Tuesday, May 21, 2013

DOWN: STATEMENT ON OKLAHOMA, TORNADO DEVASTATION, ANSELMO ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER SOLO TOUR

New Orleans, Louisiana sludge metal warriors DOWN have sent this statement on the tornadoes that ravaged parts of OKLAHOMA yesterday and SUNDAY.

PHIL ANSELMO has just announced his first ever solo tour with his backing band THE ILLEGALS.

DOWN unleashed DOWN IV PART ONE, (EP) 9/19/2012 on ROADRUNNER RECORDS.

PHILLIP H. ANSELMO and THE ILLEGALS SUMMER 2013 U.S. TOUR DATES:

JULY
31   Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
AUGUST
2   Wooly’s, Des Moines, IA
3   First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
4   House of Blues, Chicago, IL
6   House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
7   The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
9   Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
10   Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ONT Canada
11   Heavy MTL Festival, Montreal, QC Canada
13   The Palladium, Worcester, MA
14   Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park, NY
16   Best Buy Theatre, New York, NY
17   Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
18   The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
20   The Masquerade – Heaven Stage, Atlanta, GA


DOWN SPRING/SUMMER 2013 U.S./EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:
May.23.2013 - Birmingham, AL, Zydeco
May.24.2013 - Raleigh, NC, Lincoln Theater
May.25.2013 - Baltimore, MD, Sonar/Maryland Deathfest
May.27.2013 - August, GA, Sky City
May.28.2013 - Nashville, TN, Marathon Music Works
May.30.2013 - Broussard, LA, The Station
May.31.2013 - New Orleans, LA, House of Blues
June.14.2013 Donnington, UK, Download Festival
June.15.2013 Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhell
June.16.2013 Törnävänsaari, Seinäjoki, Finland, Provinssirock
June.18.2013 Moscow, Russia, Moscow Arena
June.20.2013 Jaworzno, Poland, Metalfest Poland
June.21.2013 St. Goarshausen, Germany, Metalfest Germany
June.22.2013 Clisson, France, Hellfest
June.24.2013 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Kino Soska
June.25.2013 Zagreb, Croatia, Culture Factory
June.27.2013 Tisza Kemping, Tokaj-Rakamaz, Rakamaz, Hungary, Borsodi Hegyalja Fesztival
July.1.2013 Athens, Greece, Rock Gods



FROM DOWN:
"For all the folks that have been through the tornado devastation in Oklahoma, hang in there. Life cannot stop the path of nature. But life can go on, and will. Having been through Oklahoma my entire career in various cities, I know for a fact that you folks have the resolve it takes to rebuild and thrive. RIP all that perished. Revive and thrive for all survivors!"
-P. Anselmo


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-