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Down is an American southern heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991. The band is composed of Phil Anselmo (ex-Pantera and Superjoint Ritual vocalist), Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity guitarist), Kirk Windstein (Crowbar guitarist), Rex Brown (ex-Pantera bassist), and Jimmy Bower (Crowbar drummer; Superjoint Ritual and Eyehategod guitarist). Todd Strange (Crowbar bassist) participated in the recording of the first album, NOLA.The first release was NOLA (short for New Orleans, Louisiana, and also a common blanket term for the local doom metal scene) in 1995, an album combining the typical New Orleans "sludge doom" sound with distinct blues and country overtones. A short tour of 13 dates was undertaken shortly after the album's release. Following the tour, Down was put on hold to allow its members to return to their respective bands. The band regrouped in 2001 to record the more diverse album entitled Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (taken from a line in the Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven"). Another tour was undertaken, both on their own and as part of Ozzfest in the summer of 2002. The band was then once more put on hold, as lead singer Anselmo wished to focus his efforts on Superjoint Ritual, which also featured Bower on guitar.Bower has recently stated that a new Down album will hopefully appear in 2006 after their first European tour. Keenan has stated that the new album is indeed in the writing stage. Anselmo is understood to be one of the major driving forces behind the new album and is quoted as saying "I want my band back" in reference to Down. In a recent statement from bassist Rex Brown, Down will be re-releasing their debut album Nola with Rex playing the bass tracks. He has also stated that both Down albums are going to be remastered and re-released. According to Rex, the band has numerous acoustic songs written and some material recorded which will hopefully appear on their next full length album. He has mentioned the album will hopefully appear as soon as January of 2007.
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Member Since: 13/12/2006
Band Website: www.down-nola.com
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Band Members:
Philip Anselmo - Vocals

Pepper Keenan - Guitars

Rex Brown - Bass

Kirk Windstein - Guitars

Jimmi Bower - Drums

Influences: Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marijunana and more...
Record Label: none at the moment

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DOWN TOUR 2008

..> ..> Upcoming Shows ( view all )..> ..> ..> Feb 18 2008 8:00P..> Orange Peel Asheville, North Carolina ..> Feb 19 2008 8:00P..> Cannery Nasheville, Tennessee ..> Feb 21 2008 8:0...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:00:00 GMT

DOWN PICS....

CHECK THEM OUT...  ENJOY  THE POWER OF THE RIFF... http://www.themetalunion2.com/bands/down33007/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianleli/sets/7215760237090664 2/ http://themetalunion2.com/ban...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:02:00 GMT

ALL REMAINING DOWN SHOWS ARE ON!

  Down are back on their feet and blowin' off the doors. All of the remaining shows ARE GOOD TO GO AND WE EXPECT EVERYBODY TO ATTEND! Make sure you tell your friends or anybody who isn't sure of ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:03:00 GMT

DOWN III

New Down LP To Include 'Angry' Songs About Katrina, Dimebag Darrell'We've got a lot of ammunition for this one, I'll put it that way,' guitarist Pepper Keenan says of Down III. By Chris HarrisGuitaris...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:38:00 GMT

New Down Song!!!!!

From Blabbermouth.... Ross Karpelman, who plays keyboards for DOWN  the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD,...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:54:00 GMT

Down News!!!

In a recent interview with GuildGuitars.com, SUPERJOINT RITUAL bassist and acclaimed solo artist Hank Williams III revealed that his solo band will hit the road with DOWN next year. Asked if SUPERJOIN...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:34:00 GMT