DOWN will unleash their long-awaited new studio album, Volume V, on November 20th and they are sharing the first taste of the effort with the release of their new song ‘Blood Oath’.
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.
DOWN‘s bond runs deep. The guys initially crossed paths as teens in various local bands throughout New Orleans. Over the years, each musician went off and made a name for himself with Anselmo notably fronting PANTERA, Keenan holding down guitar and vocals for CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, Windstein leading CROWBAR, and Bower slinging guitar in EYEHATEGOD.