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If there is a man in Heavy Music that has seen it all, done it all, tasted it all... that man is Philip H. Anselmo from PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, etc. He recently sat down with FUSE and offered great advice for upcoming musicians! So to sum up what Anselmo said above, follow all or at least some of the following steps in order to succeed: - Rip off 20 to 30 bands whose music you identify with in order to find an original sound. - Play as many gigs as you can in order to master your craft and connect with the audience. - Gig for nearly nothing in return in order to pay your dues. - Connect with your fans via the Internet.
Here are DOWN's upcoming tour dates:
- May.23.2013: Birmingham, AL, Zydeco - May.24.2013: Raleigh, NC, Lincoln Theater - May.25.2013: Baltimore, MD, Sonar/Maryland Deathfest - May.27.2013: August, GA, Sky City - May.28.2013: Nashville, TN, Marathon Music Works - May.30.2013: Broussard, LA, The Station - May.31.2013: New Orleans, LA, House of Blues - June.14.2013: Donnington, UK, Download Festival - June.15.2013: Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhell - June.16.2013: Törnävänsaari, Seinäjoki, Finland, Provinssirock - June.18.2013: Moscow, Russia, Moscow Arena - June.20.2013: Jaworzno, Poland, Metalfest Poland - June.21.2013: St. Goarshausen, Germany, Metalfest Germany - June.22.2013: Clisson, France, Hellfest - June.24.2013: Ljubljana, Slovenia, Kino Soska - June.25.2013: Zagreb, Croatia, Culture Factory - June.27.2013: Tisza Kemping, Tokaj-Rakamaz, Rakamaz, Hungary, Borsodi Hegyalja Fesztival - July.1.2013: Athens, Greece, Rock Gods
Earlier this week, Forbes Magazine (Forbes.com)
posted an in-depth piece on the comeback of vinyl and Record Store Day,
written by Tim Clark. In a time where people are quick to label the
current state of the music industry as "failing" or "experiencing a
downfall", Tim Clark points out that the independent record store
experience illustrates otherwise.
Ex-Pantera and current DOWN vocalist
and Housecore Records CEO Philip H. Anselmo was interviewed for the
piece, and gave his personal thoughts on the rise in record store
activity and how it supports growth in the music business and community.
As one of the leading voices of the recent indie label and independent
music takeover, Forbes looked to Anselmo has a voice of authority.
From Forbes
piece: "When he was younger, Anselmo used to constantly scour
underground record stores and to this day still believes in the vinyl
format."
"Record Store Day promotes this type of passion of having the
actual product in your hand instead of just a download", said Anselmo. "I love having the full album, art, lyrics and I think vinyl sounds
better. And as a label owner, it makes me happy to see that people
slowly but surely want to have this tangible copy in their hands instead
of a free [expletive] download, which is driving me [expletive]
bananas."
Record
Store Day is now celebrated on the third Saturday every April is the
one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together
with artists to celebrate the art of music. Which means that Record Store Day is TOMORROW!Forbes calls Record Store Day, "an industry phenomenon".
To read the full article, visit this direct location. DOWN's upcoming tour dates:
- May.23.2013: Birmingham, AL, Zydeco - May.24.2013: Raleigh, NC, Lincoln Theater - May.25.2013: Baltimore, MD, Sonar/Maryland Deathfest - May.27.2013: August, GA, Sky City - May.28.2013: Nashville, TN, Marathon Music Works - May.30.2013: Broussard, LA, The Station - May.31.2013: New Orleans, LA, House of Blues - June.14.2013: Donnington, UK, Download Festival - June.15.2013: Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhell - June.16.2013: Törnävänsaari, Seinäjoki, Finland, Provinssirock - June.18.2013: Moscow, Russia, Moscow Arena - June.20.2013: Jaworzno, Poland, Metalfest Poland - June.21.2013: St. Goarshausen, Germany, Metalfest Germany - June.22.2013: Clisson, France, Hellfest - June.24.2013: Ljubljana, Slovenia, Kino Soska - June.25.2013: Zagreb, Croatia, Culture Factory - June.27.2013: Tisza Kemping, Tokaj-Rakamaz, Rakamaz, Hungary, Borsodi Hegyalja Fesztival - July.1.2013: Athens, Greece, Rock Gods
NOLA super group DOWN, are traveling to South America as we type this. Beginning on April 10, the band will be spreading
their newest sonic assault to fans from Brazil, Argentina and Chile!
Following their South American takeover, on May 23 the band will kick off their U.S. tour in Birmingham, Alabama.The band recently wrapped up the first leg of their European tour and
have now announced the second leg of their U.S. tour. And on June 14, the band will be performing at the 2013 Download Festival, and then will touring all over Europe.
Here are all the bands upcoming tour dates:
-April.10.2013:Sao Paulo, Brazil, Carioca Club - April.11.2013: Buenos Aires, Argentina, Teatro Flores - April.13.2013: Santiago, Chile, Metal Fest - May.23.2013: Birmingham, AL, Zydeco - May.24.2013: Raleigh, NC, Lincoln Theater - May.25.2013: Baltimore, MD, Sonar/Maryland Deathfest - May.27.2013: August, GA, Sky City - May.28.2013: Nashville, TN, Marathon Music Works - May.30.2013: Broussard, LA, The Station - May.31.2013: New Orleans, LA, House of Blues - June.14.2013: Donnington, UK, Download Festival - June.15.2013: Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhell - June.16.2013: Törnävänsaari, Seinäjoki, Finland, Provinssirock - June.18.2013: Moscow, Russia, Moscow Arena - June.20.2013: Jaworzno, Poland, Metalfest Poland - June.21.2013: St. Goarshausen, Germany, Metalfest Germany - June.22.2013: Clisson, France, Hellfest - June.24.2013: Ljubljana, Slovenia, Kino Soska - June.25.2013: Zagreb, Croatia, Culture Factory - June.27.2013: Tisza Kemping, Tokaj-Rakamaz, Rakamaz, Hungary, Borsodi Hegyalja Fesztival - July.1.2013: Athens, Greece, Rock Gods
DOWN is coming to South America! This time around the all star band, which features Philip Anselmo, Kirk Windstein, Pepper Keenan, Jimmy Bower and Pat Bruders, will be performing in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile. Philip Anselmo has a special message for the bands fanatics in Brazil:
DOWN in South America:
NOLA super group DOWN, are back in black (or in purple) spreading
their newest sonic assault to thousands of ear buds all over the world!
The band recently wrapped up the first leg of their European tour and
have now announced the second leg of their U.S. tour. They have also announced that they are returning to South America! It seems like the
band is focusing on cutting back the amount of tour dates per trek, so
that they can be extremely focused on their musical craft.
With
that said, DOWN is going to be tearing through the U.S. in January 2013
in support of 'Down IV Part I: The Purple EP'. Warbeast, who are part
of Philip Anselmo's label Housecore Records, will offer support on the
tour. As previously reported HERE,
Anselmo and Warbeast are working on a collab album titled 'War Of The
Gargantuas'. This album is set for a January 8th release. So its safe to
assume that some of those songs will be performed during this tour.
Then the band will head down to South America and perform in Brazil, Argentina and Chile! Additionally, the band will be part of the 2013 "Maryland Death Fest" in May! In June, the band will be part of Provinssirock in Seinäjoki, Finland.
Here is a confirmed list of tour dates:
- Fri Jan 11, 2013: Warehouse Live in Ballroom Houston, TX
- Sat Jan 12, 2013: Backstage Live in San Antonio, TX
- Mon Jan 14, 2013: The Marquee in Tempe, AZ
- Tues Jan 15, 2013: Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip in Las Vegas NV
- Wed Jan 16, 2013: Key Club in West Hollywood, CA
- Fri Jan 18, 2013: City National Grove in Anaheim Anaheim, CA
- Sat Jan 19, 2013: Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA
- Sun Jan 20, 2013: Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, CA
- Tue Jan 22, 2013: Showbox at the Market in Seattle, WA
- Wed Jan 23, 2013: Roseland Theater in Portland, OR
- Thu Jan 24, 2013: Knitting Factory in Boise, ID
- Sat Jan 26, 2013: The Summit Music Hall in Denver, CO
- Mon Jan 28, 2013: First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN
- Tue Jan 29, 2013: The Rave in Milwaukee, WI
- Wed Jan 30, 2013: Bogart's in Cincinnati, OH
- Fri Feb 1, 2013: Track 29 in Chattanooga, TN
- April 10, 2033: Carioca Club in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- April 11, 2013: El Teatro (Flores) in Ciudad Autonoma De Buenos Aires, Argentina
- April 13, 2013: The Metal Fest Chile in Santiago, Chile
- May 25, 2013: Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore Maryland - June 14-16, 2013: Provinssirock in Seinäjoki, Finland. (exact day coming soon)
Following a successful takeover of Australia, Louisiana’s favorite Hardcore, blues-based, post-amplificated dirgesmiths, EYEHATEGOD, brought their sonic debauchery to Brooklyn, New York for two very special concerts. The shows furious show took place on Monday, November 27 and Tuesday, November 28 at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn.
Right after EYEHATEGOD stepped off the stage, we chatted with the bands guitarist Jimmy Bower, who is also the drummer of DOWN. During the conversation we discussed the present and future of EYEHATEGOD, and about the NEW DOWN EP 'Down IV: Part 1 (The Purple EP)'! We also chatted about the differences between touring with two bands that are of complete different calibers. Bower also discussed the NOLA music scene, and how bands like haarp and WARBEAST are worth for everyone to listen to.
Without further due, here is our exclusive interview with Jimmy Bower! We also added an extra bonus interview with haarp's drummer Keith Sierra Jr, right after the bands New York City show with DOWN! Sit back, grab a cold one, and enjoy!
DOWN's charismatic front man Philip Anselmo is on the cover of Decibel magazine! The issue also contains a DOWN interview. The issue will be on shelves soon. You can also order it now: http://bit.ly/TU0FhL
A previously announced, super group DOWN, are back in black (or in purple) spreading
their newest sonic assault to thousands of ear buds all over the world!
The band recently wrapped up the first leg of their European tour and
have now announced the second leg of their U.S. tour (dates below). It seems like the
band is focusing on cutting back the amount of tour dates per trek, so
that they can be extremely focused on their musical craft.
The band have also announced a South American tour, the dates are as follows:
- April 11, 2013: El Teatro (Flores), Ciudad Autonoma De Buenos Aires, Argentina - April 13, 2013: The Metal Fest Chile, Santiago, Chile
DOWN U.S. tour (leg II) with WARBEAST and HAARP:
- April 11, 2013: El Teatro (Flores), Ciudad Autonoma De Buenos Aires, Argentina - April 13, 2013: The Metal Fest Chile, Santiago, Chile- Fri Jan 11, 2013: Warehouse Live - Ballroom Houston, TX - Sat Jan 12, 2013: Backstage Live San Antonio, TX - Mon Jan 14, 2013: The Marquee Tempe, AZ - Tues Jan 15, 2013: Freemont Country Club, Las Vegas NV - Wed Jan 16, 2013: Key Club West Hollywood, CA - Fri Jan 18, 2013: City National Grove of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
- Sat Jan 19, 2013: Ace of Spades Sacramento, CA - Sun Jan 20, 2013: Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA - Tue Jan 22, 2013: Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA - Wed Jan 23, 2013: Roseland Theater Portland, OR - Thu Jan 24, 2013: Knitting Factory Boise, ID - Sat Jan 26, 2013: The Summit Music Hall Denver, CO - Mon Jan 28, 2013: First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - Tue Jan 29, 2013: The Rave Milwaukee, WI - Wed Jan 30, 2013: Bogart's Cincinnati, OH - Fri Feb 1, 2013: Track 29 Chattanooga, TN
NOLA super group DOWN, are back in black (or in purple) spreading their newest sonic assault to thousands of ear buds all over the world! The band recently wrapped up the first leg of their European tour and have now announced the second leg of their U.S. tour. It seems like the band is focusing on cutting back the amount of tour dates per trek, so that they can be extremely focused on their musical craft.
With that said, DOWN is going to be tearing through the U.S. in January 2013 in support of 'Down IV Part I: The Purple EP'. Warbeast, who are part of Philip Anselmo's label Housecore Records, will offer support on the tour. As previously reported HERE, Anselmo and Warbeast are working on a collab album titled 'War Of The Gargantuas'. This album is set for a January 8th release. So its safe to assume that some of those songs will be performed during this tour. Here is a confirmed list of tour dates:
- Fri Jan 11, 2013: Warehouse Live in Ballroom Houston, TX - Sat Jan 12, 2013: Backstage Live in San Antonio, TX - Mon Jan 14, 2013: The Marquee in Tempe, AZ - Tues Jan 15, 2013: Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip in Las Vegas NV - Wed Jan 16, 2013: Key Club in West Hollywood, CA - Fri Jan 18, 2013: City National Grove in Anaheim Anaheim, CA - Sat Jan 19, 2013: Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA - Sun Jan 20, 2013: Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, CA - Tue Jan 22, 2013: Showbox at the Market in Seattle, WA - Wed Jan 23, 2013: Roseland Theater in Portland, OR - Thu Jan 24, 2013: Knitting Factory in Boise, ID - Sat Jan 26, 2013: The Summit Music Hall in Denver, CO - Mon Jan 28, 2013: First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN - Tue Jan 29, 2013: The Rave in Milwaukee, WI - Wed Jan 30, 2013: Bogart's in Cincinnati, OH - Fri Feb 1, 2013: Track 29 in Chattanooga, TN
NOLA super group DOWN, performed in Milan, Italy on Monday October 29 concert. And instead of ending the show with their famous jam session, they ended the show by staging a playful wrestling match between singer Philip Anselmo and some of his bandmates. Here is some footage of the bands outro in Milan.
EYEHATEGOD was founded in 1988 by Jimmy Bower and Joey Delatte, who were joined by Joe Fazzio and Kevin Bond from Crawlspace NoLa & Superjoint Ritual. Ever since their inception their have been various lineup changes, but regardless of whose in the band they have always been a driving force within the Heavy Music scene in NOLA. Their sludge Metal became a trademark within Heavy Music worldwide and their unique sound is incomparable. Eyehategod's music is the result of a group of friends getting together in a jam room and writing some simple, heavy and balls out music!
Louisiana’s favorite purveyors of Hardcore, blues-based, unrepentant, post-amplificated dirge, will head to Europe this week to further spread their audio message of discontent. The caravan of decadence and debauchery begins July 20 at Serengeti Festival 2012 in Stukenbrock, Germany and will pillage its way through 19 cities, leaving in its wake nothing but broken glass and hurt feelings.
We recently had the chance to chat with Mike IX Williams about the bands upcoming tour, their NEW album situation (including album title rumors), and why they got banned from Scion Rock Fest. Additionally, we talked to Williams about the arrest of LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe (who is a good friend of Williams). Listen up and spread the doom!
EYEHATEGOD - Europe Is The New Vietnam Tour 2012:
7/20/2012 Serengeti Festival 2012 - Stukenbrock, Germany
7/21/2012 Hammer Open Air Metal Festival 2012 - Turku, Finland
7/22/2012 Hafenklang - Hamburg, Germany
7/23/2012 Magnet - Berlin, Germany
7/25/2012 Fonobar - Warsaw, Poland
7/26/2012 Viper Room - Wien, Austria
7/27/2012 IBK - Innsbruck, Austria
7/28/2012 Big Barre Club - Cesena, Italy
7/29/2012 Kab Usine - Geneve, Switzerland
7/30/2012 Garage - Saabrücken, Germany
7/31/2012 Bastard - Osnabrück, Germany
8/01/2012 Beta - Copenhagen, Denmark
8/02/2012 Truckstop Alaska - Gothenburg, Sweden
8/04/2012 Tribute - Sandnes, Norway
8/07/2012 Fleece - Bristol, United Kingdom
8/08/2012 Academy 3 - Manchester, United Kingdom
8/09/2012 Garage - London, United Kingdom
8/11/2012 Ieperfest 2012 - Ieper, Belgium
8/12/2012 Gebäude 9 - Cologne, Germany
Today, the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling, upheld President Obama's health care overhaul, including the controversial requirement that most Americans have health insurance.
The court handed Obama a campaign-season victory in rejecting arguments that Congress went too far in requiring Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty.
Chief Justice John Roberts announced the court's judgment that allows the law to go forward with its aim of covering more than 30 million uninsured Americans. Click here to read more about this breaking story!
Here is what Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down & Kingdom Of Sorrow) had to say about this:
"IF I CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE NOW, BECAUSE UNLIKE HALF OF THE COUNTRY, I ACTUALLY PAY TAXES, HOW IN THE HELL WILL I BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT THEN? WHERE'S MY GOVERNMENT HANDOUT? THIS COUNTRY IS FUCKED!!!"
As previously reported, NOLA's supergroup DOWN is scheduled to
release four EP's dubbed as 'Down IV' throughout the next four years.
During a recent interview the bands riff meister Kirk Windstein
announced that the first EP, which contains six songs, should be out
this summer!
“They’re kind of a throwback to what we
were doing at the very beginning, on the NOLA record (Down’s 1995
platinum debut). I think the fans are going to love it. Windstein names
"Misfortune Teller" as one of his favorite tunes from the upcoming EP.
Down's NEW EP will feature the following songs in no particular order:
- 'Levitation'
- 'Witchtripper'
- 'The Misfortune Teller'
- 'The Curse Is A Lie'
- 'Open Coffins'
- 'This Work Is Timeless'
EYEHATEGOD, Louisiana’s favorite purveyors of Hardcore, blues-based, unrepentant, post-amplificated dirge, will head to Europe this Summer to further spread their audio message of discontent. The caravan of decadence and debauchery begins July 20 at Serengeti Festival 2012 in Stukenbrock, Germany and will pillage its way through 19 cities, leaving in its wake nothing but broken glass and hurt feelings.
Commented frontman Mike Williams of the latest rampage: “In this wonderful End-Time era of 2012, New Orleans’ only 'Brotherhood of the Pharmaceutical Probation System,' EYEHATEGOD, are once again hitting the rusted railroad tracks and unpaved interstates, hitchhiking their lonesome souls all the way across the seven seas to do even more psychological damage to the music industry, and put full blown reality and life's terrible immorality in all your faces...where it belongs.”
EYEHATEGOD - Europe Is The New Vietnam Tour 2012:
7/20/2012 Serengeti Festival 2012 - Stukenbrock, Germany
7/21/2012 Hammer Open Air Metal Festival 2012 - Turku, Finland
7/22/2012 Hafenklang - Hamburg, Germany
7/23/2012 Magnet - Berlin, Germany
7/25/2012 Fonobar - Warsaw, Poland
7/26/2012 Viper Room - Wien, Austria
7/27/2012 IBK - Innsbruck, Austria
7/28/2012 Big Barre Club - Cesena, Italy
7/29/2012 Kab Usine - Geneve, Switzerland
7/30/2012 Garage - Saabrücken, Germany
7/31/2012 Bastard - Osnabrück, Germany
8/01/2012 Beta - Copenhagen, Denmark
8/02/2012 Truckstop Alaska - Gothenburg, Sweden
8/04/2012 Tribute - Sandnes, Norway
8/07/2012 Fleece - Bristol, United Kingdom
8/08/2012 Academy 3 - Manchester, United Kingdom
8/09/2012 Garage - London, United Kingdom
8/11/2012 Ieperfest 2012 - Ieper, Belgium
8/12/2012 Gebäude 9 - Cologne, Germany
Recently, Artisan News conducted an interview with DOWN's Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Patrick Bruders (bassist) at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which took place on the weekend of May 18-20 at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
As previously reported, NOLA's supergroup DOWN is scheduled to release four EP's dubbed as 'Down IV' throughout the next four years. During a recent interview the bands riff meister Kirk Windstein announced that the first EP, which contains six songs, should be out this summer! This is what Anselmo had to say about this:
"That's the idea right now, but I think that after you work on a body of music, you need to reload, you need to refresh, you need to clear your head. Get that, digest it, get it out of your system, and then decide what direction you're going to go. It's a good idea and I think we should see it through. But there's no way we can rush it. Because I think if it is a series of four, each one should be unique, and that… We've shown flexibility — we have songs like 'Bury Me In Smoke' and then we have songs like 'Stone The Crow'… acoustic pieces and what-not… We have all that. So we've touched on many, I guess, dynamics, so… I would expect each EP to have its own life."
Down's NEW EP will feature the following songs in no particular order:
- 'Levitation'
- 'Witchtripper'
- 'The Misfortune Teller'
- 'The Curse Is A Lie'
- 'Open Coffins'
- 'This Work Is Timeless'
DOWN US Tour With HAARP & RED FANG:
June:
1 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room 2 - Tampa, FL - Scion Rock Fest
Philip Anselmo is a non stop music machine. When he is not busy with his supergroup DOWN, he is taking care of business at Housecore Records (Anselmo's label). Somehow, he also has time to create NEW music via his various side projects. Recently, Loudwire.com chatted with PANTERA's frontman to talk about the 20th anniversary reissue of 'Vulgar Display Of Power' (available now), as well as the new series of EP's by DOWN. He also broke the news about his NEW solo project. Here are some excerpts of the interview.
“We just finished an EP, yes,” Anselmo told Loudwire.” That is done. It’s mastered, done, finished. I’m waiting on Pepper [Keenan's] artwork so I can take a good look at that. We’ll be doing a short [tour] run … this month. 10 days out in tertiary markets, to get our sea legs under us, so we can be ready for touring this fall. Expect that record no later mid-summer or early, early, early fall at the f—ing latest.”
He acknowledged that reports on a series of DOWN EPs “is a bunch of talk and f—ing ideas. They are good ideas, nonetheless. DOWN, the way I describe it, it is a genre band. When you are in a genre band, there are rules. There are borders you cannot cross. You have to be true to the genre itself. It is a subgenre within a subgenre within a subgenre. Southern Black Sabbath slash doom slash a million different things but it’s really one thing. As for the EPs, the other material, we’ve spoken about, this, that, the other, but as far as sitting down and doing it, we only have one in the can.”
About his solo album: “My solo record is recorded and has one more mix to go,” he said. The project will be called, simply, Philip H. Anselmo, and the album title is ‘Walk Through Exits Only'. It is the most deadly motherf—ing thing I have done. I cannot wait for people to hear it. If you like what I do or what I have done, this might be on of your up and coming favorites. I found a guitar player that is just out of his mind. I’ve actually known him for a long time, as long as Dime. Dime gave his respect to him, as well, and he is a great, sweet guy.”
Down's NEW EP will feature the following songs in no particular order:
- 'Levitation'
- 'Witchtripper'
- 'The Misfortune Teller'
- 'The Curse Is A Lie'
- 'Open Coffins'
- 'This Work Is Timeless'
DOWN US Tour With HAARP & RED FANG:
May: 18 - Broussard, LA - The Station 19 - Huntsville, AL - The Crossroads 20 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 21 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel 23 - Little Rock, AR - Juanitas 25 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre 26 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live 27 - Shreveport, LA - Municipal Auditorium 29 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall 30 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
June: 1 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room 2 - Tampa, FL - Scion Rock Fest
Philip Anselmo's supergroup DOWN are ready to get on stage and do what they do best: bring back the days in which bands took names on stage night after night. The NOLA musical export will be kicking off their US Tour tonight at The Station in Broussard, Lousiana. Joining DOWN will be haarp and RED FANG!
As previously announced, the first six-song EP will be released this summer! The first of a four EP series, heralds the sound of DOWN going back to its roots, with influences from BLACK SABBATH, SAINT VITUS and WITCHFINDER GENERAL, is described by Anselmo as "a very pure Doom Metal record."
DOWN's NEW EP will feature the following songs in no particular order:
- 'Levitation'
- 'Witchtripper'
- 'The Misfortune Teller'
- 'The Curse Is A Lie'
- 'Open Coffins'
- 'This Work Is Timeless'
DOWN US Tour With HAARP & RED FANG:
May:
18 - Broussard, LA - The Station
19 - Huntsville, AL - The Crossroads
20 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range
21 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
23 - Little Rock, AR - Juanitas
25 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
26 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
27 - Shreveport, LA - Municipal Auditorium
29 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
30 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
June:
1 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room
2 - Tampa, FL - Scion Rock Fest
As previously reported, NOLA's supergroup DOWN is scheduled to release four EP's dubbed as 'Down IV' throughout the next four years. During a recent interview the bands riff meister Kirk Windstein announced that the first EP, which contains six songs, should be out this summer!
“They’re kind of a throwback to what we were doing at the very beginning, on the NOLA record (Down’s 1995 platinum debut). I think the fans are going to love it. Windstein names "Misfortune Teller" as one of his favorite tunes from the upcoming EP.
Down's NEW EP will feature the following songs in no particular order:
- 'Levitation'
- 'Witchtripper'
- 'The Misfortune Teller'
- 'The Curse Is A Lie'
- 'Open Coffins'
- 'This Work Is Timeless'
DOWN US Tour With HAARP & RED FANG:
May: 18 - Broussard, LA - The Station 19 - Huntsville, AL - The Crossroads 20 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 21 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel 23 - Little Rock, AR - Juanitas 25 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre 26 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live 27 - Shreveport, LA - Municipal Auditorium 29 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall 30 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
June: 1 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room 2 - Tampa, FL - Scion Rock Fest
The first six-song EP, which heralds the sound of DOWN going back to
its roots, with influences from BLACK SABBATH, SAINT VITUS and
WITCHFINDER GENERAL, is described by Anselmo as "a very pure Doom Metal
record."
DOWN entered the studio in October to begin recording the first in a
series of four EPs, to be released over the next few years (with a year
between EPs), each touching on a different aspect of the band's sound.
DOWN US Tour With HAARP & RED FANG:
- 5/18: Broussard, LA @ The Station
- 5/19: Huntsville, AL @ Crossroads
- 5/21: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
- 5/23: Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
Last week, Jerel Johnson from Target Audience Magazine interviewed Jimmy Bower, drummer from NOLA's DOWN. Here is what went down!
Target Audience: When’s the new Down record coming out?
Jim Bower: We finished last night (February 9 at time of interview) with the mixing and everything. So, all we have to do now is get it mastered and the artwork is all done. So I think maybe early May. It takes a while to get everything together; it took us a little longer with the recording process so it’s done. We finished it last night. It sounds killer.
TA: What does it sound like compared to your previous albums?
JB: We went for a really raw sound and went back to NOLA. The songs are really Sabbathed-out. I’m really happy the way it came out. It’s really aggressive and raw. All them rock n’ roll adjectives in there bro. It’s doomy!
TA: Any songs similar to “Stone the Crow” or “Jail” or is it pretty much an all-out blitz?
JB: No, the idea is we’re doing four EPs and the first one is pretty much cut-throat. The third one is supposed to be the acoustic one. But we’re releasing four EPs within the next year and a half. They all coincide with one theme. Like the artwork and everything. It’s like a big story.
TA: Like a concept record?
JB: Exactly. A concept with 4 EPs.
TA: What’s the theme? Is there a back story?
JB: No. Well, it’s kind of like end of the world kind of shit. Just the times we’re in. it reflects on how humanity is going apeshit. As far as concepts I don’t know.
TA: What’s the name of the record?
JB: Down IV, I think. I saw the artwork last night. There wasn’t an album title or anything. The artwork looks great.
TA: What’s the picture of? What’s the cover?
JB: I’m not gonna say anything man. Pepper usually does all the artwork; he does a really good job.
TA: Pepper is a good artist?
JB: Yeah, he does all the artwork for Down.
TA: I didn’t know that and I’m a COC fan.
JB: He did all the artwork for those records he was on as well.
TA: From Blind on? That’s excellent. So how have the shows been?
JB: They’ve been good. We haven’t been playing much. We’ve been pretty much busy with the recording process. But we have a festival in Ohio (Rock On The Range) and we’re going to do a couple of shows around that. We’re pretty much waiting for the release so we can get out and start working a little harder.
TA: When the new record comes out, are you going to do a national or world tour?
JB: Yeah. Probably start in the U.S. and work our way to Europe, and hopefully go to Japan and Australia, and hopefully back to South America.
TA: You have fun in South America?
JB: We went to South America in November and it was really cool. We’d never been down there before and we were received really well and it’s a great place to tour.
TA: Now the band formed in ’91-’92?
JB: Right.
TA: Phil was in Pantera, you did some work with Eyehategod and Pepper was in COC. When you released NOLA, it was an underground sensation. I believe it went gold on word of mouth alone. How has the metal scene changed regarding popularity? How would you compare it now to then?
JB: Then, it was really kind of fresh. We weren’t doing too much from what Soundgarden was doing. That was a big influence back then, and all the Witchfinder stuff. It seems like the people are a little more open to this genre music, but to me Down is a rock band. Rock music has been around for ever and kind of put off to the side into metal. I think Down; people accept it more as a rock band, not just a metal band. Back in ’91 it was really fresh to us.
TA: Where was Down IV produced?
JB: It was recorded at the Lair again (Phil Anselmo’s studio) the same place we did Down II and recorded it at a New Orleans studio. The last record, Over the Under, we recorded in L.A. because a lot of the studios weren’t up and running after Katrina. So it was really nice to stay home and have that New Orleans vibe in the record to as well. Makes a difference man.
TA: As far as song titles which one sticks out from the new record?
JB: “Witchtripper.”
TA: What does it sound like?
JB: It’s fire bro. It sounds like Down and I’m really excited about it. I’m more excited about it than Over the Under. Over the Under was a great record, but I think the production was a little too much, and this takes us back to the raw roots and the songs are good. But “Witchtripper” is my favorite one. We were in Spain for a festival, and walking around and we kept seeing rocks on peoples’ doors. We were like “dude it must be to trip a witch.” At first, it seemed kind of silly, but once we wrote the song and lyrics — Philip wrote the lyrics — it was really cool. Hopefully, we’ll make a video for it too.
TA: In regards to the music industry how has it changed in the past 20 years? Has it been better to you or since Down is a metal band have you guys been able to find your own niche?
JB: Well, the older you get, the wiser you grow about the industry. When you’re really young they try to take advantage of you. They did me, but now, being a lot more educated about how things are done, I think it’s gotten back to the whole DIY thing, at least for the underground. It’s just a lot easier for bands to put their stuff out which is a good thing or a bad thing. The opportunity for people to put anything out has definitely grown, and I think that’s really cool.
TA: So how have social networking sites like Facebook have helped Down with connecting with your fans or getting the music out there?
JB: It’s great. I can see in the future bands doing concerts; you pay online to see it and you can sit and jam. It’s just things we’ve been talking about in the future, but obviously nothing takes away from the vibe of a real live show. It’d be cool if while bands are recording you could log online and check out what they’re doing.
TA: You mentioned underground. Are there any southern bands that you are vibing on at the moment?
JB: From Arkansas you have Rwake. Weedeater is really good. The new Orange Goblin is really good; they’re from England. There’s a band from New Orleans called Mountain of Wizard. They sound like metal meets Boston. They’re really cool; they don’t have any vocals. We’re doing a show tonight with Eyehategod, and a new band called Black Witchgod playing. The drummer was from a New Orleans band called Graveyard Rodeo from the 80s. There’s Soilent Green, Outlaw Order. These are all with friends I know. It’s just I don’t get out of New Orleans unless I go play somewhere.
TA: What are your top 5 metal records of all time?
JB: Captain Beyond: Captian Beyond, Pentagram: Relentless, Black Sabbath: Black Sabbath and Volume 4. And Witchfinder General.
TA: What advice would you give to younger bands trying to make it in this industry?
JB: You gotta be pissed off and play fast. You gotta be pissed off and fuckin’ let it show. Don’t stop try and play as much as you can. That’s what we did. Write good songs don’t worry about gimmicks and shit.
Today, Philip Anselmo released a holiday message for all his fans. During this video, Anselmo announced that he has finished tracking vocals for the upcoming Down album (set to be released in early 2012). Click here to keep up with the process of Down's NEW album!
Following the sonic devastation that was their performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest earlier this month, New Orleans' hardcore, blues-based, post-amplification, dirge-doers Eyehategod are set to destroy Brooklyn, NY!
Commented front-man Mike Williams on the next round of pummel: "Following an amazing dark and cloudy show at Austin's Fun Fun Fun fest, America's drunkest sweethearts will set off on yet another East Coast exploration and research field trip into the age old tradition of self-abuse."
EYEHATEGOD Tour Dates 2011/2012:
- 12/02/2011 Wonderland Ballroom (Formerly Club Lido): Boston, MA
- 12/03/2011 Jimmy's: Allentown, PA - 12/04/2011 Europa: Brooklyn, NY w/ Doomriders, Hull, Knight Terror
- 01/21/2012 Sonar: Baltimore, MD w/ Integrity 9 (A389 Anniversary Show)
- 05/24/2012 Maryland Deathfest @ Sonar: Baltimore, MD
Eyehategod unleashed their Live DVD earlier this year via MVD. The 88-minute production features multi-camera footage from 2009 (Baltimore, MD) and 2010 (Cleveland, OH), with bonus clips from the last show of their 2010 European tour and videos never before released before on DVD. Commented popular Canadian web portal Hellbound in a recent review of the film: "Trust Eyehategod to put out a live DVD that looks like a fifth-generation VHS bootleg from 25 years ago. And bless ‘em for it. After all, the pure grit and amateurishness of the way the two live sets on Live are shot are far more appropriate for the New Orleans sludge legends than, say, a lavish light show, crane shots galore, and a five-channel surround mix. Nah, instead we’re privy to poorly lit, hand-held shots from various angles, most of which are right smack in the middle of the chaos the band is creating, and sound quality that’s muddy and distorted. It looks and sounds absolutely filthy, and it’s perfect." Added Cvlt Nation simply: "...a piece of Eyehategod cinematic history." A perfect dose of Black Flag meets Black Sabbath in ragged, live glory. Order your copy HERE where you'll also find a new selections of T-shirts and hoodies.
