Philip Hansen Phil Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the former lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisianabased heavy metal supergroup Down. Anselmo is also the owner of Housecore Records and has been a part of many other bands.
Anselmo was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is of Danish, Italian and French heritage. He attended many schools, the last of which was Grace King High School located in the suburb of Metairie. Anselmos father, Phil, owned and operated a restaurant in Metairie called Anselmos, which closed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Anselmo has said in various interviews that he was very quiet and secluded as a child. He spent some time working on fishing boats as a young man. At the age of 14, Anselmo accidentally started a fire in his parents house while pulling a prank on his sister. The incident resulted in smoke damage to most of the furniture and part of the house needing renovation.
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