Recently it was revealed that Hellfest would be losing a €20,000 grant, due to their refusal to remove Down from their lineup, after French senator and President of the General Council of the Vendée, Bruno Retailleau wanted the band removed, due to Phil Anselmos’ recent “white power” salute. Festival organizer Ben Barbaud then fired back with an…
In a recent interview with Vanyaland, Kerry King (Slayer) offered his opinion on Phil Anselmo’s racist outburst at Dimebash. You read what he had to say below: “[Slayer being accused of anti-Semitism] is all unwarranted; I’ve said since 1986, if ‘Angel Of Death’ [about Nazi physician Josef Mengele] was a documentary on History Channel, it would probably…
In a new interview with Sticks For Stones, Scott Ian (Anthrax) has further commented on Phil Anselmo’s recent racist outburst, which Anselmo issued multiple apologies about. You check out what Ian had to say below. “Yeah, if he proves that he deserves to be. Just asking to be forgiven doesn’t mean you should be forgiven, and I’ve had…
Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) was recently part of a fan q&a on The Guardian and covered a variety of topics, from Phil Anselmo, to politics, to future plans, etc. You can read some of his comments below. On Phil Anselmo’s “white power” salute: “I’ve been watching this all and I’ve kept mum for the…
Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society) has offered his opinion on Phil Anselmo’s recent racist outburst, which Anselmo issued multiple apologies about. You check out Wylde’s take on the situation below: “Phil, what are you doing, man? ‘Cause the Phil I know, Phil‘s always a sweetheart and always hugs and kisses and he’s nice to everybody, man. So…
Recently it was revealed that Hellfest would be losing a €20,000 grant, due to their refusal to remove Down from their lineup, after French senator and President of the General Council of the Vendée, Bruno Retailleau wanted the band removed, due to Phil Anselmos’ recent “white power” salute, which the government sees as a promotion for…
Hellfest will be losing a €20,000 grant, due to their refusal to remove Down from their lineup. According to Huffington Post France, French senator and President of the General Council of the Vendée, Bruno Retailleau wanted the band removed, due to Phil Anselmos’ recent “white power” salute, which the government sees as a promotion for…
Phil Anselmo’s recent racist outburst is still resulting in more consequences. Anselmo even issued another apology, and said Down should just move on without him at this point. So far, Down have been removed from Fortarock, and are now unable to play their February 8 show at the Civic Theatre, in New Orleans, LA as…
Phil Anselmo has issued another apology for his “white power” salute at Dimebash. Down recently got removed from the FortaRock festival for his actions, and he has now suggested that the band go on without him. Here’s his full statement: “To all this will concern, Every citizen in this entire world has the unalienable right…
Despite his recent apology video, Phil Anselmo is still being blasted for doing a nazi salute, and yelling “white power” while onstage at Dimebash. The latest backlash comes from the FortaRock festival in Nijmegen, NET, which has just banned Down from performing. The organizers of the event issued the following statement: “After the recent outbursts…
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