Phil Anselmo

Philip Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is a heavy metal vocalist and musician. Although he is best known for his work as a vocalist and lyricist with the now defunct Pantera, Anselmo has been involved with numerous other musical projects in the realm of heavy metal.

After The Fall of Pantera

In 2002, Superjoint Ritual released Use Once And Destroy, and Phil had made SJR a full-time band, while his Pantera band mates, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul went on to form Damageplan. SJR then released A Lethal Dose Of American Hatred in 2003. SJR became the target of several mixed reviews, but managed to obtain a spot as one of the mainstage bands playing at Ozzfest 2004 playing under Slayer, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath. Anselmo's band would continue to tour across the nation until the tragic death of Dimebag Darrell.

Related Topics:
Superjoint Ritual - Dimebag Darrell - Vinnie Paul - Damageplan - 2003 - Ozzfest 2004 - Slayer - Judas Priest - Black Sabbath

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After the horrific and violent murder of ex-Pantera bandmate Dimebag Darrell, Phil became more reclusive than usual and had hinted at retiring completely. He later released an official statement describing the anguish of losing "a brother" and also mentioned that Pantera would have reunited eventually. Anselmo said he had considered retiring, but instead took a long hiatus. During this time close friends of Philip would update on his situation, claiming that Anselmo had finally kicked his drug habits and hoped he could reconcile with former bandmates and fans.

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Recently rumors have been abound that Phil is doing a project with Kirk Windstein, which is supposed to be similar in style to Southern Isolation (project of his ex-wife Stephanie "Opal" Weinstein), called Body and Blood, though chances are this is simply another one of Philip's several jam-bands. Several songs credited to Body and Blood appeared on the soundtrack to the pseudo-documentary The Manson Family in 2003.

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In mid August 2005, Phil made his first public appearance since Dimebag's death as a replacement guitar player for an Eyehategod show at the world famous CBGB's. Since then Anselmo has become a bit more open and it has been confirmed by close friend Jimmy Bower and Pepper Keenan that Anselmo okayed the revival of the sleeping beast that was Down. Anselmo and the gang were apparently going to hit the studios by the end of 2005 at the latest, but after the wake of Hurricane Katrina which effectively destroyed New Orleans (the homebase of the Down unit) we may not hear of any recordings until sometime in 2006.

Related Topics:
2005 - Eyehategod - CBGB's - Hurricane Katrina - 2006

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