Watch first, because Philip Anselmo explains this one himself: his special video message for the weekend is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uQwcIF-1z0 and it sets the tone better than I can. Press play, then come back here for the full rundown.
Philip Anselmo is bringing his Housecore Horror Film Festival back from the dead. It runs November 19 to 21 in New Orleans, bolted onto The Great NOLA Trendkill weekend, and the film lineup is hand picked by Anselmo himself, with special guest introductions, meet and greets, and Housecore merch pop ups. He launched Housecore Horror in Austin back in 2013, it has been gone since the mid 2010s, and of all the weekends to bring it back, he picked this one. Smart man.
The weekend opens Thursday, November 19 at Tipitina's with a kickoff show built around a listening party for Down's new album, Volume V, plus live sets from Suplecs, Spirit In The Room and Nest. Friday and Saturday, the films and presentations take over the Lakefront Arena, with aftershows both nights at Santos Bar in the French Quarter. Former White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult will also be on site with her new book, I'm In The Band, with limited photo ops and signed copies at the arena.
“Horror movies picked by Philip Anselmo, then Pantera in his hometown for the first time in over 30 years. That is a weekend.”
Moe Train
And then there is the concert sitting inside all of this. Pantera headline The Great NOLA Trendkill at the Lakefront Arena on November 20 and 21, with Down, Black Label Society, Power Trip, Corrosion Of Conformity, Crowbar, Pig Destroyer, Eyehategod, Rāde and Herakleion on the bill. The name comes from Pantera's 1996 album The Great Southern Trendkill, which turns 30 this year, and this is Pantera's first show in Anselmo's hometown in more than 30 years. One note before you buy anything: the Housecore Horror package covers the kickoff show, early entry to the films, both aftershows and a merch bundle. It does not include the Pantera concert. That ticket is separate.
Full disclosure: I have sat down with Philip for Moe Train's Tracks, and the man talks about horror the way other frontmen talk about riffs. He said it plain this week: "To be back in New Orleans with such a package of bands and events is a dream come true." Horror movies picked by Philip Anselmo, a new Down record, then Pantera in his hometown for the first time in over 30 years. That is a weekend. New Orleans, you have been warned.
Source: Blabbermouth
