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MIKE PATTON, SERJ TANKIAN, MELVINS Featured In 'Sound Levels' Book

Noted music journalist Phil Freeman has assembled "Sound Levels: Profiles in American Music, 2002-2009", a collection of in-depth profiles of some of the most interesting artists in contemporary rock and jazz. Among these stories, which were originally published in magazines like The Wire, Signal to...

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DOWN Drummer Interviewed In Vienna; Video Available

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower on June 24, 2009 prior to the band's concert in Vienna. Watch the nine-minute chat below. In a recent interview with Holland's FaceCulture, DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown stated about DOWN's plans for a new stu...

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REX BROWN Discusses End Of PANTERA, Forthcoming DOWN Album

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On PANTERA's influence on younger bands: "We were the kings of metal forever. A lot of bands were influenced by PANTERA back in the day. I'm not patting myse...

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DOWN Joined By MASTODON Members At Greece's ROCKWAVE Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of a couple of members of MASTODON joining DOWN on stage at the Rockwave festival in Athens, Greece on June 30, 2009 to perform the song "Bury Me In Smoke" can be viewed below. DOWN will tour select U.S. markets with the MELVINS in August/September. The group will then retur...

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WEEDEATER To Support DOWN On North American Tour

North Carolina's sludge pillagers WEEDEATER will support DOWN on their North American tour. The lineup changes throughout the routing; The Canadian dates feature secondary support from VOIVOD, while the bulk of the American dates feature the MELVINS. Other opening support for the tour will be DANAVA...

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DOWN At Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival: Video Available

Video footage of DOWN performing the song "Losing All" at this year's Gods Of Metal festival, which was held June 27-28, 2009 in Monza, Italy, can be viewed below (courtesy of "ginmetal"). Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded more than fifty photos from the second day of the Gods Of Metal eve...

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DOWN In Budapest: Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's June 23, 2009 performance at Petofi Csarnok in Budapest, Hungary can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "Csaba81"). During a recent chat with NME TV, DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower revealed that the band will tour select U.S. markets with the MELVINS in August/September....

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DOWN/CROWBAR's KIRK WINDSTEIN Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD

Comedian Andrew O'Neill conducted an interview with guitarist Kirk Windstein (DOWN, CROWBAR, KINGDOM OF SORROW) at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the seven-minute chat below. During a recent chat with NME TV, DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower...

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DOWN At France's HELLFEST; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN performing the song "N.O.D." on June 19, 2009 at the Hellfest in Clisson, France can be viewed below (clip uploaded by Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). During a recent chat with NME TV, DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower revealed that the band will tour select U.S...

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DOWN: Video Interview With PEPPER KEENAN

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with guitarist Pepper Keenan of DOWN at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the six-minute chat below. During a chat with NME TV, DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower revealed that the band will tour select U.S....

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DOWN: Canadian Dates Announced

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: Rehearsal Photos, Video Footage Posted Online

Video footage of DOWN rehearsing for its current European tour can be viewed at Down-Nola.com. Photos are available by clicking here. During a chat with NME TV, DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower revealed that the band will tour select U.S. markets with the MELVINS in August/September. The group will then ret...

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DOWN: More Pro-Shot Footage Of DOWNLOAD Performance Available

Professionally filmed video footage of DOWN's June 13, 2009 performance at the Download festival — which was held at Donington Park, United Kingdom — can be viewed below. During a chat with NME TV, DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower revealed that the band will tour select U.S. markets with the MELVINS in Augu...

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DOWN To Tour U.S. With MELVINS

Two separate interviews with DOWN conducted yesterday (Saturday, June 13) at the Download festival — which is being held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom — can be viewed below. During a chat with NME TV, DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower revealed that the band will tour select U.S. markets with t...

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16 Unveils Official Skateboard Deck Line

Los Angeles, California's 16 has teamed up with Substance Abuse Skateboards for a run of official 16-related skateboard decks. The decks feature artwork from the band's catalog of releases, including those done by Pushead and Florian Bertmer. To view the 16 skatedeck store, click here. At one time,...