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 | Feb 29, 2012 | Events
Back in September, Slayer’s Kerry King, Anthrax’s Charlie Benante and Frank Bello, Megadeth’s David Ellefson, and Mike Portnoy took part in the second Metal Masters Clinic in NYC. The free clinic was full of surprises, including appearances from Philip Anselmo and...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 15, 2011 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biLvRmXpsGU[/youtube] It’s certainly been an interesting weekend for Down. One minute, they’re jamming with some all-star friends, and the next their singer splits his head open onstage. First, during their set at the Maquinara...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 10, 2011 | Down Insider
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJMP0rqGlW8[/youtube] Philip Anselmo’s recent interview with High Times Magazine added more speculation to Rex Brown’s departure from Down, with Anselmo alluding to his former Pantera band mate’s drinking issue as the source of...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 5, 2011 | Down Insider
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIrLGzCpgLQ[/youtube] For a while, it was unclear whether Rex Brown was still in Down or not. The bassist seemed preoccupied with his new group Kill Devil Hill, while his band mates in Down seemed to be tiptoeing around the...