Confederacy of Ruined Lives
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{{Infobox album
| name = Confederacy of Ruined Lives
| type = studio
| artist = Eyehategod
| cover = Eyehategod - Confederacy of Ruined Lives.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 19, 2000
| recorded = June–July 2000
| venue =
| studio = Balance Productions, Mandeville, Louisiana
| genre = Sludge metal
| length = 40:19
| label = Century Media
| producer = Dave Fortman
Eyehategod
| prev_title = Southern Discomfort
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = 10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke)
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r498205|pure_url=yes}}|title=Confederacy of Ruined Lives – Eyehategod|publisher=Allmusic}}
| rev2 = Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
| rev2Score = 9/10{{Cite web |last=Pratt |first=Greg |date=September 25, 2000 |title=EYEHATEGOD - Confederacy of Ruined Lives |url=https://bravewords.com/reviews/eyehategod-confederacy-of-ruined-lives |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=bravewords.com |language=en}}
| rev3 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev3score = 7/10{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |last2=Perri|first2=David|author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s |publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing |year=2011 |location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada |isbn=9781-926592-20-6 |pages=161–162}}
| rev4 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book |url= |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=MUZE |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-531373-4 |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |editor-link=Colin Larkin |edition=4th |volume=3 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo0003unse_w1c2/page/350 350–351] |chapter=Eyehategod |via=Internet Archive}}
| noprose = yes
}}
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.
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_music = Jimmy Bower, Joe LaCaze, Brian Patton, Danny Nick and Mike IX Williams
| all_lyrics = Mike IX Williams
| total_length = 40:09
| title1 = Revelation / Revolution
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Blood Money
| length2 = 4:10
| title3 = Jack Ass in the Will of God
| length3 = 2:46
| title4 = Self Medication Blues
| length4 = 4:45
| title5 = The Concussion Machine Process
| length5 = 2:19
| title6 = Inferior and Full of Anxiety
| length6 = 3:18
| title7 = .001%
| length7 = 6:22
| title8 = 99 Miles of Bad Road
| length8 = 3:47
| title9 = Last Year (She Wanted a Doll House)
| length9 = 4:52
| title10 = Corruption Scheme
| length10 = 3:33
}}
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
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Category:Century Media Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Dave Fortman
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