Erectile Dysfunction

The cover of the album

## Alternative cover

The back of the CD and Vinyl releases.

**Erectile Dysfunction** is the debut album from the American metal band Seijuu and their first album with Nothing Records. The album was released on August 16, 2000. This has garnered a cult following in the 2020s after being declared by TikTok as "the most darkest alternative metal album ever released".

## Recording

Seijuu drove from Halifax to Malibu and came up with 10 songs on the way, which includes 2 covers. According to a interview with Bryan Gardner-owned magazine *Louder than Grunge* in 1999, Silas said that they would have came up with just 5 songs if they were to fly from Canada. Upon arriving to Indigo Ranch Studios in June 1999, the band started working with producer Ross Robinson to create the album.

Throughout the journey to Malibu, the band started to get to know each other and formed a family-like bond that is (to this very day) unbreakable. The band's vocalist Zion Fuller suffered from depression, anxiety and PTSD as a child. Zion sung nihilistic and angsty lyrics on the album. Especially "You just try to do things to make me better but instead you just rape my mind with useless bullshit" on the song "Kamikaze", the band followed the nihilistic and angsty lyrics with heavy nu metal riffs and somber hardcore punk inspired chorus parts.

In April 2000, the band went to post-production with the album and in May 2000, the album was completed. The album was released on August 16, 2000.

## Track listing

All music composed by Silas Halsey, Robyn Strong and Akron Yeager. All lyrics written by Zion Fuller.

1. No Shelter \*Rage Against The Machine Cover\* (4:04)
2. Hellbeast (3:39)
3. Snick (6:10)
4. Grime and Slime (5:27)
5. Kamikaze (2:48)
6. Last Guest (6:54)
7. No Vacancies (1:29)
8. Erectile Dysfunction (3:50)
9. Spleen \*Staind Cover\* (4:39)
10. Unknown (5:29)

### Audio Samples

These audio parts can be heard in 4 songs: Hellbeast, Snick, Kamikaze and Unknown

* South Park "Cartman Gets A Anal Probe"
* Bride of Chucky "Barbie, Eat Your Heart Out"
* Bobby's World "Incredible Bulk"
* Playhouse Disney Jingle

## Personnel

Zion Fuller-lead vocals

Silas Halsey-bass

Robyn Strong-guitar, co-lead vocals (tracks 5 & 8)

Akron Yeager-drums, keyboards, synths

## Reception

The album has received "mixed or average" reviews after the release day, some reviewers like Kerrang! and Metal Edge praised the the nihilistic lyrics and heavy riffs while other reviewers like Nick Magazine and Rolling Stone criticized the album for being too dark of a metal album. Revolver said in a review in late August 2000 for criticism: "How can you make yourself sound like Blue from Blue's Clues and Jonathan Davis having oral sex? Be Erectile Dysfunction! That's how. For every goddamn time you think of Nothing Records, do you think of Seijuu? No, you think of good Nine Inch Nails albums." while Mojo said for praising: "If every good episode from Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show had a nu metal band, it would be Seijuu. Well done Canada!" In August 2019, the album was listed number 6 on Bluey Magazine's "Top 50 Rock/Metal Albums You Need to Listen to Before Bluey Comes to Disney Junior" below Chosen by Maneskin on Number 5, The Exies by The Exies on number 4, Hey Hey! It's the Meat Man! by Burnward on Number 3, Malware Precision by Nexus on number 2 and Take a Look in the Mirror by Korn being number 1.