Crowbar
| a.k.a. | ex-Shell Shock, ex-AfterShock, ex-Slugs |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Formed | 1990, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Sludge Metal |
| Labels | MNRK Heavy |
| Years active | 1979-1988 (as Shell Shock), 1988-1989 (as AfterShock), 1989 (as Wrequiem), 1989-1990 (as Slugs), 1990-present |
| Website |
Line-up (members)
- Kirk Windstein : Vocals, Guitars, Bass (1990-)
- Patrick Bruders : Bass (2005-2013, 2025-present)
- Tommy Buckley : Drums (2005-present)
- Matthew Brunson : Guitars (2009-present)
Former members
- Todd Strange : Bass (1990-2000, 2016-2018)
- Jimmy Bower : Drums (1990, 1996-1998)
- Kevin Noonan : Guitars (1990, 1991-1993)
- Craig Nunenmacher : Drums (1991-1995, 2000, 2003-2005)
- Travis : Guitars (1991)
- Matt Thomas : Guitars (1993-1997)
- Jay Abbene : Guitars (1996)
- Sammy Duet : Guitars (1998-2002)
- Jeremy Young : Bass (2000)
- Jeff Okoneski : Bass (2000-2001)
- Sid Montz : Drums (2000)
- Tony Costanza : Drums (2000-2001)
- Rex Brown : Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards (2003-2005)
- Steve Gibb : Guitars, Backing Vocals (2004-2009)
- Jeff Golden : Bass (2013-2016)
- Shane Wesley : Bass (2018-2025)
Touring members
- Sammy Duet : Guitars (2021)
Album Photos (11)
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Crowbar Discography
| Album | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Slugs Demo | Demo | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Scene: Allow No Downfall | Split | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Obedience Thru Suffering | Lyrics | Album | Sep 26, 1991 | 85 | 2 | 0 |
 | Crowbar | Lyrics | Album | 1993 | 83 | 5 | 0 |
| Live + 1 | EP | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Time Heals Nothing | Lyrics | Album | 1995 | 78.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Past and Present | Compilation | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Broken Glass | Lyrics | Album | Sep 7, 1996 | 80 | 6 | 0 |
 | Odd Fellows Rest | Lyrics | Album | 1998 | 84.6 | 7 | 1 |
| Sludge | Compilation | 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Equilibrium | Lyrics | Album | 2000 | 74 | 5 | 0 |
 | Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form | Lyrics | Album | Aug 21, 2001 | 89.3 | 7 | 1 |
 | Lifesblood for the Downtrodden | Lyrics | Album | Feb 8, 2005 | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| Live: With Full Force | Video | Feb 21, 2007 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Cemetery Angels | Single | Dec 7, 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Let Me Mourn | Single | Dec 21, 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Sever the Wicked Hand | Lyrics | Album | Feb 8, 2011 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| Isolation | Single | May 6, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walk with Knowledge Wisely | Single | Mar 25, 2014 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Symmetry in Black | Lyrics | Album | May 26, 2014 | 87.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Falling While Rising | Single | Sep 1, 2016 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Plasmic and Pure | Single | Sep 29, 2016 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Serpent Only Lies | Single | Oct 20, 2016 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | The Serpent Only Lies | Lyrics | Album | Oct 28, 2016 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| Archive Metal... In Its Purest Form | Compilation | Apr 17, 2018 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Setlist Classics | Compilation | May 22, 2020 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Godz | Single | Dec 9, 2021 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bleeding from Every Hole | Single | Feb 24, 2022 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Zero and Below | Lyrics | Album | Mar 4, 2022 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
Crowbar Lists
(1)Best Crowbar Songs
| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like Broken Glass | Broken Glass (1996) | 93.3 | 3 |
| 2 | You Now (I'll Live Again) | Broken Glass (1996) | 90 | 3 |
| 3 | Conquering | Broken Glass (1996) | 88.3 | 3 |
| 4 | (Can't) Turn Away From Dying | Broken Glass (1996) | 88.3 | 3 |
| 5 | Burn Your World | Broken Glass (1996) | 88.3 | 3 |
| 6 | I Am Forever | Broken Glass (1996) | 88.3 | 3 |
| 7 | Above, Below And Inbetween | Broken Glass (1996) | 88.3 | 3 |
| 8 | Wrath Of Time Be Judgement | Broken Glass (1996) | 86.7 | 3 |
| 9 | Nothing | Broken Glass (1996) | 86.7 | 3 |
| 10 | Reborn Thru Me | Broken Glass (1996) | 86.7 | 3 |
Best Crowbar Songs (10)
Additional notes
One of the first bands to play sludge. Started under the name The Slugs and changed the name to Crowbar around 1990.
Contact: crowbarmuc@gmail.com
One of the pioneers of sludge metal.
Compilation appearances:
- "Subversion" on Rock Hard Video Vol. 4 VHS (Hard Visions, 1992)
- "Subversion" on Rock Hard Presents Tough Enough Hardcore Metal (Roadrunner Records, 1993)
- "Existence Is Punishment" on F CD 7 (Foundations, 1993)
- "Self Inflicted" on A Journey into Sound II (Visions 'zine, 1993)
- "All I Had (I Gave)" on Nevermind the Mainstream (Intercord Record Service, 1993)
- "No Quarter" on Metal CD Collection 14 (Northern & Shell Publications, 1993)
- "No Quarter" on Metalopolis - Studio Brussels Vol 2 (Mercury, 1995)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Rock & Metal Factory (Disky, 1995)
- "The Only Factor" on Pure Metal Sampler Vol. 5 (Victor, 1995)
- "The Only Factor" and "All I Had I Gave" on Road Kill Vol. 1 - Pavement Music Compilation (Pavement Music, 1995)
- "The Only Factor" on RockVideo Monthly - Heavy Metal Releases - October 1995 VHS (Warner Music Enterprises, 1995)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Autumn Sampler '96 (Music for Nations, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on MFN Sampler '96 on (Music for Nations, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Knuckletracks (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Dynamit Vol. 3 (Rock Hard, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 2 (Metal Hammer, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on None More Black (Metal Hammer, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Rock & Metal Factory (Disky, 1997)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Perris Worldwide (Perris Worldwide Promotions, 1997)
- "Intro/Planets Collide" on Alternative Distribution Alliance Monthly New Release Sampler July '98 (Alternative Distribution Alliance, 1998)
- "Planets Collide" Rock Sound Vol. 22 (Rock Sound, 1998)
- "Planets Collide" on Knuckletracks IX (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 1998)
- "...And Suffer as One" on Hard N' Heavy Vol. 5 (Hard N' Heavy, 1998)
- "Dream Weaver" on Inhale 420 - The Stoner Rock Compilation (Spitfire Records, 2000)
- "Buried Once Again" on Knuckletracks Part XlX (Brave Words & Blood Knuckles, 2000)
- "Buried Once Again" on Rock Sound Volume 41 (Rock Sound, 2000)
- "Command by Myself" on Sampler (Spitfire Records, 2000)
- "Remember Tomorrow" on Slave to the Power of the Iron Maiden Tribute (Victor, 2000)
- "Command of Myself" on Dynamit Vol. 20 (Rock Hard, 2000)
- "Dream Weaver (Gary Wright cover)" on Metalized (EMI Music Canada, 2000)
- "The Lasting Dose" on Cop-Out - Issue 2 (Copro Records, 2001)
- "The Lasting Dose" on Knuckletracks XXXVI (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2001)
- "Thru the Ashes (I've Watched You Burn)" on Music With Attitude - Volume 29 (Rock Sound, 2001)
- "No Quarter (Led Zeppelin cover)" on Live At Baroeg (2001)
- "The Lasting Dose" on Metal Maniacs Presents... Deranged (Spitfire Records, 2002)
- "Remember Tomorrow" on A Tribute To... Iron Maiden (Moon Records, 2003)
- "Planets Collide" on Anthrax & The History of Thrash Metal (Dejavu Retro, 2003)
- "Equilibrium" & "Things You Can't Understand" on Metal Compilation (Documents, 2004)
- "Coming Down" on Fear Candy 13 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2005)
- "Slave No More" on Razor - Music from the Cutting Edge Vol. 13 (Metal Hammer, 2005)
- "Coming Down" on Zero Tolerance [ZTAUDIO 001] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2005)
- "Slave No More" on Candlelight Records USA Beyond Extremes Summer Sampler 2005 (2005)
- "Equilibrium" on Metal Masters • 7 Gates of Hell (Membran, 2005)
- "Slave No More" on Rock Tribune - Gratis CD Maart 2005 (Rock Tribune Magazine, 2005)
- "Angels Wings" on Hard N' Heavy Blaster #74 (Hard N' Heavy, 2005)
- "Coming Down" on Soundcheck #72 (Close-Up Magazine, 2005)
- "Slave No More" on Phoenix Risen - A Candlelight Records Compilation (2006)
- "Equilibrium" & "Things You Can't Understand" on The Best of Rock (Documents, 2006)
- "I Had All I Gave" on Heavy Metal Warriors (Crash Music, 2008, CD)
- "The Lasting Dose" on Housecore Records Compilation Volume 1 (Housecore Records, 2009, 2CD)
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Fear Candy 90 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2011)
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Razor (Metal Hammer, 2011 [MHR215CD1/03/11])
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Zero Tolerance Audio [ZTAUDIO036] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Lauschangriff Volume 009 (Rock Hard, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Le Sampler RockHard 107 (Rock Hard, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Rock Guerilla.tv Vol. 18 DVD (Rock Hard, 2011)
- "Let Me Mourn" on For the Headbangers - Brutal New Music Volume Two (Stillborn Records, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Hard Rock Sampler 27 (Hard Rock, 2011)
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Summer 2011 - Metal Is Still Alive! (Century Media Records, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Metal For The Masses 2011 (Century Media Records, 2011)
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Rock Hard Explosion Vol.1 (Rock Hard, 2011)
- "The Lasting Dose" on All Pigs Must Die – Sonic Cathedrals Vol. CXVI Digital Mixtape (CVLT Nation, 2013)
- "Symmetry in White" on Le Sampler RockHard 143 (Rock Hard, 2014)
- "Symmetry in White" on Gebrüll Für Müll - Mülltausch CD (Century Media Records, 2014)
- "Symmetry in Black" on Free Rock Tribune 135 CD (Rock Tribune Magazine, 2014)
- "Teach the Blind to See" on Sludge Metal Massacre Vol. 4 (Holy Grail From Hell, 2014)
- "Falling Like Rising" on Le Sampler RockHard 169 (Rock Hard, 2016)
- "No Quarter" on Live at Baroeg (label and date unknown)
- "It Pours From Me" on Black Death a compilation of death and black metal
Contact: crowbarmuc@gmail.com
One of the pioneers of sludge metal.
Compilation appearances:
- "Subversion" on Rock Hard Video Vol. 4 VHS (Hard Visions, 1992)
- "Subversion" on Rock Hard Presents Tough Enough Hardcore Metal (Roadrunner Records, 1993)
- "Existence Is Punishment" on F CD 7 (Foundations, 1993)
- "Self Inflicted" on A Journey into Sound II (Visions 'zine, 1993)
- "All I Had (I Gave)" on Nevermind the Mainstream (Intercord Record Service, 1993)
- "No Quarter" on Metal CD Collection 14 (Northern & Shell Publications, 1993)
- "No Quarter" on Metalopolis - Studio Brussels Vol 2 (Mercury, 1995)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Rock & Metal Factory (Disky, 1995)
- "The Only Factor" on Pure Metal Sampler Vol. 5 (Victor, 1995)
- "The Only Factor" and "All I Had I Gave" on Road Kill Vol. 1 - Pavement Music Compilation (Pavement Music, 1995)
- "The Only Factor" on RockVideo Monthly - Heavy Metal Releases - October 1995 VHS (Warner Music Enterprises, 1995)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Autumn Sampler '96 (Music for Nations, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on MFN Sampler '96 on (Music for Nations, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Knuckletracks (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Dynamit Vol. 3 (Rock Hard, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 2 (Metal Hammer, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on None More Black (Metal Hammer, 1996)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Rock & Metal Factory (Disky, 1997)
- "Like Broken Glass" on Perris Worldwide (Perris Worldwide Promotions, 1997)
- "Intro/Planets Collide" on Alternative Distribution Alliance Monthly New Release Sampler July '98 (Alternative Distribution Alliance, 1998)
- "Planets Collide" Rock Sound Vol. 22 (Rock Sound, 1998)
- "Planets Collide" on Knuckletracks IX (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 1998)
- "...And Suffer as One" on Hard N' Heavy Vol. 5 (Hard N' Heavy, 1998)
- "Dream Weaver" on Inhale 420 - The Stoner Rock Compilation (Spitfire Records, 2000)
- "Buried Once Again" on Knuckletracks Part XlX (Brave Words & Blood Knuckles, 2000)
- "Buried Once Again" on Rock Sound Volume 41 (Rock Sound, 2000)
- "Command by Myself" on Sampler (Spitfire Records, 2000)
- "Remember Tomorrow" on Slave to the Power of the Iron Maiden Tribute (Victor, 2000)
- "Command of Myself" on Dynamit Vol. 20 (Rock Hard, 2000)
- "Dream Weaver (Gary Wright cover)" on Metalized (EMI Music Canada, 2000)
- "The Lasting Dose" on Cop-Out - Issue 2 (Copro Records, 2001)
- "The Lasting Dose" on Knuckletracks XXXVI (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2001)
- "Thru the Ashes (I've Watched You Burn)" on Music With Attitude - Volume 29 (Rock Sound, 2001)
- "No Quarter (Led Zeppelin cover)" on Live At Baroeg (2001)
- "The Lasting Dose" on Metal Maniacs Presents... Deranged (Spitfire Records, 2002)
- "Remember Tomorrow" on A Tribute To... Iron Maiden (Moon Records, 2003)
- "Planets Collide" on Anthrax & The History of Thrash Metal (Dejavu Retro, 2003)
- "Equilibrium" & "Things You Can't Understand" on Metal Compilation (Documents, 2004)
- "Coming Down" on Fear Candy 13 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2005)
- "Slave No More" on Razor - Music from the Cutting Edge Vol. 13 (Metal Hammer, 2005)
- "Coming Down" on Zero Tolerance [ZTAUDIO 001] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2005)
- "Slave No More" on Candlelight Records USA Beyond Extremes Summer Sampler 2005 (2005)
- "Equilibrium" on Metal Masters • 7 Gates of Hell (Membran, 2005)
- "Slave No More" on Rock Tribune - Gratis CD Maart 2005 (Rock Tribune Magazine, 2005)
- "Angels Wings" on Hard N' Heavy Blaster #74 (Hard N' Heavy, 2005)
- "Coming Down" on Soundcheck #72 (Close-Up Magazine, 2005)
- "Slave No More" on Phoenix Risen - A Candlelight Records Compilation (2006)
- "Equilibrium" & "Things You Can't Understand" on The Best of Rock (Documents, 2006)
- "I Had All I Gave" on Heavy Metal Warriors (Crash Music, 2008, CD)
- "The Lasting Dose" on Housecore Records Compilation Volume 1 (Housecore Records, 2009, 2CD)
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Fear Candy 90 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2011)
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Razor (Metal Hammer, 2011 [MHR215CD1/03/11])
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Zero Tolerance Audio [ZTAUDIO036] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Lauschangriff Volume 009 (Rock Hard, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Le Sampler RockHard 107 (Rock Hard, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Rock Guerilla.tv Vol. 18 DVD (Rock Hard, 2011)
- "Let Me Mourn" on For the Headbangers - Brutal New Music Volume Two (Stillborn Records, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Hard Rock Sampler 27 (Hard Rock, 2011)
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Summer 2011 - Metal Is Still Alive! (Century Media Records, 2011)
- "The Cemetary Angels" on Metal For The Masses 2011 (Century Media Records, 2011)
- "The Cemetery Angels" on Rock Hard Explosion Vol.1 (Rock Hard, 2011)
- "The Lasting Dose" on All Pigs Must Die – Sonic Cathedrals Vol. CXVI Digital Mixtape (CVLT Nation, 2013)
- "Symmetry in White" on Le Sampler RockHard 143 (Rock Hard, 2014)
- "Symmetry in White" on Gebrüll Für Müll - Mülltausch CD (Century Media Records, 2014)
- "Symmetry in Black" on Free Rock Tribune 135 CD (Rock Tribune Magazine, 2014)
- "Teach the Blind to See" on Sludge Metal Massacre Vol. 4 (Holy Grail From Hell, 2014)
- "Falling Like Rising" on Le Sampler RockHard 169 (Rock Hard, 2016)
- "No Quarter" on Live at Baroeg (label and date unknown)
- "It Pours From Me" on Black Death a compilation of death and black metal
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