Radio Metal caught up with DOWN's Kirk Windstein last week at Hellfest and he told them that the band is planning to release four different EPs.

Says Kirk:“We’re going to do four EPs, and they’ll all be different. We have many elements to our sound, so each one will have its own characteristics. Like, for example, this one we’re writing right now and are about to start recording will be really hard, with heavy Down stuff. Then we’ll have a mellow one, then a doom one - you know, slower and doomy stuff. A little bit of everything.”

As to why the band chose to release four EPs instead of a full album, Kirk explains: “The record industry sucks so bad. Nobody buys anything. We’re trying to do something different, making it cheaper to buy. People want stuff for free! So six songs, its cheaper to buy. Same thing for downloading: it will be cheaper to download. Nobody wants to go to the record store and buy stuff anymore. So we're just trying to mix it up and do something different. It will be released on physical EP and digitally as well.”

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As previously reported, bassist Rex Brown has left Down to concentrate on his new project, KILL DEVIL HILL, also featuring drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO), guitarist Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 40 CYCLE HUM) and singer Dewey Bragg.

Brown tells 8CountNews.com: "Down's not officially over. I'm just officially out of the band. Things came to a head. They are better off doing what they're doing. They have Patrick Bruders (CROWBAR) playing bass. I kind of lost the passion after a while. There were other problems that we had, so it was best that we parted ways."

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Kill Devil Hill has scheduled the following live dates:

August

8 - Las Vegas, NV - The Crown Theater
10 - Hollywood, CA - Whisky A Go Go