Phil Anselmo

American heavy metal vocalist

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February 21 2025 Scour is set to release their fourth EP, Gold.
February 21 2025 Scour is set to release their fourth EP, Gold.
May 31 2023 Pantera's concert in Austria was canceled following public outcry over Anselmo's previous racist remarks.
May 31 2023 Pantera's concert in Austria was canceled following public outcry over Anselmo's previous racist remarks.
January 2023 Pantera was dropped from the German Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals due to Anselmo's past racist behavior.
January 2023 Pantera was dropped from the German Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals due to Anselmo's past racist behavior.
July 2022 Announced that Anselmo would rejoin for Pantera's first world tour in 22 years in 2023, alongside Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde, and Charlie Benante.
July 2022 Announced that Anselmo would rejoin for Pantera's first world tour in 22 years in 2023, alongside Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde, and Charlie Benante.
November 27 2020 Scour releases their third EP, Black.
November 27 2020 Scour releases their third EP, Black.
September 2020 En Minor released their debut full-length album 'When the Cold Truth Has Worn Its Miserable Welcome Out' via Anselmo's Housecore label in the US and Season of Mist in Europe.
September 2020 En Minor released their debut full-length album 'When the Cold Truth Has Worn Its Miserable Welcome Out' via Anselmo's Housecore label in the US and Season of Mist in Europe.
August 2 2019 En Minor released their first single, containing the tracks 'On the Floor' and 'There's a Long Way to Go'.
August 2 2019 En Minor released their first single, containing the tracks 'On the Floor' and 'There's a Long Way to Go'.
January 26 2018 Released his second solo album 'Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue' with The Illegals.
January 26 2018 Released his second solo album 'Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue' with The Illegals.
2017 Released a six-song EP 'Songs of Darkness and Despair' with Bill Moseley, with songs improvised in three days.
2017 Released a six-song EP 'Songs of Darkness and Despair' with Bill Moseley, with songs improvised in three days.
December 13 2017 Released the second song 'The Ignorant Point' from his upcoming album 'Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue'.
December 13 2017 Released the second song 'The Ignorant Point' from his upcoming album 'Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue'.
October 2017 Announced his second solo album 'Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue', originally scheduled for December release.
October 2017 Announced his second solo album 'Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue', originally scheduled for December release.
September 2017 Scour releases their second EP, Red, with the title track and 'Piles' made available for streaming prior to the full EP release.
September 2017 Scour releases their second EP, Red, with the title track and 'Piles' made available for streaming prior to the full EP release.
September 27 2017 Phil Anselmo announced his new musical project En Minor during an interview with Jimmy Cabbs' 5150 interview series, describing it as influenced by 1980s gothic rock artists.
September 27 2017 Phil Anselmo announced his new musical project En Minor during an interview with Jimmy Cabbs' 5150 interview series, describing it as influenced by 1980s gothic rock artists.
2016 Superjoint Ritual releases their third album 'Caught Up in the Gears of Application', marking a continuation of the band's musical project.
2016 Anselmo attended a memorable Stevie Wonder concert where Wonder performed his entire 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, which Anselmo described as 'like watching a living, breathing miracle right before your eyes'.
2016 Anselmo attended a memorable Stevie Wonder concert where Wonder performed his entire 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, which Anselmo described as 'like watching a living, breathing miracle right before your eyes'.
2016 Superjoint Ritual releases their third album 'Caught Up in the Gears of Application', marking a continuation of the band's musical project.
December 15 2016 In an interview with Eddie Trunk on Sirius XM, Anselmo claimed he was provoked by hecklers and apologized for his racist gesture.
December 15 2016 In an interview with Eddie Trunk on Sirius XM, Anselmo claimed he was provoked by hecklers and apologized for his racist gesture.
November 2016 Anselmo reported that he had stopped drinking alcohol, having previously given up alcohol during Lent earlier that year and losing his taste for it.
November 2016 Anselmo reported that he had stopped drinking alcohol, having previously given up alcohol during Lent earlier that year and losing his taste for it.
July 2016 Scour releases their self-titled debut EP via Housecore Records, featuring six short songs that blend black metal with elements of grindcore, punk, and thrash.
July 2016 Scour releases their self-titled debut EP via Housecore Records, featuring six short songs that blend black metal with elements of grindcore, punk, and thrash.
May 2016 Phil Anselmo announces the formation of Scour, a black metal band featuring members from Pig Destroyer, Cattle Decapitation, Animosity, and Strong Intention.
May 2016 Phil Anselmo announces the formation of Scour, a black metal band featuring members from Pig Destroyer, Cattle Decapitation, Animosity, and Strong Intention.
January 2016 Sang lead vocals with a supergroup including Dave Grohl, Robert Trujillo, and Dave Lombardo, performing 'Ace of Spades' in tribute to Lemmy Kilmister.
January 2016 Sang lead vocals with a supergroup including Dave Grohl, Robert Trujillo, and Dave Lombardo, performing 'Ace of Spades' in tribute to Lemmy Kilmister.
January 22 2016 At the 'Dimebash' Dimebag Darrell tribute show, Anselmo gave a Nazi salute and shouted 'white power' while intoxicated, which was captured on video and subsequently went viral.
January 22 2016 At the 'Dimebash' Dimebag Darrell tribute show, Anselmo gave a Nazi salute and shouted 'white power' while intoxicated, which was captured on video and subsequently went viral.
August 2015 Contributed backing vocals to Cattle Decapitation's song 'The Prophets of Loss' on the album 'The Anthropocene Extinction'.
August 2015 Contributed backing vocals to Cattle Decapitation's song 'The Prophets of Loss' on the album 'The Anthropocene Extinction'.
July 16 2013 Released his solo album 'Walk Through Exits Only' with The Illegals.
July 16 2013 Released his solo album 'Walk Through Exits Only' with The Illegals.
2011 Phil Anselmo began writing and recording his solo album 'Walk Through Exits Only' with his backing band The Illegals.
2011 Phil Anselmo began writing and recording his solo album 'Walk Through Exits Only' with his backing band The Illegals.

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