 The band spoke on their Facebook page and said they started recording new material on October 20 . On January 16 , 2012 , they revealed track names for the new EP on Facebook . Initially , rumors spread about the possibility of Down releasing four EPs , instead of an album . However , when asked about it in an interview with Scuzz TV , Anselmo said that " It would be too pretentious , we try not to think as far ahead as that , and just go with what we feel at the time . " In the summer of 2013 , Kirk Windstein quit the band and was replaced by Bobby Landgraf . Down IV – Part II was released on May 13 , 2014 . 
