Legendary New Orleans, LA metal titans Down will enter the studio today, May 11th, to begin recording new music according to a message from guitarist Kirk WIndstein's official face book page:
"JUST GOT BACK FROM PHIL'S LAIR; THE NEW DOWN RECORDING BEGINS TOMORROW!!!!!!! KIRK"
New material may be released in 4 seperate EPs instead of the traditional album format. The band recently finihsed up a breif US tour with Pat Bruders handling bass guitar duties in place of Rex Brown. The status of Rex Brown as a member of Down is not known at this time.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Down guitarist Pepper Keenan speaks on the status Rex Brown and the bands future plans
A interview conducted with Down guitarist Pepper Keenan by the Delcotimes.com has answered some questions on bassist Rex Brown‘s absence from the bands recent spat of touring. When asked about Brown not touring with the band, Keenan had the following to offer:
“Rex is not gonna be with us. He’s got things he needs to deal with, and we gave him an ultimatum and he’s trying to work things out. We’ve got Pat (Bruders) from Crowbar playing bass, and he’s ass-kickin’ in the same way. He plays with his fingers — which is really cool; he’s got the whole Geezer Butler thing going on.”
When asked if Brown was still an active member of the band, Keenan merely offered:
“I don’t know what to really say on that; he’s not out of the band, but he’s not playing with us live.”
Pepper went on to reveal ideas the band is considering for a future studio release:
"We're kinda goin' backwards now. The first record came out a long time ago, so we're feeling that vibe and heading that way; real simple: stripped down and to the point.
"I think we're going to try and do four EPs, and they're all going to be connected together with artwork. This will allow us to have a frontload, heavy as [expletive] EP, and maybe the second one could showcase some of the acoustic stuff we've been saving for awhile, and then continuing the four of them with a completely different style, and obviously the fourth one would be another doom laden heavy one."
“Rex is not gonna be with us. He’s got things he needs to deal with, and we gave him an ultimatum and he’s trying to work things out. We’ve got Pat (Bruders) from Crowbar playing bass, and he’s ass-kickin’ in the same way. He plays with his fingers — which is really cool; he’s got the whole Geezer Butler thing going on.”
When asked if Brown was still an active member of the band, Keenan merely offered:
“I don’t know what to really say on that; he’s not out of the band, but he’s not playing with us live.”
Pepper went on to reveal ideas the band is considering for a future studio release:
"We're kinda goin' backwards now. The first record came out a long time ago, so we're feeling that vibe and heading that way; real simple: stripped down and to the point.
"I think we're going to try and do four EPs, and they're all going to be connected together with artwork. This will allow us to have a frontload, heavy as [expletive] EP, and maybe the second one could showcase some of the acoustic stuff we've been saving for awhile, and then continuing the four of them with a completely different style, and obviously the fourth one would be another doom laden heavy one."
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Down drummer talks about the bands setlist
Down drummer Jimmy Bower was interviewed by Examiner.com. Here are a few excerpts from the interview:
Q: So I cheated and looked at some of your setlists at the Texas shows, and I see that 'Jail' has disappeared. It’s always been one of my favorite parts of a Down show, those 5 minutes of calm in the middle of the storm. Any chance it could reappear for the New York or New Jersey fans?
A: "I don’t know, maybe."
Q: Who picks the setlists?
A: "Pretty much Phil (Anselmo). Phil writes it up, and everyone gets it, and if anyone has any special things they want to play that night... because we have so many songs to choose from, you know? 'Jail'... maybe to the fans we don’t know, but to us it’s kind of like a bummer? Not a bummer, but a real mellow part in the show, you know? I don’t know, when you’re jamming live you just want to be like “ahhhhhhhh!”"
Q: So you personally prefer to keep the live shows heavier?
A: "Lately, yeah. Lately Down has been about just being heavy, that’s what I love about Down. You never know. It just depends on how everybody’s feeling, and that’s what’s so cool, you just roll with it. Right now, we’re not really into the mellow songs, we’ve been doing a lot of the heavier stuff."
Q: So I cheated and looked at some of your setlists at the Texas shows, and I see that 'Jail' has disappeared. It’s always been one of my favorite parts of a Down show, those 5 minutes of calm in the middle of the storm. Any chance it could reappear for the New York or New Jersey fans?
A: "I don’t know, maybe."
Q: Who picks the setlists?
A: "Pretty much Phil (Anselmo). Phil writes it up, and everyone gets it, and if anyone has any special things they want to play that night... because we have so many songs to choose from, you know? 'Jail'... maybe to the fans we don’t know, but to us it’s kind of like a bummer? Not a bummer, but a real mellow part in the show, you know? I don’t know, when you’re jamming live you just want to be like “ahhhhhhhh!”"
Q: So you personally prefer to keep the live shows heavier?
A: "Lately, yeah. Lately Down has been about just being heavy, that’s what I love about Down. You never know. It just depends on how everybody’s feeling, and that’s what’s so cool, you just roll with it. Right now, we’re not really into the mellow songs, we’ve been doing a lot of the heavier stuff."
Monday, February 7, 2011
Crowbar Set To Host Headbangers Ball
Crowbar is set to host this weeks edition of MTV2's Headbangers Ball. Thete new album Sever The Wicked Hand is in stores now and streaming at AOLmusic.com. The tracklisting for the album:
'Isolation (Desperation)'
'Sever The Wicked Hand'
'Liquid Sky And Cold Black Earth'
'Let Me Mourn'
'The Cemetery Angels'
'As I Become One'
'A Farewell To Misery'
'Protectors Of The Shrine'
'I Only Deal In Truth'
'Echo An Eternity'
'Cleanse Me, Heal Me'
The band will be coheadlining the Metalliance tour with Helmet and St. Vitus. Dates and opening bands can be found by clicking HERE.
'Isolation (Desperation)'
'Sever The Wicked Hand'
'Liquid Sky And Cold Black Earth'
'Let Me Mourn'
'The Cemetery Angels'
'As I Become One'
'A Farewell To Misery'
'Protectors Of The Shrine'
'I Only Deal In Truth'
'Echo An Eternity'
'Cleanse Me, Heal Me'
The band will be coheadlining the Metalliance tour with Helmet and St. Vitus. Dates and opening bands can be found by clicking HERE.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Down offers VIP experience to fans on upcoming US tour
Legendary southern metal band Down has scheduled the following dates:
3/4/11 - New Orleans, LA - VIP packages available through DOWN-Nola.com
3/5/11 - Maxwell, TX
3/6/11 - Houston, TX - VIP packages available through DOWN-Nola.com
3/11/11 - New Orleans, LA -VIP packages available through DOWN-Nola.com
4/28/11 - New York, NY - VIP packages available through Ticketmaster.com
4/29/11 - Philadelphia, PA - VIP packages available through Ticketmaster.com
4/30/11 - Sayreville, NJ - VIP packages available through Ticketmaster.com
VIP Ticket Packages will be available. VIP Ticket Packages include a General Admission Ticket, soundcheck (where applicable), meet n greet (you get one personal item autographed), T-shirt from the merch booth (day of show), laminate and a $5 gift card to the DOWN-Nola.com online store. VIP ticket Packages will be sold through DOWN-Nola.com for the two New Orleans dates and Houston. Maxwell is still being determined as to whether or not VIP Ticket Packages will be available for this date (as it's a festival). VIP Ticket Packages for New York, Philly and Sayreville are all scheduled to be sold through Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are onsale now.
3/4/11 - New Orleans, LA - VIP packages available through DOWN-Nola.com
3/5/11 - Maxwell, TX
3/6/11 - Houston, TX - VIP packages available through DOWN-Nola.com
3/11/11 - New Orleans, LA -VIP packages available through DOWN-Nola.com
4/28/11 - New York, NY - VIP packages available through Ticketmaster.com
4/29/11 - Philadelphia, PA - VIP packages available through Ticketmaster.com
4/30/11 - Sayreville, NJ - VIP packages available through Ticketmaster.com
VIP Ticket Packages will be available. VIP Ticket Packages include a General Admission Ticket, soundcheck (where applicable), meet n greet (you get one personal item autographed), T-shirt from the merch booth (day of show), laminate and a $5 gift card to the DOWN-Nola.com online store. VIP ticket Packages will be sold through DOWN-Nola.com for the two New Orleans dates and Houston. Maxwell is still being determined as to whether or not VIP Ticket Packages will be available for this date (as it's a festival). VIP Ticket Packages for New York, Philly and Sayreville are all scheduled to be sold through Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are onsale now.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
St. Vitus to tour the USA for the first time in over a decade
Doom metal legends St. Vitus are taking part in the Metalliance Tour. It will be the bands first US tour in over a decade. Sludge metal titans Crowbar will open each show. 90's alt metal band Helmet will headline the tour performing their hit album 'Meantime' in its entirety. Dates can be found at the official website by Clicking HERE.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Down members out with Eyehategod, Crowbar, Arms of the Sun, and Arson Anthem
What the Down guys are up to, in alphabetical order:
Philip Anselmo will be doing a short tour with his band Arson Anthem starting Jan 25 with other Housecore Records bands: haarp and Warbeast. dates are as follows:
Jan. 25 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
Jan. 26 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Jan. 27 - New Orleans, LA @ The Hangar
Jan. 28 - Forth Worth, TX @ Rail Club (VIP tickets sold out)
Jan. 29 - Fayetteville, AR @ Drifters
Jan. 30 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Check out Arson Anthem's latest release Insecurity Noteriety" here: http://amzn.to/fSpQDJ
There are VIP tickets available! See the soundcheck, get a photo with the band, get a free poster and laminate. Get tickets at ticketmaster or at the show.
Combine your order and save! Pick yourself up some Down, Pantera, or SJR gear here: http://bit.ly/eUfNE8
Jimmy Bower has reported he has recently jammed with his band The Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight! If you don't know them, check out the cd and read customer reviews here: http://amzn.to/i3yWvB Stay tuned for possible show or recording news!
Jimmy will be touring with EYEHATEGOD in February with a festival date in France in June.
Feb. 05 - El Corazón - Seattle, WA
Feb. 16 - JBs - Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 17 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Feb. 18 - Europa - Brooklyn, NY
Feb. 19 - Lucien's Entertainment Complex - Syracuse, NY
Feb. 20 - Lidos - Boston, MA
Feb. 21 - Daniel St. - Milford, CT
Feb. 25 - Siberia - New Orleans, LA
Jun. 17 - Val de Moine (Hellfest) - Clisson, France
Rex's band "Arms Of The Sun" is planning an early 2011 release of their debut album. Become familiar with them!
http://www.armsofthesun.com/
http://www.facebook.com/armsofthesun
http://www.myspace.com/armsofthesun
http://www.youtube.com/armsofthesun
http://twitter.com/armsofthesun
There’s a great special on Arms Of The Sun shirts now. Help create a buzz about the band by slapping a shirt on your back for $6.99! Save even more on shipping when you combine your order with Down and Pantera stuff! http://www.rockandrollheavyweights.com/armsofthesun/
Pepper has been doing some writing and jamming with Down members Jimmy and Kirk in New Orleans during the break. Hopefully we’ll have a solid update on these sessions soon.
Kirk is finishing up a tour of the UK with his band Crowbar. Next up is the Metalliance tour with Helmet and St Vitus! Details here: http://metalliancetour.com/site/ The new Crowbar album “Sever The Wicked Hand” comes out Feb 8. Pre-order Sever The Wicked Hand cd here: http://amzn.to/hOp2fq vinyl here: http://amzn.to/fmCuPM Check out the new Crowbar shirt designs here: http://www.rockandrollheavyweights.com/crowbar/
More soon!
Philip Anselmo will be doing a short tour with his band Arson Anthem starting Jan 25 with other Housecore Records bands: haarp and Warbeast. dates are as follows:
Jan. 25 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
Jan. 26 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Jan. 27 - New Orleans, LA @ The Hangar
Jan. 28 - Forth Worth, TX @ Rail Club (VIP tickets sold out)
Jan. 29 - Fayetteville, AR @ Drifters
Jan. 30 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Check out Arson Anthem's latest release Insecurity Noteriety" here: http://amzn.to/fSpQDJ
There are VIP tickets available! See the soundcheck, get a photo with the band, get a free poster and laminate. Get tickets at ticketmaster or at the show.
Combine your order and save! Pick yourself up some Down, Pantera, or SJR gear here: http://bit.ly/eUfNE8
Jimmy Bower has reported he has recently jammed with his band The Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight! If you don't know them, check out the cd and read customer reviews here: http://amzn.to/i3yWvB Stay tuned for possible show or recording news!
Jimmy will be touring with EYEHATEGOD in February with a festival date in France in June.
Feb. 05 - El Corazón - Seattle, WA
Feb. 16 - JBs - Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 17 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Feb. 18 - Europa - Brooklyn, NY
Feb. 19 - Lucien's Entertainment Complex - Syracuse, NY
Feb. 20 - Lidos - Boston, MA
Feb. 21 - Daniel St. - Milford, CT
Feb. 25 - Siberia - New Orleans, LA
Jun. 17 - Val de Moine (Hellfest) - Clisson, France
Rex's band "Arms Of The Sun" is planning an early 2011 release of their debut album. Become familiar with them!
http://www.armsofthesun.com/
http://www.facebook.com/armsofthesun
http://www.myspace.com/armsofthesun
http://www.youtube.com/armsofthesun
http://twitter.com/armsofthesun
There’s a great special on Arms Of The Sun shirts now. Help create a buzz about the band by slapping a shirt on your back for $6.99! Save even more on shipping when you combine your order with Down and Pantera stuff! http://www.rockandrollheavyweights.com/armsofthesun/
Pepper has been doing some writing and jamming with Down members Jimmy and Kirk in New Orleans during the break. Hopefully we’ll have a solid update on these sessions soon.
Kirk is finishing up a tour of the UK with his band Crowbar. Next up is the Metalliance tour with Helmet and St Vitus! Details here: http://metalliancetour.com/site/ The new Crowbar album “Sever The Wicked Hand” comes out Feb 8. Pre-order Sever The Wicked Hand cd here: http://amzn.to/hOp2fq vinyl here: http://amzn.to/fmCuPM Check out the new Crowbar shirt designs here: http://www.rockandrollheavyweights.com/crowbar/
More soon!
(Source: http://www.down-nola.com/)
Friday, January 14, 2011
Kirk Windstein to keep busy with Crowbar, Down, Kingdom of Sorrow in 2011
Arguably the hardest working musician in metal, Kirk Windstein will have a busy 2011. We can reveal that he has tours for each of his projects. Crowbar, Down and Kingdom of Sorrow will all hit the road in 2011. All of these projects are excellent. They showcase Kirk's one of a kind sludge riffs yet each band sounds different than the others. Don't miss the traveling beard of doom when it comes to your area!!!
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