New Orleans, Louisiana sludge metal pioneers, Crowbar, will release their new full-length, Zero And Below, on March 4 via MNRK Heavy. In advance of the record’s release, today the band unleashes a video for “Bleeding From Every Hole”.
Notes riff lord Kirk Windstein, “I really love this track. It’s kind of strange that it was written before the Covid epidemic because the song is basically what so many people went through in a metaphorical way during the shutdowns, loss of work, and social life. Things seemed so bad that no matter which way you turned it was the wrong direction. I wanted to express that there are people that feel that things are hopeless… but they do get better in the end. Your inner strength is there. It needs to be let out. I hope everyone enjoys the song. It is really one of my favorites.”
Crowbar songs are unapologetic emotional outpourings, with a bare-knuckle resolve alongside its soul-searching vulnerability, reliably delivered with crushing heaviness. Zero And Below, which cements the band’s dense catalog exactly one dozen studio albums deep, is the most unforgivably doomy Crowbar record since their 1998 landmark effort, Odd Fellows Rest.
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Duane Simoneaux at OCD Recording And Production in Metairie, Louisiana, Zero And Below is reverently old-school, counterbalanced by a resonant melodicism that’s stunningly mature. Songs like “Chemical Godz”, “Bleeding From Every Hole” and “It’s Always Worth The Gain” demonstrate what Crowbar does better than any other band: powerful, evocative, and crushingly heavy music. Celebrating a recent 30th anniversary, Crowbar is led by one of the most beloved figures in heavy metal, riff overlord Kirk Windstein, whose menacing bellow and smooth drawl put resilient, unrepentant strength behind even the most somber odes to suffering.
Zero And Below will be available on CD, LP, cassette, and digitally. Find pre-orders here.
Tracklisting:
"The Fear That Binds You"
"Her Evil Is Sacred"
"Confess To Nothing"
"Chemical Godz"
"Denial Of The Truth"
"Bleeding From Every Hole"
"It's Always Worth The Gain"
"Crush Negativity"
"Reanimating A Lie"
"Zero And Below"
"Chemical Godz" video:
In conjunction with the release of Zero And Below, Crowbar will join Sepultura and Sacred Reich for the North America Quadra Tour 2022. Initially scheduled as a 2020 run, the journey kicks off March 4 and runs through April 9. Additional support will be provided by Art Of Shock. All tickets previously purchased for the 2020 dates will be honored.
Crowbar lineup:
Kirk Windstein - vocals/guitar
Matt Brunson - guitar
Shane Wesley - bass
Tommy Buckley - drums
(Photo - Justin Reich)
