Rita Haney, longtime girlfriend of “Dimebag” Darrell, said she accepted Anselmo’s apology and criticized Flynn for associating the rest of Pantera with his actions.Īdam Crosier of the band Hymns (who are signed to Anselmo’s Housecore label), has defended the former Pantera singer. “This incident is part of a broader narrative, and if his apology is sincere, there will be lots of public reparations and wounds that need to be healed,” he says. Whether it’s Pantera’s legacy, fear of reprisal, or their personal relationships with Anselmo, multiple bands we reached out to declined to participate in this article.ĭoc Coyle, who plays with Meytal and has been in God Forbid, told Billboard that he found the act detestable and the backlash deserved, but suggested it’s something Anselmo might be able to come back from if he’s truly sorry. One of the things that Flynn stated in his video was that a lot of people were scared to call out Anselmo for his actions. While some in the metal community had harsh words for Anselmo over the incident, the reaction has been more subdued from others. Sebastian Bach, former Skid Row vocalist, tweeted out his condemnation as well. In a Facebook post, the deathcore band said that while they consider Pantera to be the “single greatest metal band of all time,” Anselmo’s actions were “not only disgusting and inexcusable but antithetical to the punk, metal, underground ethos to which we subscribe.” Philip has apologized, and I would like to offer him the opportunity to really show how much he loves everyone by making a donation to the Simon Wiesenthal Center,” which is a non-profit organization that fights anti-Semitism.Ī representative for Anselmo tells Billboard that the artist has made a generous donation to a human rights non-profit and “will be involved with other like minded, established organizations that educate and address racism, bigotry and the dignity of human rights.”Īll Shall Perish also took Anselmo to task. Philip’s acts were vile and that should be the focus here, anything else is just noise. I have zero tolerance for any of this and to not speak out against it is as dangerous as the acts themselves. “All dangerous no matter what the context. Inflammatory rhetoric,” the Jewish musician wrote. A handful of other musicians have since addressed the issue.Īnthrax guitarist Scott Ian weighed in on Anselmo Feb. In a video post, Flynn called for metal to be cleaned of racism and said he was done with Pantera. show, Machine Head singer/guitarist Robb Flynn (who was on hand) became the first prominent musician to call Anselmo out. And Metal Sucks mentions a 2003 song from his band Superjoint (then called Superjoint Ritual), “Stealing a Page or Two From Armed and Radical Pagans,” that contains the lyrics “no more of the coward Muhammad” and “taking no pity on the Jewish elitists.”įollowing the recent L.A. In March of 1995, he gave a speech during a concert where he spoke about white pride. This isn’t the first time Anselmo has demonstrated behavior that might be described as racist. 'SNL': Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph & Bowen Yang Star in 'ABBA Christmas' Commercialįormer Pantera Frontman Phil Anselmo Says He Was ‘Joking’ After Making Racist Gestures
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