NOLA: Life, Death and Heavy Blues from the Bayou
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.
- Created By
Jimmy HubbardFred Pessaro
- First Aired on
Sep 16, 2014
- Popularity: 3.134
- 1 votes
- Production
Noisey Films
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Oct 21, 2014
Last episode: Part Seven
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes
1
Aired
Episode 1Part One min
A glimpse into the origins of the NOLA scene from the underground and the instrumental role of Philip Anselmo.
Episode 2Part Two min
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.
Episode 3Part Three min
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.
Episode 4Part Four min
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.
Episode 5Part Five min
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.
