Phil Anselmo

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Philip Hansen Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician best known as the lead vocalist for Pantera, Down, and Superjoint Ritual.

He is also the founder of Housecore Records and has performed with several other artists.

Early life

Anselmo was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is of Danish, Italian, and French origins. He attended many schools in Louisiana and Texas, the last of which was Grace King High School in Metairie, which he dropped out of during 12th grade. Phil Anselmo's father, who died as a result of Hurricane Katrina, owned and operated Anselmo's restaurant in Metairie. In various interviews, Anselmo has said he was the class clown as a child. When attempting to prank his sister as a child, Anselmo mistakenly started a fire in his parents' house. The incident resulted in smoke damage to the majority of the furniture and a portion of the house that needed to be rebuilt. In his teen years, Anselmo worked on a shrimp boat with his stepfather, and he claims to have contaminated a man with scorpionfish.

Personal life

Anselmo married Stephanie Opal Weinstein, his longtime girlfriend, on October 31, 2001. The pair's first-acoustic duo formed Southern Isolation and released an eponymous four-song EP that same year.

As of 2011, Anselmo lives in rural Louisiana and is in a friendship with Kate Richardson, who also assists with the running of his record label, Housecore Records. He is an atheist.

Anselmo owns a large number of thousand horror films, as well as an encyclopedic knowledge of horror films and horror culture. Anselmo founded House of Shock, a Halloween-themed attraction co-founded by Steve Joseph, Ross Karpelman, and Jay Gracianette. It started in Jay Gracianette's backyard but was later moved to a large warehouse outside New Orleans that has been turned into an interactive haunted house with over three hundred volunteers. The attraction has raised funds for the Children's Hospital of New Orleans, the Parish Police Bullet Proof Vest Fund, and the Greater New Orleans Riding Rehabilitation Center. When his schedule permitted, Anselmo performed the role of a part-time actor, but House of Shocks actor Anselmo is no longer involved.

In 2013, Anselmo founded the Housecore Horror Film Festival, which includes horror films and metal bands from all around the festival.

Anselmo is interested in boxing. He owns hundreds of fight DVDs and used to bring a boxing coach with him on tour. He has contributed to articles on the Boxing Insider website as a columnist. Anselmo, a New Orleans Saints fan, has interviewed Saints player Jeremy Shockey and has assisted with coaching a youth team at the request of Saints team ambassador Michael Lewis during a visit to the team's practice facility.

He suffered with back pains from a back injury he suffered in the mid-1990s, according to Anselmo. He drank heavily, misused drugs like painkillers and muscle relaxants, and then became addicted to heroin to ease the pain. His onstage success was greatly harmed by his heroin use in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

After a display at the Coca-Cola Starplex in Dallas, Texas, Anselmo went into cardiac arrest due to a heroin overdose on July 13, 1996. He was revived by paraphrasedoutput, and four days later, he released a press release announcing, "I, Philip H. Anselmo [...] injected a lethal dose of heroin into my arm and died for four to five minutes."

Anselmo stopped using hard drugs in 2005 so that he could be cleared for surgery to repair back damage caused by degenerative disc disease, and has been clean ever since. The surgery was successful, and after several months of recovery and rehabilitation, he returned to recording and touring.

Anselmo reported in November 2016 that he had stopped drinking alcohol. Despite being "much aheist," he did give up alcohol during Lent and "kind of lost the desire for it."

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Musical career

Anselmo formed Samhain in 1981 (not to be confused with Glenn Danzig's band of the same name) with colleagues from around the region, playing vocal and guitar duties. After one of the songs Anselmo wrote in 1985, he joined Rapid Phaze, who would later rename themselves to Razor White. Although they did have some original material, they mostly played cover songs of well-known rock and metal bands. Anselmo left high school to concentrate on his musical career around this time. After nearly a year with the band, he became dissatisfied with Razor White's progress and began to investigate other alternatives.

Pantera released four albums on Metal Magic Records, but the band didn't get much attention because the band was not signed to a major record company at the time. Terry Glaze, the band's original singer who was primarily a glam metal singer, left the group in the hopes of finding a new frontman. After many meetings, then-19-year-old Anselmo was accepted into the Pantera line in 1987. The band was so taken with Anselmo that they re-recorded some of Glaze's vocals for their new release, "Down Below," from 1985's album, I Am the Night (I Am the Night). Anselmo was relocated to Texas to record Pantera's fourth album, Power Metal, which was released in 1988.

Following the launch of Power Metal, the band shed its glam image in favour of a more casual look. Pantera also recorded their fifth album, Cowboys from Hell, in 1989, after being refused "28 times by every major brand on the face of the earth," the band's face. On their first home video, Cowboys from Hell: The Videos, which was released in 1991, as a tour was planned to promote the band's new album.

Pantera's sixth studio album, Vulgar Display of Power, had a much heavier sound than its predecessor. Far Beyond Driven, a 1994 invention that debuted at No. 2, debuted at No. 301. In the United States, there is one.

Anselmo was charged with assault in late June after an altercation with a security guard when fans were forbidden from entering the stage. The next day, he was released on $5,000 bail. Three times the trial was postponed. He pleaded guilty to attempted assault in court, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service in May 1995.

Pantera's The Great Southern Trendkill, their eighth studio album, was released in 1996. Anselmo recorded the vocal tracks for this album in New Orleans, while the other members recorded in Texas, mainly due to rising tensions between Anselmo and the remainder of the band. Pantera's first and only official live album titled Official Live: 102 Proofs was released in 1997. "I Can't Hide" and "Where You Come From" were two of the album's two new songs, "I Can't Hide" and "Where You Come From." Pantera's ninth and final studio album, Reinventing the Steel, was released in 2000. Pantera went on hiatus in 2001 after touring to promote the album. Pantera's first compilation album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits, was released in 2003. (alternatively titled Reinventing Hell: The Best of Pantera in Europe) The album contained songs from five studio albums with Anselmo, as well as three cover songs. A bonus DVD was also released containing all of the band's music videos. Pantera disbanded earlier this year due to communications difficulties and allegations that Anselmo had neglected the band.

Anselmo will be joined by bassist Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde, and Charlie Benante (as the respective fill-ins for Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul) on Pantera's first world tour in 2022 in 2022.

Anselmo spent a considerable amount of his time on Superjoint Ritual, a long-running side project that came after the disbandment. The Abbott brothers of Pantera (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul) went on to form Damageplan with guitarist Pat Lachman on vocals and bassist Bob Zilla on bass, having learned of it. Because of remarks in the heavy metal press, several followers blamed Anselmo for Pantera's disbanding. Journalists had been accused of manipulating the truth and releasing what they felt was the most popular item, according to Anselmo. Rex Brown, a Pantera bassist who is best known as the one neutral voice in the affair, chastised both sides for the band's disbandment.

Anselmo replied with, "I just heard a huge and sad yellowbelly fuckin" knowing that his meal ticket is from a different fuckin' band, instead of Vinnie Paul. They're afraid of their own fuckin' shadows. All that said, I wish them the best of fuckin's luck. "I love 'em" still loves it. In the December 2004 edition of the UK's Metal Hammer magazine, Anselmo had been engaged in a verb war with Dimebag Darrell following the disbandment of Pantera, culminating in the line "Dimebag has to be defeated sharply." He denied making the remark at first, but later changed his story in a VH1 Behind the Music special on Pantera, saying that the remark had been lighthearted and made off the record. Vinnie Paul, on the other hand, told the world that he had obtained the recording of the interview and that Anselmo had not been misquoted.

Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed while performing with Damageplan at Columbus' Alrosa Villa nightclub in December 2004. Anselmo did not attend his funeral at the request of Darrell's family.

Anselmo wrote and recorded music relating to Darrell's death on Down's official website, including long and emotional clips. Darrell's "Lifer" was the band's tribute to him. Anselmo said he wanted to rekindle his friendship with Vinnie Paul, but a reconciliation attempt could no longer be possible as a result of Paul's untimely death on June 22, 2018.

In a Rolling Stone interview in July 2015, Anselmo spoke out against Pantera and his other band's use of the Confederate flag, saying that it was a mistake to use it on their merchandise, albums, and other promotional material. "I wouldn't want something to fuck with this stuff these days," Anselmo said, "I wouldn't want something to fuck with it because,... I wouldn't. You can see a Confederate flag flying out there, saying, "Heritage, not hate," I feel, as well as a group of people I've had to work with for my whole life. I'm not positive I'm buying into it." Pantera used the image to advertise bigotry, according to Anselmo, but not because they were big fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Down is a heavy metal supergroup that was born in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Members and former members of Pantera, Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, and Eyehategod are among the band's members and former employees.

Down has released three studio albums (NOLA, A Bustle in Your Hedgerow, Over the Under), two EPs, one live album, and two EPs, with one of the members' respective bands on hiatus twice since its inception.

Anselmo, Joe Fazzio, and Jimmy Bower formed Superjoint Ritual in the early 1990s, later to be joined by Hank Williams III and Kevin Bond. Their style can be described as a blend of groove metal and hardcore punk. Influences have also been pointed to bands such as Venom, Slayer, Celtic Frost, Voivod, and Darkthrone. The word Superjoint Ritual appears in the Darkthrone's "The Pagan Winter" lyric. Anselmo made up 70 percent of the group's songs, according to Bower. During their time together, they have released three full-length albums, Use Once and Destroy in 2002, A Lethal Dose of American Hatred, and Caught Up in the Gears of Application in 2016.

Arson Anthem is a Southern hardcore punk project that began when Eyehategod singer Mike Williams migrated to Anselmo's spare apartment after losing all of his possessions in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The two spent countless hours listening to Anselmo's collection of early hardcore bands. Hank Williams III and Collin Yeo, who were united by their desire to have a hardcore/crust punk band of their own, became jamming. Mike Williams is on vocals, Anselmo on guitar, Hank Williams III on drums, and Collin Yeo on bass.

In 1994, Christ Inversion was established. Anselmo's Black metal project, where he performed guitar under the aliases "Anton Crowley," was a short-lived black metal project. The bulk of their lyrics were based on horror films and Satanism. In 1994 and 1995, the band performed two demos, but then disbanded without ever recording a full-length album. Many years later, songs from the first demo were released on an eight-track compilation and released on October 28, 2008 by Anselmo's own Housecore Records.

Southern Isolation, the band's single EP, was released. It was originally four songs, but it was later re-released with a fifth bonus track. The band consisted of Stephanie Opal Weinstein of Anselmo, Stephanie Opal Weinstein of Anselmo's then-girlfriend, Anselmo on vocals and guitars, Anselmo on keyboards, backing vocals and guitars, and Sid Montz (of Crowbar) on drums.

On the Manson Family album, one rare track titled "Faded" has been credited to Southern Isolation.

Anselmo began to work under various side projects under the aliases "Anton Crowley," most notably with Viking Crown. Anton Crowley's name is derived from Aleister Crowley (British occultist) and Anton Lavelley (founder and high priest of the Church of Satan). Anselmo's Viking Crown was essentially a solo side project for a short time. Anselmo (as Anton Crowley) on guitars, bass, and drums; Killjoy on vocals; and Opal Enthroned (Stephanie Opal Weinstein) on keyboards. Anselmo's debut album, Unorthodox Steps of Ritual, featured every instrument and laid down his own vocals. The band never appeared on stage.

Eibon was a short-lived supergroup that Anselmo participated in from 1998 to 2000. Killjoy, Fenriz, Satyr, and Maniac were among the group's notables. The project has been on indefinite hiatus, and to date, it has only revealed Mirror Soul Jesus, which appeared on the Moonfog 2000: A Different Perspective collection in 2000. The band appeared on Satyr's record company Moonfog Productions.

Anselmo's support band The Illegals produced Walk Through Exits Only during 2011-2012. It was published on July 16, 2013. Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue, released in October 2017, but it was postponed to January 26, 2018. "Choosing Mental Illness," the first song from his second album, was available for download. "The Ignorant Point" was the newest in the series of songs released on December 13, 2017.

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The album was given a score of 8 out of ten.

Anselmo on vocals, Stephen Taylor on rhythm guitar, Joey Gonzalez on drums, Mike DeLeon on lead guitar, and Derek Engemann on bass form the band.

In May 2016, Anselmo would front Scour, including members from Pig Destroyer (John Jarvis), Cattle Decapitation (Derek Engemann), Animosity (Chase Fraser), and Strong Intention (Jesse Schobel). The band's self-titled debut EP was released in July 2016 on Anselmo's label Housecore Records, which featured six songs all under three minutes in length.

The band is black metal by design, with the exception of Anselmo's use of lower growling instead of the more pronounced, raspier vocals typically associated with the style. The band's sound was described as black metal mixed with elements of grindcore, punk, and thrash, according to Blabbermouth.net.

Red, Scour's second EP, was released in September 2017. Prior to the EP's debut, the title track and the song "Piles" were available for streaming.

On November 27, 2020, Scour's third EP, Black, was released.

Anselmo revealed En Minor, a new project that he said is inspired by the artists of the 1980's gothic rock period in a 5150 interview series. On the Floor" and "There's a Long Way to Go," the band performed a single on August 2, 2019.

In September 2020, Anselmo's own record label Housecore in the United States and Season of Mist in Europe were the first full-length album, When the Cold Truth Has Worn Its Miserable Welcome Out.

Anselmo released Crowbar's self-titled album and recorded backing vocals on several of the tracks in 1993.

Anselmo performed guitars on two albums ("Van Full of Retards" and a Manowar's "Gloves of Metal") and performed vocals/backing vocals on 18 tracks for Anal Cunt's 40 Reasons to Hate Us album in 1996.

Anselmo's backing vocals appeared on Crowbar's Broken Glass album in 1996.

Anselmo performed on Soilent Green's album Sewn Mouth Secrets in 1998. Despite not being credited, he is owed for the liner notes.

Killjoy, the Necrophagia frontman, reformed his band with Anselmo on guitars in 1997. Anselmo appeared on the 1998 Holocausto de la Morte album, the 1999 Black Blood Vomitorium EP, and later, Opal Enthroned (then Anselmo's wife) on keyboards. In 2001, Anselmo formed the band Anselmo.

Anthrax released Volume 8: The Strike Is Real in 1998. On track 8 ("Killing Box"), Anselmo provided backing vocals. Dimebag Darrell, the Pantera band's brother, performed guitar solos on tracks 3 ("Inside Out") and 7 ("Born Again Idiot").

Anselmo performed a duet ("By the River") on Vision of Disorder's Imprint album in 1998.

Tony Iommi released an album in 2000 with several well-known vocalists. Anselmo had intended to co-create an entire album with Iommi but unfortunately, it didn't happen due to tour dates. Anselmo was able to lay down some tracks for Iommi's album, however. "Time Is Mine," "Inversion of the Saviours," and a third unknown track were written and recorded together by Iommi and Anselmo. For the album, Iommi selected "Time Is Mine." "Inversion of the Saviours" was never officially announced, but it can be found online. Fans of both artists are now heavily in search of the third unknown track.

Anselmo performed additional vocals on "HFFK" on Biohazard's Uncivilization album in 2001.

At a VH1's Decades Rock Live concert on March 6, 2006, Anselmo performed alongside Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan and the remaining Alice in Chains band members.

Anselmo recorded vocals for Jarboe's Mahakali album in 2008. Anselmo's raw vocal performance and a short spoken-word segment make the track sparse on musical terms.

Anselmo appeared on "The Prophets of Loss," a Cattle Decapitation song "The Anthropocene Extinction" released in August 2015.

Anselmo performed lead vocals in a band that featured Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo in January 2016. They performed "Ace of Spades," by Lemmy Kilmister, a member of Hawkwind and Motörhead, who performed for Hawkwind and Motörhead.

Anselmo and Bill Moseley co-produced Songs of Shadow and Despair in 2017 (under the name Bill + Phil). Both Anselmo and Moseley are among those who have spoken out in response to the apprehension. In three days after Moseley's lyrics were discovered, the songs were improvised.

Anselmo's first record label, Housecore Records, was launched in 2001. The name came from Anselmo's home, and it was dubbed more of a "hang out" where many local friends and performers will hang out and listen to music together. On Anselmo's arm, Housecore also appears in tattoo form (Anselmo's told followers via live webcam that it was his first and favorite tattoo). Anselmo's primary aim is to release a lot older unreleased information and data from his various side projects.

He joined Housecore with his longtime friend and Necrophagia bandmate Killjoy's label, Baphomet Records, after receiving permission from Pantera's label, Elektra. In August 2001, Relapse Records' newly titled "Baphomet/Housecore Records" received distribution contracts with Relapse Records. "What you're going to get here with Baphomet/Housecore, it's going to be different," Anselmo said. It's going to be a new twist. It's likely that it'll be a lot of home-made shit, not necessarily large label-produced monstrosities. Elektra has allowed me to independently exclude all the bands from which I have ever fucked out. Any band that I'm involved in outside of Pantera is a way for me to articulate and develop new avenues that are not a part of me. It's just one of me with Pantera. I love to write and perform music, and Pantera's side bands are very different from Pantera's. They also show the versatility in me as a singer; Pantera's extremely important in my life, but there are many other things that keep this boy here content." Anselmo and Killjoy severed commercial links, restoring Anselmo's name to its original name, Housecore Records, after only three releases. Housecore is now releasing material by Anselmo and the bands that he is producing and supporting.

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