NOLA came outta nowhere. No radio play, nothing. Just word of mouth and blew up. Still one of my favs. Lifer!!!

If i listen to Temptations Wings, i NEED to listen to the entire record. Every single song hits me a different way.

Our trust is in whiskey, weed, and Black Sabbath. Its goddamn electric. Great video 🤘

She's an excellent interviewer. Asks great questions and lets them respond without interrupting. Right on.

Winter of '95 during a late night stroll through a Circuit City, this random employee pulls me aside and asks if I like metal....he walks me back into their home theater room (back then they had a room closed off from the rest of the store just for house stereos) and he put Nola on some huge rack stereo system with some 15 inch Cerwin-Vega speakers and cranked it up to 11. I was already a huge Pantera fan but had no idea what Down was (we didn't have the internet/KZfaq to find bands back then). It was a holy experience. That opening riff on Temptation's Wings was incredible. I walked out with the cassette and it didn't leave my Walkman for months. I had a job at a local grocery store and I'd volunteer to take the trash out just so I can jam a couple songs while I was outside.

Happy to hear Carnivore mentioned. Their self titled debut (1985) still in my play list! R.I.P. Peter Steele

Stone the Crow is one of my top songs of all time.

They played lysergic funeral in Brisbane but nowhere else in the country. I'll always remember that day, shredding my air guitar and doing a Scott Ian style stomping dance that kicked up a cloud of dust. 5 down shows in 7 days.. i will never forget it

This made quarantine a little easier this morning

Great album. Down and Mad Season were 2 awesome side project bands that put out debut albums in 95.

"Poverty is not for me, but i'll take her back again...." Damn i love this album

Still one of the greatest debut albums EVER!!!!! Was fortunate to have seen them on the NOLA tour at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit Rock City, on Sept. 25, 1995.

One of very few albums I can listen to from start to finish everytime.

NOLA is one of my favourite albums of all time, as a guitarist it's just so fun to play the heavy chugging riffs and the melodic solos from the album. A Beautiful, emotional, dark and brutal album, it's just perfect :D

That album took metal back from the alternative bands and stood tall and to this day it's played at my house all the time! Thanks to them all!

I dropped acid and blasted Down live in 2013, nothing was ever quite as pure and energetic as their performance. Changed my world yall.

Saw them in January of "96 in Shreveport, LA. Absolutely one of the best concerts i have ever seen..The club held 500 people and the mosh pit had all 500 in it! Phil mentioned several times how he had never seen the entire freaking audience in the pit!

Christina you are the best. There's not enough people in Australia that do what you do. Your flying the metal flag for Australia and as an older Aussie metalhead myself, there just isn't enough of us left these days. Down - nola is very special to me. I toured Australia as a punter last time they were here and saw them in every city. It was one of the best weeks of life. So I appreciate this muchly

I was introduced to Pantera in college in 2000. Didn’t know about Down until 2016! And I’m from Louisiana! NOLA is so dirty and so New Orleans. If you’re from Louisiana you know a Louisiana sound / vibe when you hear it. Amazing music!

I was living in southern Florida, it was 1996, sophomore, a friend bought the NOLA cd without ever hearing it just because Phil was there, we played it the first time, and we were hooked. Individual Thought Patterns by Death and NOLA by Down became my two favorites of that time. Thanks for this video and the memories.

I'm from Nola and I Love this record, Stone the Crow is fantastic. Bury me in smoke will be playing at my funeral

"Pantera....was a breath of fresh air.....baby!!!

Seriously one of the most underrated records of all time. it’s just as good as any of the pantera records to me! right on

Awesome video Christina, you can see in the footage all the years you've put in interviewing the guys & that you've obviously earned their respect. NOLA is home for me & next time you get a chance to interview Kirk Windstein ask him what he used to pull out on stage during the Victorian Blitz days? and to make the facial expression he would make at that time. Insight only a true Nola native & very long time fan would know to ask this question & I know you & the fans will be more than amused & entertained with his answer.

Damn, 25 years ago in high school hearing NOLA for the first time. Never stopped listening to Down (or CoC, Pantera, crowbar, Black Sabbath, etc), and never will. Look forward to blasting their music thru my hearing aids 25 years from now. Thank you Christina🤘

I miss the days when you traded tapes of bands you'd heard of. Word of mouth. When Down came out it was awesome. Running around asking friends if they had it. Now you just hop on your computer and Google it.

Album changed my life...such an awesome release

Eyes Of The South & Pillars of Eternity are my favs, but the whole album is a masterpiece.

Saw them in Nashville a few years ago. They played the whole NOLA album. It took me back in time. Had chills the whole night.

I have no doubt that Down will come back some day with new kickass songs. Cheers!

Heard Nola when it was released , DPK Humboldt, CA. , 25 years later still listening and it still amazes me, thanks fellas much gratitude .

Hell yeah. DOWN has a special place in my heart. They introduced me to that New Orleans scene.

I am sure that Phil got something very very organic for this interview

Nola is one of my favorite album ever! Got that shit on vinyl🤘🏻 hail DOWN!

The greatest side project in Metal. DOWN!🤘

The only band whose album cover is tattooed on my flesh. No more sadness, no more pain!

This album changed the way I play and look at music. Kirk and Pepper are 2 of my biggest influences. Love the entire NOLA scene.🤘🏼🤘🏼

....still got 2 original "Down.N.O.L.A" cd's picture disks!!! Baby!!!!!

Sooo blessed 4 badass PANTERA ! C.f.h best ever !

Life changing album.

No question one of The Greatest Albums Of The Rock era. Hands down, not even up for discussion.

One of my al time favorite albums and bands.

Down is one of my All-time favorites. NOLA is an incredible album.

I love that debut album from Down so much, but my favorite album is probably DOWN II. A Bustle in Your Hedgerow. Anyone else?

AWESOME birthday gift to me! DOWN is my favorite band next to PANFUCKINTERA!!!!

One of the best albums ever made.

Best band on planet earth, when they get to together. DOWN!

NOLA is in my Top 10 albums of all time. It's that good. 🤘

Looking great, charming the world, elevating the mood with your enthusiasm and damned good editing too

This video is put together so well. Love the montage.

DOWN NOLA is a great album. It starts out jamming and ends on an awesome heavy riff. Phils vocals were incredible on it.

Nola was downs best album! Had it since 95’

wow 25 years. such a great, iconic album! love it.

One of the best album ever made!

Thank the Lord I get to call New Orleans home. And thx for this

pretty cool set of interviews! met Kirk after a show a couple of years ago, the dude was chill as fuck, signed autographs, took pictures with everyone, his wife was doing merch... Crowbar themselves were taking apart their set as well, can't get more down to earth than that!

NOLA is one of my favorite albums.

Great interview! Great job, Christina! This album and band mean so much to me. This album and band are such a huge part of my life! Hails, Down!

Phil is the best speaker ,he should run for president

Best interviewer ever - she just gets the vibe

Helluva dynamite compilation of these hard working Metal veterans. Great interviewing Christina!

Great job 👏🏻. Great band !

It was so awesome seeing them in New Orleans in August

that was awesome. every DOWN fan should see this.

Fantastic album! Every song takes me on a different journey and has had a huge impact on me\m/

Easily one of my top 5 favorite albums of all-time.

Thank you for this!! N.O.L.A Music 4 Life!!

This is the best since recently watching the old footage of a young Pantera making THE mark in history. (I hope you appreciate the period.)

I Love The album, The band, The NOLA scene. Thanks..

I'm beyond proud to have seen this tour in New Orleans back in the 90's. This is cool thanks

Awesome job! Thanks for your upload frequency during this time. I was just listening to cemetery gates when this popped up on my feed.

Jesus, could Phil be any higher during the interview? Lol

Thank you Christina

Saw this the other day & had to listen to it. This was such a great album it should've been so much BIGGER! It's one of the few albums You can listen to from beginning to end. There's not a bad song on it

NOLA is in the conversation for greatest metal records of all time, it's still after all these years, refreshing 🤘🏽#BuryMeInSmoke

Man, this made my whole week. I was so amazed to discover Down back in the day, and it’s so dope to see the dudes in form!

I still have my DOWN fan club shirt from 1994. Got to finally see DOWN April 2007 at the House Of Blues in NOLA. Great show. \m/

NOLA is a fucking MASTERPIECE!! i still jam it on the regular on my playlist.

That debut Down record had a certain vibe to it that subsequent records from the band couldn't quite capture. It was a very important record to the whole 90's heavy metal scene, as it re-introduced a new generation to that riff-oriented, down-tuned, sludgy sound that Black Sabbath popularized in the early 70's. In a way, NOLA was essentially for the millennial metalheads what the self-titled debut from Black Sabbath was for the gen X-ers and late baby boomers. It was and still is a significant signpost along the way in the development of heavy metal from it's late 60's inception to today.

Very cool thanks for sharing...🤘🤘🎸🎸 life long metal fan amateur riffer...

Much love and respect

Love the clips, love the interviews, love the presentation... and I love this album. I remember buying NOLA when I was 13 and it was one of the few records I bought that I knew almost NOTHING about. I knew who was in it, but I didn't know anyone who had heard it. Because of my age and scarcity of people who liked this music it, buying albums was tricky. Aside from finding it and paying for it, I had to convince people to buy it for me (parental advisory label). I still have it and I still listen to it. Would love to see these guys live some time.

Now I can say it - I stole my Nola CD in the mid 90s, because there was no money. I love this album for almost 30 years now.

One of my favorite albums ever!

Seen phil last year. Knew this was coming! i been telling all my metal family. My brother's. Your brother's. DOWN! Hails! \m/

Thank you! This is such a great album!

Eyes of the South, man...what a song

I bought this when it first got on the shelves with the rest of the cds when there used to be stores in every strip mall, i still listen to it, it still kicks ass...

Great compilation of interviews Christina. I needed this, hopefully we see Down after being locked down for months. #Lifer

100% bad ass album! Dark stoney, southern heavy blues.

I was a little too young for Pantera in there heyday but fkn proud I got to see Down a few times and it was worth every single cent !!

Down rules! Phil is High as HELL! Not drunk’! He still rocks!!

Bury Me in Smoke!!!! This made my day so much better. Three of my favorite musicians from three of my favorite bands, what could be better than that.

Thanks so much for this. DOWN Rule

Allways loved this album, great vid

Eligible for Rock Hall Of Fame now!

Down got me when I was in the Navy, in Sasebo Japan. Never heard of them, but the name struck me. Started listening, thought the lead singer sounded familiar. So ilooked at the album cover, and saw that Phil Anselmo was the lead singer; had that one right. But then I read further, and saw that Todd Strange and Kirk Windstein from Crowbar were there too...man, I was fuckin hooked. Absolutely one of my favorite bands of all-time, and thank you for this video; I'm feeling pretty good about things right now.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Down NOLA crazy awesome sure thing subscribed......thank you very much for this awesome video great stuff.....take care of yourself in these Covid-19 times..cheers....Peter

Anybody else notice Pepper's FOGHAT bandana, he's oldschool as hell