Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals

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eing the front man for Pantera could have been enough for vocalist Phil Anselmo, but even back in those days he was always fronting other bands and projects, though as this has his name in the title, this was at least initially labelled a solo project. Though his many bands didn't all sound the same, they usually fit into one of the more extreme heavy metal genre slots, like the case here, starting with Walk Through Exits Only in 2013 under the line-up of Anselmo along side Marzi Montazeri (guitars), Bennett Bartley (bass) and Jose Manuel Gonzales (of-Warbeast/Beast of War; drums).

The Scion A/V Presents: Housecore Horror Film Festival 2013 EP followed in 2013 featuring Stephen Taylor (bass). The next set, Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue (2018), saw the band membership change to Mike DeLeon (guitars (lead)) and Walter Howard (bass).

The act would fold in 2022.

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