Better to say over the UNDERground. With the release of this album the scrobbles of this band on last.fm doubled in like two month and this project finally gained the success that they deserve. With the frontman Phil Anslemo (ex-Pantera) raising his hands while performing their first song “Bury Me In Smoke” on largest European festivals this summer.

Down was started in 1995 as a side project of metal legends Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo and Corrosion Of Conformity axeman Peeper Keenan. They gathered some of the local New Orleans musicians (from bands like Crowbar) and presented a sound that was totally spectacular. Swampy New Orleans metal with a twist of Southern Rock and a mighty influence of the legendary Black Sabbath.

Finally after twelve years and two albums, the band gained full time attention and released their third album “Over The Under”. The album was delayed due to surgical operations, drug problems and even hurricane Katrina. But still it came out with an explosion. The band focused more on southern metal leaving their jazzy and acoustic southern rock experiments for the future. The work starts with a catchy “Three Suns And One Star” and keeps you in a real swamp mood till the final eight minute epos “Nothing In Return (Walk Away)”, it actually somehow reminds me of the old Doors stuff like “The End”. So this album is not just worth listening for me it is definitely one of the best albums of 2007, so I think you can give it a try.