JR Ewing (band)

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JR Ewing was a hardcore punk/screamo band from Norway. It was formed in 1998 in Oslo and broke up after its final tour across Europe in 2005.{{Cite web |last=Spano |first=Charles |title=JR Ewing Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jr-ewing-mn0000100822#biography |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=AllMusic}}

Musician Laurent Barnard of Gallows has named JR Ewing as an influence, calling them the "epitome of cool" and characterising their sound as "sophisticated yet raw".{{Cite web |last=Værland |first=Edvard Olai Brekke |date=1 April 2014 |title=Sound Check Norway: Laurent Barnard on the Norwegian bands that inspired Gallows |url=https://musicnorway.no/aktuelt/sound-check-norway-laurent-barnard-on-the-norwegian-bands-that-inspired-gallows |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Music Norway}} Barnard writes, "JR Ewing produced this misshaped aggressive noise and fashioned it into a glorious, hammering wall of sound."