Queye TV NOLA: Life, Death and Heavy Blues from the Bayou
Documentary
NOLA: Life, Death and Heavy Blues from the Bayou
2014
1 Seasons 7 Episodes
★ 8
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.

Episodes

Part One
Episode 1

Part One

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

Part Two
Episode 2

Part Two

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
Episode 3

Part Three

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
Episode 4

Part Four

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
Episode 5

Part Five

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
Episode 6

Part Six

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
Episode 7

Part Seven

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.

Cast

Phil Anselmo

Himself

Jimmy Bower

Himself

Jake Boyle

Himself

Jody Dorignac

NOLA Chef

Sammy Duet

Himself

Pepper Keenan

Himself

Fred Pessaro

Himself

Mike IX Williams

Himself

Kirk Windstein

Himself

Crew

Mike Daniels

Post-Production Manager

Dan Meyer

Manager of Operations

Charlotte Von Kotze

Music Supervisor

Arnav Krishna

Production Accountant

Alec MacRae

Line Producer

Andy Capper

Supervising Producer

Eddy Moretti

Executive Producer

Allen Otto

Associate Producer

Trevor Silmser

Executive Producer

Dan Cain

Sound

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