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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, the band recruited Hank Williams III. Anselmo did not want to play bass live because he wanted to focus mainly on singing.

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Use Once and Destroy
Studio album by Superjoint Ritual
Released	May 21, 2002
Recorded	Balance Recordings Studios, Mandeville, Louisiana
Genre	Sludge metal, hardcore punk, thrash metal[1]
Length	49:10
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Dave Fortman
Superjoint Ritual chronology
Use Once and Destroy (2002) A Lethal Dose of American Hatred (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Use Once and Destroy is a slightly different approach to music than the work of Pantera, one of Anselmo's other bands. It has been described as a mix of hardcore punk and sludge metal.[2]

The album was re-released in 2006 through Sanctuary / Mayan Records, featuring bonus tracks.

On May 20, 2022, Revolver Magazine respectively reissued the album on a 2LP vinyl cover to celebrate its 20th-anniversary milestone, as well as their second follow-up album, A Lethal Dose of American Hatred. The 20th-anniversary edition art covers were designed by Child Bite's lead vocalist, Shawn Knight.[3]

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 and 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".

"The Alcoholik" also had a music video, directed by Jim Van Bebber. The video starts with a couple of various shots of the band playing along with the song vigorously. Superjoint and Eyehategod guitarist and Down drummer Jimmy Bower appears as an actor by drinking numerous couple of beer bottles while watching NASCAR on television. It then proceeds as Bower runs to the toilet by breaking the door down, signifying the "PINEAL GLAND" meter as full. The process continues while Bower goes back to drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking cigarettes while on the couch as various shots of Bower were made outside the home. Two unidentified actors came in to force Bower to drink more while the music plays. Various posters and logos were used, including the Confeferate flag at the end of the music video.

Track listing

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 (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Billboard 200	87
2002	Top Independent Albums	5

References

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Use once and destroy es el primer álbum de la banda de hardcore de Nueva Orleans Superjoint Ritual. Fue grabada en el estudio del cantante de Pantera Phil Anselmo en Luisiana. La guitarra y el bajo estuvieron en manos de éste y de Jimmy Bower de Eyehategod, y a la batería estuvo Joe Fazzio. También intervino Hank Williams III. Phil Anselmo también es el cantante, que no quería tocar la guitarra en la misma grabación porque quería resaltar la voz.

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