal band Eyehategod. It was initially released in 1990[1] through French independent label Intellectual Convulsion and reissued in 1992 by Century Media.
Background and recording
Eyehategod was formed in 1988[2][3] and recorded two demos, Garden Dwarf Woman Driver and Lack of Almost Everything, released in the years 1989 and 1990, respectively. Originally, the band did not take themselves seriously, and only formed to rebel against what they call "the norm of underground music at the time".[2] The album was recorded and produced by the band themselves[4] at Festival Studios in Kenner, Louisiana for about $1,000.[5]
Release
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The album was originally released by French label Intellectual Convulsion, but only around 1,500–2,000 CD and
In 2015, the album, along with Take as Needed for Pain, was repressed on vinyl through Century Media. This 2015 pressing was made available on black, white (limited to 100 copies) and gold (limited to 500 copies) colored vinyl. Also released on the same day was a four-disc CD boxset containing the group's first four albums (including In the Name of Suffering).[6]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[8] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
Since its initial release, In the Name of Suffering has received praise for its rough style, and is seen as one of the first, as well as one of the most important, sludge metal albums of the 1990s.[10] Heavy metal website Hellbound.ca mentioned how In the Name of Suffering, along with its follow-up Take as Needed for Pain, created the framework for "one of the most interesting, yet disturbing, bands around".[4] In William York's review of the album for AllMusic, he states "Later Eyehategod albums have more memorable songs, but In the Name of Suffering arguably captures the band's compelling ugliness in its most raw state."[7]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Depress" | 4:58 |
2. | "Man Is Too Ignorant to Exist" | 2:37 |
3. | "Shinobi" | 5:15 |
4. | "Pigs" | 2:59 |
5. | "Run It into the Ground" | 3:10 |
6. | "Godsong" | 2:44 |
7. | "Children of God" | 3:10 |
8. | "Left to Starve" | 3:09 |
9. | "Hostility Dose" | 2:43 |
10. | "Hit a Girl" | 4:18 |
Total length: | 35:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Left to Starve" (demo) | 4:06 |
12. | "Hit a Girl" (demo) | 4:12 |
13. | "Depress" (demo) | 7:34 |
14. | "Children of God" (demo) | 3:46 |
Total length: | 54:41 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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France | 1990 | Intellectual Convulsion | CD, LP | SPASM III |
Europe | 1992 | Century Media
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7738 |
United States | ||||
2004 | Emetic Records | LP | N/A | |
2006 | Century Media
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CD | 8263 | |
2008 | Emetic Records | 2xLP | EME031 | |
2011 | ||||
Europe | 2015 | Century Media
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LP | CMD9985561 |
Credits
- Mike IX Williams — vocals
- Mark Schultz — lead guitar
- Jimmy Bower — rhythm guitar
- Steve Dale — bass
- Joe LaCaze — drums
References
- ISBN 978-0-473-15690-9.
- ^ a b n/a. "Eyehategod: Interview [Interview with Gary Mader]". spirit-of-metal.com. Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ISBN 0-9582684-0-1. Retrieved 2005-11-01.
- ^ a b Palmerston, Shane. "From The Archives: EyeHateGod Interview From 1996". hellbound.ca. Hellbound.CA. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ n/a. "013 Eyehategod Biography". metalurgespodcast.wordpress.com. Metal Urges Podcast. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ n/a. "EYEHATEGOD – vinyl reissues of 'In The Name Of Suffering' and 'Take As Needed For Pain' & release of 'Original Album Collection'". metalgodstv.com. Metal Gods TV. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ Allmusic.
- ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ n/a. "On March The Saints: The Evolution Of New Orleans Metal". thequietus.com. The Quietus. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
External links
- In The Name Of Suffering at Discogs (list of releases)