progressive/hardcore band Common Diseases of Swine, which broke up in 2010. The original lineup of downthesun did not communicate with each other for seven years. In May 2010, Peltz and Collier announced that they were reforming the band and were considering re-recording their debut album. The band slowly progressed through recording of a new album, which was tentatively known as Revelations, with a planned release date of 2012. However, on October 15, 2011, they announced via their official Facebook page that they were going on an indefinite hiatus while Collier got sober. Since then, the band has been inactive, though in 2017, Collier said that the door is still open for working on new music. Musical style and lyrics Downthesun have been primarily labelled a nu metal band but have also been described as alternative metal, extreme metal, and sludge metal. AllMusic compared the band to Slipknot, stating that they "make the same kind of ugly alternative metal spliced with the visceral approach of death metal." Downthesun's philosophy is known as "The Truth", which can be described as a rejection of Americana and the mainstream. Lance Collier described the band's philosophy in 2002: "We're ugly, we're fat and we go against everything that rock stardom is supposed to stand for: we are the truth." Shawn Crahan described downthesun as being "based on a simple foundation: 'Friend or foe. Truth or lies. On or off'." Downthesun's musical and lyrical dynamic is largely based in mysticism, astrology, and numerology. The name "downthesun", according to Collier, refers to how "we [the band] draw down the energy of the sun to create our own circle of magic." Downthesun refer to themselves collectively as "The Six", referencing the fact of being a sextet and also the sun (6) and the moon (9). Collier described the band's lineup as being "three charged positive and three charged negative" in a "yin yang" fashion. This is best represented by the group's two lead vocalists, with Anthony "Satone" Stevens being "evil" and Aaron Peltz being "good", and often duelling with each other during songs. On "Lucas Toole", a song about serial killers Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole, Peltz acts as a detective trying to find the murderous duo, while Satone acts as the two killers and taunts Peltz in his verses. According to Collier, the balance of good and evil in the band helps create "complete truth". Discography