PHILIP ANSELMO Featured On DVD Focusing On Dallas/Ft. Worth Metal Underground

January 20, 2008

Bruce Corbitt (RIGOR MORTIS, TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE) has spent the last few months working with 12 Pound Productions on a DVD that is based on the birth of the Dallas/Ft. Worth metal underground. The disc will focus on the mid-'80s and up and until the early '90s and will feature such bands as RIGOR MORTIS, ROTTING CORPSE, GAMMACIDE, SEDITION, MORBID SCREAM, HAMMER WITCH, SOLITUDE AETURNUS and ABSU.

Due before the end of the year, the DVD will contain interviews, crazy stories, band histories, pictures, flyers, some old and new live footage. Among the many legendary musicians and people that will help tell the story of this magical time in the early stages of Dallas/Ft. Worth metal are the following:

Mike Scaccia (RIGOR MORTIS, MINISTRY)
Jason McMaster (WATCHTOWER)
Steve Murphy (ROTTING CORPSE)
Varnam Ponville (GAMMACIDE)
Steve Curtis (DARK ALLIANCE)
Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, ARSON ANTHEM)
Jamey Milford (GAMMACIDE)
Travis Ryan (CATTLE DECAPITATION)
Jeff Liles (RIGOR MORTIS' first manager)
John Perez (ROTTING CORPSE, SOLITUDE AETURNUS)
Dave Chaos (KNON Program Director)
Jamie Moore (DEMONSEED)
Casey Orr (RIGOR MORTIS, GWAR)
Turner Scott Van Blarcum (TALON, SEDITION)
Pete Lee (TALON, SEDITION)
Walt Trachsler (ROTTING CORPSE)
Sammy Duet (GOATWHORE)
Sal Torneo (HAMMER WITCH)
Doyle Bright (RIGOR MORTIS)
Harden Harrison (RIGOR MORTIS)
Wayne Abney (HAMMER WITCH)
Luke Brewer (ROTTING CORPSE)
Jimi Bowman (MORBID SCREAM)
Mongo Smith (HILLBILLY ORCHESTRA)
Russ "Proscriptor" McGovern (ABSU)
Terry Sims (HAMMER WITCH)
Darrin Kobetich (HAMMER WITCH)
Rick Perry (GAMMACIDE, PUNCTURE)
Scott Shelby (GAMMACIDE, HAMMER WITCH)
Bruce Corbitt (RIGOR MORTIS)

A promo sample of the DVD taken from the RIGOR MORTIS short tour with ARSON ANTHEM back in December 2007 can be viewed below. Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, ARSON ANTHEM) joined RIGOR MORTIS on stage at all three shows to sing "Cattle Mutilations". At the final show in New Orleans, Bruce Corbitt motioned for Phil to come out to sing the final verse of "Demons". This wasn't planned, this wasn't rehearsed and this wasn't even talked about. This was just simply metal!

For more information and to keep up with updates on this DVD, go to this location.

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