Crowbar

About

Formed in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1990, Crowbar is an American sludge metal band led by vocalist and guitarist Kirk Windstein, who is the group's sole constant member. The band's sound combines the slow, brooding qualities of doom metal with the raw aggression of hardcore punk. Crowbar, alongside other acts in the New Orleans heavy metal scene, helped pioneer the sludge metal style, though Windstein has expressed his own reservations about the term. Beyond their signature sound, the band has demonstrated musical versatility through cover songs spanning different genres, including Gary Wright's "Dream Weaver" from their album Equilibrium, Iron Maiden's "Remember Tomorrow" from Odd Fellows Rest, and Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" from their self-titled album.