NOLA: Life, Death and Heavy Blues from the Bayou

2014 - 2014

Part One

16th September 2014

Episode 1

A glimpse into the origins of the NOLA scene from the underground and the instrumental role of Philip Anselmo.

Part Two

25th September 2014

Episode 2

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.

Part Three

30th September 2014

Episode 3

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.

Part Four

2nd October 2014

Episode 4

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.

Part Five

7th October 2014

Episode 5

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.

Part Six

14th October 2014

Episode 6

Despite tragedy surrounding the band and their native city in the wake of Katrina, Down rises again to new heights with their new LP and subsequent tour.

Part Seven

21st October 2014

Episode 7

The 'Down' frontman opens up his home for a crawfish boil with the Noisey crew. Meanwhile despite tragedy and significant loss, the natives of New Orleans will not waiver in their fight to write the best riff, and song, in the history of their city.

Top Cast

Phil Anselmo•Jimmy Bower•Jake Boyle

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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Full Cast

Phil Anselmo Image

Phil Anselmo

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Jimmy Bower

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Jake Boyle

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Jody Dorignac

NOLA Chef

Sammy Duet

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Pepper Keenan

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Fred Pessaro

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Mike IX Williams

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Kirk Windstein

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Full Crew

Mike Daniels

Post-Production Manager

Dan Meyer

Manager of Operations

Charlotte Von Kotze

Music Supervisor

Arnav Krishna

Production Accountant

Alec MacRae

Line Producer

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Andy Capper

Supervising Producer

Eddy Moretti

Executive Producer

Allen Otto

Associate Producer

Trevor Silmser

Executive Producer

Dan Cain

Sound

Shelly Kamiel

Post-Production Manager

Matt Schoen

Art Direction

Jimmy Hubbard

Camera Operator

Jaimie Chew

Production Coordinator

Fred Pessaro

Producer

Lily Nguyen

Production Manager

Laura Kim

Production Coordinator

Ricki Askin

Music Supervisor

John Northcraft

Audio Post Coordinator

Michael Skinner

Post-Production Manager

Dee Wassell

Production Manager

Dean White

Audio Post Coordinator

Kaitlyn Weber

Travel Coordinator

Saheed Ibraheem

Production Accountant

Jim Czarnecki

Executive Producer

Matthew Caron

Editor

Dan Cain

Camera Operator

Andrew Maso

Clearances Coordinator

Karl Tacheron

Post-Production Manager

Jimmy Hubbard

Producer

Lilian Gonzalez

Post Production Supervisor

Jackie Palazzolo

Clearances Coordinator

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Shane Smith

Executive Producer

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Suroosh Alvi

Executive Producer

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