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EyeHateGod - Southern Discomfort - 02-Mar-08 09:37 PM
This is another great offering from Eyehategod; its difficult to judge exactly where it stands alongside "In The Name And Suffering" and "Dopesick", but its certainly up with those in the top three somewhere. Though the mix and recording quality is not entirely consistent across the disc the album still manages to flow cohesively, and this is certainly some of the bands rawest, heaviest material. In my opinion Eyehategod are much more in their element when they are stripped-down and raw - a quality which is somewhat lacking on their later Century Media LPs. This album is made up of demos and B-sides, and indeed some of these versions are better than the later, more "polished" recordings. Classic sludge. Necessary material for connoisseurs of the genre.

EyeHateGod - In The Name Of Suffering - 08-Nov-07 02:08 AM
"Vietnam!" This is most likely one of the best albums ever recorded. By far one of the definitive albums of the sludge metal genre; Eyehategod take Black Sabbath type stoner riffs to the ultimate extreme by slowing them down, carelessly(fully?) fucking them up, and fusing them with Black Flag / Discharge hardcore-punk attitude and one-note solos. Id est, totally hideous, fucked up, disgusting, and beautiful simultaneously. This is without debate Eyehategods most raw album, and therefore in my opinion their best. Only the "Southern Discomfort" demos can rival the disgusting sickness of this album, and even then its a different beast: not as raw, not as viral. Early Eyehategod is essential. The negative aspect of human existence encapsulated within music. "The only thing that makes reality is death. And then they hang it on a cross and kneel down and pray to it."

Bongzilla - Amerijuanican - 08-Nov-07 01:45 AM
A plodding classic of a stoner / sludge metal album. This is without question Bongzillas apex thus far: the production and the songwriting work together to provide a dirty, sludgy, groovy mess of bluesy riffs that are both memorable and crushing simultaneously. The lyrics are of course totally ridiculous, and this only adds to the over-the-top, swirling, stoney smoke of the riffage. This time around the band decides to leave behind the (somewhat trite) spoken word cannabis-related samples, and in my opinion this is a wise choice: the riff can and will stand solid on its own. However, this departure from the bands previous works is a minor point; the important part of this album is the well-practiced perfection of the sickeningly heavy, lowdown-hangover-blues infected riffs. And speaking of the blues, Bongzilla decides to end their best album so far with a stoney-as-hell cover of a Muddy Waters tune: "Champagne And Reefer". Bluesy as fuck and straight up wicked, if you ask me.