Original upload date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:24:24 GMT
** FAST FORWARD to 19:51 if you want to get to the DIMEBASH incident, first few minutes are silent, Interview starts @ 4:55 **
Back in January, controversial footage surfaced of Phil Anselmo at a tr
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ibute show for late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, giving a Nazi salute and shouting "White Power." Initially, Anselmo said he was joking and wouldn't be apologizing which lead to some serious heat from people in the metal community.
Anselmo was famously called out by Machine Head's Robb Flynn, with Flynn calling Anselmo a racist. Eventually, Anselmo offered apology after apology before taking a break from the public eye for the better part of the year.
He broke his silence on the matter speaking to Decibel Magazine back in October. At the time, Anselmo said he would likely never discuss the subject again and would limit the amount of interviews he gave. However when Anselmo appeared on today's episode of Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM Volume show Trunk Nation, and Trunk brought up the Dimebash incident to give Phil forum to explain himself, the Pantera frontman couldn't help but address the issue. The part about Dimebash starts about 21 minutes in:
