Tag Archives: Honky

Watch Down’s first show with new guitarist

Posted by on December 6, 2013

[youtube]http://youtu.be/PxQG83i1aAs[/youtube] In late October, Down was one of the main attractions at Austin’s Housecore Horror Film Festival. Theor hour-long set also served as the first-ever live performance with their new guitarist, Bobby Landgraf (formerly of Honky). Landgraf replaced Kirk Windstein in the band, who left to concentrate full time on  Crowbar. The band’s October 25th […]

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Kirk Windstein Calls Split With Down Amicable, While Bobby Landgraf Confirms Joining The Band

Posted by on October 3, 2013

Fans are still surprised following Kirk Windstein’s sudden departure from Down to focus on Crowbar. The move lead many to wonder whether there was drama following the split, especially considering that bassist Patrick Bruders was staying in Down rather than returning to Crowbar with Windstein. That’s lead to Windstein to set the record straight and […]

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Crowbar announce new bassist, as Kirk Windstein leaves Down

Posted by on October 1, 2013

It was announced a few weeks ago that Crowbar bassist Patrick Bruders was leaving the band, presumably to concentrate on his bass duties in sludge supergroup Down. Now, as Crowbar announce their new bassist, vocalist/guitarist Kirk Windstein has decided to exit Down to concentrate on Crowbar, Apparently, Honky guitarist Bobby Ed Landgraf is now playing guitar in […]

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Housecore Horror Film Fest announces set times

Posted by on August 13, 2013

While we’ve known the lineup for the annual Housecore Horror Film Fest, the band schedule for the Festival has been released, so now you know how to plan your time in Austin. The festival, organized by Philip H. Anselmo and Metal Sucks writer Corey Mitchell, will take place October 24 -27 across four different venues in Austin, […]

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Watch Melvins Cover Butthole Surfers while giving away ice cream

Posted by on August 9, 2013

The AV Club’s Undercover series will probably forever be known to metalheads as where we got to see GWAR cover Kansas‘ “Carry on Wayward Son.” It’s kind of hard to up the ante of cramming GWAR in full costume into a tiny studio to cover a classic rock song, but they might have just done […]

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Philip Anselmo’s Housecore Horror Film Festival Music Lineup Released

Posted by on June 7, 2013

The highly anticipated lineup for Philip Anselmo’s Housecore Horror Film Festival has been released and the first-time festival features loads of heavy music. Down, Eyehategod, Goatwhore, Whitechapel, Pig Destroyer, Goblin, Anselmo and his solo band The Illegals, and  Crowbar are some of the most noteworthy names on the bill, but you know you can’t have the […]

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