| PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS have an extensive tour in Europe this summer. The tour includes performances at European festivals such as Graspop Metal Meeting, Hellfest Open Air, Roskilde, Metaldays, as well as club shows in Germany, The United Kingdom, Austria and more. Find the full list of tour dates below. |
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PHILIP H. ANSELMO AND THE
ILLEGALS Australian tour with KING PARROT 21 Mar 19 Canberra (AU) The Basement 22 Mar 19 Melbourne (AU) Max Watts 24 Mar 19 Adelaide (AU) The Governor 26 Mar 19 Wellington (NZ) San FRan 27 Mar 19 Auckland (NZ) Galatos 29 Mar 19 Brisbane (AU) The Back Room 30 Mar 19 Sydney (AU) The Factory 31 Mar 19 Newcastle (AU) The Cambridge PHILIP H. ANSELMO AND THE ILLEGALS European shows dates 20 Jun 19 Dessel (BE) Graspop Metal Meeting 2019 23 Jun 19 Clisson (FR) Hellfest 2019 25 Jun 19 London (UK) Underworld 26 Jun 19 Manchester (UK) Gorilla 27 Jun 19 Bristol (UK) The Fleece 28 Jun 19 Birmingham (UK) The Mill 29 Jun 19 London (UK) Underworld 01 Jul 19 Frankfurt (DE) Nachtleben 02 Jul 19 Leipzig (DE) Hellraiser 03 Jul 19 Munich (DE) Backstage 05 Jul 19 Novi Sad (RS) Exit Festival 2019 07 Jul 19 Villafranca di Verona (IT) Rock The Castle 10 Jul 19 Zurich (CH) Dynamo 11 Jul 19 Salzburg (AT) Rockhouse 12 Jul 19 Vienna (AT) Szene 13 Jul 19 Balaton (HU) Rock Marathon 2019 14 Jul 19 Warsaw (PL) Progresja 16 Jul 19 Prague (CZ) Futurum 17 Jul 19 Hamburg (DE) Logo 19 Jul 19 Gelfe (SE) Gelfe Metal fest 20 Jul 19 Eindhoven (NL) Dynamo metal fest 22 Jul 19 Essen (DE) Turock 23 Jul 19 Stuttgart (DE) LKA Longhorn 24 Jul 19 Tolmin (SI) Metal Days 2019 |
| Artwork and album details of ‘Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue’ can be viewed below. |
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Track-list 1. Little Fucking Heroes 2. Utopian 3. Choosing Mental Illness 4. The Ignorant Point 5. Individual 6. Delinquent 7. Photographic Taunts 8. Finger Me 9. Invalid Colubrine Frauds 10. Mixed Lunatic Results |
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PHILIP H.
ANSELMO is an iconic artist – maybe a little bruised, scarred, singed,
and somewhat battered by time, himself, and others. But the Texan remains
proudly standing, unbent, and still angry. Loved and hated, attacked and
praised, Phil is not ready to go down into the archives of musical history
without a fight. His new cooperation with the band that Phil himself created, THE ILLEGALS, is as brutal, kicking, lashing, and fury-filled as one could expect from this artist and PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS‘ debut ‘Walk Through Exits Only’ (2013). Their sophomore album, ‘Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue’ is a much the metaphorical fist in the face and display of force as his adherents could wish for. ‘Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue’ is not a simple repeat of the past – as tempting as that might sound, considering that no other artist left a deeper mark on metal in the 90’s than PANTERA. Raging, roaring, and bulldozing their way through the metal scene, the Texans have left a lasting legacy. At their front stood anger and hostility personified, PHILIP H. ANSELMO. What followed for example with DOWN and SUPERJOINT RITUAL has further cemented the singer’s reputation as a living legend. As an artist in his own right, Phil finally emancipated onto a solo-path with ‘Walk Through Exits Only’, which enabled him to do exactly as he pleased – with no need to compromise on anything. Now, ‘Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue’ follows along the path that PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS‘ debut has carved, but takes the mega-heavy, angry monster born out of mating the visceral aggression and power of PANTERA with the devastating thrash and Southern sludge that Phil and the New Orleans scene pioneered. PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS are back and about to mercilessly install ‘Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue’ as a new benchmark for extreme heaviness. www.facebook.com/Philipillegals Line-up Philip H. Anselmo: vocals Mike DeLeon: lead guitars Jose “Blue” Gonzales: drums Stephen “Schteve” Taylor: guitars Walter Howard: bass |