Artist: CROWBAR
Album: 2 IN 1: SONIC EXCESS IN ITS PUREST FORM + ODD FELLOWS REST (2CD)

Release date: 2009
Media type: CD

Crowbar formed in 1991 but at first failed to achieve the recognition they so highly deserved. In 1993 along with their second album Crowbar got the national success they had been looking for and then went on to create music videos, more albums and embark on major tours! This great two-for-one album features two of Crowbars Classic Albums!

Sonic Excess In Its purest Form: Perhaps New Orleans' all-time greatest metal export, Crowbar does nothing to tarnish their punishing reputation on this album- Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form. That title is certainly not to be taken lightly, yet the group's music on this, their seventh full-length release, is more than just excessive, it's musical and highly crafted in its own down-trodden, tortured way. While only a small percentage of the small group of fans captivated by music so singularly dark and grating will ever appreciate this or any Crowbar offering, that subset of listeners will be able to appreciate the subtle signs of musical growth exhibited on this record. Songs like "The Lasting Dose" and "Counting Daze" boast some of the group's best riffing and even a melodic moment or two for good measure. There is a classic metal essence to the riffs on display throughout these tracks and many others. With the possible exception of the balladic misadventures within "In Times of Sorrow," Sonic Excess in Its Purest From is a proud demonstration of Crowbar's continuing commitment to absolute heaviness.

Odd Fellows Rest: Line Up: Kirk Windstein- Guitar and lead vocals, Sammy Satan Pierre Duet- Guitar and backing vocals, T Godcreep Strange- Bass guitar, Wicked Crickett- Drums Crowbar Fan Club Info- Heavyweight Support Team, PO BOX 840131, New Orleans LA 70184-0131 USA Odd Fellows Rest is another classic example of Crowbars characteristic heavy dark metal style. Odd Fellows Rest being the fifth album they released as a band they are comfortable with their slow, low keyed style and have pleased the fans once again! A crowbar classic!

TRACKLIST “SONIC EXCESS IN ITS PUREST FORM” 2001 :

1." The Lasting Dose" 04:12
2." To Build a Mountain" 03:58
3." Thru the Ashes" (I've Watched You Burn) 04:43
4." Awakening" 03:36
5." Repulsion in Its Splendid Beauty" 03:58
6." Counting Daze" 03:54
7." In Times of Sorrow" 02:38
8." It Pours from Me" 05:05
9." Suffering Brings Wisdom" 05:27
10." Failure to Delay Gratification" 03:07
11." Empty Room" 04:52

TRACKLIST “ODD FELLOWS REST” 1998 :

1."Intro" - 1:24
2."Planets Collide" - 4:38
3."... And Suffer as One" - 4:11
4."1000 Year Internal War" - 4:01
5."To Carry the Load" - 4:03
6."December's Spawn" - 5:11
7."It's All in the Gravity" - 4:13
8."Behind the Black Horizon" - 6:01
9."New Man Born" - 4:46
10."Scattered Pieces Lay" - 5:23
11."Odd Fellows Rest" - 6:07
12."On Frozen Ground" - 3:57
13."Remember Tomorrow" (bonus track, Iron Maiden cover) - 7:01