Thursday, May 22, 2014

Down

Down
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Heavy metal, sludge metal, southern metal, groove metal

Down is an American heavy metal supergroup that formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo (Pantera), guitarist Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity), guitarist Bobby Landgraf (Honky), bassist Pat Bruders (Goatwhore), and drummer Jimmy Bower (Crowbar, Eyehategod, and Superjoint Ritual). Since their formation, Down has gone on hiatus twice and they have released five studio albums. The first three were LPs entitled NOLA (1995), Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (2002), and Down III: Over the Under (2007). In 2008, the band began working on additional material, which resulted in two EPs entitled Down IV – Part I, released in September 2012 and Down IV – Part II, released in May 2014.


NOLA (1995)
Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow... (2002)
Down III: Over the Under (2007)
Diary of a Mad Band - Europe in the Year of VI (2010)
EP I of IV (2012)
EP II of IV (2014)