in 2007. Down released their fourth album Down IV Part I – The Purple EP in September 2012 and Down IV – Part II of a four-part series of EPs. Collaborations with Metallica Keenan plays guitar and sings a part of the second verse on Metallica's cover of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Tuesday's Gone". He also recorded a number of other songs in the same session, but this was the only one given a general release (on the album Garage Inc.), the others only being available as bootlegs. Keenan is good friends with lead singer and guitarist James Hetfield. Hetfield provided backing vocals on "Man or Ash" from Corrosion of Conformity's Wiseblood. Keenan auditioned for Metallica's vacant bass player position following Jason Newsted's departure from the band but lost out to former Suicidal Tendencies/Ozzy Osbourne bassist Robert Trujillo. Keenan's audition is shown in the Metallica documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. In addition to his contribution to the song "Tuesday's Gone" Pepper also appeared with Metallica onstage at the Download Festival in Donington, England in 2006 along with Matt Heafy of Trivium to provide additional vocals on the song "Die, Die My Darling" (a Misfits cover). This song was played at the end of Metallica's headlining set. Personal life Keenan became the father of a daughter named Flannery Rose Keenan with his longtime girlfriend Anna Hrnjak on January 5, 2010. In an interview with Guitar.com, Keenan was asked about his thoughts on politics in which he responded "I mean, the Bible means a lot more to me than the Constitution and any fuckin' politics involved in this country or any other country." Keenan has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump. At a 2016 Corrosion of Conformity concert, Keenan dedicated the song "Vote with a Bullet" to the former US president. Keenan was featured with his 1955 Chevy "Gasser" in a television episode of Big Easy Motors. Discography Corrosion of Conformity albums Down albums References External links Corrosion of Conformity official website Gallery of Pepper Keenan with Corrosion of Conformity on Alberta Stars Interview with Pepper on the Down tour Backstage audio interview with Pepper Keenan on 3RRR FM 1967 births Living people People from Oxford, Mississippi American heavy metal guitarists American male singers American heavy metal singers Musicians from New Orleans Rhythm guitarists Down (band) members Guitarists from Louisiana 20th-century American guitarists Corrosion of Conformity members American male guitarists