Take as Needed for Pain

Take as Needed for Pain is the second studio album by American sludge metal band Eyehategod, released on November 22, 1993. It was reissued in 2006 as part of Century Media's 20th Anniversary series of reissues, with six bonus tracks, taken from rare 7" records and splits.

For the pharmacological phrase "take as needed", see pro re nata.
Take as Needed for Pain
Studio album by
Eyehategod
ReleasedNovember 22, 1993
RecordedStudio 13, New Orleans, Louisiana
GenreSludge metal[1][2]
Length49:34
LabelCentury Media
ProducerEyehategod
Eyehategod chronology
In the Name of Suffering
(1990)		 Take as Needed for Pain
(1993)		 Dopesick
(1996)

Background and recording

After being signed to Century Media in the early 1990s, the band began to self-record and produce[3] their first album for the label, and second album total, in Studio 13. Studio 13 was a small recording studio located on the 13th floor of an abandoned department store located in New Orleans, about a few minutes away from where Mike Williams was living.[4]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

Take as Needed for Pain has received praise since its 1993 release, and is considered by many as one of the band's best albums. According to Mike IX Williams, it was the favorite album of nearly all band members,[4] and his favorite album title, with the exception of Poison Idea's Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes

In 2009, the album was chosen as the number 1 sludge album by Terrorizer. The magazine commented:

"The essential sounds of Tony Iommi drowning in a bath full of whiskey and dirty needles, it might lack the 'hits' of its successor but as a catalyst for the movement, it's utterly essential."[6]

In 2013, the song "White Nigger" was officially retitled "White Neighbor" during a rehearsal with Melvins drummer Dale Crover.[7]

In 2016, Metal Hammer named the album in their list "The 10 Essential Sludge Albums", stating the album "raised the bar".[8] In 2017, Rolling Stone listed the album at No. 92 on its list of The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mike IX Williams; all music is composed by Jimmy Bower, Joey LaCaze, Marc Schultz, Brian Patton & Mike Williams.

No.TitleLength
1."Blank"7:10
2."Sisterfucker (Part I)"2:13
3."Shoplift"3:17
4."White Nigger"3:56
5."30$ Bag"2:51
6."Disturbance"7:01
7."Take as Needed for Pain"6:09
8."Sisterfucker (Part II)"2:39
9."Crimes Against Skin"6:49
10."Kill Your Boss"4:16
11."Who Gave Her the Roses"2:00
12."Laugh It Off"1:33
Total length:49:54
2006 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Ruptured Heart Theory" (from the Bovine Records 7" Ruptured Heart Theory)3:33
14."Story of the Eye" (from the Bovine Records 7" Ruptured Heart Theory)2:30
15."Blank/Shoplift" (from the Bovine Records 7" Ruptured Heart Theory)3:58
16."Southern Discomfort" (from the Slap-A-Ham Records split 7" with 16)4:24
17."Serving Time in the Middle of Nowhere" (from the Ax/ction Records split 7" with 16)3:20
18."Lack of Almost Everything" (from the Ax/ction Records split 7" with 16)2:28
Total length:69:48

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1993 Century Media CD, CS 7752-2
2004 Emetic Records LP N/A
2006 Century Media CD 8264-2
2008 Emetic Records 2xLP EME032
2011
2015 Century Media LP CMD9985571
Europe

Personnel
Eyehategod
Production
  • Robinson Mills – engineer
  • Perry Cunningham – remastering
  • Tom Bejgrowicz – additional layout
  • Charles Elliot – reissue coordination

References
  1. "THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES". Loudwire. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. Slessor, Dan (June 16, 2020). "The 13 Most Essential Sludge Records". Kerrang!. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  3. Palmerston, Shane. "From The Archives: EyeHateGod Interview From 1996". hellbound.ca. Hellbound.CA. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  4. n/a. "013 Eyehategod Biography". metalurgespodcast.wordpress.com. Metal Urges Podcast. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  5. Allmusic review
  6. James Minton, Kim Kelly, and Jenn Selby, "Filth Parade," Terrorizer #188, September 2009, p. 56.
  7. Bennett, J. "Jimmy Bower on White Power, Superjoint and the N-Word". clrvynt.com. clrvynt. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  8. Chantler, Chris. "The 10 Essential Sludge Albums". teamrock.com. Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  9. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-w486923
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