DOWN are finally getting a glimpse into the band’s long-awaited return. On Wednesday, July 9, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein officially entered OCD Recording in Metairie, Louisiana to begin tracking guitars for the band’s forthcoming album — their first full-length release in over a decade.
Below, you can watch a brief video of Keenan and Windstein tracking one of the songs set to appear on the upcoming LP. A handful of studio photos are also included.
DOWN – featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower, and bassist Pat Bruders – recently announced their official signing with Nuclear Blast Records!
You know it’s DOWN as soon as you hear them. There’s no mistaking those gargantuan riffs, swamp blues leads, crashing drums, and hypnotic howls for absolutely anybody else under the sun. The band upholds a certain tradition that countless fans celebrate, expanding their own musical mythos as they leave its pillars intact and untouched.
With a collective resume encompassing PANTERA, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, CROWBAR, and EYEHATEGOD, the quintet puffed out its first haze of sonic smoke from the belly of gritty old New Orleans on the 1995 platinum-selling classic, NOLA. At that moment, they naturally summoned something akin to a ritual, continually partaking in it with critically revered offerings — Down II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow in 2002, Down III: Over The Under in 2007, Down IV – Part One in 2012, and Down IV – Part Two in 2014. Their shows built a certain live lore with unforgettable runs alongside METALLICA and HEAVEN & HELL, as well as coveted spots on iconic festivals like Download, Soundwave, Ozzfest, and so many others, forever delivering passionate, powerful, pure heavy music you can feel deep down in your soul.
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