Pantera, Down, Black Label Society and a handful of different metallic acts have been confirmed to play The Nice NOLA Trendkill competition in New Orleans this fall.
The competition will happen Nov. 20 and 21 at New Orleans’ Lakefront Enviornment as a celebration of Down’s first new album in almost 20 years. Along with the three aforementioned teams, the competition may also function performances from Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Eyehategod, Energy Journey, Pig Destroyer, Herkaleion and Rade.
This yr not solely marked the thirtieth anniversary of The Nice Southern Trendkill again in Might however it’s going to additionally see Down launch their first album since Over the Underneath got here out in 2007. Titled Quantity V, the report is due out Nov. 20 by means of Nuclear Blast.
Moreover, The Nice NOLA Trendkill will probably be Pantera’s first performances in The Massive Straightforward in 30 years.
“To be again in New Orleans with such a package deal of bands and occasions is a dream come true. In addition to Pantera and Down, now we have nice NOLA and nationwide bands taking part in, Housecore Information and Housecore Horror specialties, horror business personalities, gifted artists and a lot extra. Please come all the way down to my hometown and have a blast all the weekend!” Phil Anselmo stated in a press launch for the competition.
Tickets go on sale this Friday (Sept. 11) at 11AM ET and could be bought by means of Stay Nation.
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Pantera first teased the occasion on Sept. 4 with an animated clip of an enviornment that stated, “One thing heavy is coming” and town of New Orleans written beneath it. On Sept. 6, they shared one other put up of the identical animated enviornment with “The Nice NOLA Trendkill” written on it.
The identify of the competition is an apparent nod to Pantera’s 1996 album The Nice Southern Trendkill. Anselmo was born in New Orleans, has sturdy ties to the realm and likewise fashioned Down within the metropolis in 1991 with Pepper Keenan, Jimmy Bower, Kirk Windstein and Todd Unusual.

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60 Rockers Who’ve Been in A number of Profitable Bands
These rock and metallic musicians have been official members of a number of profitable bands.
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