''Down IV – Part II'' is the second EP by American

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band Down. It was released in May 2014 via Down Records. It is the only release by the band featuring guitarist Bobby Landgraf, who replaced founding member

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in 2013, before Windstein returned to the band in late 2019. The album was recorded in frontman

Phil Anselmo Philip Hansen Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is an American musician best known as the lead singer for groove metal band Pantera, southern metal supergroup Down (band), Down, and Hardcore punk, hardcore band Superjoint, amongst other musical proj ...

's home studio Nodferatu's Lair in Louisiana. ''Part II'' was preceded by ''

Part I Part One, Part 1 or Part I may refer to: Music * ''Part 1'' (EP), a 2016 EP by Guy Sebastian * ''Part 1'' (O-Town EP), a 2017 EP by O-Town * '' Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made'', a 2009 album by Fol Chen * '' Part One (album)'' Televisio ...

'' in 2012. In certain territories (mainly Japan), both EPs were combined as a singular album under the title ''Down IV''.

Track listing

Personnel

− vocals *

Pepper Keenan Pepper J. Keenan (born May 8, 1967) is an American guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with heavy metal bands Corrosion of Conformity and Down. He joined Corrosion of Conformity in 1989, but did not become the lead singer until th ...

− guitar * Bobby Landgraf − guitar *

Pat Bruders Patrick Bruders is an American musician who is the bassist for heavy metal supergroup Down, former bassist of extreme metal band Goatwhore from 1997 to 2004, and former bassist for sludge metal band Crowbar from 2005 until 2013. In 2008, B ...

− bass *

Jimmy Bower Jimmy Bower (born September 19, 1968) is an American musician, best known as drummer for southern metal supergroup Down and guitarist for sludge metal band Eyehategod. He has previously also played drums with Crowbar (with future Down bandmat ...

− drums ; ;Production * Produced by Michael Thompson and Down * Engineered by Michael Thompson and Stephen "The Big Fella" Berrigan * Mixed by Michael Thompson and Phil Anselmo, assisted by Stephen Berrigan *

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by Eric Conn

References

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