Released September 25, 2007 Producer Warren Riker,
Down Release date 25 September 2007 | Length 59:54 Artist Down Label Roadrunner Records | |
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Recorded December 2006 - February 2007 Down III Over the Under
(2007) Diary of a Mad Band
(2010) Genres Heavy metal, Sludge metal, Stoner rock, Southern rock, Doom metal Similar Down albums, Sludge metal albums, Other albums | ||
Down three suns and one star
Down III: Over the Under is the third studio album by Down, released five years after their previous album, Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow. It was released internationally on September 24, 2007, and in the United States on September 25, 2007.
Contents
Down down iii over the under album trailer
Themes
Lyrical themes of Over the Under include the band's anger about Hurricane Katrina, Phil Anselmo's frustration over the murder of Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, and the bad blood between the two up until the guitarist's death.
Release and reception
The album was leaked in full on or around August 29, 2007. The album was also released on LP, and in a special edition digipak featuring a bonus track and an extended booklet. The album debuted at number 42 in the Irish Singles Chart on September 27, 2007. The album debuted at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week. On the UK Album Charts, the album debuted at number 46 on September 30, 2007.
Down III was #4 in Revolver's list of the 20 best albums of 2007 and #2 in Metal Hammer's year-end list. It was ranked #37 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.
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Personnel
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Songs
1Three Suns and One Star5:41
2The Path4:09
3NOD4:00