| Diary of a Mad Band | ||||
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| Live album (CD/DVD) by Down | ||||
| Released | October 5, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal, stoner metal | |||
| Length | Disc 1: 50:25 Disc 2: 50:35 |
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| Label | Roadrunner Warner |
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| 411mania.com | [1] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI is a self release Live CD/DVD by southern/sludge metal band Down.
Contents |
"Diary Of A Mad Band" features a two-CD full concert recorded in London. The 130-minute DVD features footage documenting the 2006 return of Down from the practice room through the band's first European tour, and a bonus behind-the-scenes featurette entitled "Tyrades and Shananigans".
The album is often mislabeled as "Down IV" as it is the fourth release by Down, although it is not a studio album. Another reason for this is that on the album's artwork, the roman numeral for 6 (VI) is present. VI is often confused for IV (4). The roman numeral for 6 is present because the album was recorded in 2006 (The year of VI).
The live album was originally set for release on March 23, 2010. However, due to legal issues the albums release date was pushed back to October 5.[3]
| No. | Title | Recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Losing All" | Tilburg, Netherlands | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Lifer" | Cologne, Germany | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Lysergik Funeral Procession" | Hamburg, Germany | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Rehab" | Birmingham, England | 6:09 |
| 5. | "Temptations Wings" | Newcastle, England | 6:05 |
| 6. | "Ghosts Along The Mississippi" | Glasgow, Scotland | 7:07 |
| 7. | "Learn From This Mistake" | Glasgow, Scotland | 8:22 |
| 8. | "Hail The Leaf" | London, England | 4:19 |
| 9. | "New Orleans Is A Dying Whore" | Nottingham, England | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Lies, I Don't Know What They Say But..." | Paris, France | 7:21 |
| 11. | "Underneath Everything" | Manchester, England | 5:19 |
| 12. | "The Seed" | Oslo, Norway | 4:26 |
| 13. | "Eyes Of The South" | Stockholm, Sweden | 7:36 |
| 14. | "Jail" | Copenhagen, Denmark | 6:33 |
| 15. | "Stone The Crow" | Dublin, Ireland | 7:30 |
| 16. | "Bury Me In Smoke" | Donington, England | 11:55 |
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2006 | Hamburg | Germany | Grosse Freiheit |
| May 20, 2006 | Cologne | Live Music Hall | |
| May 21, 2006 | Tilburg | Netherlands | 013 |
| May 23, 2006 | Birmingham | England | Carling Academy |
| May 24, 2006 | Nottingham | Rock City | |
| May 25, 2006 | Newcastle | University | |
| May 27, 2006 | Glasgow | Scotland | ABC |
| May 28, 2006 | Manchester | England | Academy |
| May 29, 2006 | London | London Astoria | |
| May 30, 2006 | |||
| June 1, 2006 | Milan | Italy | Gods of Metal, Idroscalo |
| June 2, 2006 | Zurich | Switzerland | Rohstofflager |
| June 3, 2006 | Paris | France | Élysée Montmartre |
| June 5, 2006 | Oslo | Norway | Rockefeller |
| June 6, 2006 | Stockholm | Sweden | Arenan |
| June 7, 2006 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Vega |
| June 8, 2006 | Tampere | Finland | Pakkahuone |
| June 10, 2006 | Castle Donnington | England | Download Festival, Donnington Park |
| June 12, 2006 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Mandela |
| June 13, 2006 | Dublin | Ireland | Ambassador Theatre |
| June 24, 2006 | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | Tipitina's |
Note: Dates June 12, 13, & 24 do not appear on the album.