Pantera singer Philip Anselmo was due to play two New Zealand shows next week with his project Philip Anselmo and The Illegals. A controversial metal artist may no longer tour New Zealand after venues in Christchurch and Auckland decided to pull the pin on his shows. Philip Anselmo, frontman of metal band Pantera, was due to play two New Zealand shows next week with his project Philip Anselmo and The Illegals. At a Hollywood concert in 2016, Anselmo was filmed pulling the white power sign and then yelling "white power" at the crowd. "I just want to address this point right away - we would never book anyone with 'white power' or 'white power politics', or any other silly political agendas.

Source: Stuff March 18, 2019 14:15 UTC