About the event
Originally formed on Long Island, New York in 2000, Car Bomb is a band whose style is marked by a highly experimental and extremely aggressive approach to metal. Their unpredictable blend of evolving polyrhythms, shifting tempos, syncopated down-tuned guitars, jazz-influenced drumming, harmonically deconstructive riffing, and dynamic vocals create a sound that is pulverizingly heavy and intensely disorienting. They create music that is fluid and ever changing, and are not afraid of veering off on bold melodic tangents. This unique sound combined with a strong DIY work ethic and a continuously growing fan base has earned them the opportunity to tour 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, whom they’d again tour with later that year. In 2014, Car Bomb was invited to tour Europe for the first time, opening up for Meshuggah on their 25th anniversary tour.
Car Bomb released their third album Meta in the fall of 2016, which again featured 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 andTesseract as well as opening for The Dillinger Escape Plan on their farewell US tour. In early 2017, Car Bomb headed back to Europe/UK opening up 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.
Good to know
- Monday 9 November 2026 — the show starts at 6:30 PM.
- SLAY is in Glasgow.
- Within a minute's walk of SLAY: Darts & Drinks, Royal Shawarma & Grill and Caffè Nero; the nearest railway station is Argyle Street, about 1 minute on foot (what's nearby).
- Car Bomb plays 5 more dates on this tour.
- New to gigs? What doors, curfews, age limits and presales mean.
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Venue
SLAY
- 24 Glassford Street
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
SLAY is a live music venue in Glasgow, United Kingdom on 24 Glassford Street. It is predominantly a metal room: 40 of its 61 listed shows. Acts booked here more than once include A (2 shows) and Black Flag (2 shows). 21 shows are currently …
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