Photos by Greg Maki
BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL PHOTOS: Down – 09/09/22
Photos by Greg Maki
LIVE RECAP: Blue Ridge Rock Festival – Day 3 – 09/10/22
By Greg Maki Still a relatively young event, the Blue Ridge Rock Festival has grown quickly to become one of the biggest rock festivals in the United States. Hosted by a new venue in 2022, the Virginia International Raceway, the festival featured a massive lineup of more than 180 acts performing on six stages across... Continue Reading →
Tattoo the Earth announces second wave of performers
The Tattoo the Earth festival—set for Aug. 27, 2022, at The Palladium Outdoors in Worchester, Massachusetts—has announced its second wave of performers. Bleeding Through, Crowbar, Overcast, Spirit Adrift, Terror, The Red Chord (marking its first local appearance in seven years) and Within the Ruins will join the previously announced lineup of Anthrax, Black Label Society, Hatebreed, At the Gates, Municipal Waste and Enforced. Tattoo the Earth will... Continue Reading →
Crowbar sets summer tour with Spirit Adrift
Crowbar, supporting its new album "Zero and Below," will return to the road in summer 2022 on a U.S. headlining tour also featuring Spirit Adrift. "The Riff Beast Tour" will commence July 22 at Ripplefest in Austin, Texas, and run through Aug. 27 at the Tattoo the Earth festival in Worcester, Massachusetts. "We are looking... Continue Reading →
Down to kick off spring mini-tour this week
Long-running metal supergroup Down--featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders--will return to the stage for a trio of live dates starting Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. From there, the band will play shows in Atlanta and... Continue Reading →
Crowbar issues video clip on making of new album ‘Zero and Below’
New Orleans, Louisiana, sludge metal band Crowbar has unveiled a video clip on the making of its latest album, "Zero and Below." Produced, mixed, and mastered by Duane Simoneaux at OCD Recording And Production in Metairie, Louisiana, "Zero and Below" was released on March 4, 2022, via MNRK Heavy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6tjitqtQL8 "Zero and Below" is available on CD, LP, cassette... Continue Reading →
Blue Ridge Rock Festival: The lineup so far (March 4)
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 8 to 11 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, is releasing its 2022 lineup one act a time. Forty-one of a reported 171 acts have been announced as of the afternoon of March 4. On social media, festival organizers have said there will be 12... Continue Reading →
Gwar sets spring tour with Crowbar
Gwar will hit the road in spring 2022 for a North American tour supported by Crowbar, The Native Howl and Nekrogoblikon. The first leg of “The Black Death Rager World Tour” will kick off May 19 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and run through June 17 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Tickets go on sale to fan club... Continue Reading →
Crowbar debuts ‘Bleeding from Every Hole’ video
New Orleans sludge metal band Crowbar has unleashed the music video for "Bleeding from Every Hole," from its upcoming album "Zero and Below" (March 4, 2022, MNRK Heavy; pre-order here). The new album is Crowbar's 12th studio effort and first since 2016's "The Serpent Only Lies." “I really love this track," guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein said.... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW: Kirk Windstein of CROWBAR
After decades as a recording and touring artist, and 19 albums to his name, Kirk Windstein still finds his inspiration from the pursuit of the almighty riff. And through his work with his signature band Crowbar, the “supergroups” Down and Kingdom of Sorrow, and his 2020 solo album “Dream in Motion,” Windstein has put a... Continue Reading →