Ian Christe's Blog, page 89

What Are YOU Doing Here?, MDF Edition

During Pantera shows in the late 1990s, Phil Anselmo routinely went on an anti-hip hop tirade that raised eyebrows and made some black headbangers slink to the sides of the concert hall. In her thorough book about being a black woman in the metal scene, What Are You Doing Here?, Laina Dawes specifically breaks down that rant. As a die-hard Pantera fan, she was surprised and a little hurt that it felt like Phil was verbally attacking people like her. In the end… well, seek out Laina’s book to...