Down (the band) live June 24th!

[SP 7M]

I'm sure that there are at least a few of you guys that have heard of Down before. For a brief history, they play what's considered "NOLA Sludge," which is a blend of Sabbath-inspired classic metal and southern rock/metal. The members are Phil Anselmo (singer), who is most well-known for being the lead singer of the former Pantera; Pepper Keenan (guitar), who is the lead guitarist and singer for Corrosion of Conformity; Kirk Windstein (guitar) who is the lead guitarist and singer for Crowbar; Rex Brown (bass) who played bass for Pantera; and Jimmy Bower (drums), who plays guitar with Eyehategod, Superjoint Ritual and The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight.

So yeah, I was supposed to go see them in Dublin, Ireland on June 13th, but due to circumstances that were out of my control, it didn't happen. No big deal.

Anyway, I found out about 4 or 5 days ago that they're doing a show in beautiful New Orleans, LA (aka NOLA)-their hometown-on June 24th. After realizing that going by myself wouldn't be the greatest decision, I got a good buddy of mine from La Verne, CA to meet me here in Houston (I'm on vacation visiting another friend) and go check it out with me. This is a once in a lifetime chance for me and they're my first choice out of any modern band to go see live. It's going to be fucking insane and I'll be sure and take a bunch of pictures and [attempt to] post them on here.

Yup, I'm just really excited and thought I'd share that with you guys.

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[malloynx]

lol,, bringing out the old school. i use to listen to DOWN.

I'm still trying to see "Horse the band"

 

[SP 7M]

Down indeed embraces the old school side of metal and they do it like nobody's business, if I do say so myself. They don't have the "typical" kind of heavy, if you get what I mean, but they're stuff is extremely heavy in my book. There's no need to try to melt everybody's face by shredding if you can reach such a level of heaviness with slow(er), sludgy riffs.

"The power of the riff compels me!"

 

[Loki]

Badass, I know how excited you are Craig. It's going to rock, can't wait to see some pics.

 

[SP 7M]

Fuckin' A, man.