Personally I think Eyehategod are one of those bands that transcends any genre they're associated with. I was obsessed with them for about two years and would rarely listen to anything else. I was in a very bad state of mind at the time and actually had to stop listening to them because they reinforced that state of mind to a degree where it was becoming counterproductive. Listening to Crimes Against Skin on a loop is not a healthy way to live your life.
I watched a Pantera DVD the other day and found a similarly obsessive underpinning with their fans too. I'm not a huge Pantera fan myself, but can see how easy it would be for someone to become totally obsessed with them.
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