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After Soundgarden wrapped up their near-yearlong tour in support of Badmotorfinger in
1992, the bandmembers took some time off. Just before sessions for their classic
Superunknown began, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron decided to record some
songs for fun with local Seattle friends, under the name Hater. Included in this ad-hoc
band were ex-Monster Magnet guitarist John McBain, singer Brian Wood (brother of the
late-Mother Love Bone vocalist Andrew Wood), and Devilhead bassist John Waterman. Those
expecting a Soundgarden -esque hard rock album were caught off guard by Hater's penchant
for garage rock and classic rock sounds, as evidenced by a rocking cover of Cat Stevens'
"Mona Bone Jakon," as well as the originals "Who Do I Kill?," "Lion and Lamb," "Down
Undershoe," "Tot Finder," and "Sad McBain." Although the band released just this one
recording, McBain, Shepherd, and Cameron would re-group a few years later under the
different moniker Wellwater Conspiracy, releasing the exceptional Declaration of
Conformity in 1997.