Crowbar - The Serpent Only Lies (Eone Music) 2016
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One of the pioneers of sludge metal, Crowbar are one of those bands that don’t really know how to disappoint, even after 25 years. It can sound disappointing when we affirm that not much has changed with Crowbar’s new album. Yeah, The Serpent Only Lies keeps the tradition alive and it’s yet another great album by the band led by Kirk Windstein. Reaching to an old-school tradition “where songs have less lyrics to let the riffs breathe a little more”, Crowbar create an album that thrives in an endless parade of crushing and addictive riffs, beautifully desperate howls, an exciting weird sense of melody, and an overall bleakness that we gladly embrace. Thank you!