Tag Archives: 2011 in New Jersey

A no-nonsense, decibel-crushing hard rock and roll/heavy steel quartet from NJ, Hammer Combat was founded in 2011. The music group, which features bassist/vocalist Drew Murphy, drummer Justin Spaeth, and guitarists Todd Stern and Dan Higgins, explain their audio as “a combination between Slayer, Motörhead, and beverage,” and cite NWOBHM and …

Forming after some cellar practices in NJ circa 2011 before relocating to Philadelphia, psychedelic quintet Ruby the Hatchet brought together doomy, bad hard rock and roll with occult-flavored psychedelia for any witchy brew of dazzled and ominous crazy rock seems. The band presented guitarist Johnny Scarps, drummer Owen Stewart, bassist …

Taking a brief break from your Gaslight Anthem in early 2011, frontman Brian Fallon teamed up with guitar tech Ian Perkins to create the Horrible Crowes, an Americana part project named following the “Twa Corbies” folk ballad. Influenced by Tom Waits, Nick Cave, and Tag Lanegan, the Terrible Crowes published …