Use Once and Destroy
Use Once and Destroy is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Superjoint Ritual. The guitar and bass work was done by Phil Anselmo and Eyehategod's Jimmy Bower. Drumming was performed by Joe Fazzio. For touring bass duties, Superjoint Ritual recruited Hank Williams III. Anselmo did not want to play bass live because he wanted to focus mainly on singing. Use Once and Destroy is a slightly different approach to music than the work of Pantera, one of Anselmo's other bands.
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| Released | May 21, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Balance Recordings Studios, Mandeville, Louisiana | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal, hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 49:10 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Dave Fortman | |||
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The album was re-released in 2006 through Sanctuary / Mayan Records, featuring bonus tracks.
Music videos
"Fuck Your Enemy" had a music video, directed by Jim Van Bebber. With its short song length, it found considerable airplay on Uranium throughout 2003. The black & white video begins by passing a door with a sign that reads "Hippies use side door." It then features the band performing in a small room with its walls covered in music posters and logos. Brief shots have the band humorously playing air guitar and drums before reverting to actual instrument performance footage. The song title would be censored as "F*** Your Enemy".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oblivious Maximus" | 2:33 |
| 2. | "It Takes No Guts" | 2:06 |
| 3. | "Everyone Hates Everyone" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "The Introvert" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "The Alcoholik" | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Fuck Your Enemy" | 1:40 |
| 7. | "4 Songs" | 6:18 |
| 8. | "Messages" | 2:01 |
| 9. | "All of Our Lives Will Get Tried" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Antifaith" | 2:14 |
| 11. | "Ozena" | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Drug Your Love" | 2:51 |
| 13. | "Haunted Hated" | 2:40 |
| 14. | "Stupid, Stupid Man" | 2:33 |
| 15. | "Creepy Crawl" | 1:54 |
| 16. | "Superjoint Ritual" | 6:34 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 17. | "Starvation Trip" (demo) | 1:23 |
| 18. | "Little H" (demo) | 2:05 |
Personnel
- Superjoint Ritual
- Phil Anselmo – vocals, guitars, bass
- Jimmy Bower – guitars, bass
- Joe Fazzio – drums
- Production
- Dave Fortman – engineering, mixing, producer
- Mark Casselman – mastering
- Joe Fazzio – artwork, design
- Keith Neltner – design
- Neil Zlozower – photography
Chart positions
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | The Billboard 200 | 87 |
| 2002 | Top Independent Albums | 5 |