To the initiated Metalhead, New Orleans, Louisiana’s Crowbar have achieved anointed status usually reserved for the likes of Motorhead and Iron Maiden. Yes, they really are that respected, revered and… that good. Now that stoner, doom and sludge are commonplace themes in underground rock music, Crowbar have become the elder statesmen of the genre. Here Poland’s Metal Mind Productions have seen fit to release two of the best examples of the ‘Bar’s works. Neither can really be chosen amongst or separated as they are both superlative examples of a genre and a band it is finest.
In non-cronological order, Crowbar’s seventh studio release, 2001’s Sonic Excess In Its Purest Form sees the band taking a very slightly more melodic approach to their already measured and assured style. A subtle and almost ambient twin guitar like introduces the now semi-classic The Lasting Dose, a lovely rolling dirge punctuated with percussive drum stabs overlaid with Windstein’s instantly recognisable rasp. Verses melt into chorus and back again. Riffs abound. Track three, Thru The Ashes, is another majestic sweep through the techniques Crowbar have perfected, sludge but soulful and soaring. And so it continues with ebbs and flows, light and shade. A very powerful and enjoyable sonic experience. This album really does wash over you and needs to be enjoyed as a whole.
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