by Zach Shaw | Oct 1, 2012 | Far Beyond Reuniting
Roughly seven months ago, Vinnie Paul stated that in the unlikely event of a Pantera reunion, he’d pick Zakk Wylde to fill in for his late brother Dimebag Darrell. Since then, both Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown have publicly said that such a reunion could never happen,...
by Matt Brown | Sep 28, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/0fCoz5P3foY[/youtube] Down have been riding high since the release of The Purple EP. But don’t take our word for it, just look at the charts. Now the band has released the official music video for “Witchtripper”. The video appears to be...
by Metal Insider | Sep 26, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
When Down decided to release four EP’s over the course of a year, it was essentially done so there wouldn’t be another five year break between albums. That might be a good idea. While the first of the four planned EPs sold nearly 12,000 copies,...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 20, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nu7arAggj8[/youtube] It took a while for Down to confirm that Rex Brown had parted ways with the group. And even after the bassist left, the exact reasoning behind the split seemed to differ depending on who you asked....
by Metal Insider | Sep 18, 2012 | New Music
The idea of a multi-part album cycle or EP series is not new in the metal world. Bands have been engaging in such concepts for decades, even becoming well-known exactly for that reason. Hell, there are even some bands whose entire discography is portrayed as chapters...