Byker Grave Festival 2024
location_city Newcastle University Student Union, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Metal band formed in New Orleans in 1988. They were part of the US Sludge-metal scene that also included Corrosion Of Conformity, Killdozer and Melvins, this being a hybrid of grunge and stoner rock-metal.
Key members include: Mike Williams - vocals and Jimmy Bower - guitars, Gary Mader - bass and Aaron Hill - drums.
They released their debut album, "In the Name of Suffering" in 1990, followed by: "Take as Needed for Pain" (1993), "Dopesick" (1996), "Confederacy of Ruined Lives" (2000), "Eyehategod" (2014), plus 2021's: "A History of Nomadic Behavior".