Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Phil Anselmo is a fucking douchebag.

Here we go. It was bound to happen. Pantera's "reunion" was curtailed in Europe by Phil Anselmo's stupidity. A few years ago, he was caught screaming "white power!" while sieg heil-ing on stage, and understandably there was a backlash.

So what happened? Anselmo positioned himself as the victim, lambasting everything and everyone from journalists to social media, political correctness, etc. Never mind that his outburst was caught on camera. Never mind that he has a history of racist behavior both on and off stage. It was everyone else's fault. Anselmo has never been wrong about anything in his life.

This happened years before a band that calls itself Pantera returned to active duty, yet here we are. One man's stupidity, ignorance and selfishness has ruined one of the most anticipated musical "reunions" in the history of Metal. The band's shows at the German summer festivals Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park were cancelled, because, for some reason, German audiences have a problem with people using nazi imagery... Who knew? Congratulations, you massive fucking tool. How many fans are gutted? How many musicians and road dogs won't get paid? Phil Anselmo, you are a buffoon.

Of course now the meathead is going to start screaming about cancel culture and cursing the hard rock press and the woke climate. Because, again, he is the real victim here. Actions have consequences? How unfair!

What is really unfair is that these songs deserved to be played and heard and that the group that has been assembled under the "Pantera" banner is the closest, most legitimate to bring them to audiences. The next best thing from actually seeing the real band. And this was spoiled and shat on by some dumbass redneck ass wipe. Phil Anselmo, you are one pathetic motherfucker.

I would have loved it if "Pantera" had replaced Anselmo for those dates. They've replaced every one else in the line-up, he's just as expandable as the others. Randy Blythe would have been a great choice. But the good news is that Pantera has been replaced by Foo Fighters, who will bring in even more fans. They are arguably the biggest rock band in the world right now, and one thing we know for sure: Dave Grohl will never be caught being a fucking racist on stage. Because he is a professional, and he's not a bigot. 

Phil Anselmo, you are an idiot and a cunt and you did this to yourself, to your band and to your fans.

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