

So we're just trying to mix it up and do something different. Nobody wants to go to the record store and buy stuff anymore. Same thing for downloading: it will be cheaper to download. People want stuff for free! So six songs, its cheaper to buy. We’re trying to do something different, making it cheaper to buy. A little bit of everything.”Īs to why the band chose to release four EPs instead of a full album, Kirk explains: “The record industry sucks so bad. Then we’ll have a mellow one, then a doom one - you know, slower and doomy stuff. Like, for example, this one we’re writing right now and are about to start recording will be really hard, with heavy Down stuff. We have many elements to our sound, so each one will have its own characteristics. Says Kirk: “We’re going to do four EPs, and they’ll all be different. Radio Metal caught up with Down's Kirk Windstein at Hellfest and he told them that the band is planning to release four different EPs. Scion A/V Presents: Phil Anselmo Interview from Scion A/V on Vimeo. There are bands out there that are making new sounds, that are perhaps the forefathers of an entire different genre. I reminded me of what happened with hardcore in the early 80s. Scion A/V has issued a new video interview with Philip Anselmo, lead vocalist for DOWN and formerly PANTERA.ĭuring the interview, Anselmo states: "Black metal did it for me, in the early 90s.
