Odd Fellows Rest

Odd Fellows Rest
Studio album by Crowbar
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
Broken Glass (1996) Odd Fellows Rest (1998) Equilibrium (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Crowbar

No.	Title	Length
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

1999 re-release bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Remember Tomorrow" (Iron Maiden cover)	7:01

Personnel

Crowbar

• Kirk Windstein – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Sammy Pierre Duet – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Todd Strange – bass
• Jimmy Bower (a.k.a. "Wicked Cricket") – drums

Additional musicians

• Big Mike The Testices – additional backing vocals
• Ross Karpelman – keyboards, piano, organ
• Sid Montz – additional percussion

Production

• Arranged by Crowbar
• Produced by Crowbar and Keith Falgout
• Recorded, engineered and mixed by Keith Falgout (vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards) and David Ferrel (drums, percussion)

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Odd Fellows Rest - Crowbar". Allmusic. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
2. Robert Davis (April 11, 2013). "Crowbar - Odd Fellows Rest (contributor review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
3. Stappert, Andrew. "CROWBAR - Odd Fellows Rest". Rock Hard. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
4. Archives, SoT (January 1, 2004). "Review: "Crowbar: Odd Fellows Rest"". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
5. https://www.kerrang.com/how-i-wrote-planets-collide-by-crowbars-kirk-windstein
6. Pratt, Greg (June 17, 2017). "Crowbar - "Odd Fellows Rest"". Decibel Magazine.