Where did all this hate and misanthropy stem from at the time?Д«ower: Being young and pissed at life and we wanted to sound wrongвЂ¦ya know us five guys were and still are the best friends that loved our roots: blues, old hardcore and noise bands. MR: The album itself is one of the most hateful slabs of sludgy doom metal in the history of the genre. Why do you think that the general consensus seems to be that Take as Needed for Pain is the quintessential sludge record?Д«ower: We were just trying to play blues, man! And with MikeвЂ™s singing style it was a marriage made in heavenвЂ¦ our influences were coming to life through us and we were tripping out! Thank you for the kind words! Also, for example, Terrorizer hailed it as the most essential sludge album a couple of years ago. MR: This album is often seen as one of the originators of sludge and possibly the most important piece of work coming from the NOLA metal scene. It formed our soundвЂ¦ this record is my favorite for sure. How do you see Take as Needed for Pain, almost twenty years after its recording?Д«ower: When we did the record, it was the first time anyone in the band owned equipment. MR: ThereвЂ™s hardly a metal fan that knows the record but doesnвЂ™t appreciate its quality and overall influence. Jimmy Bower: I think itвЂ™s pretty damn cool! Not surprisingly, Take as Needed for Pain was chosen as one of them. The reason why weвЂ™re harassing you is the fact that the MetalReview team has spent dozens of sleepless nights trying to come up with a list of the 100 Most Essential Metal Albums produced in the nineteen-fucking-nineties and now weвЂ™re done. MetalReview: First of all, thank you so much for taking this up, Jimmy.

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