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My Take
Phil Anselmo is one of those rare vocalists where you hear five seconds of his voice and you just know — raw, ragged, and absolutely ferocious. Growing up in New Orleans, a city soaked in jazz and blues, and then channeling all that Southern soul into the crushing groove of Pantera is genuinely one of rock history's most interesting contradictions. The Pantera years — "Vulgar Display of Power," "Far Beyond Driven" — produced some of the most physically aggressive music ever put to tape, and Anselmo was the face screaming right at you through all of it. Down showed a different side: slower, swampier, almost devotional. And the fact that he's run Housecore Records, championing underground and extreme music on his own terms, tells you this isn't a guy who coasts on nostalgia. He's complicated, he's controversial, but his impact on heavy music in the '90s and beyond is undeniable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Phil Anselmo
- Name (Japanese)
- フィル・アンセルモ
- Reading
- ふぃる・あんせるも
- Born
- June 30, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / record producer
2. Background
- High school
- Grace King High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Phil Anselmo born?
Born June 30, 1968 (age 58).
Where is Phil Anselmo from?
Phil Anselmo is from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
What does Phil Anselmo do?
Phil Anselmo works as singer, songwriter, record producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.