Confederacy of Ruined Lives

2000 studio album by Eyehategod

Studio album by

Eyehategod

Released

September 19, 2000

Recorded

June–July 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 September 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

^ "Confederacy of Ruined Lives – Eyehategod". Allmusic.
^ Pratt, Greg (September 25, 2000). "EYEHATEGOD - Confederacy of Ruined Lives". bravewords.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.