 In 2011 , Phil Anselmo commented on the future of Down , stating : " Man , there will be a time for Down . Matter of fact we had a meeting this past week , and I know Jimmy 's gotta go do an Eyehategod tour in February . But after that , I think we 're looking to do some shows starting in March . Maybe local around here , maybe even some Mardi Gras gigs . But yeah , last week we sat around and they played me some new stuff they 're working on , and it sounds good . Sounds like it 's got a lot of promise , and really they just need me in the fuckin ' practice room . So all this is going to happen this year . It has to happen . I know there 's a responsibility here . Down has a fanbase and they are very very very loyal . So I don 't want to let those people down . They deserve some new music , we have it . We 've demoed other songs , there 's songs that haven 't even been released that people have never heard , so there 's always Down there . For all you people out there , don 't you stress . We got the Down coming . " 
