In the Eyes of God

In the Eyes of God
Studio album by Today Is the Day
Released	July 20, 1999
Recorded	March 1999
Studio	Austin Enterprise, Nashville, TN Mastering, Clinton, MA
Genre	Noise rock, avant-garde metal, grindcore
Length	50:40
Label	Relapse
Producer	Steve Austin
Today Is the Day chronology
Temple of the Morning Star (1997) In the Eyes of God (1999) Live Till You Die (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]

In the Eyes of God is the fifth studio album by the American noisegrind band Today Is the Day, released on July 20, 1999 by Relapse Records.^[3] It is the only album by the group to feature Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher, who would both move on to form Mastodon. First issued in 1999 on compact disc and vinyl formats, the LP was a limited edition of 1000 total: 900 black copies sold to the public, and 100 clear copies that were given away as gifts to the staff of Relapse.

In 2010, a deluxe reissue of the album was released as a CD, containing six demos written during the early stages of the album's production and a DVD that contain footage of a live concert filmed during the tour for the album. The 2010 reissue was released as an edition of 3000^[4][5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Steve Austin. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Eyes of God"	3:11
2.	"Going to Hell"	7:09
3.	"Spotting a Unicorn"	1:20
4.	"Possession"	1:03
5.	"The Color of Psychic Power"	2:05
6.	"Mayari"	3:22
7.	"Soldier of Fortune"	1:50
8.	"Bionic Cock"	1:54
9.	"Argali"	2:13
10.	"Afterlife"	1:46
11.	"Himself"	1:40
12.	"Daddy"	1:13
13.	"Who Is the Black Angel?"	1:27
14.	"Martial Law"	2:32
15.	"False Reality"	2:37
16.	"The Russian Child Porn Ballet"	1:36
17.	"The Cold Harshness of Being Wrong Throughout Your Entire Life"	1:43
18.	"Honor"	2:18
19.	"Worn Out"	0:57
20.	"There Is No End"	8:44

2010 remastered CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
21.	"Afterlife" (demo)	1:51
22.	"Argali" (demo)	2:16
23.	"In the Eyes of God" (demo)	3:09
24.	"Martial Law" (demo)	2:39
25.	"Possession" (demo)	1:07
26.	"Why Don't We Do It In The Road" (demo)	1:51
Total length:		63:33

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1999	Terrorizer	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	9	[6]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the In the Eyes of God liner notes.^[7]

Today Is the Day Steve Austin – vocals, guitar, production, engineering, mixing, recording, mastering Brann Dailor – drums Bill Kelliher – bass guitar

Additional musicians and production Paul Booth – cover art Dave Merullo – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Relapse	CD, LP	RR 6424
	2010		CD	RR 7079

References

1. Huey, Steve. "In the Eyes of God". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
2. columnist (November 1999). "Today Is the Day: In the Eyes of God". Alternative Press: 12.
3. Sprague, David (2007). "Today Is the Day". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
4. Rosenberg, Axl. "If You've Never Checked Out Today Is The Day's In The Eyes Of God, Do It Now". metalsucks.com. Metal Sucks. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
5. N/A. "Today Is The Day's "In The Eyes Of God" To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks And A DVD". blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
6. "Terrorizer 40 Albums of the Year 1999". Terrorizer. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
7. In the Eyes of God (booklet). Today Is the Day. Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania: Relapse Records. 1999.

External links

• In The Eyes Of God at Discogs (list of releases)
• In the Eyes of God at Bandcamp