Line #30 Music/Crowbar


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_crowbar_9382.jpg]]
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3	Describe Crowbar here.
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5	Crowbar is [[WordOfGod fat music for fat people]].
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7	What, you want more? Fine. Crowbar is an American metal band from [[TheBigEasy New Orleans, Louisiana]], one of the key bands of the SludgeMetal subgenre. Formed in 1988 as the punk band Shell Shock, the band changed its name several times, to Aftershock, WREQUIEM, The Slugs and eventually Crowbar, along the way developing their signature style that fused HardcorePunk and DoomMetal.
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9	Their songs are extremely slow, low-keyed, heavy and brooding, though they also contain fast hardcore-esque passages.
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11	'''Current lineup:'''
12	* Kirk Windstein - vocals, rhythm guitar (1989–present)
13	* Tommy Buckley - drums (2005–present)
14	* Matt Brunson - lead guitar (2009-present)
15	* Shane Wesley - bass (2018–present)
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17	'''Former members'''
18	* Mike Savoie - bass (1989)
19	* Wayne "Doobie" Fabra - drums (1991)
20	* Mitchel Leonard - lead guitar (1991)
21	* Craig Nunenmacher - drums (1991–1995, 2000, 2004 - 2005)
22	* Kevin Noonan - lead guitar (1989–1990, 1991-1993)
23	* Matt Thomas - lead guitar (1993–1997)
24	* Steve Gibb (son of [[Music/TheBeeGees Barry Gibb]]) - lead guitar, backing vocals (2004–2009)
25	* Jimmy Bower - drums (1989-1990, 1996–1998)
26	* [[Music/AcidBath Sammy Duet]] - lead guitar (1998–2002)
27	* Sid Montz - drums (2000)
28	* Tony Costanza - drums (2001, died 2020)
29	* [[Music/{{Pantera}} Rex Brown]] - bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards (2004-2005)
30	* Patrick Bruders - bass (2005–2013)
31	* Jeff Golden - bass (2013–2016)
32	* Todd "Sexy T" Strange - bass (1989–2000, 2016–2018)
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34	'''Studio albums:'''
35	* ''Obedience Thru Suffering'' (sic) (1991)
36	* ''Crowbar'' (1993)
37	* ''Time Heals Nothing'' (1995)
38	* ''Broken Glass'' (1996)
39	* ''Odd Fellows Rest'' (1998)
40	* ''Equilibrium'' (2000)
41	* ''Sonic Excess in its Purest Form'' (2001)
42	* ''Lifesblood for the Downtrodden'' (2005)
43	* ''Sever The Wicked Hand'' (2011)
44	* ''Symmetry in Black'' (2014)
45	* ''The Serpent Only Lies'' (2016)
46	* ''Zero and Below'' (2022)
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49	!!Tropes displayed by Crowbar:
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51	* TheAntiNihilist: Their lyrics are dark, brooding and contemplative, but usually depict a clear desire to push forward, particularly on their later albums.
52	* DeepSouth: The band is from UsefulNotes/NewOrleans, and has a heavy SouthernRock influence in its sound.
53	* GriefSong: Frequently, with songs like "Time Heals Nothing" and "Repulsive in its Splendid Beauty" dealing with bitter loss and the self-loathing that inevitably comes with it.
54	* HarshVocals: Kirk Windstein has an incredibly harsh yet melodic voice.
55	* IronicNickname: Todd "Sexy T" Strange. He is by far the heaviest looking member of the band and is anything but sexy.
56	* {{Mangst}}: The band; almost all of their songs deal with the narrator having to soldier stoically onward through life despite being subjected to all sorts of tragedies and misfortunes, with "Planets Collide" from ''Odd Fellows Rest'' being a standout example lyrically.
57	* MetalScream: Type 1, though technically speaking, it's more shouting than it is screaming.
58	%%* RatedMForManly
59	* SelfTitledAlbum: Their second album.
60	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Their early albums were far on the cynical side, but their later material is surprisingly in the middle, leaning slightly towards idealistic.
61	%%* SludgeMetal
62	* TitleOnlyChorus: "All I Had (I Gave)".
63	* TropeCodifier: They were the pioneers of sludge metal, alongside Music/AcidBath, [[Music/{{Eyehategod}} Eyehategod]] and Buzzov*en.

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