![]() ![]() Certainly there are many memorable CROWBAR tracks that could fit into one of these two categories, but you could probably fill out a full album with their more contemplative and melodic material. This is a lazy oversimplification and doesn’t do the band justice. ![]() I’ve seen music writers fall into the trap of describing CROWBAR as only having two sides, torturously slow and maniacally speeding. Spanning almost 3 decades and 11 albums, the only constant has been guitarist and frontman Kirk (also notably of DOWN and KINGDOM OF SORROW), CROWBAR have remained incredibly consistent in quality and while their sound might seem fairly straightforward at first, there’s a surprising amount of variety and subtlety to be discovered by those who care to bury themselves in amongst the band’s catalogue. Having discovered them via the PANTERA home videos, CROWBAR have gone on to be a band I love dearly. ![]() ![]() Rightly considered by some to be up there amongst the heaviest bands ever, a challenge for me will be to see if I can get through this article without using the word “heavy” 40 times. If you had to describe CROWBAR in one word that word would surely be “heavy”, sonically, emotionally, tonally, CROWBAR deal in huge down-tuned riffs, themes or torment and struggle and with Kirk Windstein’s instantly recognisable rasping howls, have one of the great frontmen of heavy music. ![]()
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