CROWBAR SIGN TO CANDLELIGHT
Philadelphia: Candlelight Records announces the worldwide signing of New
Orleans' Crowbar. The band's addition further strengthens the label's already
formidable roster, including 1349, Zyklon, Khold and the home to Emperor and
early Opeth catalog.
Life's Blood For The Downtrodden, the band's label debut, is expected to see
a February 8, 2005 stateside release date. Final studio work on the album
produced by the working team of Warren Riker (Down) and Rex Brown (Pantera), is
planned in Miami August 14-September 1. Upon completion it will be the band's
first studio album in over three years.
Founded in 1989, Crowbar from the onset found an immediate fanbase that today
continues to grow. The band released their debut, Obedience Through
Suffering, in 1992. The album would be followed a year later with the highly
regarded, Phillip Anselmo-produced Crowbar. The album has sold over 100,000 copies to
date. Additional albums, Broken Glass, Time Heals Nothing, Odd Fellows Rest,
Equilibrium, and 2001's Sonic Excess in its Purest Form, would be supported
by worldwide tours, both headline and in support of Pantera, Black Label
Society, Napalm Death, Paradise Lost and others. Windstein with original bassist
Todd Strange, in addition to Crowbar, served time in Down - the band project by
Anselmo and Corrosion of Conformity's Pepper Keenan.
Crowbar recently completed a 11-date European tour, including a performance
at Germany's With Full Force Festival and Pressure Fest. The band currently
features founder, vocalist/guitarist Kirk Windstein, bassist Patrick Bruders,
guitarist Steve Gibb and drummer Tommy Buckley. |
