Down guitarist Pepper Keenan believes the band still has a future following the controversial racist actions of frontman Philip Anselmo earlier this year.
Amidst the racism controversy surrounding Philip Anselmo, he does not think he should play European festivals and his band Down has pulled out of Hellfest.
Longtime Down guitarist Pepper Keenan has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Philip Anselmo's racist actions and another Down show has been canceled.
Whether Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo giving a Nazi salute and yelling "white power" to the crowd at Dimebash was meant as a "joke" or not, Dutch metal festival FortaRock has decided to cut Down (one of Anselmo's other bands) from the festival lineup.
2 Years ago, I was pretty new to the art of interviewing. Making sure you find the right questions and being able to spread out from whatever the interviewee has to say. So I was pretty green when it came to interviewing. Then I got an email that just flat out stated...
"You wanna interview Phil Anselmo?"
We get some really big name acts in Grand Rapids, and they all put on amazing shows!
We have The Eagles, Boob Lady (a.k.a. Katy Perry), Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Arch Enemy, etc., all coming to Grand Rapids!
However, there are a few bands that I wish would make an appearance here...
Down have been lying in wait and now we're getting our first taste of their upcoming 'Down IV - Part Two' EP. The group has unveiled the new song 'We Knew Him Well' from the disc and fans can take a listen to the track in the player below.
UPDATE: Grand Rapids police are investigating a body found this morning (Monday) in a faculty and staff parking lot in the downtown Grand Rapids campus of Grand Valley State University. Police told 24 Hour News 8 that a GVSU security officer found a body in a car of the DeVos Parking Lot.