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DOWN: Photos From Last Night's Worcester Concert Posted Online

Photos of DOWN's October 27, 2007 concert at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts can be viewed at TheMetalUnion.com. Synthesis.net has posted the second part of a video interview with DOWN members Kirk Windstein and Jimmy Bower conducted on September 29, 2007 at the Senator Theatre in Chico, C...

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METALLICA Covers NAZARETH, GARBAGE, DIRE STRAITS At Bridge School Benefit

METALLICA played the first of two acoustic performances last night (Saturday, October 27) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. I Just Want To Celebrate (RARE EARTH) 02. Please Don't Judas Me (NAZARETH...

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DOWN Drummer Says Band Is Working On 'Really Unique' DVD

Lord of The Wasteland of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: I read that the band has a bunch of acoustic stuff in the can. Are you guys throwing around the idea of possibly releasing an acoustic album?...

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DOWN: Footage From Last Night's Toronto Concert Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's October 22, 2007 concert at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be viewed below. Synthesis.net has posted the second part of a video interview with DOWN members Kirk Windstein and Jimmy Bower conducted on September 29, 2007 at the Senator Th...

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DOWN: Second Part Of Video Interview Available

Synthesis.net has posted the second part of a video interview with DOWN members Kirk Windstein and Jimmy Bower conducted on September 29, 2007 at the Senator Theatre in Chico, California. Watch it at YouTube. The first part can be viewed at this location. DOWN's new album, "Over the Under", was rele...

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METALLICA, ANTHRAX Guitarists Get Matching '666' Tattoos

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin revealed on his web site that he took pictures of METALLICA in the Los Angeles area on Friday, October 12, presumably while the band was in the studio recording its new album. According to Halfin, "the highlight [of the session was] Kirk Hammett [METALLICA gui...

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BLOOD OF CAIN: 'Bloody Bones' Video Posted Online

Northern California-based black/death metal outfit BLOOD OF CAIN has released the video for the song "Bloody Bones". The clip was shot at several underground metal gatherings throughout Northern California and can be viewed below. According to the band's official bio, "BLOOD OF CAIN forge an alloy o...

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DOWN Bassist: 'We Want To Take This Thing As Far As We Can Go'

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: DOWN came together in 1991 as a side venture for members of PANTERA, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, CROWBAR and EYEHATEGOD. But bassist Rex Brown tells Billboard.com that DOWN is the main focus nowadays for each member of the quartet. "This isn't a side project whatsoe...

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Enter the Grave

Is there anyone out there that has not yet noticed the numerous bands now playing a decidedly retro style of '80s Bay Area thrash? The list does goes on and on with acts like MERCILESS DEATH, DEKAPITATOR, and REANIMATOR (to name just a few) tearing it up like nobody's business, and doing it quite we...

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DOWN: Video Interview With KIRK WINDSTEIN, JIMMY BOWER Available

Synthesis.net has posted the first part of a video interview with DOWN members Kirk Windstein and Jimmy Bower conducted on September 29, 2007 at the Senator Theatre in Chico, California. Watch it below. DOWN's new album, "Over the Under", has registered the following first-week chart positions: Cana...

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TOOL Members Open Up In Their 'Longest, Most Revealing' Interview

Elusive art-rockers TOOL recently opened up in an exclusive interview with veteran journalist Bryan Reesman (web site). The seven-page cover story spearheads the relaunch issue of Metal Edge magazine (web site),and according to the band itself, is the longest in their 17-year history. Reesman, who...

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DOWN: Photos From CD-Release Party Posted Online

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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DOWN Guitarist: 'We're The Type Of Band That's Not Afraid To Go Backwards'

Brian Sweeney of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Blistering.com: What direction did DOWN go with "Down III: Over The Under"? Kirk Windstein: We really didn't have anything in mind, it just kind of came out. In ge...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: The Making Of DOWN's 'Over The Under' Part IV

To chronicle the past five years leading up to the release of DOWN's new album, "III - Over The Under", singer Philip Anselmo (ex-PANTERA) has been issuing periodic installments leading up to the release of the record. This is Philip's personal communication to the band's loyal fan base and gives a...

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III - Over The Under

The first DOWN album, "NOLA", released in 1995, was a nearly perfect mix of brutal Nineties power groove metal, druggy retro/stoner psychedelia and swampy New Orleans attitude. The mix of personalities from PANTERA, COC, EYEHATEGOD and CROWBAR gelled seamlessly and made the album into an instant cla...