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.

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Documentary
Created By

Jimmy HubbardFred Pessaro

First Aired on

Sep 16, 2014

1 seaons till Oct 21, 2014

Popularity: 2.6471
1 votes
Production

Noisey Films

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Part Seven

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes

1

Aired

7 Episodes
  • 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.

Crew & Team

Mike Daniels

Post-Production Manager

Dan Meyer

Manager of Operations

Shelly Kamiel

Post-Production Manager

Michael Skinner

Post-Production Manager

Andrew Maso

Clearances Coordinator

Karl Tacheron

Post-Production Manager

Lilian Gonzalez

Post Production Supervisor

Jackie Palazzolo

Clearances Coordinator

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