Sweet Crude’s tour ended abruptly at the Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida. The tour to drum up interest in their upcoming major label debut was cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bob Pomeroy was at that show.

King Khan and The Shrines were knee deep in the chaos and high tension of a hot Florida bar filled to the brim with college kids… and Matthew Moyer.

Paegan Terrorism Tactics Rotten Records. Review by Matthew Moyer.

Slower! Slower! Jen Cray is bowled over by the brutal trudge of an evening with Down , Weedeater and the mighty Melvins.

Bloody, funny, and LOUD, Gwar returns to the stage with openers Kingdom of Sorrow and Toxic Holocaust. Carl F Gauze dodges a giant Chekhovian penis to come face-to-face with Satan at Orlando’s Club Firestone.

What began as a side project for Pantera members Phillip Anselmo and Rex Brown has since become a supergroup within the metal world. Down brought their metal alumni to Orlando, and Jen Cray got herself an invite.

Maryland/DC Heavy Rock Underground (Crucial Blast). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Use Once and Destroy (Sanctuary). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (Elektra). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Reason To Live (Spitfire). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Sonic Excess in its Purest Form (Spitfire). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Northern Failures (Hydrahead). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Damn shame that the cover of Crowbar’s Equilibrium is strictly and sad…