Down: Over And Under Claudia Morello May 7, 2014 Goings-On 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...
Philip H. Anselmo Walks Through Exits Only: An Interview With The Metal Vocalist Tim Louie August 14, 2013 Interviews 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...
The Top 10 Albums Of 2012, According To ‘The Aquarian Weekly’ Writers The Aquarian Weekly December 26, 2012 Columns 2 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...
Interview with Phil Anselmo: Down But Never Out Tim Louie September 26, 2012 Interviews 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...
Interview with Rex Brown from Kill Devil Hill: Playing Cowboys And Indians Tim Louie August 23, 2012 Interviews 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...
Interview with Mike Dean from Corrosion Of Conformity: Crafting The Myth JJ Koczan December 28, 2011 Interviews 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...
Interview with KIRK WINDSTEIN from CROWBAR: Severance Payoff JJ Koczan December 1, 2010 Interviews 1 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...
Good Intentions: Everybody On The Pile Patrick Slevin April 5, 2010 Columns 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...
Down & The Melvins: Twice The Sludge Eric Friedman September 9, 2009 Goings-On 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...
Interview with Down: Over And Above Patrick Slevin September 26, 2007 Interviews 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...
