Confederacy of Ruined Lives

Confederacy of Ruined Lives is the fourth studio album by sludge metal band Eyehategod, released on September 19, 2000. The track "Jack Ass in the Will of God" is a reworking of the title track to Southern Discomfort.

Confederacy of Ruined Lives
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2000
RecordedJune–July 2000
StudioBalance Productions, Mandeville, Louisiana
GenreSludge metal
Length40:19
LabelCentury Media
ProducerDave Fortman
Eyehategod
Eyehategod chronology
Southern Discomfort
(2000)
Confederacy of Ruined Lives
(2000)
10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke)
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles9/10[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Mike IX Williams; all music is composed by Jimmy Bower, Joe LaCaze, Brian Patton, Danny Nick and Mike IX Williams

No.TitleLength
1."Revelation / Revolution"4:17
2."Blood Money"4:10
3."Jack Ass in the Will of God"2:46
4."Self Medication Blues"4:45
5."The Concussion Machine Process"2:19
6."Inferior and Full of Anxiety"3:18
7.".001%"6:22
8."99 Miles of Bad Road"3:47
9."Last Year (She Wanted a Doll House)"4:52
10."Corruption Scheme"3:33
Total length:40:09

Personnel edit

Eyehategod

  • Mike IX Williams – vocals
  • Brian Patton – lead guitar
  • Jimmy Bower – rhythm guitar
  • Danny Nick – bass
  • Joe LaCaze – drums

Production

  • Dave Fortman – producer, mixing
  • Tom Bejgrowicz – artwork, design, layout

References edit

  1. ^ "Confederacy of Ruined Lives – Eyehategod". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Pratt, Greg (September 25, 2000). "EYEHATEGOD - Confederacy of Ruined Lives". bravewords.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 161–162. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Eyehategod". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. pp. 350–351. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 – via Internet Archive.