Ghost Cult scribe Wil Cifer ponders the previously unthinkable – what if there was a Type o Negative tribute concert to the late Peter Steele and to the bands’ legacy? Who would be able to fill those massive shoes and do proper justice to The Green Man, we all love so dearly. This is speculative and just a bit of playful, educated spell casting, nothing more. Peter is irreplacaeble, and we know that.
Kirk Windstein – known for his work in Down, Crowbar, and Kingdom Of Sorrow – has just unleashed his new single, “Lord Of Retribution,” along with a lyric video. It comes from his latest solo album, Ethereal Waves, released through Perseverance Media Group, the label of Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta. Watch it in the article below.
Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative, Silvertomb) is back with Sun Dont Shine! Formerly known as EYE AM, he joins forces with Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down), Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Silvertomb, Quiet Riot), and Todd Strange (ex-Crowbar, ex-Down). Kenny discusses with Ojayy the origins of Sun Dont Shine, how their sound bridges heaviness with haunting melody, and the chemistry that makes this band unique.
Ghost Cult scribe Tom Osman interviews Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down, Solo, Kingdom of Sorrow) all about his newest band, EYE AM. The band is a Psychedelic Doom Metal supergroup featuring Kirk, Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly of Type O Negative and Silvertomb, and Todd Strange (ex Down and ex Crowbar). Kirk discusses how both Crowbar, and EYE AM were formed, how the band writes together, signing with Corpse Paint Records, he outlines the potential releases from EYE AM, Kirk’s admiration for Peter Steele, some early Down history, his next release plans for Down, his second solo album, and Crowbar!Continue reading
Psychedelic Doom Metal supergroup EYE AM just released their highly anticipated debut single, “Dreams Always Die With The Sun,” out today June 2 on Corpse Paint Records a new Punk/Alt/Metal Record Company based out of Southwest Florida. The band features Crowbar vocalist/guitarist Kirk Windstein, Type-O Negative guitarist/vocalist Kenny Hickey, and drummer/vocalist Johnny Kelly, as well as former Crowbar bassist Todd Strange. Along with the release of the single, streaming on all DSPs, the music video for “Dreams Always Die With The Sun,” is out now!
A brand new supergroup has formed with legends of Doom Metal including members of Type of Negative, Crowbar, and Down dubbed EYE AM. The news was revealed in a post from Florida metal label Corpsepaint Records! The band consists of Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly of Type O Negative and Silvertomb on guitar and drums, Kirk Windstein of Crowbar, Down, and Kingdom of Sorrow, and Todd Strange, formerly of Crowbar and Down. The debut single will be recorded by bassist Roger Lima of Less Than Jake.
It is always impressive to me when people from already awesome projects can create another interesting and vital branch on their musical tree. That is what Mike Snow (Seas Of Winter, Apricitas) and Aki McCullough (mighty Dreamwell) have accomplished with the awe-inspiring Necroplanet release Negative Space (self-released). Only Author & Punisher‘s latest comes to mind as something close to capturing the gigantic scope of dirgy and semi-industrialized emotion on display here. Cosmic funeral doom that isn’t for the faint of heart and which will soon become a minor addiction you will want to spin alone in the dark after a long day. It makes total sense that it is a concept record about isolation and emptiness.
From the swamps of Louisiana, legendary New Orleans sludgelords Crowbar return with another collection of songs so uncompromisingly heavy that each one arrives with its own gravitational pull. As entirely expected, Zero and Below (MNRK Heavy), the band’s twelfth full-length studio release pulls absolutely no punches, delivering even more high-quality riffage with the same single-minded determination that saw them smash their way onto the scene over thirty years ago.
Ghost Cult caught up with Kirk Windstein of Crowbar to discuss their brand new album, Zero and Below out this week on MNRK Heavy. Kirk discussed the brand new album, how they survived the pandemic, his expectations for the upcoming tour with Sepultura, Sacred Reich, and Art of Dying, Kirk also gave an update on his next solo album; and the future of Down.
Directed by Mike Holderbeast (Exhorder/High on Fire) what you see (and hear) from “Crowbar from New Orleeeaanns!” third slab of live streamage is what you’d expect to get… Crowbar playing a bunch of songs in an empty bar. Continue reading