Arguably a King among Supergroups, Down have have spent the past 30 years appearing and disappearing from the scene depending on the priorities of vocalist Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Scour, Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals), guitarist Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity), guitarist Kirk Windstein (Crowbar), bassist Pat Bruders (Goatwhore), and drummer Jimmy Bower (Crowbar, Eyehategod)
Last Friday US heavy metal outfit Spirt Adrift, the outlet of multi-instrumentalist Nate Garrett and drummer Marcus Bryant released their brand new record “Enlightened In Eternity” via Century Media. Teaming up with director Dillon Vaughn, they’ve created a music video for one of the stand out tracks in “Battle High”. The band comment about the video and the
From humble beginnings, primarily as an outlet for multi-instrumentalist Nate Garrett (lead and harmony vocals, guitar, bass), Spirit Adrift started life in 2015 as a studio project encompassing his love for hard rock sensibilities and multiple strains of timeless heavy metal, taking influence from bands like Black Sabbath and Corrosion of Conformity. With the addition
This year marks 25 years of “NOLA” from supergroup Down and a couple of weeks back, the band got together and played a live streamed set to an online audience. Essentially the bands debut album was written over a five year period by Pantera vocalist Philip H Anselmo and Pepper Keenan from Corrosion of Conformity before
The 25th Anniversary of “NOLA” pro-shot set from Down (Pantera, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Superjoint Ritual etc) live from New Orleans that aired on 29th August has surfaced in all its glory. The actual music starts at 35 minutes in and needless to say includes all the classics like “Stone the Crow“, “Bury Me in
Oxford isn’t just famous for a University rivalry with Cambridge and a boat race. The city is also home to Desert Storm, a Progressive Sludge Metal act who have toured all over Europe in the last 13 years, performing at festivals including Bloodstock Open Air, Desertfest (London & Berlin), Langeln Open Air (Germany), Wasted Open
By the time the final stops of their previously rescheduled European tour trek with Corrosion of Conformity happen in May 2021, Spirit Adrift will have had their fourth studio album “Enlightened In Eternity” out of an incredible 8 long months. It will be released via Century Media on 16th October as a six track affair
1999 may have been the height of Nu-Metal but that wasn’t the only Metal Music around. The second album of life after Danzig “Famous Monsters” surfaced from the Black Lagoon from Horror Punk legends Misfits fronted by Michale Graves. It may have received mixed reviews but that may have been more about who fronted the band
There might not have been any bustling in our hedgerows in the past six years but that hasn’t stopped Philip H. Anselmo from being his usual busy self. Including “Hail The Leaf“, “Stone The Crow” and “Witchtripper“, here’s a full hour long pro-shot set of Southern Groove from Down at Resurrection Fest in Spain in
In this tour recap of sorts, as Machine Head burn their way across the US, they’ve put together a glimpse into tour life with “Burn My Eyes” era drummer Chris Kontos talks about the sad passing of Corrosion Of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin, guitarist Logan Madder talking particle theory and even a cameo from Cannibal
