Category Archives: Down Insider

Rex Brown Claims He Quit Down

Posted by on October 10, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJMP0rqGlW8[/youtube] Philip Anselmo’s recent interview with High Times Magazine added more speculation to Rex Brown’s departure from Down, with Anselmo alluding to his former Pantera band mate’s drinking issue as the source of the problem. However, in Metal Maiden’s recent interview with Kill Devil Hill (also featuring former Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell drummer Vinny Appice), […]

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Philip Anselmo Voices Concern For Rex Brown’s Drinking

Posted by on October 5, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIrLGzCpgLQ[/youtube] For a while, it was unclear whether Rex Brown was still in Down or not. The bassist seemed preoccupied with his new group Kill Devil Hill, while his band mates in Down seemed to be tiptoeing around the issue. And though drummer Jimmy Bower finally confirmed that Brown was out, it still was unclear […]

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Down’s Jimmy Bower Confirms Rex Brown Isn’t Returning

Posted by on June 22, 2011

Interview with Jimmy Bower about Down… by HecticCase It’s news that we’ve all pretty much figured out by now, but that the members of Down have been somewhat tiptoeing around for the past month or so. They’ve all confirmed that bassist Rex Brown’s personal issues have taken him away from Down’s recent tour dates, but […]

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