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41 Down
12+ albums
alternative metalshoegazeNu Metalalternative rockTRUSTcompany
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It all started back in the mid-90's with a band called Ditch. The band had a rough sound and featured Kevin Palmer on vocals and guitar, Jason Singleton on drums, and Andy Clark on bass. However, in 1997 the band wanted to go in a new direction with a new sound. While preparing flyers for an upcoming show, 41down was born out of the ashes of Ditch. The 41down name itself came from a crossword puzzle. 41down originally had the same trio as Ditch but Andy was replaced by Josh Moates shortly after the Self-Titled (1997) album was recorded. The band remained a 3 piece for the next few years as they played many local shows to a supportive, loyal fan base. In early 1999 they picked up Jeremy Williams of JL3 Management (Morlock Promotions at the time) as their manager. He booked them in places like the Masquerade in Atlanta and the New Daisy in Memphis. In late 1999, The Lonely Position of Neutral album was recorded and released. In June of 2000 the band was looking for a second guitarist to compliment Kevin. They asked Jamie Uertz (he recorded The Lonely Position of Neutral at Sarcophagus Studios) if he was interested, he turned down the offer but offered to help find a second guitarist. Through Jamie, James Fukai and the band hooked up and 41down was now a 4 piece band. Jeremy started sending out demos to many different record labels, and finally attracted the attention of DCide. DCide flew to Birmingham to witness the band in November of 2000 and after watching them live immediat
