Eyehategod

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Eyehategod
Eyehategod at Hellfest 2022
Background information
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Sludge metal
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Century Media Emetic Housecore
Members	Jimmy Bower Mike Williams Gary Mader Aaron Hill
Past members	Joey LaCaze Brian Patton Steve Dale Mark Schultz Vince LeBlanc Daniel Nick
Website	eyehategod.ee

Eyehategod (also abbreviated and referred to as EHG) is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana who formed in 1988.^[1] They have become one of the better known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene. Their core lineup has remained consistent since the band's inception, with the exception of the bassist (the role of which has been filled by several musicians over the years), until the death of drummer Joey LaCaze in 2013. As of 2021, the band has released six studio albums.

Eyehategod have noted Melvins, Carnivore, The Obsessed, Discharge, Black Flag, Corrosion of Conformity, Black Sabbath, Celtic Frost, Confessor, and Saint Vitus^[2] as key influences to their sound. Heavy, detuned, and bluesy guitar riffs dominate the band's discography. They are combined with walls of feedback, and tortured vocals, with lyrical themes centered around substance abuse, to create a harsh misanthropic mood.

The band were friends with grindcore group Anal Cunt and performed with them for the first show after their frontman Seth Putnam was revived from his 2004 coma. Putnam had previously filled in for Mike Williams at a show in New Orleans during Mardi Gras in 1996. Williams was out of town at the time.^[3]