Jimmy Bower

Jimmy Bower

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Jimmy Bower


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Born = Birth date and age|1966|8|23|
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Instrument = Drums, Guitar
Genre = Doom metal, sludge metal, hardcore punk, punk rock
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1988–present
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Associated_acts = Eyehategod
Superjoint Ritual
Down
Crowbar
Corrosion of Conformity
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Jimmy Bower (born August 23 1966) is an American sludge/heavy metal guitarist and drummer who has played with five bands, most notably Eyehategod, Crowbar, Down, and Superjoint Ritual.

Jimmy Bower is known in some circles as the "Godfather of Southern Metal" for his involvement in the New Orleans Metal and Hardcore scene, as well as being a founding member of legendary sludge metal bands Eyehategod and Crowbar which is an obvious influence on many of the Hardcore and Heavy Metal bands that later emerged from the South. Jimmy is also a founding member of Down and Superjoint Ritual, along with former Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo. Jimmy has also been a large part in the histories of bands such as Corrosion of Conformity and Crowbar as a touring drummer.In the summer of 1988 Jimmy Bower married his highschool sweetheart Brooke Sampson in a traditional ceremony on the Moonwalk in New Orleans, Louisiana. The marriage lasted until February of 1994 when the Brooke Sampson filed for divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.

Discography

Music Videos and DVDs

* 1995 Down - "Stone the Crow" (Music Video)
* 1996 Crowbar - "Broken Glass" (Music Video)
* 1996 Crowbar - "Like Broken" (Home Video)
* 2001 Corrosion of Conformity - "Live Volume" (DVD) (Jimmy as the "Dweller")(Recorded at "Harpo's" in Detroit)
* 2002 Superjoint Ritual - "Live in Dallas, TX" (DVD)
* 2002 Superjoint Ritual - "The Alcoholik" (Music Video) (Jimmy as the Alcoholic) (Available on "Live in Dallas DVD")
* 2002 Superjoint Ritual - "Fuck Your Enemy" (Music Video) (Available on "Live in Dallas DVD")
* 2003 Down - "Ghosts of the Mississippi" (Music Video)
* 2004 Superjoint Ritual - "Live at CBGBs" (DVD)
* 2004 Superjoint Ritual - "Waiting for the Turning Point" (Music Video) (Available on "Live at CBGBS DVD")
* 2004 Superjoint Ritual - "Dress Like a Target" (Music Video) (Available on "Live at CBGBS DVD")
* 2007 Down - "On March the Saints" (Music Video)

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