Philip Anselmo and Bruce Corbitt’s contributions to metal are unprecedented. While Anselmo helped bring heavier genres to the mainstream as part of Pantera and Down, Corbitt served as an early influence in the underground thrash scene as the voice of Rigor Mortis. Yet despite already leaving a major footprint in metal music, both singers are [...]
When we had the chance to speak with him back in 2010, Philip Anselmo revealed that he was in the early stages of putting together a solo project. Since then, though, the former Pantera singer hasn’t talked much about his solo plans. And rightfully so, as he’s be rather busy with Down and other projects [...]
As you may have heard, country legend Hank Williams Jr. said yesterday on Fox & Friends that President Obama playing golf with House Speaker John Boehner was “like Hitler playing golf with [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu.” Understandably, his comments gotten him into hot water. In fact, after over 20 years, ESPN dropped Williams from [...]
Arson Anthem, the hardcore punk supergroup featuring Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down, Superjoint Ritual), Hank Williams III (Superjoint Ritual, Assjack), Mike IX Williams (Outlaw Order, Eyehategod), and Collin Yeo (Ponykiller), has announced dates for a Southern mini-tour in January. Support on the tour will come from haarp and Warbeast. Tweet
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It looks like Interscope made out by luring Escape the Fate away from Epitaph, as they have the top metal debut of the week. The 18,500 they sold isn’t bad, but when you consider [...]
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Even though there were a crap load of debuts, only a hand full actually appeared on the charts this week. This week’s highest metal debut comes from All That Remains, whose fifth studio album [...]
Aside from debating about what bands are better than others and why, no topic is quite as inflammatory among metalheads as organized religion. Some embrace it, others despise it, and plenty are ambivalent about it. 2010 has been a fairly even year in terms of releases on either side of the divide. The Christian metal [...]
Arson Anthem, the project featuring Philip Anselmo (Down, Pantera), Mike IX Williams (Eyehategod) and Hank Williams III, is streaming their new album in its entirety on MySpace. Tweet
Arson Anthem, the hardcore punk supergroup featuring Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down, Superjoint Ritual), Hank Williams III (Superjoint Ritual, Assjack), Mike IX Williams (Outlaw Order, Eyehategod), and Collin Yeo (Ponykiller), will release their first full length album called Insecurity Notoriety on October 12 via Housecore Records. Tweet
From the time when Pantera first burst onto the scene with their major label debut in 1990, Phil Anselmo has made a name for himself. The outspoken frontman has played in several bands during and since Pantera’s breakup, including Down, Superjoint Ritual and Arson Anthem. He’s also formed his own label, Housecore Records. We caught [...]
Monday, December 10, 2012
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