album · November 22, 1993
Take as Needed for Pain
Century MediaSee this day
heavy metaldoom metalgrunge
This 1993 full-length for Century Media cemented Eyehategod's reputation for raw, punishing sludge. It's a bleak and brutal listen, full of the band's signature nasty riffs and Michael Williams's venomous vocals.
- The album was recorded at Ultrasonic Studios in New Orleans with producer Steve Albini. It was originally released on CD and cassette by Century Media, with vinyl following later. Eyehategod's sound on this record draws heavily from hardcore punk and doom metal, creating a uniquely abrasive listening experience.
- The album's title is a reference to a slogan used by the pharmacy department of the U.S. military. Despite its grim sound, the album received positive attention from underground metal and hardcore zines. This record is often cited as a key release in the development of the sludge metal genre.
- Century Media, the label that issued the album, was also home to prominent extreme metal acts like Iced Earth and Tiamat at the time. The album found the band solidifying their raw, nihilistic sound after several independent releases. It remains a touchstone of the sludge metal genre.
Eyehategod are a New Orleans-based band whose blend of sludge metal, hardcore punk, and noise rock has influenced a generation of extreme music artists. Emerging from the underground in the late 1980s, they became figureheads of the burgeoning sludge scene. This 1993 release found the band still refining the sound that would define them, on the cusp of wider recognition within extreme metal circles.
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