3 years ago I got jumped at a party for saying that Phil Anselmo is a douchebag.

jagacontest · 3 months

I met him. He was nice enough. He just doesn't seem like the brightest guy. He made some money and has a huge fan base, when you combine that with his intellect and environment growing up you get his current personality. I try to ignore it and not listen to any interviews. Down -Nola was a great album along with all things Pantera and I just leave it at that.

Hraesvelg7 · 3 months

He wouldn't sign my copy of Power Metal. Douchebag.

DesolationK · 3 months

Heroin is one hell of a drug.

docbond · 3 months

My buddy and I were backstage at Ozzfest in 2000 eating catered lunch with Ozzy, Tommy Lee & Phil Anselmo.

Sharon Osbourne leans over to Tommy Lee and says, "Oi, Tommy. Are you still beatin' up on Pammy? She's a lovely girl and you should really knock that shit off."

Tommy Lee, the hard-core, tattooed, bad-ass with a monster wang lowers his eyes and humbly replies, "No, Mrs. Osbourne" without a hint of sarcasm.

Phil and I exchange a look. Mine says "I'm going to laugh" and his says "You had better not."

tl;dr - Phil saved me from getting my ass kicked by Sharon Osbourne.

zrodion · 3 months

Heh, that won't boil anyones blood in this subreddit. Try saying something like that about Dimebag though and watch the shit hit the fan.

ichabodguitar · 3 months

Fuck those dudes for beating you up over something so trivial. Metal doesn't need more meatheads.

andrewsmith1986 · 3 months

Phil Anselmo is a douche.

My friend met him and was star struck and phil asked if he was going to suck his cock. (or something along those lines)

BitchHunter · 3 months

Yeah, something about die-hard Pantera fans, man.

Pistolfist · 3 months

I fucking love everything Phil Anselmo has ever touched, I still think he is a douchebag, he's just some redneck fucking racist who is really really talented.

You don't have to like something for the music they make to be appealing.

DarknessWithin · 3 months

Here's a fun story about him. (full story) In another episode played on Metal Injection's podcast he ended an interview with a sentence that makes me believe he's a Thelemite now.

I never cared for Pantera, or Down, but their fans (the very loud obnoxious ones) always react the same way. When someone at some party or get-together discover I like metal (note: I'm female) they automatically assume "Pantera? Slipknot?" only to get offended somehow when I say no. Then followed by a mocking "Who do you like then?" because I obviously fail.

HaterSalad · 3 months

To be a great lead vocalist, one has to at least have an occasional douchebag streak, comes with the territory.

adamd28 · 3 months

Down was the worst concert band I've ever seen live, solely because of Phil Anselmo. They opened for Metallica on the Death Magnetic tour and Anselmo got on stage, called everybody faggots and cocksuckers, bitched when he saw people sitting down, and smashed the mic on his forehead til he bled then walked off the stage like a bitch. Pantera is one of my favorite bands of all time, but that's where I deaw the line with Anselmo. Down is severly overrated and Anselmo is a pompous cock. RIP Dimebag.

FlameSama1 · 3 months

Is it Phil that acts like a douche, and inspires douchey fans or douchey fans that inspire Phil to act like a douche?

Either way, love Pantera, like Down/Superjoint, no opinion on Phil as a person, RIP Dimebag.

thesorrow312 · 3 months

Protip: do not party with trailer trash

midnightreign · 3 months

"He would attack me, vocally. And just knowing that he was so much smaller than me I could kill him like a fuckin' piece of vapor, you know, he would turn into vapor — his chin would, at least, if I fuckin' smacked it. And he knows that. The world should know that. So physically, of course, he deserves to be beaten severely.

"But of course, that's criminal and I won't do such a thing…

Fuck you, Phil. Fuck you forever. You fucking douche.

eltuskio91 · 3 months

I've almost hit someone for sayin BMTH where more talented than Metallica. but as a huge Pantera and Down fan, i could see why people would hold that opinion. ahwell, music causes friction.

jady1971 · 3 months

From what I have been told he used to be a real nice guy around Pantera's 1st couple albums but opiate addiction then took over......

Anyone strung out on opiates is a douche........it's the nature of the beast.

hybridmoments04 · 3 months

ya fuck that guy and fuck those three douche monsters who jumped you. its kind of a known fact that phil anselmo is a prick.

SPEMason · 3 months

Am I the only one who assumed that Phil Anselmo did the jumping?

Wakka37 · 3 months

I could believe it. On a sidenote, I like cannibal corpse a lot. If someone told me they think corpsegrinder is a douche bag, I'd let it go

rjc999x · 3 months

And why do you think he is a douchebag?

Mr_Gentoo · 3 months

Phil is cool, his music is great.. but the man comes off as kind of an asshole. Just that over-saturated ego thing. Not that he's a bad guy.. just a dick. I'd probably get my ass kicked there too.

kingkevz · 3 months

i got to meet phil on a down tour in NJ... he was the absolute nicest guy.. i couldnt believe it.. from what i had heard he was an ass, but he was awesome! i have an "unscarred" tattoo... and i asked him to autograph over it.. he idd... and i told him i was gonna get it tattooed... he said "no fuckin way man", i then had gone out to LA to visit some friends, and down was playing in LA.. i showed up.. he spotted me, remembered me BY NAME... asked if i actually did it... showed him.. and we hung out for a few more hours just bullshitting. totally awesome dude now that he's off dope. when he plays ny now.. he will ALWAYS say hi to me if he sees me at a show.

MsgGodzilla · 3 months

I thought this was common knowledge? Of course Phil is a douche. The one time I saw him live he got all fussy on stage because he got booed for saying racist shit and then called us all faggots and stormed out. This was at fucking Ozzfest no less.

MetalGuitarist · 3 months

I saw Down when they opened for Metallica a few years ago... Phil broke the mic with his face by repeatedly smashing it into his head during the set.

EviLiu · 3 months

He's a legend and a douche.

mAge_SlayeR · 3 months

Say it agin faget n i'll beat ur fukin ass... at nintendo.

Fancy_Top_Hat · 3 months

No wayyyy. Everytime I listen to Superjoint I think to myself "a real class act made this song." Still love everything he's done for the last 20 years. Most musicians are dicks but it wont stop me from rocking out.

TechnoEquinox · 3 months

I respect your opinion. I will not jump you. TechnoEquinox for prez.

seth11111 · 3 months

Damn, that sucks. Phil really is an asshole. Regardless, I'm still a fan of his work, and he's kind enough to share the stage at Superjoint shows.

Jagerette · 3 months

He's a douche but a talented douche... lol

thecowisfat · 3 months

Honest opinion ... Phil seems like a way cooler guy then Vinnie does these days.

moarbutterythantoast · 3 months

If getting so drunk on stage that you collapse, puke everywhere and completely ruin the show counts as being a douchebag, then yes he is a douchebag

his music aint bad though

pajamaspam · 3 months

I have no opinion on Phil Anselmo because I have never met him. As for the racist remarks, from all the information and song lyrics (No Good (Attack the Radical) off of Vulgar Display of Power), I find this to be groundless. Phil has stated that he has friends of all colors simply he finds a problem with there being that "insert race here" pride and possibly some of the reverse racism that accompanies that since he is white. It's kind of like Morgan Freeman's take on Black History month.

Led-Zeppelin · 3 months

Ah, he's a little rough around the edges, but he's a good guy. Plus all of his music is great. You gotta remember that every famous person has their moments. If your famous you've always got people meeting you and expecting only the absolute best, and if they catch you at a bad time or you don't live up to their expectations to a T then you are automatically a douche. This coming from a hardcore Pantera/Down fan.

On a side note, fuck the guys who jumped you. Pantera's my favorite band, second being Down, but I'd never beat someone up over something that trivial. If you like something or someone, why would you give a fuck if someone else doesn't? You're not them and they're not you.

MuteSecurity · 3 months

cool story bro

fragilemind · 3 months

Maybe it's just me, but saying anyone is a douchebag just to say it, is a pretty arrogant thing to do. I'm really not surprised that some fans would start a fight over such a small comment, and it seems to me that these people probably found it rude to say it in the first place. Phil may be a dick, but who gives a shit. There are far too many pricks, famous or not in this world where no matter how you speak of them, good or bad, you feed their massive egos. Not worth getting beaten up for, not worth saying it in the first place. A completely confrontational statement that could perhaps be about anyone. If you're around the wrong people, you're bound to get a little shit from another person.

If he was a dick to you, when you were being polite, that sucks, assholes who jump people over things like this suck too. but who hasn't been disappointed this way before? Life is full of jerks, no sense in egging them on.

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