By Jon Wiederhorn, Revolver Mag Given that their bond developed over years of heavy drinking and goofing around backstage, it’s not too surprising that neither Hatebreed singer Jamey Jasta nor Down guitarist and Crowbar frontman Kirk Windstein take the idea of interviewing one another terribly seriously. In fact, they end up talking about pretty much everything—drunken misadventures, random acts of violence, celebrities they’d like to bang—except their side project Kingdom of Sorrow. Two minutes into the phone call it’s clear these guys are total bros, and they probably hooked up ahead of time to come up with good one-liners and discuss the non-music-related path their conversation would take. Fortunately, Revolver had the foresight to talk with both jesters in advance about the history of their friendship and the creation of Kingdom of Sorrow’s bruising self-titled debut. 12 years ago, Jasta and Windstein’s relationship was one of devoted fan and hard-working musician. At the time, Crowbar were touring for their third album, Time Heals Nothing, and Hatebreed had just released their first demo. Since his band’s meager T-shirt sales weren’t covering the rent, Jasta was earning extra bread booking hardcore and death-metal shows at clubs in Connecticut. When Crowbar and Napalm Death came through town, he paid out of pocket to book the gig just so he could open for Crowbar, one of his favorite bands. “We were unsigned, and I thought it would be good exposure for us, but I also wanted to hang out with Kirk,” Jasta explains. “When we played that show, I didn’t know who the fuck Hatebreed were,” admits Windstein. “But when I heard them, I went, Jesus, they’re badass. This fucker’s good.” Over the next few years, Jasta caught Crowbar every time they came through Connecticut and booked whatever shows he could for them, and the two musicians forged a genuine friendship—to the point where Jasta would often hop in the Crowbar van after shows and travel with them for a couple of debauched days. Read the complete article HERE...