Widget ImageNOLA Makes Top 10 List of Best Metal Albums of 1995

May 28, 2015

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The mid 1990s are not thought of with much regard when it comes to heavy metal. A genre that infiltrated and dominated the mainstream had just about fizzled out of the public eye completely by 1995. Metal sank back into the underground, especially with the more extreme acts taking their turn in the metal spotlight. Death and black metal were going as strong as ever with several bands pushing the boundaries even further than just a couple years prior.

New sounds started popping up as well with the early stages of the groove oriented nu-metal starting to take form. Amidst all this change, metalheads were given even more dishes to choose from to whet their appetite for all things heavy and distorted. This wound up being a positive force for the genre in 1995, which turned out to be a surprisingly banner year despite what the charts indicated. Take a step back in time as we count down the Top 10 Metal Albums of 1995!

DOWN NOLA#8: DOWN ‘NOLA”
The sludge supergroup Down, made up of New Orleans natives Philip Anselmo (Pantera), Jimmy Bower (Eyehategod), Kirk Windstein (Crowbar), and the lone outsider Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity), released their debut album in 1995 to much fanfare. The sound is quite definitive of the swamps most of the band grew up around, with heavy bluesy riffs backed by Anselmo’s more traditional vocal approach and the occasional banshee scream he’s known for. ‘NOLA’ couldn’t have been timed better with each band member experiencing successful careers of their own at that time. What’s better than getting a supergroup while everyone is still in their prime?

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