Craig Nunenmacher
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Craig "Louisiana Lightning" Nunenmacher is best known as the former drummer for Black Label Society
and Crowbar. He joined Black Label Society in July 2000 while playing for Crowbar, who were touring with BLS at the time. Original BLS drummer Phil Ondich
left the band mid-tour, and to keep the tour on the road, Craig filled in for Phil, pulling double-duty in both Crowbar and BLS for the rest of the tour. A few weeks into that tour, he was asked to join the band permanently.
In 2003, during a short break from Black Label Society (as front-man Zakk Wylde
was focusing on a full-time tour with Ozzy Osbourne
), Craig reunited with Kirk Windstein and wrote and recorded Crowbar's Lifesblood for the Downtrodden album, which also featured Pantera
's Rex Brown
on bass, and a guest performance on the track "Lifesblood" by former BLS bassist Steve Gibb
on guitar.
In March 2008 it was announced that Nunenmacher's albums — "Crowbar" (1993), "Time Heals Nothing" (1995) and "Live+1" EP (1995) will be reissued in Europe on April 21, 2008 with bonus and multimedia tracks.
In 2006 he launched his website. However, sometime since then the domain has expired and is now overtaken by cybersquatters, adding a faux search-page instead. He is sponsored by Pearl Drums
.
In February 2010, it was announced that Craig has resigned as Black Label Society's drummer.
Black Label Society
Black Label Society is a heavy metal band formed by Zakk Wylde, with nine studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, one EP, and three video albums released since formation of the band.-Formation and Sonic Brew :...
and Crowbar. He joined Black Label Society in July 2000 while playing for Crowbar, who were touring with BLS at the time. Original BLS drummer Phil Ondich
Phil Ondich
Phil Ondich is an American musician from near Mansfield Ohio.In 1997, drummer Phil Ondich was playing in American hard rock band Raging Slab. Having met Zakk Wylde several times while he was touring for his 1996 solo record Book Of Shadows, the two agreed to work together on a project Wylde had...
left the band mid-tour, and to keep the tour on the road, Craig filled in for Phil, pulling double-duty in both Crowbar and BLS for the rest of the tour. A few weeks into that tour, he was asked to join the band permanently.
In 2003, during a short break from Black Label Society (as front-man Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wylde
Zachary Phillip Wylde , best known by the stage name Zakk Wylde, is an American musician, songwriter, and occasional actor who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist in Pride & Glory,...
was focusing on a full-time tour with Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
), Craig reunited with Kirk Windstein and wrote and recorded Crowbar's Lifesblood for the Downtrodden album, which also featured Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
's Rex Brown
Rex Brown
Rex Robert Brown is an American heavy metal bassist. A former member of Down, he is most famous as the longtime bassist for the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling band Pantera.-Pantera:...
on bass, and a guest performance on the track "Lifesblood" by former BLS bassist Steve Gibb
Steve Gibb
Steve Gibb is an English-born singer, songwriter, and musician, and the first born son of Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and Linda Gibb....
on guitar.
In March 2008 it was announced that Nunenmacher's albums — "Crowbar" (1993), "Time Heals Nothing" (1995) and "Live+1" EP (1995) will be reissued in Europe on April 21, 2008 with bonus and multimedia tracks.
In 2006 he launched his website. However, sometime since then the domain has expired and is now overtaken by cybersquatters, adding a faux search-page instead. He is sponsored by Pearl Drums
Pearl Drums
Founded in 1952, the is a multinational corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products, predominately percussion instruments.-History:Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa, who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo on April 2, 1946...
.
In February 2010, it was announced that Craig has resigned as Black Label Society's drummer.
Crowbar
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Chart positions | US sales |
| September 26, 1991 | Obedience Through Suffering Obedience Through Suffering Obedience Thru Suffering is the debut studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar, released in 1991.-Track listing:#"Waiting in Silence" - 4:26#"I Despise" - 4:17#"A Breed Apart" - 5:32#"Obedience Thru Suffering" - 4:59#"Vacuum" - 4:16... |
Pavement Music | ||
| October 12, 1993 | Crowbar Crowbar (album) Crowbar was recorded in New Orleans in 1992 by Crowbar. The album went on to sell 100,000 copies on the independent label Pavement Music . The singles "All I Had " and "Existence Is Punishment" propelled the band on MTV and achieved international attention... (Produced by Phil Anselmo) |
Pavement Music | 100,000 | |
| March 29, 1994 | Live +1 (EP) | Pavement Music | ||
| May 23, 1995 | Time Heals Nothing Time Heals Nothing Time Heals Nothing is the third album by Crowbar, which was released on May 23, 1995.-Track listing:#"The Only Factor" #"No More Can We Crawl" #"Time Heals Nothing" #"Leave It Behind" #"Through A Wall Of Tears"... |
Pavement Music | ||
| February 8, 2005 | Lifesblood for the Downtrodden (Produced by Warren Riker) |
Candlelight Records Candlelight Records Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,... |
Black Label Society
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Chart positions | US sales |
| 2001 | Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Live!! +5 is a live heavy metal album by Black Label Society. It was recorded live on 28 October 2000 at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. Disc 2 consists of 5 new studio tracks... |
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| 2002 | 1919 Eternal 1919 Eternal 1919 Eternal is the third album by the heavy metal band Black Label Society. It was released on March 5, 2002 and was written for Zakk Wylde's father.-Writing:... |
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| 2003 | The Blessed Hellride The Blessed Hellride The Blessed Hellride is the fourth studio album by Black Label Society. It contains a mix of heavy and lighter tunes.... |
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| 2004 | Hangover Music Vol. VI Hangover Music Vol. VI Hangover Music, Vol VI is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band Black Label Society, released April 20, 2004. This album is a much more mellow affair than any other Black Label Society album, and some fans have recognized it as a nod back to Zakk Wylde's solo effort, Book of Shadows, from... |
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| 2005 | Mafia | |||
| 2005 | Kings Of Damnation 98-04 Kings of Damnation 98-04 Kings of Damnation 98–04 is mostly a compilation album of Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, although the first four tracks are pre-1998 and not actual Black Label Society tracks... (Two-Disc Career Retrospective of Zakk Wylde) |
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| 2006 | Shot To Hell Shot to Hell Shot to Hell is the seventh studio album by Black Label Society. It was released September 12, 2006 and was the band's only record to have been released by Roadrunner Records.... |
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| 2006 | The European Invasion - Doom Troopin' Live DVD |