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EyeHateGod is the fifth studio album by the sludge band EyeHateGod , released in May 2014 . The self-titled and independently produced album for the first time is the band's first album in 14 years. EyeHateGod is the band's first release of new audio material, following the 2012 single New Orleans is the New Vietnam , after Hurricane Katrina shook the band members' lives in 2005. In addition, EyeHateGod is the last release of the band, on which the drummer Joey LaCaze, who died in August 2013, contributed.
production
The do-it-yourself idea accompanied the entire creation of the album, from the songwriting to the production to the tours. The band members prided themselves on trying to act independently in as many areas as possible and keep the profit. So the album was created without taking the usual advance payment from a record company and was fully financed by the band. Only the production and the distribution should be carried out by companies in order to guarantee a global distribution. The independence from a company guaranteed the band absolute artistic freedom. In order to be able to act as the rights holder, EyeHateGod founded the company Take as Needed LLC , whose employees represent the members of the band and whose bassist Gary Mader is registered as its director.
Years have passed from the first songwriting to the finished album, in which the band members were repeatedly occupied with other projects and private commitments. The actual recordings of the album took place between November 2012 and April 2013 in different studios with different producers. Even during the mastering process of the album, it was unclear which company would ultimately release the album.
“We still have to find a company that will bring it out. I don't trust anyone, especially record companies. It's just hard for me to sell my art. "
Announcements and Announcements
Early on, the band members announced existing songs and the release of a new album. Both Williams and Bower and Mader assumed a release date in late 2010 in June 2010. A few months later, Mader spoke of plans for spring 2011. In November 2011, Williams explained that it was not only difficult to get all the band members together, but also to find a suitable partner for distribution. Williams pointed out in 2010 that the writing of new song material, owed by the changes in the years after Katrina and the new life circumstances and priorities of the individual band members, takes more time than for previous releases.
“Everyone has more responsibilities and obligations, so we'll sit down together when we get this done - which has been quite a lot so far. Jimmy is also very busy with DOWN , some of us got into trouble with the law, and then the aftermath of Katrina, etc. All of this has affected our songwriting time together over the past few years.
Over the years and the various announcements, the band members gave further information such as the number of completed pieces and occasionally their titles, such as Medicine Noose and New Orleans is the New Vietnam . While there was still talk of five to seven finished songs in 2010, Williams spoke of sufficient material in 2012 to publish at least one EP. In 2013, Williams spoke of 15 completed tracks, of which nine or ten would be put together as an album. The band members defended themselves against repeated rumors about the album on the Internet: A popular rumor revolved around the intended title of the album.
“There are so many rumors. Like the one rumor that I have to clear up quickly: I have no idea which asshole is running around and claims that our new album is called 'Whiskey Drink'! "
Recordings
EyeHateGod started recording in November 2012. The band had chosen long-time friend Billy Anderson ( Neurosis , Mr. Bungle , The Melvins ), who had already produced the EyeHateGod album Dopesick, as producer. The band failed trying to finish the entire album within a week. Anderson recorded the instruments in the Living Room Studio in New Orleans, but was just as unsatisfied with the result as the band themselves.
“There was a documentary crew there to distract us from our recording time. Jimmy also had some problems because he was waiting for his child to be born, so it was a weird time to be in the studio. "
EyeHateGod decided to repeat the recordings with another producer, only keeping the drum recordings. In early 2013, the band found themselves in their rehearsal room called the Riff Room , also in New Orleans, to record guitars and bass with Stephen Berrigan. The vocals were recorded with Phil Anselmo and Stephen Berrigan as producers at Anselmo's Nodferatu's Lair studio in Mike Williams' home in the woods near Covington . The sound engineering was meanwhile taken over by Sanford Parker , who is involved with Williams in the Corrections House project. The mix and mastering was completed by Parker and Collin Jordan in Chicago.
On February 26, 2013 Williams announced the completion of the recordings and the completion of the master's album via Twitter . Only the artwork should still be worked out.
From the completed recording to the publication
Joey LaCaze
The album is dedicated to the memory of the former drummer of the band Joseph "Joey" Monroe LaCaze . On August 20, 2013, EyeHateGod had finished a European tour and returned to New Orleans. It was here that LaCaze, who was seriously ill with asthma, died on August 23rd. In 2013, two days after his 42nd birthday, he suffered from respiratory failure at his home. The band set up a donation account to support the LaCaze family. The band celebrated their 25th anniversary with some homage to the deceased drummer. At the Housecore Horror Fest in Austin on October 27, 2013, LaCaze adored Dale Crover of The Melvins played in his place. Meanwhile, the audience accompanied the breaks with shouts of joey.
After the cancellation of several other concerts in autumn 2013, EyeHateGod tried to find a new drummer. The band soon went to the rehearsal room with Aaron Hill and practiced a variety of EyeHateGod songs and played new concerts and tours.
After the drummer's death, the band decided to dub the album with the band name as a throwback. The band had previously discussed possible album titles for a long time and created lists of suggestions, while LaCaze proposed to release the album under the band name.
“It just makes so much sense. I can't really explain why, but it's like a fresh start and his drums are on it and all of that. It just seems logical. When he died it all slipped into place and we all said 'Yeah, self-titled'. I think we didn't even really talk about it, we just knew it. "
Brian Patton also described the album as a tribute to LaCaze as a musician and friend.
“We are very grateful that it is included on the album. He played great on it, and if that's a tribute to his great talent, but also to being a great friend. He is terribly missed and these recordings are a very nice thing to remember. "
Official album announcement
On March 12, 2014, EyeHateGod announced the release of the album for May 26 and 27, 2014 via various international music portals and presented with Agitation! Propaganda! a first 2 minutes and 21 seconds long video as a teaser for the album. The song contained in the video was about the online video portal MUZU.TV presented. In addition to the lyrics, the video also contained a first impression of the album design and the album title. As a further harbinger of the release, EyeHateGod played a concert in Baltimore on April 27, 2014 with High on Fire , Corrosion of Conformity , Magrudergrind , Strong Intention and Ilsa, as well as a small tour of America in April. 2014. In addition to the album announcement, Mike Williams made a personal statement about the release.
“The new songs are a [sic!] Cool combination of classic EYEHATEGOD elements, and the best production and songwriting in thirteen years. The only, and at the same time most tragic, loophole in all of this is the death of our friend and former drummer Joey Lacaze last year. It is all the better that some of his original recordings made it onto the album. We're damned excited about it. "
On March 28th Century Media announced the track list as well as the published European variants and upcoming tour dates. On April 3 about was SoundCloud with the piece Robitussin And Rejection another title of the album made accessible to an international audience. On April 8th, Mike IX gave a reading of his book Cancer as a Social Activity in the Dortmund music store Black Plastic . In the course of this event there was also the opportunity to hear the entire album.
publication
Despite the do-it-yourself philosophy, Brian Patton said in 2010 that the album would not be released on its own or very small label.
“I think we should try something bigger than that. Our fans deserve it, we deserve it, and to do everything right we need a label behind us, and a guy who runs one in his backyard really can't do that. We'd rather try a big indie or a small major label for the new album. "
Despite the long-standing conflict with Century, EyeHateGod decided to cooperate again with the company, after they had clearly supported the band after the separation from the company and through the re-releases of the old albums in 2006 and 2007 to continue to make the band successful and well known Band had contributed.
“The old label looked like it was just trying to make money out of the bands, but now it seems like there are more fans working there, a lot of cool people. You help us. What's completely ironic is that now that we're off the label, they're helping us more than ever. "
EyeHateGod was released on May 23, 2014 via Century Media in Australia, Europe, South America and Asia, the album was only released in Japan on Daymare Recordings and in North America on May 27, 2014 via Phil Anselmo's company Housecore Records .
The album was released by Century Media as a CD in digipak and as a limited LP in gatefold in two versions; 1,500 copies in black and a further 500 copies in gold vinyl, the gold records being exclusively intended for the European market.
Housecore, on the other hand, released the first pressing in four different LP versions, 600 black, 300 purple, 400 clear and another 300 gray-black-marbled records, which were available through the label's online shop alone.
Artwork
Design concept
The cut-and-paste aesthetic preferred by Williams can be found again in the design of the album. The artistic design is primarily based on the work of bassist Gary Mader. Mader was given the task mainly because of his computer skills.
The booklet as well as the CD are designed with cut-and-paste collages showing weapons as well as Christian and occult symbols. Ouroboros , enneagrams and the equilateral triangles complement portraits of Mary , icons and text passages in a scratching style.
Cover design
The cover of the album is designed using the cut-and-paste technique customary for EyeHateGod . The background of the picture is black. The name EyeHateGod in white, slightly offset capital letters in the Arial Black font occupies the upper edge. The lettering is lined with two, also white, heraldic stylized Phoenix symbols, which are known as the symbol of EyeHateGod . A sun symbol with a face is shown under the first letter, while a broken crescent moon is shown under the last letter. The edges are lined with stylized plant tendrils placed in the background, which converge up to half of the middle of the lower edge.
The main motif is an old-looking colored picture of a naked, dark-haired woman. The picture of the woman tied to a wooden cross is pierced several times with suggested cracks and a continuous vertical cut. The Veve Erzulies , the loa that acts as the guardian spirit of New Orleans, is depicted on the belly of the woman depicted up to the waist .
Two hands are directed from the top of the picture towards the woman's head. In the background, a circular leaded glass window that encloses three circles is indicated. One around the sides of the crossbar of the cross and one around the head of the woman and the upper end of the vertical bar of the cross, corresponding to a nimbus .
back
The left half of the back of the album is black and printed with white lettering, so the title information is in typewriter , without numbering and playing time, as well as the regular information about the production and sales company, including barcode, at the bottom. EyeHateGod's own company Take as Needed LLC is specified as the rights-holding production company .
The right half is supplemented with a digitally processed photo. The band members (from left to right: Mader, Williams, Bower, LaCaze and Patton) can be seen on a broken mirror leaning against a whitewashed brick wall. The faces of the members are partially blurred and shown in duplicate. The picture shows part of a tripod at LaCaze's feet and a self-timer in his hand.
Album information
style
The self-titled album features the classic blend of early Black Sabbath and late Black Flag, ascribed to the band, with elements of southern rock . The production is, referred to as raw, kept simple and puts the riffing in the foreground. The feedbacks known from EyeHateGod are again part of the album sound and introduce almost every song. Brian Patton also describes the release as a typical EyehateGod album without any significant changes in style.
“It's an EYEHATEGOD album through and through. It may be that you understand the singing a little better now, there may be a bit of swing here and there that we hadn't tried before, but overall it is EYEHATEGOD in its purest form. "
The drumming of Joey LaCaze, highlighted as unorthodox, is ascribed a special meaning with regard to the tension of the album. In particular, the rhythm section Mader and LaCaze is certified as having an outstanding groove . Jimmy Bower also highlights LaCaze's work, comparing drumming with a mix of Carnivore and Black Sabbath. The vocals consist of the hoarse yelling and roaring typical of Mike Williams .
Track information
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The pieces International Narcotic , Beers and a Ball of String and Turn Troubled Tables as well as the single piece New Orleans is the New Vietnam , which were previously published on Preaching the “End-Time” Message , are not included on EyeHateGod, contrary to the announcements for the respective releases. Instead, the on Preaching the "End-Time" Message and previously on the split single They Lie to Hide the Truth / The Age of Bootcamp 2002 Soilent Green published The Age of Bootcamp rerecorded for Eyehategod.
Without any content reference in the lyrics, the title of the piece is Agitation! Propaganda! an allusion to the communist agitprop concept of the founder of the Marxist movement in Russia Georgi Plekhanov : “The propagandist conveys many ideas to one or more people, the agitator conveys only one or only a few ideas, but conveys them to a large number of People."
In addition, there are some word games and allusions in the titles, as on the preliminary single from 2012. Robitussin and Rejection (Robitussin and defense) uses the often consumed as a drug name of pseudoephedrine -containing American cough syrup Robitussin DAC as a term, while Parish Motel Sickness an allusion to the Parish Prison is, of that very prison where Mike Williams a total of six months in prison spent .
criticism
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| Metal hammer |
 
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| Twilight-Magazin.de |
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| Metal.de |
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| MetalSucks.com |
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| Stormbringer.at |
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The album was received mostly positively and described as a consistent continuation of the previous work of EyeHateGod. Although the album is devoid of harmonic refrains or lasting arrangements, it is convincing with its well-known playing and sovereign independence in the genre. EyeHateGod is also described in the online magazine Metal.de as "anything but easily digestible [...]"; it is “authentic, fresh and unadorned.” As a consequence, Markus Endres also calls the album a familiar EyeHateGod release: “It hurts wonderfully in the ears, as it should be.” Manuel Kreuzer also sums up, for the tough- Magazine summarized the album as a work that hardly deviated from the previous releases of the band.
“Provocative artwork paired with provocative lyrics that stand out in an unmistakably snotty manner and their typical dragging and raw sound also characterize this musical work of the US Americans. Pounding drums and hard guitar riffs, which don't give a damn about harmonies, in combination with the choking aggressive voice of Mike IX Williams, offend amateurs. "
James Harvey describes EyeHateGod as the band's bluesiest album and the perfect staging of the foundation of their cult status. Jonathan Markwell expresses himself critical of the album in the online magazine Hit the Floor and awards one and a half out of five points, on the grounds that the pieces are consistently interchangeable and cannot be distinguished from each other in the form presented and do not allow any variation. Jakob Ehmke also criticizes the creeping monotony for the online magazine Powermetal.de , which Tobias Trillmich from the online magazine Twilight misses compared to previous publications. Sammy O'Hagar emphasizes the importance of the band in the genre on the basis of the criticized monotony and sees EyeHateGod as the embodiment of one of his views disregarded by many representatives of the genre basic ideas of the sludge.
“It's about pulling an ugly moment for as long as possible and sorting out the weaklings appropriately. The meaning and purpose lies in this painful time. Ultimately, that's exactly what it's about if done right and EyeHateGod still do it right. "
Robert from the online magazine Metalunderground.at , on the other hand, sees the album as a varied album within the scope of the offered spectrum, whose constant rhythm and tempo changes raise the quality of the album. “Because from really deeply dragging parts and tracks, as well as very disturbing areas, everything is offered. […] Partly chilled and then full of fun again, yes, variety in this style simply has to resound and it does, on a grand scale. ”In the online magazine Metalunderground.com , the album is a perfect release with an outstanding production labeled and awarded the highest grade. All instruments as well as Williams voice would have been mixed to a clear, full sound with an identifiability that was not previously available in EyeHateGod.
Individual evidence
Quotations in the original wording
- ↑ Now we have to find a label to put it out on. I trust nobody, especially record labels. It's just hard for me to sign away my art.
- ^ They make up so many rumors. Like this one rumor I've gotta dispel quickly: I don't know what asshole is goin 'around sayin' that our new album is called 'Whiskey Drink'!
- ↑ There was a documentary crew in there filming, and it was distracting away from our time recording. Jimmy was having a couple problems at the time too, waiting for his kid to be born, so it was a weird time to be in the studio.
- ↑ It just made so much sense to me. I can't really explain how it makes sense, but it's just like a new beginning and his drums are on there, you know the whole thing. It just seemed so logical. When he died, it just kind of fit into place and we all were just like, 'Yeah, self-titled.' I don't even think we had to really discuss it, we just automatically knew.
- ↑ I think we should try to something a little larger than that. Our fans deserve it, we deserve it, and in order for us to do anything we need a label behind us, and a guy doin 'it out of his backyard really can't offer that. We'll more than likely try to hit up the large independent or even small major labels for the new record.
- ↑ The old label seemed to be more into just making money off the bands, but now it seems that there are more fans working there, a lot of cooler people. They're helping us out. What's totally ironic is that they're helping us out now more than they ever have and we're about to be off the label.
- ↑ It's about dragging an ugly moment out as long as possible, appropriately weeding out the faint of heart. But under that punishing length of time is meaning and purpose. At least that's the case when it's done right, and Eyehategod still do that right.
References
- ↑ a b Tom Reardon: EyeHateGods Jimmy Bower talks about staying in the Van. Phoenix New Times, accessed March 18, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Kim Kelly: Interview with Brian Patton (EyeHateGod). Invivisible Orange, accessed March 17, 2014 .
- ^ Dwell in the Unrest - A Conversation with Mike IX Williams of Eyehategod and Corrections House. (No longer available online.) Steel of Brain, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; accessed on March 17, 2014 .
- ^ Take as Needed LLC. Find the Company, accessed January 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Miika Virtanen: Mike Ix talks new album. Zero Tolerance Magazine, archived from the original on March 28, 2015 ; accessed on March 16, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c d Denise Falson: Eyehategod's Mike Williams. Exclaim.ca, accessed March 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Eyehategod Interview: Jimmy Bower on Recording a New Album, Touring, Roadburn and More. the Obelisk, accessed March 17, 2014 .
- ↑ Interview: Eyehategod - “I ended up cutting my hand open and dripping blood all over the studio”. (No longer available online.) Thrash Hits, archived from the original on May 13, 2014 ; accessed on March 16, 2014 .
- ^ Julien: Mail interview with Gary Marder from Eyehategod. Spirit of Metal, accessed March 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Chris Grosso: Gary Marder Interview: Take as Needed for Pain. the Indie Spiritualist, accessed March 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Ghenna: Artist to Artist Interview Gehenna vs. EyeHateGod. (No longer available online.) Cvlt Nation, archived from the original on May 25, 2014 ; accessed on March 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Grim_Rieper: Mike IX Williams from Eyehategod. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 12, 2014 ; accessed on March 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Denise Falzon: Eyehategod Discuss New 7-Inch and Upcoming Studio Album. Exclaim, accessed March 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Kim Kelly: An Interview With Eyehategod's Mike 'IX' Williams. NPR Music, accessed March 14, 2014 .
- ↑ EYEHATEGOD: The Heavy Planet Interview. Heavy Planet, accessed March 16, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Ed Doommantia: NEWS: EYEHATEGOD To Release New Full-Length This Spring. Doommanita, archived from the original on October 16, 2014 ; accessed on March 17, 2014 .
- ^ Doc Schmahl: Interview: EHG's Mike IX. Invisible Oranges, archived from the original on October 16, 2014 ; accessed on March 17, 2014 .
- ↑ a b EyeHateGod: EyeHateGod. Liner notes
- ^ Mike Williams: Mike IX Willams Tweets. twitter, accessed March 18, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Tyrone Hood: Past Gigs. EyeHateGod, accessed March 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Buick MacKayne: Eyehategod drummer Joey Lacaze Reportedly Passes Away. Metal Underground, accessed March 17, 2014 .
- ↑ EYEHATEGOD Release Official Statement On Drummer Joey Lacaze's Cause Of Death. Metal Injection, accessed March 19, 2014 .
- ↑ Kim Kelly: an Interview with EyeHateGods Mike IX Williams. NPR, accessed March 19, 2014 .
- ↑ EyeHatesGod Jimmy Bower: Joey Lacaze would have never wanted us to quit. Blabbermouth, accessed March 20, 2014 .
- ^ A b Denise Falzon: Eyehategod Talk Their First Album in 14 Years and Moving Past the Death of Joey LaCaze. exclaim.ca, accessed May 22, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Markus Endres: Interview with Brian Patton on "Eyehategod". (No longer available online.) Metal.de, archived from the original on September 10, 2014 ; accessed on May 21, 2014 .
- ↑ a b EYEHATEGOD announce new album. Slam Zine, accessed March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ EyeHateGod present agitation! Propaganda! from the new album. Rock Hard, accessed March 15, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Eyehategod: announce further details about the album. Century Media, accessed March 31, 2014 .
- ↑ Alexandra Michels: EyeHateGod stream new song 'Robitussin And Rejection'. Rock Hard, accessed April 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Alex Hudson: EyeHateGod. Angel Fire, accessed March 27, 2014 .
- ↑ Online Store. Housecore Records, accessed April 18, 2014 .
- ↑ Daniel Tucceri: AMH interview with Jimmy Bower. AMH Network, archived from the original on October 13, 2014 ; accessed on March 18, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c pure: EyeHateGod - EyeHateGod. Stormbringer.at, accessed on May 22, 2014 .
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- ↑ a b c Jonathan Markwell: EyeHateGod - EyeHateGod. Hit the Floor, accessed May 22, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c Tobias Trillmich: EyeHateGod - EyehateGod. Twilight Magazine, accessed May 22, 2014 .
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- ↑ a b Alexander Eitner: EyeHateGod - EyeHateGod. (No longer available online.) Metalnews, archived from the original on May 19, 2014 ; accessed on May 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Vladimir Ilyich Lenin : What to do? , Chapter 3b, 1902, marxists.org
- ↑ tos: Cheap Drugs: Teenagers get high with cough syrup. Spiegel Online, accessed April 17, 2014 .
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- ↑ a b James Harvey: EyeHateGod - EyeHateGod. Metal Observer, accessed May 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Denise Falzon: EyeHateGod - EyeHateGod. Exclaim.ca, accessed May 23, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Robert: EyeHateGod - EyeHateGod. Metalunderground.at, accessed on May 22, 2014 .
- ↑ a b EyeHateGod - EyeHateGod. MetalUnderground.com, accessed May 26, 2014 .