"Pantera" Phil Anselmo Hand Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA

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Philip Hansen Anselmo
(born June 30, 1968) is an American
heavy metal
vocalist best known as the lead singer for
Pantera
,
Down
, and
Superjoint
, amongst other musical projects. He is the owner of
Housecore Records
. Anselmo is regarded as one of the greatest frontmen in metal history, known for being particularly animated and donning a machismo attitude that became emblematic of the general theme of Pantera. Earlier in his career with the band, Anselmo took considerable inspiration from heavy metal vocalists such as
Rob Halford
, singing in full
head voice
. However, he later became recognized for introducing a more
guttural approach
to the vocals. Anselmo was born in
New Orleans
,
Louisiana
, and is of Danish, Italian and French heritage. He attended many schools across Louisiana and
Texas
, the last of which was
Grace King High School
in the New Orleans suburb of
Metairie
. Anselmo's father, Phil, owned and operated a restaurant in Metairie called Anselmo's, which closed following
Hurricane Katrina
. Anselmo has said in various interviews that he was the class clown as a child. At age 15, Anselmo accidentally started a fire in his parents' house while attempting to prank his sister. The incident resulted in smoke damage to most of the furniture and part of the house needing renovation. Anselmo worked on a shrimp boat with his stepfather in his teenage years, and claims to have witnessed a man be poisoned by a
scorpionfish
. In 1981, Anselmo co-formed his first band called Samhain (not to be confused with
Glenn Danzig
's
band of the same name
) together with friends from around the area, performing vocal and guitar duties. In 1985, he joined the band Rapid Phaze who would later rename themselves to Razor White, after one of the songs Anselmo wrote While they did have some original material, they mainly played cover songs of popular rock and metal bands. Around this time, Anselmo quit high school to concentrate on his musical career. After about a year-plus with the band, he became frustrated with Razor White's direction and began to explore other options. primarily a
glam metal
vocalist, left the band. In 1987, after several meetings, the 19-year old Anselmo was officially added to the Pantera lineup. The band was so impressed with Anselmo, that they re-recorded some of Glaze's vocals for their latest release. Anselmo relocated to Texas to record Pantera's fourth album,
Power Metal
,
which was released in 1988.Following the release of
Power Metal
, the band dropped its glam image and adopted a more casual look. In 1990, Pantera released their fifth album,
Cowboys from Hell
, which paved the way towards the band's stardom and defined a new style of metal known as
groove metal
. As a tour unfolded to promote the band's latest album, there was documented portions of this tour on their first home video,
Cowboys from Hell: The Videos
,
released in 1991. In 1992, Pantera released their sixth studio album,
Vulgar Display of Power
, which featured an even heavier sound than its predecessor. In 1994, they released
Far Beyond Driven
, which debuted at No. 1 in the United States. In late June, Anselmo was charged with assault following an altercation with a security guard when fans were prevented from getting on stage. He was released on ,000 bail the next day. The trial was delayed three times. In May 1995, he apologized in court, pleaded guilty to attempted assault, and was ordered to undergo 100 hours of community service. In 1996, Pantera released their eighth studio album,
The Great Southern Trendkill
.
Anselmo recorded the vocal tracks for this album in New Orleans, while the other members recorded in Texas, primarily due to growing tensions between Anselmo and the rest of the band. In 1997, Pantera released their first and only official live album titled
Official Live: 101 Proof
.
This album contained the two new tracks, "I Can't Hide" and "Where You Come From". In 2000, Pantera released their ninth and final studio album,
Reinventing the Steel
.
After touring to promote the album, Pantera went on hiatus in 2001. In 2003, Pantera released their first compilation album,
The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!
(alternatively titled
Reinventing Hell: The Best of Pantera
in Europe). The album featured songs from five studio albums with Anselmo, and also included three cover tracks. A bonus DVD was also made, containing all of the band's music videos. Later that year, Pantera disbanded over communication problems and accusations that Anselmo had neglected the band.