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Down - 3 Studio Albums (1995-2007)

Posted By: Necromandus
Down - 3 Studio Albums (1995-2007)

Down - 3 Studio Albums (1995-2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 450 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 300 MB
Southern Metal | Label: EastWest/Warner Bros./Roadrunner | RAR 3% Rec. | Uploaded.net

Down is an all-star heavy metal side project whose original lineup consisted of members from Pantera (singer Phil Anselmo), Corrosion of Conformity (guitarist Pepper Keenan), and Crowbar (guitarist Kirk Windstein, bassist Todd Strange, and drummer Jimmy Bower). Formed in the mid-'90s when Pantera was on a brief break (between their Far Beyond Driven and The Great Southern Trendkill releases), the quartet's members had been longtime friends and decided to break up their downtime (hence their name). The East/West label issued Down's 1995 debut, NOLA, an abbreviation for New Orleans, LA, from which all its original members hailed. While many assumed that the group would specialize in over-the-top, extreme metal, it contained more elements of classic rock than the member's usual bands (a prime influence of the group being Black Sabbath). After a supporting tour wrapped up, little was heard from the group, as the members returned back to their full-time projects, leading many to assume that Down as a one-off. But this proved not to be the case. Anselmo, Keenan, and Bower reconvened to work on new material in 2001, with Pantera bassist Rex Brown taking Strange's spot in the lineup. March 2002 saw the release of Down's long-awaited sophomore effort, the appropriately titled Down II. A third volume, Down III, followed in 2007. In 2010 the band released the live CD/DVD set, Diary of a Mad Band.



Down - 3 Studio Albums (1995-2007)

Down - NOLA (1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 450 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 140 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 110 MB
Southern Metal | Label: EastWest Records #7559-61830-2 | RAR 3% Rec. | Uploaded.net

The combination of Phil Anselmo and Pepper Keenan should be enough to cause heavy metal fans to drool, but with a full cast made up of members of Pantera, Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, and Eyehategod, Down is truly a supergroup, and performs as such. Make no mistake, though, the music inevitably comes back to Anselmo and Keenan. NOLA (an acronym for New Orleans, Louisiana) takes the two superstars' writing talents and distinctive sounds and focuses them in a feast of Cajun-style heavy metal. Like much of Pantera's music, NOLA is lyrically enigmatic and frequently celebrates the use of controlled substances. Glorification of cannabis aside, the album's true focus is inner melancholy and atonement for earlier sins. Keenan's own brand of crunching axework – the kind that typifies his work with Corrosion of Conformity – compliments Anselmo's genuinely sorrowful vocals, and the two propel the album to its logical conclusion without the flashy solos or other excesses that often accompany their separate works. The two also combine in a unique way on "Pray for the Locust," an instrumental that was written by Anselmo but consists simply of Keenan on the guitar. From the highly layered "Stone the Crow," the group's only major radio hit, to the ponderous, introspective "Bury Me in Smoke," the members of Down display their abilities to play quality rock & roll outside the comfort of their individual bands. In terms of consistency and sheer rock power, NOLA surpasses all but the very best of the featured artists' other works, and can proudly be embraced in any of the associated bands' catalogs. This is a landmark album that combines the talents of dedicated rock musicians, and should be included in any collection of heavy metal music.

~ by David Reamer, allmusic.com
Tracklist :

1. Temptation's Wings - 4:25
2. Lifer - 4:39
3. Pillars Of Eternity - 3:55
4. Rehab - 4:03
5. Hail The Leaf - 3:29
6. Underneath Everything - 4:46
7. Eyes Of The South - 5:14
8. Jail - 5:17
9. Losing All - 4:22
10. Stone The Crow - 4:43
11. Pray For The Locust - 1:08
12. Swan Song - 3:35
13. Bury Me In Smoke - 7:04

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 9. July 2013, 11:35

Down / NOLA

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• Phil Anselmo - Vocals
• Kirk Windstein - Guitars, Bass
• Pepper Keenan - Guitars
• Jimmy Bower - Drums

Produced by Matt Thomas and and Down.
Engineered and mixed by Matt Thomas
Recorded and mixed at Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans, LA.
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC.




Down - 3 Studio Albums (1995-2007)

Down - II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 510 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 180 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 70 MB
Southern Metal | Label: Warner Bros. Records #7559-62745-2| RAR 3% Rec. | Uploaded.net

"I do one thing/I do it well," Philip Anselmo hoarsely screams to start the "Symptom of the Universe"-inspired "The Man That Follows Hell," but the fact is he's sorely mistaken on one count. The erstwhile Pantera prowler does a heck of a lot more than only one thing, as evidenced by his numerous side projects, of which Down is the most prominent. On the supergroup's second album, Down II, his pipes generally show the range that has allowed the New Orleans native to reach demigod status among metal aficionados, gutturally blasting out tortured-soul lyrics that all seem to address his state of mind and body (legend has it the disc was recorded in a rural Louisiana swamp under the influence of quite a few narcotics). Pepper Keenan's shtick is a holdover from the last couple of Corrosion of Conformity discs, and except for the fact that Anselmo is a much better singer than Keenan and the material is far darker than he usually takes his main project lyrically, much of Down II could have appeared on a new Corrosion of Conformity album and few would have blinked an eye. A few tracks stand out, like the almost psychedelic "Beautifully Depressed," which revels in its contradiction, and the closing "Landing on the Mountains of Meggido," a nearly eight-minute epic which is reminiscent Led Zeppelin if they were truly evil and didn't just play the part on TV.

~ by Brian O'Neill, allmusic.com
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1. Lysergik Funeral Procession - 3:10
2. There's Something On My Side - 5:21
3. The Man That Follows Hell - 4:33
4. Stained Glass Cross - 3:37
5. Ghosts Along The Mississippi - 5:06
6. Learn From This Mistake - 7:14
7. Beautifully Depressed - 4:53
8. Where I'm Going - 3:11
9. Doobinterlude - 1:51
10. New Orleans Is A Dying Whore - 4:16
11. The Seed - 4:21
12. Lies, I Don't Know What They Say But… - 6:21
13. Flambeaux's Jamming With St. Aug - 1:00
14. Dog Tired - 3:22
15. Landing On The Mountains Of Meggido - 7:49

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 9. July 2013, 11:17

Down / II - A Bustle In Your Hedgerow

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• Phil Anselmo - Vocals
• Kirk Windstein - Guitars
• Pepper Keenan - Guitars
• Rex Brown - Bass
• Jimmy Bower - Drums

Produced by Warren Ricken and Down.
Recorded at Nodferatu's Lair, North Shore Of Lake Pontchartrain, LA, September 28/November 26, 2001.
Mixed in a church called "Ocean Way", Nashville, TN.
Mastered by by Ted Jensen at Starling Sound.




Down - 3 Studio Albums (1995-2007)

Down - III: Over The Under (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 490 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 150 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 130 MB
Southern Metal | Label: Roadrunner Records #RR 7956-2 | RAR 3% Rec. | Uploaded.net

One has to wonder whether the most newsworthy angle about this third Down album is the fact that: a. it even exists, considering the rare gatherings of this sludge/doom supergroup (comprised of Pantera's Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown, C.O.C.'s Pepper Keenan, Crowbar's Kirk Windstein, and Eyehategod's Jimmy Bower); or, b. the fact that it represents vocalist Phil Anselmo's first major musical work since the murder of estranged Pantera bandmate Dimebag Darrell. Let's face it, probably the latter, since it's only to be expected that fans would dissect all of Anselmo's typically candid lyrics for Dimebag references – almost to distraction, for truly, the most important, noteworthy angle about Down III: Over the Under: its marked improvement over 2002's sprawling, unfocused Down II. Ironically (and to get this subject out of the way, once and for all), the two tracks most obviously inspired by Dimebag's tragic slaying, the earnestly regretful "I Scream" and the desperately poignant "Mourn" (which describes Anselmo's hotel room exile from his erstwhile colleague's funeral), actually lack distinct musical backdrops on par with much of the surrounding material. There, everyone happy? Now let's move on… Pound for pound, Down III can't be said to possess the same level of newly discovered songwriting chemistry heard on 1995's watershed NOLA debut because, despite their strong delivery, tracks like "The Path," "N.O.D.," and "The Thrall of it All" regurgitate far too many Black Sabbath basics. But it does deliver a handful of career highs in the shape of bulldozing opener "Three Suns and One Star"; the band's arguably purest, bluesiest Southern rock number yet in "Never Try" (Skynyrd meets Sabbath like never before); and a pair of heartfelt, evocative paeans to their Katrina-ravaged hometown in "Beneath the Tides" and "On March the Saints." And the quintet's talents for reshaping and refreshing their classic metal influences achieves a heady climax on the epic "Nothing in Return," which splits time between ethereal Mellotron à la Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter," and gargantuan ringing power chords akin to Sabbath's "Sign of the Southern Cross," with a little chunky "Sweet Leaf" riffing in between. Finally, one would be remiss not to mention the impressive soft/hard tandem of "His Majesty the Desert" and "Pillamyd," which pales only in comparison to the last mentioned epic; nor the impressive European bonus track "Invest in Fear." In sum, who knew, given their sophomore slump and Anselmo's distracting baggage, that another Down album would feel so surprisingly welcome? Yes, genre regulars may still brand their releases as "sludge/doom for dummies," but that's a nearsighted mindset in light of the expanded fan base that each Down album introduces to these underappreciated musical forms.

~ by Eduardo Rivadavia, allmusic.com
Tracklist :

1. Three Suns And One Star - 5:41
2. The Path - 4:09
3. N.O.D. - 4:00
4. I Scream - 3:48
5. On March The Saints - 4:10
6. Never Try - 4:55
7. Mourn - 4:44
8. Beneath The Tides - 5:32
9. His Majesty The Desert - 2:25
10. Pillamyd - 5:15
11. In The Thrall Of It All - 6:20
12. Nothing In Return (Walk Away) - 8:55

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 9. July 2013, 10:41

Down / Over The Under

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• Phil Anselmo - Vocals
• Kirk Windstein - Guitars
• Pepper Keenan - Guitars
• Rex Brown - Bass
• Jimmy Bower - Drums

Produced by Warner Riker & DOWN
Recorded at Nosferatu's Lair, Northshore, LA; Sage & Sound, Hollywood, CA; The Pass, Burbank, December 2006/February 2007.
Mixed by Warner Riker at Ocean Way, Hollywood, CA.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering

Down - NOLA (1995)
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