Odd Fellows Rest | ||||
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Released | July 7, 1998 [1] August 24, 1999 | |||
Recorded | Festival Studios (Kenner, Louisiana), apart from drums at Ultrasonic Studios (New Orleans) | |||
Genre | Sludge metal | |||
Length | 54:08 | |||
Label | Mayhem, Spitfire | |||
Producer | Keith Falgout, Crowbar | |||
Crowbar chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5 [2] |
Rock Hard | [3] |
Sea of Tranquility | [4] |
Odd Fellows Rest is the fifth studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar, released on July 7, 1998 through Mayhem Records. It was re-released on August 24, 1999 via Spitfire Records, featuring a bonus track.
Kirk Windstein described the album as "the first record where the Crowbar rulebook was thrown out of the window" [5]
The song "Planets Collide" has become a mandatory staple on Crowbar's live setlists. The album was inducted into Decibel Magazine’s Hall of Fame in June of 2017. [6] , as it takes a more melodic approach both musically and lyrically. Despite that, the album quickly became a fan-favorite in the NOLA metal scene and the song "Planets Collide" became a permanent staple at every performance.
It is also the first album to feature Acid Bath and Goatwhore guitarist Sammy Duet and is named after the cemetery in New Orleans.
All tracks are written by Crowbar
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:24 |
2. | "Planets Collide" | 4:38 |
3. | "...And Suffer as One" | 4:12 |
4. | "1000 Year Internal War" | 4:02 |
5. | "To Carry the Load" | 4:03 |
6. | "December's Spawn" | 5:11 |
7. | "It's All in the Gravity" | 4:14 |
8. | "Behind the Black Horizon" | 6:02 |
9. | "New Man Born" | 4:47 |
10. | "Scattered Pieces Lay" | 5:23 |
11. | "Odd Fellows Rest" | 6:08 |
12. | "On Frozen Ground" | 4:00 |
Total length: | 54:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Remember Tomorrow" (Iron Maiden cover) | 7:01 |
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