SuperjointRitual

The status of Ozzfest may be up in the air right now, but the formerly annual tour was a breeding ground and one-stop shop for the best, brightest and oftentimes most fleeting acts in metal. The fest's alumni list reads like a 'Who's Who' of hard rock, with everyone from Black Sabbath to Queens of the Stone Age to System of a Down to Meshuggah to Hatebreed (known for inciting circle pits around

Phi Anselmo has had a genre-defining career, from his work in Pantera to Down to Superjoint Ritual to Arson Anthem. He's lived a life that most musicians and metal fans would kill to have and he has been a voice of a metal generation, but he hasn't been without his painful moments...

Pantera/Down/Arson Anthem/Superjoint Ritrual icon Philip Anselmo has effectively relaunched his Housecore label, which was distributed through Relapse a few years back. The label collects Anselmo's projects over the years, as well as bands he believes in...

While prepping for a show with Down at the House of Blues in Boston last week, Phil Anselmo took some time to talk to Dave Wedge at the Boston Herald. Anselmo's been in more than a few bands -- many of which have gone on to gain recognition and respect within their hard rock genres...

"I want to hear that primal ass chant. The war chant," Down's Phil Anselmo demanded Sept. 14 at New York City's Nokia Theater. The crowd then, in military fashion, delivered a steady stream of "Ehh! Ehh! Ehh!" Down have come a long way from being a Pantera side project with a history that has provided for a full documentary on the band...