Phil Anselmo's Favorite Band haarp To Join DOWN On North American Tour - Tour Dates Available

New Orleans, LA haarp, the purveyors of dynamically slow Heavy Metal from the south, are pleased to announce their upcoming direct support tour dates with legendary New Orleans Heavy Metallers DOWN. The tour will take the bands around the southeast U.S. and kicks off on May 18^th in Boussard, LA. See below for a full listing of dates.

haarp won the Big Easy Music Awards this past Monday, April 23^rd! The Big Easy Music Awards celebrate excellence in local music in the artistically enriched New Orleans area. haarp won the category for best hard rock/heavy metal act of 2011. Check out a full list of winners here.

The NEW haarp record, produced by Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) is currently in the mixing stages and will be released this summer on Housecore Records. The record is currently untitled.

haarp is set to perform their first show with their NEW bass player, Bret Davis, this Friday, April 28th at the Green Room in Covington, LA. See below for additional tour dates including the upcoming run with DOWN.

haarp direct support dates with DOWN:

5/18 – Boussard, LA @ The Station (w/ Down)

5/19 – Huntsville, AL @ Crossroads (w/ Down)

5/21 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel (w/ Down)

5/22 – Nashville, TN @ The End

5/23 – Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s Cantina (w/ Down)

5/24 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar St. Louis

5/25 – Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre (w/ Down)

5/26 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live – Ballroom (w/ Down)

5/27 – Shreveport, LA @ Municipal Auditorium (w/ Down)

6/2 – Lafayette, LA @ The Wild Salmon

haarp is:

Shaun Emmons- Vocals

Keith Sierra Jr.- Drums

Grant Tom- Guitar

Bret Davis- Bass

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DOWN Complete Work On NEW EP & Reveal Initial Tour Dates!

The first six-song EP, which heralds the sound of DOWN going back to its roots, with influences from BLACK SABBATH, SAINT VITUS and WITCHFINDER GENERAL, is described by Anselmo as "a very pure Doom Metal record."

DOWN entered the studio in October to begin recording the first in a series of four EPs, to be released over the next few years (with a year between EPs), each touching on a different aspect of the band's sound.

DOWN US Tour With HAARP & RED FANG:

- 5/18: Broussard, LA @ The Station

- 5/19: Huntsville, AL @ Crossroads

- 5/21: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel

- 5/23: Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's Cantina Ballroom

- 5/25: Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theater

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