Crowbar - Crowbar - VINYL LP

Kasabian's 2004 self-titled debut album is a high-octane fusion of aggressive indie rock and electronic dance music. Recorded on a remote farm in Rutland, the record captures a raw, paranoid energy driven by driving basslines, psychedelic synths, and anthemic choruses. It established the band as leaders of the mid-2000s British rock revival, spawning massive stadium-rock singles like InchClub FootInch and InchL.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever).Inch

Crowbar, the heavy metal icons from New Orleans, are experiencing a massive resurgence driven by a powerfuldigital strategy and relentless touring. Recently surpassing the milestone of 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify,the band has successfully bridged the gap between their 90s sludge roots and a new generation of digital-first fans.

Crowbar stalled out after the 2001 LP Sonic Excess in It's Purest Form. Leader Kirk Windstein was dealing with Down, membership was in flux, and Crowbar's infamous tag woes were a constant headache. But the long-running New Orleans sludge metal outfit wasn't going to go out like that, and Windstein started the resuscitation process in summer 2003. He tapped original drummer Craig Nunemacher, and Pantera vet Rex Brown offered to handle bass and production. Down II producer Warren Riker also signed on. The result was Lifesblood for the Downtrodden, a typically pummeling tribute to the Art of the Riff, but an album that also found new methods of mayhem. Windstein's vocals never waver from a raging and vengeful wronged-soul growl, but his guitar work searches out tense melodies amidst the animalistic main riffs, and Nunemacher and Brown are relentlessly rhythmic without sacrificing dynamics. Lifesblood for the Downtrodden was an album to change minds about Crowbar.