

But this past year has been pretty rough as far as the Pantera camp goes and with Vinnie‘s passing recently I figured why not put in some of the old songs that people wanna hear and have been asking to hear for a long time so that’s been a different spin on the set. “The Illegals stuff itself is crazy and bizarre and extreme”, Anselmo measured, “and I guess for a specific audience. While it has been half a decade since Anselmo has graced our shores, the Thrash, Blast & Grind tour starting in March will mark the first time his current band The Illegals has been here period and as such Australian fans are unsure what to expect. We’re happy to be coming over with King Parrot, it’s gonna be a blast”! We don’t mean to let Australia hang, man. We’ve grown together and everybody’s always busy with writing and bouncing ideas off each other… it’s awesome a great environment. I’ve been in so many different bands but this one is probably the most comfortable I have been in for a while man.


Oh God, I love ’em, I love ’em, I love ’em and just making music with them has been a journey. “Oh man, everything happens for a reason”, laughed Phil Anselmo when pressed on why he has not brought himself or any of his projects to Australia in more than five years.
