Robbie Basho (1940-86), who died young after a stroke, never got his due in the culture at large, but steel-string guitar enthusiasts have known for decades that he was one of the greats of “American Primitivism”. Robbie Basho – Live In Forli, Italy 1982 CD (ESP Disk) ![]() Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue is extreme, abrasive, aggressive, and anthemic. Instead of treading the same ground as his previous bands Pantera and Down, Phil Anselmo and his band mates ”The Illegals” – Jose Manuel ”Blue” Gonzalez, Stephen Taylor (moved from bass to guitar), and new extreme additions ”Metal” Mike DeLeon (guitar), and Walter Howard (bass) – open up another doorway altogether with their release. Phil Anselmo & The Illegals – Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue CD/LP (Housecore) Agrimonia’s sound has always been dense, immersive, ambitious even, and on Awaken their prog-infused form of expansive metal has evolved into something more energetic, dynamic, and powerful.
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