by Bram Teitelman | Oct 1, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
It was announced a few weeks ago that Crowbar bassist Patrick Bruders was leaving the band, presumably to concentrate on his bass duties in sludge supergroup Down. Now, as Crowbar announce their new bassist, vocalist/guitarist Kirk Windstein has decided to exit Down...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 14, 2012 | New Music
It’s been years since Down released an album, and they’re not about to start now. However, they will be releasing a series of EPs. On Tuesday, the wait for the first one, the awkwardly-titled Down IV Part 1: The Purple EP, is over. And if you just want to...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 26, 2012 | New Music
New music from Down was kind of like the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy, in that we kept hearing about it, but it was hard to prove that it existed. Finally, via Rolling Stone, the first taste of their forthcoming EP, snappily titled EP ONE, surfaced earlier this...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 22, 2012 | Touring, Updates
As you most likely know by now, Down will be recording a series of four EPs over the next few years, with each one tackling a different style or aspect of the band. And back in October, the Nola supergroup started work on the first EP, which has been described as a...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 12, 2011 | Events, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2R6HMwhvj8[/youtube] This past weekend, Metallica performed the last two nights of their intimate 30th Anniversary shows at the Filmore in San Francisco. And like the first and second nights, the last two shows were jam packed...