Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI is a live album by sludge/Southern metal band Down. It was released on CD/DVD on October 5, 2010. It is the final Down album to feature Rex Brown as bassist.
Content 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. The Roman numeral for 6 is present because the album was recorded in 2006 (In the year of VI).
The vinyl release features completely different artwork under the title Threefold Live.
Legal issues and delay The live album was originally set for release on March 23, 2010. However, due to legal issues the album's release date was pushed back to October 5.
Track listing
Disc 1
Disc 2
Credits Down Phil Anselmo – vocals Pepper Keenan – guitars Kirk Windstein – guitars Jimmy Bower – drums Rex Brown – bass
Other Layout and design – Pepper Keenan and Vance Kelly Artwork – Vance Kelly
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenue Hamburg Germany Grosse Freiheit Cologne Live Music Hall Tilburg Netherlands 013 Birmingham England Carling Academy Nottingham Rock City Newcastle Newcastle University Glasgow Scotland ABC Manchester England Manchester Academy London London Astoria Milan Italy Gods of Metal, Idroscalo Zurich Switzerland Rohstofflager Paris France Élysée Montmartre Oslo Norway Rockefeller Stockholm Sweden Arenan Copenhagen Denmark Vega Tampere Finland Pakkahuone Castle Donington England Download Festival Belfast Northern Ireland Mandela Dublin Ireland Ambassador Theatre New Orleans United States Tipitina's Note: Dates June 12, 13, and 24 do not appear on the album.
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