Tag Archives: Jim Bower

The first 21st century saw Pantera singer Phil Anselmo start several side projects, including Necrophagia, Viking Crown, Christ Inversion, Southern Isolation, and Superjoint Ritual. The last mentioned group is made up of guitarists Jim Bower and Kevin Connection, drummer Joseph Fazzio, with non-e apart from Hank Williams III on bass …

Straight down are an all-star rock side task whose original lineup contains people from Pantera (vocalist Phil Anselmo), Corrosion of Conformity (guitarist Pepper Keenan), and Crowbar (guitarist Kirk Windstein, bassist Todd Strange, and drummer Jimmy Bower). Created in the middle-’90s when Pantera had been on a short break (between their …

The misanthropic sludge metal outfit Eyehategod was formed in New Orleans in 1988, and became a significant section of a Southern sludgecore scene that included bands like Crowbar and Down, most of whom were heavily influenced by Dark Sabbath, Dark Flag, as well as the Melvins. Eyehategod was the brainchild …