I am pretty pumped to hear what Phil Anselmo has in store for the world with his upcoming solo project. Our first taste of the former Pantera and current Down frontman's new band will be heard in the form of a split with his labelmates Warbeast, entitled War of the Gargantuas which comes out this Tuesday, January 8th.
You can now hear 30 second samples from all four tracks of the split EP over at Amazon.com. Phil's solo tracks are the first and third tracks, "Conflict" and "Family, 'Friends,' and Associates." They sound very Phil, a bit reminiscent of Superjoint Ritual to this discerning listener. The Warbeast tracks, are pretty heavy in their own right.
I have heard the split in full and it's absolutely killer.
Don't forget, Down and Warbeast are going to be hitting the road together this month. Here are the dates:
1/5 – Fort Worth, TX @ The Rail Club (Warbeast ONLY, War of the Gargantuas Release Show)
1/11 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live – Ballroom
1/12 – San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
1/14 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
1/15 – Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club
1/16 – West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
1/18 – Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove of Anaheim
1/19 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
1/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
1/22 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
1/23 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
1/24 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
1/26 – Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
1/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
1/29 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
1/30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
2/1 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
