Down (band)

Down
Down at Hellfest 2022. L–R: Phil Anselmo, Pat Bruders, Pepper Keenan
Background information
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Sludge metal[1] southern metal[2] stoner metal[3]
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Elektra Warner Bros. Roadrunner
Members	Phil Anselmo Jimmy Bower Pepper Keenan Kirk Windstein Pat Bruders
Past members	Todd Strange Rex Brown Bobby Landgraf
Website	down-nola.com

Down is an American heavy metal supergroup that formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1991. The current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo (Pantera and Superjoint Ritual), drummer Jimmy Bower (Crowbar, Eyehategod, Superjoint Ritual), guitarists Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity) and Kirk Windstein (Crowbar), and bassist Pat Bruders (Goatwhore).

Since their formation, Down has gone on hiatus twice and has released five studio albums. The first three were LPs entitled NOLA (1995), Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (2002), and Down III: Over the Under (2007). In 2008, the band began working on additional material, which resulted in two EPs entitled Down IV – Part I, released in September 2012, and Down IV – Part II, released in May 2014.