Amidst the racism controversy surrounding Philip Anselmo, he does not think he should play European festivals and his band Down has pulled out of Hellfest.
Hellfest has responded to government pressure to remove Down from the festival’s 2016 bill because of Philip Anselmo’s controversial Dimebash 2016 actions.
The decision comes after Down / Pantera vocalist Philip Anselmo caused a stir after screaming 'White power' and throwing up a Nazi salute at Dimebash 2016.
Down are back with the second installment of a series of four EPs. ‘Down IV Part I: the Purple EP’ was released in 2012, and the follow up, ‘Down IV - Part II,’ is out today (May 13). The band is also currently on tour with Black Label Society...
The 2014 class of the Revolver Golden Gods tour tore through The Palladium in Worcester, Mass., last night (May 8) like a tornado, living up to the name on the marquee. The titans of metal packed the house for a show that offered up enough raucous revelry and riffs that would have made Atlas himself proud.