On September 18, 2012, the beast will be unleashed as "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP" (DOWN's first in a
series of four EPs to be released over the next few years - with a year
between EPs) will be presented to the masses! Today, the entire EP can be streamed below, thanks to Billboard.com.
Here is what Philip Anselmo said about the NEW DOWN EP during an interview with Full Metal Jackie:
"Well really it took a lot of pressure off of any and all of us. When this question comes up I refer to the first demo we did in 1992 when we all flew into Texas with this idea in our heads and we had really no idea what was going come out of it. I had no lyrics, everything was just right on the spot and I think we came out with ‘Bury Me in Smoke,’ ‘Temptation’s Wings’ and ‘Losing All,’ which would be on the first record.
"We took this approach with this record and honestly I have never in my life taken so much pressure off of myself to do a record. We didn’t know what we were thinking and the fact that it is six songs, I think that commanded all of our attention at the time and really to do a 10 or 12 song record – there’s no room at this point in my career at all for what would be called filler. I don’t want any filler, I want the songs to be direct, I want them to be unique and I think we did pretty well with this EP.
You’ve had a pretty prolific career with eight plus bands."
Read the rest of the interview HERE!
Click HERE to listen to the NEW DOWN EP (courtesy of Billboard.com)
Don't forget that DOWN will be touring North America this Fall, followed by a European trek. The band will be touring in support of their forthcoming NEW EP. The following dates have been confirmed so far, with more to be added soon:
U.S. Tour Dates (*) with Saint Vitus, Warbeast and HAARP:
09/18: Fort Worth, TX – Ridglea Theater
09/19: Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
09/21: Sauget, IL – Pop’s
09/22: Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
09/23: Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
09/25: Boston, MA – House Of Blues
09/26: Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
09/28: New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
09/29: Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
10/02: Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
European Tour Dates (*):
10/19: Manchester, UK – O2 Academy
10/20: Birmingham, UK – HMV Institute
10/21: London, UK – Roundhouse
10/23: Antwerp, Belgium – Trix Hall
10/24: Paris, France – Bataclan
10/25: Holland, Amsterdam – Melkweg
10/27: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Den Atelier
*: More tour dates to be added
DOWN 'EP ONE' track listing:
1) 'Levitation'
2) 'Witchtripper'
3) 'Open Coffins'
4) 'The Curse Is A Lie'
5) 'This Work Is Timeless'
6) 'The Misfortune Teller'
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