As the lights go down, the crowd cheers as the band members enter the stage one by one. Then finally, legendary Pantera vocalist Philip H. Anselmo makes his appearance and all hell breaks loose; the crowd goes wild. Spotted in the crowd was a group of hardcore shirtless Pantera fans holding up beer cups that sang along passionately to the song “Walk” which gave me a moment of nostalgia. Continue reading
A 3-camera edit of Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals performing Pantera’s “Mouth For War” at the 2019 Aftershock Festival, held last weekend in California, can be seen below. Continue reading
Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals packed Holy Diver in Sacramento Sunday night, November 11. I’ve seen Pantera at least four times in New York and California, I’ve seen Down a few times, I’ve seen the Illegals twice before Sunday night, and I’ve seen Superjoint a.k.a. Superjoint Ritual at least three times in New York and California, in addition to meeting my favorite vocalist a couple times, and what I can say for sure is that he is still a force. Continue reading
