Jimmy Bower

Bower 2018 at Hellfest with EyeHateGod

Jimmy Bower (* 19th September 1968 ), actually James Bower , an American Metal - and sludge - guitarist , drummer and songwriter , who played in many well-known bands, including Eyehategod , Crowbar , Down and Super Joint Ritual . Bower was also known as the "Godfather of Southern Metal" because he helped shape the metal and hardcore scene in New Orleans as a founding member of three groups. He also worked as a producer, for example for My Uncle the Wolf .

Career

Jimmy Bower co-founded EyeHateGod as guitarist in 1988 and the band Crowbar as their drummer in 1989, which he left in 1990 to work for EyeHateGod. In 1995 he co-founded Down and played their first album NOLA on drums. From 1996 to 1998 he worked again for Crowbar, but then initially focused again on EyeHateGod. However, he also dealt with additional projects later. In 2001 he played live for Corrosion of Conformity , again in 2002 for Down and Superjoint Ritual.

Discography (selection)

tape	publication	title	Label	instrument	estimated sales
EyeHateGod	1990	In the Name of Suffering	Intellectual Convulsion / Emetic Records / Century Media	guitar
	November 22, 1993	Take as Needed for Pain	Emetic Records / Century Media
Down	September 19, 1995	NOLA	Elektra , EastWest	Drums	500,000+
EyeHateGod	April 2, 1996	Dopesick	Emetic Records / Century Media	guitar
Crowbar	October 29, 1996	Broken Glass	Pavement Music	Drums
EyeHateGod	1997	In These Black Days: Vol.1 (Split with Anal Cunt )	Hydra Head Records	guitar
Crowbar	July 7, 1998	Odd Fellows Rest	Pavement Music	Drums
EyeHateGod	January 25, 2000	Southern discomfort	Emetic Records / Century Media	guitar
	September 19, 2000	Confederacy of Ruined Lives
The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight	2000	The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight	Tee Pee Records
Corrosion of Conformity	August 7, 2001	Live volume	Sanctuary Records	Drums
EyeGateGod	May 29, 2001	10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke) ( Live album )	Emetic Records / Century Media	guitar
Down	March 26, 2002	Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow	Elektra	Drums
Superjoint ritual	May 21, 2002	Use once and destroy	Sanctuary Records	guitar
	July 22, 2003	A Lethal Dose of American Hatred
EyeHateGod	May 27, 2005	Preaching the "End-Time" Message	Emetic Records
Down	September 25, 2007	Down III: Over the Under	Warner Music / Roadrunner	Drums
Down	September 18, 2012	Down IV Part I - The Purple EP	Housecore Records	Drums
Down	May 13, 2014	Down IV Part II	Housecore Records	Drums
EyeHateGod	May 23, 2014	EyeHateGod	Housecore Records / Century Media / Daymare Recordings	guitar

Music videos and video albums

• 1995 Crowbar - The Only Factor (Music Video)
• 1995 Down - Stone the Crow (music video)
• 1996 Crowbar - Broken Glass (music video)
• 1996 Crowbar - Like Broken (VHS)
• 2001 Corrosion of Conformity - Live Volume (DVD)
• 2002 Superjoint Ritual - Live in Dallas, TX (DVD, contains the videos The Alcoholik and Fuck Your Enemy with Bower)
• 2003 Down - Ghosts Along the Mississippi (music video)
• 2004 Superjoint Ritual - Live at CBGBs (DVD, contains the videos Waiting for the Turning Point and Dress Like a Target with Bower)
• 2004 EyeHateGod - Live in Tokyo (DVD)
• 2007 Down - On March the Saints (Music Video)
• 2011 EyeHateGod - Live (DVD)

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1. ↑ ^{a b} www.laut.de: My Uncle the Wolf

Web links

• Jimmy Bower at Discogs (English)