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DOWN To Tour U.S. With MELVINS - June 14, 2009

Two separate interviews with DOWN conducted yesterday (Saturday, June 13) at the Download festival — which is being held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom — can be viewed below. During a chat with NME TV, DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower revealed that the band will tour select U.S. markets with the MELVINS in August/September. The group will then return to the studio from October through December to record what will eventually become the fourth DOWN album, tentatively due in early 2010.

DOWN setlist for the Download festival was as follows:

01. Lifer
02. New Orleans Is A Dying Whore
03. Hail The Leaf
04. Lysergik Funeral Procession
05. N.O.D.
06. Underneath Everything
07. Eyes Of The South
08. Stone The Crow
09. Bury Me In Smoke

DOWN/ex-PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo recently spent time at home in New Orleans recovering from surgery. Anselmo said in an April online posting, "this time it was a semi-torn ACL [anterior cruciate ligament, one of four ligaments that are critical to the stability of the knee joint] and a semi-torn meniscus [a common knee injury that can cause pain in the joint]."

In October 2008, DOWN released a "deluxe edition" of its critically acclaimed third album, "Over the Under". The deluxe package, which was made available as a Best Buy exclusive, includes a DVD with over 30 minutes of previously unreleased live performances and behind-the-scenes footage. The album was released on Down Records in conjunction with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group (ILG).

(Thanks: broesofdownchicago420)

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	COMMENT \| Nice tour! posted by : RiotAct666 6/14/2009 11:23:50 AM

	Bring on those U.S. dates.

	*COMMENT \| HOLY Sht!!!!!** posted by : realfkingMETALonly 6/14/2009 11:34:57 AM

	This is amazing booking, really, really hope NYC does not screwed on this one....

	COMMENT \| BEST. NEWS. EVER. posted by : BrainRotMenacer 6/14/2009 11:35:00 AM

	Holy crap.

	COMMENT \| ehh posted by : icetyrant 6/14/2009 11:37:06 AM

	last one was better without support, the melvins? who?

	COMMENT \| posted by : HJSimpson 6/14/2009 11:56:00 AM

	Nice tour, I know it won't come to Charlotte, but I can hope. Icetyrant ... go get yoself some Melvins CD's ..... now

	COMMENT \| Weird setlist... posted by : sepulqotsa 6/14/2009 11:56:56 AM

	only one song from the new album. I highly doubt that NYC is going to get screwed considering they hit us up every time they come around. Worst case scenario is New jersey which is actually better because Jersey fold know how to party.

	COMMENT \| posted by : Bucket101Proof 6/14/2009 12:01:16 PM

	"last one was better without support, the melvins? who?" BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH!!! moron.

	COMMENT \| posted by : TheMostConqueringOne 6/14/2009 12:21:48 PM

	HAHAHA NYC never gets fucking screwed. they get it all. try living where i do and then you'll know what it's like to get screwed. all the fucking time. i'm sure they'll be somewhere close to NYC.

	COMMENT \| posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger 6/14/2009 12:48:49 PM

	Add Hank III and this will kick MAJOR ass!!!!! Regardless, if they play Detroit.....I am there!!!!!

	COMMENT \| I know this is highly unlikely but.... posted by : Chainedown 6/14/2009 1:05:33 PM

	come to URBANA!! CAnopy Club!!

	COMMENT \| weedeater posted by : abrandnewhorror 6/14/2009 1:50:45 PM

	is doing the support on this tour!!! it should be rad as all get out....

	COMMENT \| Hail the Leaf posted by : ironblackpriest 6/14/2009 1:50:59 PM

	Down rules, this tour will be sick!!! hope it comes to the Minneapolis area

	COMMENT \| posted by : MetalPoser 6/14/2009 5:25:14 PM

	What about Weedeater?

	COMMENT \| posted by : mydyingbride2003 6/14/2009 6:44:33 PM

	I hope they play Eyes of the South when I see this tour!

	COMMENT \| posted by : adamclark52 6/14/2009 9:17:40 PM

	It be nice if this tour came to Toronto, the Melvins haven't played here in almost ten years.

	COMMENT \| posted by : Rotting Elvis Pt. 6 6/14/2009 9:33:37 PM

	What a weird combo.

	COMMENT \| nice. posted by : deth n roll 6/14/2009 9:37:01 PM

	stoner witch was fucking metal.

	COMMENT \| posted by : mog 6/14/2009 11:27:00 PM

	i agree, add Assjack and this would be a fucking KILLER show...

	COMMENT \| whoa posted by : khasma 6/15/2009 12:00:13 AM

	aahhhmmm, i think down are out of their league wuth the melvins. i know the melvins personally and have seen them a million times and they are so differesnt than down. weird combo as metioned above. i wonder even wgy kink buzzo even would deal with phil. weird. . . . weird . . . .weird

	COMMENT \| ^^^^^^^ posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger 6/15/2009 12:27:01 AM

	I saw the Melvins open for White Zombie.....wasn't as weird as people think. Now if it was the Melvins opening for the Taylor Swift....that would be weird!!!!!

	COMMENT \| YAY! posted by : nodeerforamonth 6/15/2009 12:39:08 AM

	Better come to San Diego! Who would be opening for whom though?

	COMMENT \| Amazing tour posted by : Daryl_Zed 6/15/2009 12:53:01 AM

	Down are a very good band, the Melvins are living legends and rightly so.

	COMMENT \| Some people seem to not know but posted by : Chainedown 6/15/2009 12:58:47 AM

	Melvins was a huge influence on Eyehategod and Crowbar. Jimmy Bower especially is all over Melvins. There's nothing weird about this. In fact, kinda predictable to me.

	COMMENT \| posted by : bigborman 6/15/2009 7:39:49 AM

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