Name: Ten Years of Abuse (and Still Broke)
Brand: Eyehategod

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SRE465LP

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-01-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

6430077091443

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Eyehategod

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Svart

Eyehategod is a sludge band from New Orleans, known for their misanthropic lyrics and their tumultuous history with law and drugs. After breaking up in 2000, they regrouped five years later. Lead singer *Mike Williams* faced legal troubles after Hurricane Katrina but was released in December of the same year thanks to his supporters.
In 2013, tragedy struck when drummer Joey LaCaze passed away at the age of 42 due to respiratory failure. Despite this loss, Eyehategod continued as a four-piece band for the first time in their career after guitarist Brian Patton left in late 2017 to prioritize his family.
The current lineup consists of *Mike Williams* on vocals, *Jimmy Bower* on guitar, *Aaron Hill* on drums, and *Gary Mader* on bass. With their unique sound and powerful performances, Eyehategod has become an influential force within the sludge metal genre.

Svart is a Finnish label that was established in Turku in 2009 by two individuals, specializing in re-releasing underground music on vinyl. They have gained recognition for their label series, *Jazz Liisa* and *Pop-Liisa*, which showcase the best of underground music. With a focus on quality and authenticity, Svart has become a trusted name in the industry.

No one album could ever capture the claustrophobia-to-catharsis of an Eyehategod show, but this compilation of live tracks and demos comes as close as it gets. 10 Years Of Abuse is a monumental work that documents Eyehategod’s uncompromising, single-minded purity of expression and exertion of raw nerve. The recording manages to span from their demo era to their later, legendary relentless live tour set. Many other bands have tried unsuccessfully to emulate Eyehategod, never quite capturing their dynamic. Formed in 1988 in New Orleans, they have become one of the most well-known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene. Eyehategod note bands like Melvins, The Obsessed, Discharge, Black Flag, Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus as major influences, but are often mentioned in the same breath as any of these legendary bands. Drawing comparisons to Grindcore, Crust Punk and Sludge Metal, their heavy bluesy, detuned rock and roll has been a lynchpin for the misanthropic and disenfranchised.

Eyehategod has released five studio albums to date with a sixth in the works and have toured all over the world in a career spanning over thirty years. The band has never released a live album and 10 Years is the only official witnessing document to decades of decimating live sonic abuse. Originally released on May 29, 2001, 10 Years spans seven live tracks from their European tour in 2000, a live radio show from August 1994 and four songs from an early 1990 demo. The result is a feedback-laced window into that wonderful, brutal Eyehategod “sound”, that addictive, lower-than-low note that nestles somewhere in the pit of your burning, alcohol-soaked, nauseated stomach.

Ten Years of Abuse (and Still Broke)

Music GB