Take as Needed for Pain

Take as Needed for Pain is the second album by American sludge metal band Eyehategod, released on November 22, 1993. According to Mike Williams, it was the favorite album of nearly all band members, and his favorite album title, with the exception of Poison Idea's Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes. It was reissued in 2006 as part of Century Media's 20th Anniversary series of reissues, with 6 bonus tracks, taken from rare 7" records and splits.

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

Track listing

1. "Blank" – 7:06
2. "Sisterfucker (Part I)" – 2:09
3. "Shoplift" – 3:14
4. "White Nigger" – 3:54
5. "30$ Bag" – 2:47
6. "Disturbance" – 7:01
7. "Take as Needed for Pain" – 6:06
8. "Sisterfucker (Part II)" – 2:37
9. "Crimes Against Skin" – 6:46
10. "Kill Your Boss" – 4:13
11. "Who Gave Her the Roses" – 1:59
12. "Laugh it Off" – 1:35
13. "Ruptured Heart Theory" – 3:33
14. "Story of the Eye" – 2:30
15. "Blank/Shoplift" – 3:58
16. "Southern Discomfort" – 4:24
17. "Serving Time in the Middle of Nowhere" – 3:20
18. "Lack of Almost Everything" – 2:28

All songs by Jimmy Bower, Joey LaCaze, Marc Schultz, Brian Patton & Mike Williams.
All lyrics by Mike Williams.
All songs published by Magic Arts Publishing (ASCAP)
Tracks 13-15 taken from the Bovine Records "Ruptured Heart Theory" 7".
Track 16 taken from the Slap-A-Ham Records split 7" with 13.
Tracks 17 and 18 taken from the Ax/ction Records split 7" with 13.

Credits

• Mike Williams – Vocalist
• Brian Patton – Guitar
• Jimmy Bower – Guitar
• Mark Schultz – Bass
• Joey LaCaze – Drums
• Robinson Mills – Engineer
• Perry Cunningham – Re-mastering (for DNA Mastering)
• Tom Bejgrowicz – Additional layout
• Charles Elliot – Reissue coordination

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