Down is a heavy metal supergroup formed in 1991 by Phil Anselmo of Pantera, Pepper Keenan of Corrosion Of Conformity, Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod and Kirk Windstein and Todd Strange of Crowbar. The band has not m... Read More...
I had the opportunity to interview one of my favorite metal singers of all time last year to promote his new EP with his band, Down, and now Philip H. Anselmo was back with The Illegals to talk to me about ... Read More...
Mike Greenblatt
1. Bruce Springsteen/Wrecking Ball/Columbia
2. Leonard Cohen/Old Ideas/Columbia
3. Galactic/Carnivale Electricos/Anti-
4. Antibalas/Antibalas/Daptone
5. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy/R... Read More...
When I think of dynamic metal singers, Phil Anselmo’s name always comes to mind. In fact, if you listen to current metal bands on the scene right now, many are still trying to mimic the style that he’s deve... Read More...
One of the most influential bass players for myself and countless others has been none other than Rex Brown from the mighty Pantera. The minute I heard “Cowboys From Hell,” “Domination,” “Primal Concrete Sl... Read More...
It says something that, 30 years into their career, North Carolinian stalwarts Corrosion Of Conformity are just now releasing a self-titled record. Due out Feb. 28 on Candlelight, Corrosion Of Conformity is... Read More...
New Orleans outfit Crowbar are unparalleled legends of sludge, and an entire generation of metal, whether it be Killswitch Engage or Chimaira or Hatebreed, have taken influence from their mammoth riffs and ... Read More...
Obscure South Park references aside, I’ve got to get back to the ever-growing pile that’s on my desk. And that’s a pile of CDs, thank you very much. A reminder for those just getting here: this is a warts-and-a... Read More...
Southern metal semi-supergroup Down (if you’re not a metalhead, you’re probably only going to recognize the name Pantera) probably wouldn’t exist if The Melvins hadn’t blazed the slow and heavy trail first, and... Read More...
It’s been a long road for Down. The loss of a dear friend and brother in Dimebag Darrell in 2004 and the ravaging of their New Orleans home base the following August left the band as a collective with little mo... Read More...