NOLA

NOLA is the debut album of Louisiana-based heavy metal band Down. It was released on September 19, 1995. The songs on the album were written mainly by Phil Anselmo and Pepper Keenan between 1990 and 1995. NOLA went platinum with 1,000,000 copies sold in America.

Down supported NOLA with a 13-date concert tour.The band went on hiatus in 1996 as all members continued their main projects. They would reunite in 1999 to make a second album, Down II, released in 2002.

The title is the abbreviation for New Orleans (N.O.), Louisiana (La.).

Track listing
All songs written and composed by Anselmo/Keenan unless stated.

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. “Temptation’s Wings” Anselmo/Keenan 4:24
2. “Lifer” Anselmo/Keenan 4:36
3. “Pillars of Eternity” Anselmo 3:57
4. “Rehab” Anselmo/Keenan/Windstein 4:03
5. “Hail the Leaf” Anselmo 3:28
6. “Underneath Everything” Anselmo/Keenan 4:46
7. “Eyes of the South” Anselmo/Keenan 5:13
8. “Jail” Anselmo/Keenan/Strange/Windstein 5:17
9. “Losing All” Anselmo/Keenan 4:21
10. “Stone the Crow” Anselmo/Keenan 4:42
11. “Pray for the Locust” Anselmo 1:07
12. “Swan Song” Anselmo/Bower/Keenan 3:35
13. “Bury Me in Smoke” Anselmo/Keenan 7:04

Line-up
Band members
Phil Anselmo - vocals, guitar on “Pray for the Locust”
Pepper Keenan - guitar
Kirk Windstein - guitar, bass
Jimmy Bower - drums
Guest musicians
Todd Strange - Whistle at the beginning of Lifer & bass (credited, does not perform)
Big Ross Karpelman - Keyboards on “Jail”
Lil’ Daddy and Sid Montz - percussion on “Jail”