A Lethal Dose of American Hatred is the second album by heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Superjoint Ritual

Superjoint Ritual

Superjoint Ritual was an American heavy metal band formed by Phil Anselmo, Joe Fazzio, and Jimmy Bower in the early 1990s, later to be joined by Hank Williams III, and Kevin Bond. Their style can be considered a mix of Pantera's style of groove metal and hardcore punk. A small trace of black metal...

. Former "touring only" bassist Hank Williams III

Hank Williams III

Shelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...

 played on this album. Nearly every song begins with a count-in by Phil Anselmo

Phil Anselmo

Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisiana-based metal act Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records....

. "Waiting for the Turning Point" and "Stealing a Page or Two From Armed & Radical Pagans" are finished versions of the two bonus demos released on their first album, Use Once and Destroy

Use Once and Destroy

Use Once and Destroy is the first release from heavy metal band Superjoint Ritual.It was recorded in lead singer Phil Anselmo's barn turned recording studio in Louisiana. The guitar and bass work was done by Phil Anselmo and Eyehategod's Jimmy Bower. Drumming was performed by Joe Fazzio. For...

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Music videos

"Waiting for the Turning Point" and "Dress Like a Target" both had music videos. As considerably short songs, they both found significant airplay on heavy metal programs and consist largely of live performance.

Track listing

1. "Sickness" – 3:06
2. "Waiting for the Turning Point" – 1:27
3. "Dress Like a Target" – 2:46
4. "The Destruction of a Person" – 4:26
5. "Personal Insult" – 4:12
6. "Never to Sit or Stand Again" – 5:14
7. "Death Threat" – 2:10
8. "Permanently" – 3:24
9. "Stealing a Page or Two From Armed & Radical Pagans" – 3:28
10. "Symbol of Nevermore" – 5:05
11. "The Knife Rises" – 3:51
12. "The Horror" – 1:17
13. "Absorbed" – 5:45

Personnel

• Phil Anselmo
  Phil Anselmo
  Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisiana-based metal act Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records....
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Jimmy Bower
  Jimmy Bower
  Jimmy Bower is an American sludge/heavy metal guitarist and drummer who has played with six bands, most notably Eyehategod, Crowbar, Down, and Superjoint Ritual....
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Kevin Bond – guitar
  Guitar
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• Hank Williams III
  Hank Williams III
  Shelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
  
   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Joe Fazzio – drums
  Drum kit
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Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2003	The Billboard 200	55
2003	Top Independent Albums	2