Sounds | Down - Blood Oath
- Jan Guisset
- 12 minuten geleden
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Hahaha ... het is natuurlijk iets dat bij de eigenzinnigheid van Down past. Na jaren van het aankondigen van een reünie en het hinten naar nieuw songmateriaal op de proppen komen met een moordende riff en een song die de puntjes op de 'i' zet. We hebben er inderdaad lang naar uitgekeken en nog langer op moeten wachten maar later dit jaar (meerbepaald op 20 november) verschijnt dan eindelijk toch het vierde album, getiteld Volume V (ook weer typisch iets voor deze band natuurlijk) via Nuclear Blast
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DOWN was never just a band. It’s a brotherhood rooted in childhood friendships that have endured for decades. It’s an homage to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It’s music meant for anybody who has ever headbanged, played air guitar, or worn a weathered tour t-shirt like armor. For over three decades, the quintet – Philip H. Anselmo, Pepper Keenan, Kirk Windstein, Jimmy Bower, and Pat Bruders – have quietly built a legacy like no other. When these individuals congregate, magic ensues, conjured by earthquaking grooves, bellowing straight from the soul, and riffing loud enough to awaken an ancient deity.
This Fall, DOWN begins another chapter with Volume V.
“We were all excited about this,” smiles Anselmo. “There was a sense of lightness in the air. Everyone’s attitude was positive. There was more focus than ever. It just felt fresh again. Each one of us was individually striving for something, and I believe we achieved what we wanted to achieve. The record is a journey. It’s classic DOWN, but it’s also unique.”
“Everybody played their asses off, wrote great riffs, and Philip is singing amazing,” adds Windstein. “There’s so much electricity when we get together. To me, it’s the same vibe as our debut NOLA, but we’ve got another 35 years of experience as songwriters.”
“The five of us are from the same era, grew up together, and accomplished a lot on our own,” Keenan observes. “We all sounded different, but we’re still from the same 20-block radius. As far as what makes DOWN special, we knew one another before any of us had done anything. There’s history.”
