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Dopesick is the third album by the sludge band EyeHateGod , released in 1996 . The album was re-released in 2007 with three bonus tracks.
history
After the release of Take as Needed for Pain , EyeHateGod recorded several songs that were marketed by various companies as singles and EPs and were later released together as a demo compilation Southern Discomfort . Vince LeBlanc replaced Mark Schultz on bass during these releases. In autumn 1995 the band got together again to record another studio album, in some cases the band used the titles already published. Three of these pieces came out as bonus tracks on the re-release in 2007.
Since there was a conflict with the label in advance due to the lack of marketing opportunities, EyeHateGod Dopesick had to take on without any financial support from the production company.
“We are fully aware that you can hardly make any money with the music we play. We all work and that's how we earn the money we need to live. Century Media, our record company, doesn't seem to get it. They ask that we change our style in order to make money with ourselves. Then we didn't want to publish any more records with them and asked for the contract to be terminated. Her only comment: 'Forget it.' So we wanted money to be able to record the new record, and finally with a real producer. They didn't want to give us any money at all. You have to imagine that: They don't give us any money, but they want us to make a record for them that is good enough to sell. A joke!"
Billy Anderson, who had worked for Neurosis and The Melvins , among others , produced the album for free. Pepper Keenan from Corrosion of Conformity and the joint project Down , founded with Jimmy Bower and Phil Anselmo , acted as co-producers. The album was produced in Side One Studio in New Orleans , Louisiana , which is why singer Mike Williams had to commute between Brooklyn , New York City , where he lived at the time, and New Orleans.
During the recording an incident occurred, which was glorified in press and fan circles up to self-mutilation and satanic rituals. Jimmy Bower, however, describes the incident as less controversial:
“We wanted to use the effect of glass shattering in the background on some of the songs. Mike sang the vocals in a darkened room, throwing empty bottles around. At some point he stopped singing, he had cut his hand and was bleeding like a pig. Suddenly he started to smear things like 'Pig' and 'Satan' on the walls with his blood. But Billie Anderson [sic] (including Neurosis ), who as an old friend produced for free, didn't find it funny at all and broke up the happy group. When we got to the studio the next morning, a cleaning service had already removed everything. So no big deal. "
In an interview with the online magazine Spirit of Metal , the band stated that they recorded the entire album in one take . For this purpose, the entire band took the drug Xanax and instructed Billy Anderson to discard previous recordings.
Mike Williams describes the entire recording work as chaotic and compares the studio work with a near-death experience . In addition, he describes the title of the album as indicative of the circumstances under which Dopesick was created. In this context, he refers to Studio Side One as Studio Cocaine and explains that Patton and LaCaze did the mixing work in a shower of methamphetamines .
style
In the music magazine Intro , the album is described as a chaotic mishmash of Black Sabbath and a crusty atmosphere. Jordan F. supplements this comparison on SputnikMusic.com with a comparison already known to the band by citing the combination of Black Sabbath and Black Flag , which u. a. William York had already used it for the debut In the Name of Suffering . Jordan F. describes the album as more hardcore- heavy compared to the earlier releases. William York also describes the album as thicker and heavier compared to other releases by the band. According to York, the drums are more prominent on this album and the guitars sound particularly fat.
criticism
William York describes Dopesick as possibly the most painful album of the band. An effect that he tries to describe with the title Ruptured Heart Theory :
"'Ruptured Heart Theory' is the one track that shows the band at its most distraught, with its feedback-spewing guitars, crashing cymbals, anguished vocals, and absolutely crawling tempo."
"" Ruptured Heart Theory "is the one title that shows the band in their deepest desperation, with its feedback-spewing guitars, the crashing cymbals, the tortured voice and the endless creeping pace."
In the music magazine Intro , Billie Anderson's achievement is also highlighted:
"Producer Billy Anderson (MELVINS, NEUROSIS) did exactly the right thing and kept the sound as original as possible, so that 'Dopesick' is overflowing with authenticity."
Track list
Tracks 13-15 are bonus tracks from the 2007 re-release. All three tracks were already released on the 2000 compilation Southern Discomfort .
- My Name Is God (I Hate You) - 5:21
- Dogs Holy Life - 1:10
- Masters of Legalized Confusion - 3:57
- Dixie Whiskey - 2:55
- Ruptured Heart Theory - 3:33
- Non Conductive Negative Reasoning - 1:06
- Lack of Almost Everything - 2:48
- Zero Nowhere - 4:23
- Methamphetamines - 1:59
- Peace Thru War (Thru Peace and War) - 1:46
- Broken Down But Not Locked Up - 3:47
- Anxiety Hangover - 4:56
- Peace Thru War (Thru Peace and War) (Alternate version) - 1:48
- Depress (Alternate version) - 4:06
- Dopesick Jam - 16:02
Individual evidence
- ^ VA - Loud & Ugly Volume II (Sampler). Bovine Records, 1995.
- ^ EyeHateGod / 13 - EyeHateGod / 13 II (Split 7 "). Slap a Ham Records, 1995.
- ↑ a b c Williams, Mike: Dopesick Linernotes. Century Media 2007.
- ↑ a b Eyehategod - Dopesick . Century Media, 1996.
- ↑ a b c hass mich in ruhe ( Memento from March 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Interview with EyeHateGod from Spirit of Metal .
- ↑ a b Eyehategod - Dopesick ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ a b Jordan F .: Eyehategod - Dopesick .
- ^ William York: In the Name of Suffering - Eyehategod .
- ^ A b William York: Dopesick - Eyehategod .
