Philip Anselmo

Philip Hansen Anselmo, the former vocalist of the heavy-metal band Pantera, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 30, 1968.

Phil joined Pantera in 1983, after Terrence Lee, the band's original singer, departed. After that, Pantera made their first studio album entitled "Power Metal", which is unavailable in most music stores, and is a rarity even among imports, mostly because it's rather bad hair metal.

Other odd facts about Phil:

• He also sings for a band called Down, joined by Pepper Kennan from Corrosion of Conformity.
• In 1996, he OD'd on heroin.
• On Halloween, Phil helps out in New Orleans with the "House of Shock."
• His favorite sport is boxing.
• He was the only former member of Pantera to be excluded from Dimebag Darrell's funeral in 2004, apparently due to a personality conflict between Phil and the rest of the band.
• Apparently, he smoked pot with his father when he was just six years old!