Totalselfhatred

Totalselfhatred formed in the late 1990s after vocalist Evan Tanner's previous band ended. Their debut album 'The Tyranny of Self' came out in 2001, followed by records like 'The Art of Self-destruction' and 'The Path of No Return'. Tanner writes the lyrics and handles vocals, with Ethan James on bass and Michael Reed on drums.

Their songs often deal with difficult emotional territory. The track 'Total Self-hatred' gives the band its name, while other songs like 'At War With Myself' and 'A Teardrop Into Eternity' continue exploring similar themes. Some listeners have found their work unsettling, but the band has generally kept to their own approach.

They work in a style that blends heavy instrumentation with personal, introspective writing. The music doesn't offer easy resolutions, instead sitting with the discomfort it describes. It's the kind of material that tends to find its audience slowly, through word of mouth rather than mainstream channels.