Eyes & Nines

Eyes & Nines
Studio album by Trash Talk
Released	May 18, 2010 (Digital) June 8, 2010 (CD, LP)
Recorded	Big Game Lodge
Genre	Thrashcore crossover thrash
Length	17:29
Label	Trash Talk Collective (US) Hassle Records (Europe) Alliance Trax/Six Feet Under Records (Japan) Shock (Australia)
Producer	Joby J. Ford
Trash Talk chronology
Trash Talk (2008) Eyes & Nines (2010) 119 (2012)
Singles from Trash Talk
"Explode" Released: 2010

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Press	[2]
Decibel	8/10 [3]
Drowned in Sound	6/10 [4]
The Fly	[5]
The Music	[6]
NME	7/10 [7]
Pitchfork	7.8/10 [8]
Q	[9]
Rock Sound	10/10 [10]
The Skinny	[11]

Eyes & Nines is the third studio album by American hardcore punk band Trash Talk. It was released on May 18, 2010 digitally and June 8, 2010 on CD/LP by the band's own record label Trash Talk Collective.

Background and release

On February 3 they stated on their blog 'Manifest Destination' that they had been hard at work writing and recording the album 'Eyes & Nines'. The album was available for preorder, and those who did so received a digital copy of the single 'Explode' and the music video for the single instantly.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vultures"	0:58
2.	"Flesh & Blood"	1:54
3.	"Explode"	2:35
4.	"Hash Wednesday"	4:30
5.	"Envy / More"	0:44
6.	"Rabbit Holes"	1:01
7.	"I Do"	0:39
8.	"Trudge"	1:35
9.	"On a Fix"	1:20
10.	"Eyes & Nines"	2:13

Personnel

• Lee Spielman - Vocals
• Garrett Stevenson - Guitar
• Spencer Pollard - Bass and Vocals
• Sam Bosson - Drums
• Greg Hetson - Additional guitar in "Vultures"
• Matt Caughthran - Additional vocals in "Explode" and "Rabbit Holes"
• Luis Hernandez - Additional vocals in "Hash Wednesday" and "On A Fix"
• Jorma Vik - Additional percussion in "Eyes & Nines"
• Joby J. Ford - Producer
• Dave Schiffman - Mixing
• Beau Burchell - Mastering ^[12]

Chart positions

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13]	36

References

1. "Eyes & Nines by Trash Talk" – via www.metacritic.com.
2. Eyes & Nines melts faces entirely on its own merit. [Jul 2010, p.130]
3. "Decibel review".
4. "Album Review: Trash Talk - Eyes & Nines". DrownedInSound. May 17, 2010.
5. Pia, Camilla (May 13, 2010). "Album Review: Trash Talk". The Fly . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
6. Writer, Staff (July 1, 2010). "Album Review: Trash Talk - 'Eyes & Nines'". The Music . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
7. McFee, Edwin (May 14, 2010). "Album review: Trash Talk - 'Eyes And Nines' (Hassle)". NME . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
8. Breihan, Tom. "Trash Talk: Eyes & Nines". Pitchfork.
9. A guest spot from scene legend Greg Hetson confirms Eyes And Nines as the real deal. [Jun 2010, p.120]
10. Sound, Rock. "Trash Talk - Eyes And Nines". www.rocksound.tv.
11. "Trash Talk – Eyes & Nines | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk.
12. Eyes & Nines page 8
13. "Trash Talk Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.