Crowbar

Active ·1990–present ·New Orleans, United States Sludge Metal

Current lineup

  • Kirk Windstein Vocals, Guitars, Bass 1990–present
  • Matthew Brunson Guitars 2009–present
  • Patrick Bruders Bass 2005–2013, 2025–present
  • Tommy Buckley Drums 2005–present

Timeline

Vocals Guitars Bass Drums Keyboards Live only
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

Discography

Year Title Type Kaos Score
2022 Zero and Below
 full length —
2019 Setlist Classics
 compilation —
2018 Archive Metal... in It's Purest Form
 compilation —
2016 The Serpent Only Lies
 full length —
2014 Symmetry in Black
 full length —
2011 Sever the Wicked Hand
 full length —
2007 Odd Fellows Rest & Equilibrium
 compilation —
2005 Lifesblood for the Downtrodden
 full length —
2001 Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form
 full length —
2000 Equilibrium
 full length —
2000 Sludge: History of Crowbar
 compilation —
1998 Odd Fellows Rest
 full length —
1997 Past and Present
 compilation —
1996 Broken Glass
 full length —
1995 Time Heals Nothing
 full length —
1994 Live + 1
 ep —
1993 Crowbar
 full length —
1991 Obedience Thru Suffering
 full length —

Latest News

Crowbar Will Start Writing in January, and Windstein Is Counting Drives

Crowbar Will Start Writing in January, and Windstein Is Counting Drives

Oct 26, 2026
Blood Of The Earth Take the Crowbar Weight Somewhere Quieter

Blood Of The Earth Take the Crowbar Weight Somewhere Quieter

Oct 22, 2026
Crowbar Join Primus and Clutch at Sonic Temple 2027

Crowbar Join Primus and Clutch at Sonic Temple 2027

Oct 15, 2026
Down Put Out a Second Song From Their First Album in Nineteen Years

Down Put Out a Second Song From Their First Album in Nineteen Years

Oct 7, 2026
Pantera Play New Orleans for the First Time in Thirty Years at a Two-Day Festival in November

Pantera Play New Orleans for the First Time in Thirty Years at a Two-Day Festival in November

Sep 10, 2026

In the Magazine

Is It Deathcore? The Bands on the Border

Is It Deathcore? The Bands on the Border

Sep 14, 2026
Is Alice in Chains Sludge Metal?

Is Alice in Chains Sludge Metal?

Sep 8, 2026
What the Doom Metal Genre Covers

What the Doom Metal Genre Covers

Sep 8, 2026
The Sludge Metal Albums That Made the Style

The Sludge Metal Albums That Made the Style

Aug 17, 2026
What Was the First Sludge Metal Band?

What Was the First Sludge Metal Band?

Jul 25, 2026
Who Invented Sludge Metal?

Who Invented Sludge Metal?

Jul 3, 2026