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Equilibrium

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Hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, Crowbar has defined southern sludge metal. Slow, steady, melodic riffs behind even slower, lower vocals, this album, produced by Phil Anselmo of Pantera, sounds like a Black Sabbath 45 played back on 33. I am not sure how one could solo over these riffs; in the spirit of old Metallica, the rhythms in themselves speak more than most "solos." Arranged for power rather than speed, this album will blow you away with its sheer low end ferocity. Few metal albums test woofer capabilities, this one, however, will distort and erupt your speakers faster than the guys in the band can down pitchers of Carlsburg. Soulful, angry and lamentful, Crowbar's self-titled foray will have you pressing the repeat button repeatedly. Excellent production and sound.

This group is very underrated, and is quite often overlooked. I picked it up at the time of its release in '93, and I still enjoy every single second of this CD. They proved that you don't need to play a billion miles an hour to be hard and heavy (not that there's anything wrong with that, by the way), and their cover of "No Quarter" is a perfect example. The song that got me into this band was "All I Had I Gave" and it stunned me. It was a welcome departure from the direction popular music was taking at the time. As far as I'm concerned, the only down side to this album was that the songs were a little shorter than I am used to. Also, there are no guitar solos. But then again, Crowbar seem like the kind of band that would rather do their own thing than follow what everyone else already does. Crowbar kicks butt on this album, as well as all their subequent albums to date. If you want something different from the mainstream '90's rock, check out Crowbar. You just might like it. Brutal. Just brutal.

listen to "no quarter". it's one of the best songs i've ever heard. crowbar know how to make you enjoy suffering...