Dimebag Darrell's longtime guitar tech, Grady Champion, will participate in Pantera's upcoming live shows. The band's lineup will feature vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) on guitar and Charlie Benante (Anthrax) on drums. Wylde and Benante will replace brothers Dimebag Darrell, who died in 2004, and... Continue Reading →
Knotfest, the destination festival brand curated by Slipknot, will continue its expanding global domination with Knotfest Colombia 2022, which will take place Friday, Dec. 9, at Campin Circuit of Bogotá. Headlined by Judas Priest and the recently reformed Pantera (featuring Zakk Wylde on guitar and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante on drums in addition to vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown), Knotfest Colombia’s first wave... Continue Reading →
Long-running metal supergroup Down--featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders--will return to the stage for a trio of live dates starting Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. From there, the band will play shows in Atlanta and... Continue Reading →
Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals will return to the stage next month for a livestream event dubbed "A Vulgar Display of Pantera." The multi-camera, fully live performance will take place Friday, April 9, 2021, and find the band celebrating the legacy of Pantera with a set featuring select cuts from the band’s five classic albums: "Cowboys from... Continue Reading →
Extreme metal band Scour has unleased its new single/video "Propaganda." The track comes from the band's "The Black" EP, set for release on Black Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Scour--featuring Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down, En Minor, et al), John Jarvis (Agoraphobic Nosebleed), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals), Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index) and Adam... Continue Reading →
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of Down's 1995-released, now classic debut, "NOLA." Plans for select shows featuring vocalist Philip Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders performing the record in its entirety were sidelined due to the global pandemic. In its wake, the band has announced an exclusive... Continue Reading →
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Philip H. Anselmo's En Minor will release its debut seven-inch on Aug. 2 via Housecore Records. A project inadvertently in the making since Anselmo's earliest days as a child in the French Quarter, the band features Stephen Taylor (Superjoint, Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals, Woven Hand, 16 Horse Power), Kevin Bond (Superjoint, Christ Inversion, Artimus Pyledriver,... Continue Reading →
Former Cattle Decapitation bassist/current Scour guitarist Derek Engemann has joined Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals. He replaces Walter Howard (Grieved, Oppressive Force, Vaginal Bear Trap) and will make his live debut with the Illegals on the band's upcoming Latin American tour, on which it will perform Illegals tracks and a selection of Pantera hits. "Derek... Continue Reading →
Armed with an unrelenting, unforgiving new album—”Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue” (read Live Metal’s review)—released early this year, Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals finally are about to hit about to hit the road. A headline tour with support from Housecore labelmates King Parrot will take them across the United States this September, including... Continue Reading →
