Metalgeek has issued an interview with DOWN/CROWBAR guitarist Kirk Windstein. The following is an excerpt:

Q: How do you distribute your energy between Crowbar, KINGDOM OF SORROW and your third band, the heavy metal supergroup Down?

A: "You know, right now I’m in Crowbar-world, when I get home we’ll play a few festivals with Down, so I’m in Down-world. And when I come back from that we’ll start recording the new Crowbar record and then I’m in Kingdom Of Sorrow-World for the OZZFest... and then back to Down-world for writing some new stuff! Im always focused on what I’m doing at the moment, so there is no confusion (laughs)!"

Q: So what can you tell us about the new Crowbar record?

A: "Heavy (laughs)! What we have is really, really good, I think people will really enjoy it. When we come back to the states we will put it together. I told the guys ‘Let’s take a few more weeks even if it means that we can’t get it out this year’ – because it is too important of a record for us to rush it. It’s been this long since the last one so what the fuck... it has to be a really strong record so a couple more months is totally worth it."

Read the complete interview at Metalgeek.

Crowbar recently signed a worldwide deal with E1 Music. The band are expected to release a new full-length album later this fall.

"Crowbar is very excited to have landed this deal with E1 Music! We have always been very proud of what we do and the new record will not disappoint any of our die hard fans", says Kirk Windstein.

The forthcoming album will be the follow up to the band’s last album, Lifesblood For The Downtrodden, which was released in 2005.

Windstein continues, "Big thanks to Jamey Jasta, Steve Ross and the legal team at E1 Music. Get ready, with a real label behind us we will crush!"

E1 Music Vice President of Metal Scott Givens adds, "Crowbar have influenced a generation of great bands and E1 is fully committed to making this the band’s biggest selling record of its long and storied career."

Kirk Windstein formed Crowbar in 1991. Since that time, the band's sound has profoundly influenced a new generation of metal acts the world over. Weinstein is also a key member of KINGDOM OF SORROW (with HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta) and DOWN.

Upcoming Crowbar European dates include:

July

7 - Millstatt, Austria - Bergwerk
8 - Pfarrkirchen, Germany - Bogaloo
9 - St. Wendel/Saar, Germany - Rock am Bach
10 - Essen, Germany - Turock
12 - München, Germany - Feierwerk
13 - Freiburg, Germany - Walfisch
14 - Köln, Germany - MTC
15 - Maasmechelen, Belgium - JH Alibi / St. Cecilia
16 - Schloss Holte, Germany - Serengeti Festival
17 - Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
18 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - De Baroeg

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