Category Archives: Phil Anselmo (& The Illegals)

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Phil Anselmo is 55 years old now

Yesterday, I sat down in my sofa and watched some clips of Corey Taylor of Slipknot roar like a crazy lion back in 2000-2003. You know, doing cool metal growls. The accepted fact about Corey Taylor's old screams is that "you can't scream like that forever because it will damage your voice". And that […]

Have you listened to the lyrics on “Far Beyond Driven” by Pantera?

After the heavy “Cowboys From Hell” and the heavier “Vulgar Display of Power”, Pantera decided to release the even heavier album “Far Beyond Driven” in 1994. It topped the U.S. Billboard 200 Chart, and Pantera got called an “overnight sensation” after being an active band for 13 year […]

Why Phil Anselmo is one of the greatest (starting at “Walk Through Exits Only” by Philip H Anselmo & The Illegals, but then covering everything else but it)

“Walk Through Exits Only” by Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals is still one of the weirdest albums I’ve heard. Confusing chaos. Totally impossible to predict what rythm or part is coming next. What I love is that this isn’t the underground album he made before he got famous, it’s the one he […]