Car Bomb

Car Bomb performs at Anarchy Brew Co on 8 November 2026 at 7:00 pm.

Originally formed on Long Island, New York in 2000, Car Bomb is a band whose style is marked by an experimental and aggressive approach to metal. Their blend of evolving polyrhythms, shifting tempos, syncopated down-tuned guitars, jazz-influenced drumming, harmonically deconstructive riffing, and dynamic vocals creates a sound that is heavy and disorienting. They create music that is fluid and ever-changing, and often veer off on melodic tangents. This sound, along with a DIY work ethic, has led to tours with larger acts in the genre.

Car Bomb released their debut album Centralia on Relapse Records in 2007, and supported the record on US tours with High on Fire in 2008 and Gojira in 2009. They self-released their second album w^w^^w^w (pronounced "w-click-w" or "the waveform album") in 2012. It featured guest vocals by Joseph Duplantier of Gojira, with whom they toured again later that year. In 2014, Car Bomb toured Europe for the first time, opening for Meshuggah on their 25th anniversary tour.

Car Bomb released their third album Meta in the fall of 2016, which again features Joseph Duplantier, who this time also shared a co-production credit with Greg Kubacki. The album also features Frank Mullen of Suffocation and was mixed by Josh Wilbur (Korn, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Parkway Drive). The band kicked off the release with shows supporting Gojira and Tesseract, as well as opening for The Dillinger Escape Plan on their farewell US tour. In early 2017, Car Bomb headed back to Europe and the UK, opening for Gojira. The band then headlined their own European tour in September before returning to the US in October to support Animals as Leaders and Periphery.

The band is currently headquartered at Silvercord Studios in Brooklyn, New York.