Crowbar was never afraid to share their pain, and Time Heals Nothing exemplifies the New Orleans doom purveyor's well-practiced aching out loud.
The final recording before a series of lineup changes and side projects tested the band's focus, this disc might qualify as the sludge rocker's most punishing collection.
Songs like "Through a Wall of Tears" typify the depressing, densely textured morass that the group's small but loyal following spent almost a decade wallowing in.
Time Heals Nothing's ten tracks could possibly sound nondistinct to new listeners.
Patient fans, however, are rewarded by Crowbar's uniquely catchy tunes after repeated listening.
The interesting melodies that emerge from singer/guitarists Kirk Windstein's damaged vocal chords are surprisingly hummable.
Pulling double-duty, Windstein (along with co-guitarist Matt Thomas) crafts the thickest of sludge-guitar grooves that nicely complement the vocals and Craig Nunemacher's solid drumming.
Bitter howling and the thickest of slow-metal riffing combine to make this 1995 Zoo release as powerful as any of the band's attempts at sour self-evisceration.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Only Factor | Crowbar | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | No More Can We Crawl | Crowbar | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Time Heals Nothing | Crowbar | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Leave It Behind | Crowbar | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Through a Wall of Tears | Crowbar | Play | 06:00 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | Lack of Tolerance | Crowbar | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Still I Reach | Crowbar | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Embracing Emptiness | Crowbar | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | A Perpetual Need | Crowbar | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Numb Sensitive | Crowbar | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 254 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowbar | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | David Farrell | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 3 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 4 | Craig Nunemacher | Drums |
| 5 | Todd Strange | Bass |
| 6 | Matt Thomas | Assistant Engineer, Guitar |
| 7 | Kirk Windstein | Guitar, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |