PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS — War Of The Gargantuas (review)

PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS — War Of The Gargantuas album cover Split · 2013 · Groove Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Phil Anselmo is arguably best known for his work with groove metal inventors Pantera and for having been involved in numerous bands and projects after Pantera split up, most famously the sludge bands Superjoint Ritual and Down.

The present split with Warbeast is, as far as I know - I could be wrong - his first release under his own name, and his two tracks on the release are a far cry from both Pantera and his sludge bands. The first track 'Conflict (Nerve Meets Bone)' is a brutal thrasher which features some extremely angry vocals from Anselmo, while his second track 'Family, "Friends", and Accosiates" opens out with a couple of dissonant passages with screamed vocals on top, before morphing into more of a death-thrash affair. As if that is not enough, the track also features some hardcore elements and a quite groove breakdown (the guitar solos are all out rocking!).

While the two Warbeast tracks are more straight up thrashy, Anselmo's two tracks are definitely harder to pinpoint. But one thing is fore sure: they sound fucking angry!

Fans of Anselmo will definitely be interested in this split, but should be warned that the music sounds nothing at all like Pantera, Superjoint Ritual, or Down. But if you are interested in exploring a new side of Phil Anselmo's creative mind, then by all means check out this split.
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