Pepper Keenan (Down, Corrosion of Conformity) on Down’s NOLA, New Music & Dimebag Darrell

Mighty rifflord Pepper Keenan (Down, Corrosion of Conformity) talks about classic records like Down’s peerless debut NOLA and Deliverance, Corrosion of Conformity’s maiden voyage with Pepper as a vocalist, which were both recorded during the same period three decades ago on this week's episode of New Noise Magazine podcast We Wreck Records. Now, with the first Down LP in 19 years on the way and an epic new double record from COC, we delve into how the guitar helped Pepper get his point across, how vocals became another weapon, and the blues that runs through his veins with punk rock in his heart. We also get into Black Sabbath, King Diamond, writing riffs until he couldn’t see straight, his memories of Dimebag Darrell, what getting older has done to his relationship with the guitar, and his forthcoming solo album. PODCAST LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE: SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4100EZP... APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... We Wreck Records is proudly presented by: DISTROKID: https://distrokid.com/wewreckrecords Visit the above link for 30% off your first year with Distrokid. GRILLO'S PICKLES: https://www.grillos.com/ Enjoy a pickle, live a little! CONTENT GUIDE: 00:00 Where he was when Dimebag was murdered 00:52 Volume Five, the first Down album in 19 years 03:47 The dimes on the floor and something bigger than us 05:03 Dirtbags from the wrong side of the tracks 06:41 Nola and the riffs that built it 08:52 Lifer 12:43 Trading riffs with Kirk and a shared love of Robin Trower 18:00 Singing on Deliverance and taking C.O.C. somewhere new 20:03 A young man's game and heavy metal's resurgence 25:27 Keeping a band together, and the solo record he's been saving