It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from the supergroup Down, however that doesn’t imply the act is lifeless. No, we haven’t gotten that cowl album, nor have they completed that line of acoustic EPs they promised like 20 years in the past or so at this level, but when Kirk Windstein will get his approach, perhaps we’ll get new music subsequent 12 months.

The information got here whereas Windstein was talking with Scott Penfold on Loaded Radio (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). Throughout this little chat, Windstein mentioned the way forward for Down and the way schedules might lastly align in such a approach that the blokes can get collectively and begin engaged on stuff.

“I talked to Phil a fairly good bit, and we’re all gonna exit to his home and his property later this month [October]… He type of does like a bit of Halloween factor or no matter. So we’re gonna do this.

“Phil’s perspective is type of similar to, ‘Look, fellas, I’m doing what I’m doing [with Pantera]. I find it irresistible. We’re killing it.’ And boy, are they. We [Crowbar] had the pleasure of enjoying with Pantera in Poland in early June. It was unbelievable. I imply, I laughed, I cried. My emotion was one thing else, as a result of I used to be very tight with [late Pantera guitarist] Dimebag. It’s actual — what they’re doing is actual. However what Phil mentioned, ‘Hey, man, within the huge image of issues, dude, I actually don’t have a band. I’m doing a Pantera reunion factor.’ And naturally they’re gonna do it so long as they will. I imply, I don’t blame them. Who would? You do what you’ve gotta do. They usually’re killing it and doing it heartfelt for the fitting causes, and I find it irresistible.

“However like he mentioned, ‘Look, you’re the guys.’ And I talked to Pepper about two or three days in the past. I believe he’s acquired a couple of exhibits in early November with C.O.C. and he’s off for some time. Crowbar’s subsequent gig is in Eire in late February, so we’re off for an excellent bit. And when you’ve gotten 5 guys — properly, Phil, in fact, will probably be type of out of the image for now however me, Pepper, Jimmy and Pat — in a room collectively, while you’ve acquired all these guys writing riffs off of one another… And that’s the way in which I like to put in writing — I like to put in writing spontaneously off the cuff. I don’t prefer to [go], ‘Okay, that is my new music. Increase. Right here y’all go,’ or no matter. I like to put in writing off the cuff, on the spot. I really feel what the opposite guys are giving me vibe-wise and whatnot. And that, to me, is a profitable method. It truly is.”

Now, it’s a bit of unusual how Windstein lays all of it out right here, since my man’s additionally going to be a bit busy with Eye Am, that different supergroup he’s in with members of Crowbar and Kind O Adverse. They’ve gotta be busy engaged on songs for his or her debut launch, so it’s curious how we’ll additionally get new Down alongside the way in which.

That being mentioned, Windstein is a hell of a musician and a busy dude in metallic, so if anybody can swing it, he can. When requested about the potential for new Down tunes popping out subsequent 12 months, Kirk admitted that it was nonetheless up within the air.

“I hope. To be trustworthy, we talked about doing like a cover-song EP. However we threw round like 100 songs and we will’t decide and select any of them. So, to me, it’s simpler to simply go, ‘Hey, guys, let’s get within the fucking room and simply write some shit.’ Come out with six songs and do an EP. So I hope that that’s what occurs.

“To be trustworthy, I don’t know. And this isn’t from Phil or [Pantera bassist] Rex [Brown] or something. They will do [the Pantera thing] endlessly. Like so far as festivals in South America, Europe and whatnot, they will — they will at all times go do a weekend or two in the summertime right here and there between Zakk [Wylde, Pantera guitarist] and Charlie’s [Benante, drums] [schedules]… no matter they’re as much as with [their respective] bands. So I hope that they do. I hope they do it endlessly.

“After we acquired Down collectively in 1991, that was the primary demo tape. We wrote ‘Bury Me In Smoke’, ‘Temptation’s Wings’ and ‘Dropping All’ in a day. We recorded it. Phil sang. We combined it off on a four-track or some shit, and that was it. Phil flew again to Texas and Pepper flew again to North Carolina with C.O.C. So after we acquired collectively, we at all times joked, but it surely’s now not a joke that that is the type of band we will develop outdated with. It doesn’t matter what we seem like. We could be fats. We could be bald. We’re not attracting 18-year-old women. In the event that they wanna be a fan of the music, nice. If you happen to’re a [Taylor Swift] fan, hey, extra energy to you. It’s all good. No matter. However that was not our intention. And it’s type of ironic or no matter that it’s type of come full circle the place we see ourselves going, ‘Hey, guys, we’re closing in on mid-50s to 60s. This can be a band that we will really do and kill it after which retire with it perhaps.’

“In order that’s what I personally consider goes to occur, and I hope that within the close to future, that’s what occurs and we’re in a position to do extra Down in, say, ’24, ’25, no matter. However there’s no time restrict on something. I imply, Phil’s doing what he’s doing and God bless him for that. And I’m so pleased with him. I actually am.”