EYEHATEGOD
New Orleans is the New Vietnam
1. New Orleans is the New Vietnam
Years ago I was sitting around drinking with a friend and I
threw on EyeHateGod’s Dopesick. This friend was always picky when it came to
music, and generally liked more melodic and upbeat bands, but he immediately
closed his eyes and began bobbing his head to “My name is God (I hate you)”. He looked up and said “I may not usually
listen to EyeHateGod, but goddamn I’m sure glad they exist.”
With the release of the New
Orleans is the New Vietnam 7” I think this sentiment is more true than
ever. Metal needs EyeHateGod. We need EyeHateGod. And with no new music from them for over a
decade, it’s incredibly refreshing to finally hear Mike Williams desperate screams
laid over top of Jimmy Bower/Brian Patton’s sludgy riffs once again.
If you like EHG then you are going to like this single. Despite a 12 year absence since Confederacy of Ruined Lives, this group
of New Orleanians have missed a beat.
The riffs are massive, the vocals sound both anxious and assured, and
the group as a whole seems to be the true embodiment of a city that has been beaten
down, torn apart, and left for dead. The
band laments the demise of their home turf with the same sludgy blues riffs and
that Sabbath-meets-Black Flag-meets-a-lifetime-of-tragic-living style that many
have emulated, but that no one can ever really duplicated. This single is a welcome pre-cursor to an
upcoming full-length that will no doubt remind people why EHG are the true
kings of American sludge.
Buy the awesome etched 7” from A389 here.
