What is Phil Anselmo doing now?

Question

I have always been a big fan of Phil Anselmo. I know that Down just recently returned from Europe. What is Mr.Phillip H. Anslemo doing with himself now days? New album, more touring etc....???

Answer 1

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.

After the 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.

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. Other songs written by Phil Anselmo and credited to the pseudonyms "The Disembodied" and "The Swinging Anselmo's" also appeared on that soundtrack.

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 friends Jimmy Bower and Pepper Keenan that Anselmo okayed the revival of 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. In the February 2006 issue of Revolver, Anselmo has his first interview since the murder of Darrell. [1]

In this interview, Phil has revealed the secret of his damaged spine to the world for the first time, and has discussed several other issues not previously addressed. He feels that Rex and he had alienated the Abbott brothers by sharing a bus, and he feels remorse that things happened the way they did. Most importantly, Anselmo has decided to go under the knife to get his back completely repaired. He also claims that he has kicked all of his drug habits as well, and after this surgery, all sorts of Anselmo projects (possibly including the much-anticipated Down III CD) are going to come to fruition once more.

Phil had successful back surgery on December 8th, 2005. According to Kevin Bond, guitarist of Superjoint, Anselmo planned to spend a few months recovering in New Orleans. On Friday, March 10, 2006, Phil made an appearance at the Heart Decades Rock Live. He joined Alice in Chains for "Them Bones" and "Would?" and dedicated the performance to Dime and Layne Staley. Anselmo appeared to be in good shape although he didn't move around much. This also may have been to try to concentrate on the songs as they were taped for VH1. Some rumours have stated that Anselmo might become the new full-time singer for Alice In Chains, but he was just a special guest. As of May 2006, he toured with Down, on what was their first european tour. June 2006 saw them make a surprise appearance at the U.K's Download Festival alongside bands such as Metallica, Guns N Roses and Korn. The Festival was attended by over 70,000 people and was an instant sell out.

It has been confirmed by Hank Williams III, that Phil Anselmo will be involved in another band named Arson Anthem. The line-up for Arson Anthem is as follows: Mike Williams (vocals; EyeHateGod, Outlaw Order), Phil Anselmo (guitar), Hank III (drums), and Collin (bass guitar). According to Hank III the "band" recently spent six days in Houston, Texas recording eight songs. No word yet on whether or not these songs will be part of a full length album.

In a recent Hank Williams III show in Louisville KY, Hank announced that Superjoint Ritual and Down are planning a tour sometime in 06-07.


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Answer 2

Stephanie Opal Weinstein

Answer 3

Who cares, he ruined one of the best bands of my generation.