"Dopesick" is a final album released by these masters of sludge, before their break up, although, I think, there might be a CD of unreleased material out there. Anyway, Eyehategod was a band that thrived on total hatred and nihilism, and "Dopesick" is no exception. The album starts with slow and painful "My Name is God (I Hate You)," which pretty much sets the pace for the entire record. Mostly slow, tooth-grinding songs with a few speedier, more hardcore, sections thrown in here and there for variety. If you are looking for melody or beauty, definitely look elsewhere. There is nothing pretty or attractive about this record. Ugly and hateful, bottom heavy riffs are accompanied by agonizing, full of pain, screams. The lyrical content is as ugly as the music itself, full of violence, bile and total despair. It's amazing that Century Media chose to sign this band. Bands like Soilent Green (which includes oneor two former Eyhategod members) continue to tread Eyehategod's path today. Give this one a try, if you think you are man enough.

© 1999 boris