The “supergroup” is a textbook example of something that
looks enticing on paper, even drool-worthy to some, but usually fails to
deliver when the time comes to release a product with the intent of meeting
people’s high hopes for the band. One must remember that a band that features
many of one’s favorite musicians doesn’t mean that the musicians in question
are accustomed to working together whatsoever. The chemistry oftentimes isn’t
there for these kinds of groups, and the tremendous input might unfortunately
result in a mediocre output. Heavy metal’s history is spotted with supergroups
where many of them have failed to live up to their lofty expectations, and over
time this has steadily lessened the expectations for supergroups entirely.
Down, a band consisting of five esteemed metal musicians from New Orleans, is
absolutely not one of those bands.
