Pantera shows canceled over Phil Anselmos 2016 Nazi salute
Heavy metal band Pantera has had three shows canceled from their forthcoming reunion tour following controversy over a 2016 incident involving singer Phil Anselmo.
The shows were dropped from the line-ups of Germany’s Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals earlier this week, as well as a show in Vienna, due to public backlash over a seemingly racist gesture Anselmo made six years ago.
The frontman reportedly made a Nazi salute and shouted “white power” at a concert, an act that has now cost the band several highly anticipated tour dates following a 20-year hiatus.
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