Phil Anselmo

Philip “Phil” Hansen Anselmo was born on June 30, 1968, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is an American musician most known for being the frontman for Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the band Down.

Anselmo is known to be able to reach very high and very low notes, being a very good singer. He has a vocal range of four octaves.

Phil has said in many interviews that he wasn’t an outspoken child. While a teenager he joined the band Samhain. And then later he was in the band Razor White, which mostly played Judas Priest covers. In 1987, he joined Pantera, replacing their at-time singer Terrence Lee.