For the Sick
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For the Sick is the title of the various artist tribute album to one of the most influential sludge metal
bands, Eyehategod
. It was released through Emetic Records on March 20, 2007.
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
bands, Eyehategod
Eyehategod
Eyehategod is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans who formed in 1988. They have become one of the most well known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene...
. It was released through Emetic Records on March 20, 2007.
CD 1
- Dot(.) – "Man is Too Ignorant to Exist" (from In the Name of SufferingIn the Name of SufferingIn the Name of Suffering is Sludge metal band Eyehategod's debut album, released on December 1, 1992. The album was originally released on French label Intellectual Convulsion, but only 1500-2000 copies were pressed of this release before the label disappeared. They were then picked up by Century...
) - Unearthly TranceUnearthly TranceUnearthly Trance is a sludge metal/doom metal trio from Brooklyn/Queens New York, composed of guitarist-vocalist Ryan Lipynsky, bassist Jay Newman, and drummer Darren Verni. They were formed in 2000 and have released material on leading labels of the genre like Southern Lord, Rise Above Records...
– "Shinobi" (from In the Name of Suffering) - CableCable (American band)Cable is an American band formed in 1994 in Rockville, Connecticut. They combine a hardcore punk and emo aesthetic with a rhythmically complex, often discordant metal-influenced musical approach...
– "Pigs" (from In the Name of Suffering) - Bowel – "Run It Into the Ground" (from In the Name of Suffering)
- Alabama ThunderpussyAlabama ThunderpussyAlabama Thunderpussy was a Stoner metal band from Richmond, Virginia. It was founded by Bryan Cox, Erik Larson and Asechiah Bogdan in 1996.-History:...
– "Godsong" (from In the Name of Suffering) - Deadbird – "Children of God" (from In the Name of Suffering)
- KylesaKylesaKylesa is a metal band that was formed in Savannah, Georgia. Their music incorporates experimentalism with sludgy riffs, drop-tuned guitars and elements of psychedelic rock. The group was established in 2001 by the former members of Damad, with the addition of guitar player Laura Pleasants who is...
– "Left to Starve" (from In the Name of Suffering) - Rue – "Blank" (from Take as Needed for PainTake as Needed for PainTake as Needed for Pain is the second album by American sludge metal band Eyehategod, released on November 22, 1993. According to Mike Williams, it was the favorite album of nearly all band members, and his favorite album title, with the exception of Poison Idea's Record Collectors Are Pretentious...
) - Brutal TruthBrutal TruthBrutal Truth is an American grindcore band from New York City, formed by ex-Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers Of Death bass guitarist Dan Lilker in 1990. The group disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2006 and continue to release new music.-History:...
– "Sister Fucker" (from Take as Needed for Pain) - ByzantineByzantine (band)Byzantine is a heavy metal band from Charleston, West Virginia that formed in 2000. The band consists of frontman and co-founder Chris "OJ" Ojeda , Brian Henderson , Matt Wolfe and Michael "Skip" Cromer . They have released three studio albums on Prosthetic Records...
– "Shop Lift" (from Take as Needed for Pain) - Buried at Sea feat. Kevin Sharp – "White Nigger" (from Take as Needed for Pain)
- Raging SpeedhornRaging SpeedhornRaging Speedhorn were a British metal band, founded in Corby, Northamptonshire.-Career:Raging Speedhorn were formed in 1998 from the merging of the bands Soulcellar and Box...
– "30$ Bag" (from Take as Needed for Pain) - The Unholy 3 – "Take as Needed for Pain" (from Take as Needed for Pain)
- The EsotericThe EsotericThe Esoteric is a hardcore/rock band founded in 1996 from Lawrence, Kansas. They are currently signed to Prosthetic Records. Following several self-produced EPs, the band's debut full-length, With the Sureness of Sleepwalking, came out on Prosthetic Records in 2005...
– "Crimes Against Skin" (from Take as Needed for Pain) - Total Fucking Destruction – "Kill Your Boss" (from Take as Needed for Pain)
- Triac – "My Name is God (I Hate You)" (from DopesickDopesickDopesick is the third studio album by the American sludge metal band Eyehategod, released on April 2, 1996. It was reissued in 2006 as part of Century Media's 20th Anniversary series with three bonus tracks that were recorded during the original Dopesick recording sessions.-Recording and...
) - One Dead Three Wounded – "Dogs Holy Life" (from Dopesick)
- Halo of Locusts – "Dixie Whiskey" (from Dopesick)
CD 2
- MinskMinsk (band)Minsk is a doom metal/post-metal band from Peoria, Illinois founded in 2002. They are signed to Relapse Records. Self described as "psychedelic metal", their songs tend to start out as slow and simple, and become heavy and complex towards the end...
– "Ruptured Heart Theory" (from Dopesick) - RamessesRamesses (band)Ramesses is a sludge/doom metal band from Dorset, England, featuring ex-members of Electric Wizard.-Biography:Ramesses was formed in February 2003 by Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening with Adam Richardson formerly of Lord of Putrefaction, Spirmyard, and Hexed...
– "Lack of All Most Everything" (from Dopesick) - The Mighty Nimbus – "Zero Nowhere" (from Dopesick)
- Lair of the MinotaurLair of the MinotaurLair of the Minotaur is a thrash/sludge metal band from Chicago, Illinois.-History:Lair Of The Minotaur was formed by vocalist/guitarist Steven Rathbone in 2003 due to his other band, 7000 Dying Rats, becoming solely a studio project, giving up playing live...
– "Peace Thru War (Thru Peace and War)" (from Dopesick) - SourveinSourveinSourvein is a sludge/doom metal band that formed in Cape Fear, North Carolina during the year 1993. The band has released three full length albums and one EP.-Discography:*Split with Buzzoven...
– "Broken Down but Not Locked Up" (from Dopesick) - Bloody PandaBloody Panda-History:The band was formed in 2003 by Yoshiko Ohara, an established visual artist based in Osaka, Japan, who "decided to spend her savings on a trip to New York City, brand new recording equipment in tow, with the idea that she’d move to America to make music, this despite the unfortunate fact...
– "Anxiety Hangover" (from Dopesick) - Mouth of the ArchitectMouth of the ArchitectMouth of the Architect is an American atmospheric post-metal band from Dayton, Ohio, creating music influenced by and similar to Neurosis, Isis, Pelican, Cult of Luna, and various post-metal bands.-Biography:...
– "Story of the Eye" (from Southern Discomfort) - Left in Ruin – "Southern Discomfort" (from Southern Discomfort)
- Watch Them Die – "Serving Time in the Middle of Nowhere" (from Southern Discomfort)
- Ozenza – "Revolution/Revelation" (from Confederacy of Ruined LivesConfederacy of Ruined LivesConfederacy of Ruined Lives is sludge metal band Eyehategod's fourth album, released on September 19, 2000. As of 2011, it is their latest studio album...
) - Swarm of the Lotus – "Blood Money" (from Confederacy of Ruined Lives)
- Ichabod – "Jack Ass in the Will of God" (from Confederacy of Ruined Lives)
- Kill the Client – "The Confusion Machine Process" (from Confederacy of Ruined Lives)
- Sow Belly – "99 Miles of Bad Road" (from Confederacy of Ruined Lives)
- If He Dies He DiesIf He Dies He DiesIf He Dies He Dies was a heavy metal band with origins from the western portion of the U.S. state of Michigan. The band members of the band were; Daine Hammerle , Brent Eckhardt , and Ephraim Rosalez . Harley Obzut, Tommy Eilers, Addison Eilers Electric guitar...
– "Age of Bootcamp" (from Preaching the "End-Time" Message) - The Nain Rouge – "I Am the Gestapo" (from Preaching the "End-Time" Message)
- The Unholy 3 – "Torn Between Suicide and Breakfast"
- Mike WilliamsMike Williams (singer)Mike IX Williams is the singer for Eyehategod and former associate editor for Metal Maniacs. He has also worked on other projects.-Eyehategod:Mike was invited to join Eyehategod by Jimmy Bower in 1988...
- "Kiss My Ass Monday" (radio call-in; unlisted track)
Trivia
- The Unholy 3 is actually Shelton Hank Williams III (i.e. Hank Williams III).
- The tattooed arm pictured on the back of the release is that of unabashed Eyehategod fan D. Randall Blythe of Lamb of GodLamb of God (band)Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler...
and Halo of Locusts fame according to a Tartarean Desire interview with Blythe conducted by Tony Belcher on March 31, 2007.