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NOLA: Life, Death and Heavy Blues from the Bayou

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A seven-part series examining the people and the culture that helped foster bands like Down, Eyehategod, Crowbar, Acid Bath, Goatwhore and many others. The documentary features in-depth interviews discussing the bands, catastrophe, drugs, suicide, murder, and records that helped shape the New Orleans sound known the world over.

Sep 16, 20141 seasons7 episodesEndedEN

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Phil Anselmo

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Kirk Windstein

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Seasons

7 episodes

Premiered Sep 16, 2014

Episodes

1–6 of 7

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Ep 1

Part One

Sep 16, 2014

A glimpse into the origins of the NOLA scene from the underground and the instrumental role of Philip Anselmo.

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Ep 2

Part Two

Sep 25, 2014

Mike Williams discusses finding kindred spirits in Jimmy Bower and Joey LaCaze, creating a band “that’s like Sabbath, but a punk band” with Eyehategod. Enduring hardships like drugs and Hurricane Katrina, Eyehategod persevered into 2013, only to have tragedy strike yet again.

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Ep 3

Part Three

Sep 30, 2014

On a fishing trip, Jimmy Bower discusses his come up with Shell Shock, the origin of Eyehategod and his place in the sound of New Orleans.

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Ep 4

Part Four

Oct 2, 2014

From the shrimp boats to zydeco to the cocaine tray, Sammy Duet and Kirk Windstein talk about influence from the crescent city starting in their childhood until now. Acid Bath breaks into the New Orleans scene with a killer work ethic, but Sammy’s discovery of Darkthrone leads to an entirely different path.

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Ep 5

Part Five

Oct 7, 2014

New Orleans native and Graveyard Rodeo member Pepper Keenan leaves his hometown for Corrosion of Conformity, which would become one of the most sought after bands of the 90s by mixing southern-influences with classic heavy metal.

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Ep 6

Part Six

Oct 14, 2014

Despite tragedy surrounding the band and their native city in the wake of Katrina, Down rises again to new heights with their new LP and subsequent tour.

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