New Orleans’ EYEHATEGOD is the snarling, bilious sound of dead-end America. Since 1988, they’ve been a soundtrack for the troubled masses. Ugly music for ugly times. That’s the sense of disenchantment and disease that lies the heart of their latest and sixth full-length album, A History of Nomadic Behavior. Anyone familiar with EHG’s story knows this is survivor’s music, a sound unto itself where Sabbathian riffs are meted out with a caustic anger that goes beyond punk. That’s been the blueprint since guitarist Jimmy Bower (also of NOLA supergroup, Down) founded the band in 1988 with vocalist Michael IX Williams joining not long after. With a discography including sludge-punk mainstays like In the Name of Suffering (1990), Take as Needed for Pain (1993) Dopesick (1996) or 2014’s eponymously-titled LP, released in the US through Housecore Records, EHG laid the cracked foundation for their infamous and influential sound. A History of Nomadic Behavior finds the band, now slimmed to a four-piece rounded out by bassist Gary Mader and drummer Aaron Hill, leaner and meaner than ever; road-hardened by recent tours with Black Label Society, Corrosion of Conformity and Napalm Death in the US and abroad. From the bitter pill of opener “Built Beneath the Lies” to the hypnotic haze of closer “Every Thing, Every Day” it’s clear that that EYEHATEGOD hasn’t slowed or mellowed with time. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. This is disorienting, uneasy listening. Music that still hurts.

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Crowbar was created in 1990 from the ashes of The Slugs. Original members Kirk Windstein and Jimmy Bower(Down/Eyehategod) had a vision to move away from the more trendy thrash sound of that time and create their own brand of doom metal with a bit of upbeat hardcore mixed in. Heavily influenced by The Melvins, Carnivore, Trouble, St. Vitus, and a blend of Black Sabbath meets East Coast Hardcore, Crowbar set out to create an original sound that has become a major influence on many bands over the last 36 years. Often referred to as “sludge metal” a term Windstein doesn’t care for the band has consistently proven to be a major originator and cornerstone of the NOLA sound.

Windstein is the only original member and has carried the band through numerous lineups and 12 critically acclaimed albums.

Crowbar Lineup Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, DOWN, Kingdom of Sorrow, Sun Dont Shine) vocals and guitar Matt Brunson (Crowbar) guitar Pat Bruders (Crowbar, DOWN) bass Tommy Buckley (Crowbar, Soilent Green) drums

After 36 years, 12 albums, and countless tours around the world, Crowbar has proven to be a vital and legendary powerhouse that will not slow down.

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BL'AST! is an American punk rock band formed in 1983 in Santa Cruz, California. After breaking up in 1991, they reunited in 2001 and again in 2013.

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