Crowbar

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sludge, doom metal, sludge metal, metal, stoner rock… see all

(1989 – present)

There are 2 bands named Crowbar.

1). The first is an American doom / sludge rock band from Louisiana, characterized by their extremely slow, low-keyed, hardcore and brooding songs.

Starting in 1989 and taking its name from the Crowbar group in NOLA (New Orleans), Kirk Windstein went on to pioneer slow and heavy music with a unique vocal style. Their first album, “Obedience Through Suffering” was released in 1991, but failed to achieve notoriety. By 1993’s self-titled (Crowbar) album, personal friend Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down, and Superjoint Ritual among others) produced the record, which eventually led to national promotion on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball. Phil sang back up on a few tracks and sang background on “Broken Glass” which rounded out the anthems “All I Had (I Gave),” “I Have Failed” and “Existence is Punishment” along with a new take on the Led Zeppelin song “No Quarter.” Following their success the band went on to record music videos, major tours with Pantera, and more albums. Their band stage antics became infamous, which led to being immoralized in the Pantera “Home Video 3” and Crowbar’s “Like Broken” Home Video.

As time moved on the band lost its founding members with the exception on vocal and guitarist Kirk Windstein. After Todd Strange left the band, the trademark 300 pound + band members slimmed down and the heaviness was only in the music and not the band members. The band continues to perform, borrowing members from NOLA metal bands like Goatwhore and Acid Bath.

1	Planets Collide	99
2	The Only Factor full track	92
3	The Lasting Dose	89
4	Existence Is Punishment	85
5	All I Had (I Gave)	79
6	No More Can We Crawl full track	74
7	Embracing Emptiness full track	70
7	High Rate Extinction	70
9	Still I Reach full track	68
10	Leave It Behind full track	67
11	No Quarter	66
12	Slave No More	65
13	Lack of Tolerance full track	63
14	Fixation	62
14	...And Suffer As One	62

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RIPER_T wrote:
4 hours ago

What is heavy ? This is heavy !

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Killswitch82 wrote:
Friday morning

Deserve way more plays :( Crowbar kick ass.

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putameuca wrote:
last month

molan mas los crowbar que hacen oi

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thejackyl wrote:
last month

These guys are awesome. The low play count on here is a god damn shame.

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ArtBleeds wrote:
last month

s/t is good shit.

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Negative_D wrote:
last month

CROWBAR & EYEHATEGOD---FRIDAY AUGUST 29, 2008 IN NEW ORLEANS!!!! 20 FUCKING YEARS OF ABUSE!!!

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itsaiddestroy wrote:
last month

<3 High Extinction Rate

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crazydude1992 wrote:
last month

CROWBAR COME TO FUCKING LITHUANIA!!!Were hungry for some heavy music. Kirk is the Beard of Doom!

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Qwot wrote:
last month

I love you Kirk.

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magichorze wrote:
last month

only 560.000 plays, it's a shame :(

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nude_dude wrote:
July 2008

look at my cool picture!i'm eatin' babies hand!aren't i bad?!?!?!HARHARHAR!!

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canibalicbeer wrote:
July 2008

planets collide id a apocalyptic song....counting daze super heavy song!..i can wait the next album..crowbar is llife!

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realbohun wrote:
July 2008

I like their 93 album "Crowbar" the most. No quarter is a real killer.

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Samzig wrote:
July 2008

Odd Fellows Rest is their best album. a true classic.

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Negative_D wrote:
July 2008

and how is it possible that the album TIME HEALS NOTHING is the most listened to TOP 9 tracks in the last 6 months but the title track ( TIME HEALS NOTHING) is fucking number 63? almost 500 plays less than the rest of the album...

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Negative_D wrote:
July 2008

I AM FOREVER

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annex-a wrote:
July 2008

I wouldn't say it's their greatest work 'by far'. It's up there, but the self-titled album, Time Heals Nothing, Lifesblood and Odd Fellows Rest are all absolute classic metal albums.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
July 2008

Crowbar # 1 for ever. Vocals, Guitars....but I liked best when Craig Nunenmacher was beating the drums.
justinius23 wrote:
June 2008

anyone else torn to the taste of broken glass?

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Jokurr wrote:
June 2008

"These guys guitars are so down tuned its not even funny." You're right, its not funny. its awesome.

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