Confederacy of Ruined Lives

Confederacy of Ruined Lives
Studio album by Eyehategod
Released	June 19, 2000
Recorded	April–May 2000
Studio	Balance Productions, Mandeville, Louisiana
Genre	Sludge metal
Length	40:19
Label	Century Media
Producer	Dave Fortman Eyehategod
Eyehategod chronology
Southern Discomfort (2000) Confederacy of Ruined Lives (2000) 10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke) (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles	9/10 [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10 [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

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

Track listing

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.	Title	Length
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

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

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.