NOLA is the debut studio album by American sludge metal band Down, released on September 19, 1995 by Elektra Records. The title is the abbreviation for New Orleans NO, Louisiana LA. NOLA was written mainly by Phil Anselmo and Pepper Keenan between 1990 and 1995. Throughout 1991 to 1993 the band released three demos, a three-track demo 1991, a four-track demo 1992 and a ten-track demo 1993. Originally the band made the three-track demo for underground trading. The demo featured the tracks. Temptation's Wings 2. Lifer 3. Pillars - Down. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Type: Full-length. It has since been confirmed that Kirk recorded the bass parts. Released by EastWest America on MC with different artwork cat. NOLA is the debut album of Louisiana-based heavy metal band Down. It was released on September 19, 1995. The songs on the album were written mainly by Phil Anselmo and Pepper Keenan between 1990 and 1995. NOLA went platinum with 1,000,000 copies sold in America. Down supported NOLA with a 13-date concert band went on hiatus in 1996 as all members continued their main projects. They would reunite in 1999 to make a second album, Down II, released in 2002. The title is the abbreviation for New Orleans N. Louisiana La. Track listing All songs written and composed by AnselmoKeenan. Down - Nola 1995. To favorites 25 Download album. Listen album. Heavy Metal Southern Metal. Songs in album Down - Nola 1995. Down - Temptation's Wings. Down - Lifer. Down - Pillars of Eternity. Down - Rehab. Down - Hail the Leaf. Down - Underneath Everything. Down - NOLA 1995. DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower spoke to Extreme Metal Festival News about the bands upcoming shows to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the groups debut album, NOLA. Asked how he feels about marking the LPs quarter-century mark, Bower said: First off, it doesnt feel like it has been that long and secondly Im just really glad that we are actually doing it. Down supported NOLA with a 13-date concert tour. The band went on hiatus in 1996 as all members continued their main projects. They would reunite in 1999 to make a second album, Down II, released in album. Just better. NOLA was released in September 1995 and would peak at number 57 in October 1995 on the Billboard 200, and remain on the chart for six weeks. The album spawned four singles in Stone the Crow, Lifer, Temptations Wings, which were released in 1995, and Bury Me in Smoke in 1996. However, only Stone the Crow would achieve commercial success when it reached number 40 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, becoming Down's first and only top 40 song
