‘The Myth‘ is the latest single from American heavy metal icons DOWN. The track comes off the band’s long-awaited new studio album, Volume V, set for release on November 20th via Nuclear Blast Records.
DOWN was never just a band. It’s a brotherhood rooted in childhood friendships that have endured for decades. It’s an homage to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It’s music meant for anybody who has ever headbanged, played air guitar, or worn a weathered tour t-shirt like armour. For over three decades, the quintet – Philip H. Anselmo, Pepper Keenan, Kirk Windstein, Jimmy Bower, and Pat Bruders – have quietly built a legacy like no other. When these individuals congregate, magic ensues, conjured by earthquaking grooves, bellowing straight from the soul, and riffing loud enough to awaken an ancient deity. This Fall, DOWN begins another chapter with Volume V.
Volume V opens with the blistering barnburner, ‘The Myth.’ It sets the tone with a powerhouse vocal, pummelling rhythms, and precise down-picking. “‘The Myth’ has some epic moments,” comments Anselmo. “It’s a jammer. It’s got a big nod to Trouble, but vocally I’m thinking of James Dewar, Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, Glenn Hughes, and many of the other greats… The track and video are both straightforward and hammering.”
“It’s a perfect example of a classic DOWN collaboration,” says Windstein. “Amazing vocals, great riffs, and it comes together in a great DOWN song!”
Keenan agrees, “‘The Myth’ is classic DOWN in all its hammer fisted glory leading into a ‘70s jam trip that’s damn well worthy of the ride. Deliberate decisions of all the things we love… Quoting my main man. ‘When times are tough, they count on us!’”
Notes Bruders, “This is one of those songs that almost wrote itself. Especially when we all got in the same room together to work it out. It stands alone like all the other songs on this album.”
“It’s one of my favourite tracks off the new record,” adds Bower. “It’s heavy hitting and has all the right moves. It’s no Myth…. This song rules!”
PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE VOLUME V: https://down.bfan.link/volume-v
STREAM ‘THE MYTH’: https://down.bfan.link/the-myth
WATCH DOWN’s ‘THE MYTH’ VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bKOyGjvCHdg
