NOLA

Down’s debut album “NOLA” was written mainly by Phil Anselmo and Pepper Keenan between 1990 and 1995. Throughout 1991 to 1993, the band released a number of demos featuring almost all the songs that would later become the album. In an effort to build a fanbase, the members of the band would ask metal fans if they had ever heard of this band Down and hand them tapes without telling the person that they were in the band. Eventually, Down played a small concert in its home town. A record executive from EastWest Records was attending the show. When he found out who the members of the band were, he signed Down on the spot. The band recorded the album in 1994 and 1995 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This is the 2016 reissue on double vinyl, which is perhaps the best sounding version of the album to date. Killer item!