25/03/02

DOWN / II – A BUSTLE IN YOUR HEDGEROW

It’s been 7 years since this Metal supergroup released their debut, trends in Metal have come and gone but NOLA still remains a classic album and the 2nd is just as good, if not better.

The music is full of passion and fire and you can tell that it’s a true labour of love; this is a Heavy Metal record, no mistake, steeped in the Blues and traditions of New Orleans and smelling of cheap burbon and strong cigarettes. The guitars are fierce and riff laden and the vocals are full of conviction, screaming when they have to and melodic when the mood of the songs dictates. This is by no means a full on record, at times the pace slows down and the heavy blues comes shining through and there are even a couple of times when they experiment with Bluegrass, you wont like every track straight off, but in time you will relish every moment and after all this may have to last you another 7 years but one thing I know for sure, after Nu Metal has gone and a thing of the past and looked on kindly like grunge is, this will be held up as a true Classic Metal CD.

Stand out tracks, include "Beautifully Depressed", "New Orleans Is A Dying Whore", "There’s Something ON My Side" and "The Man That Follows Hell".

TOTAL PLAYING TIME = 66 mins + 15 Tracks