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Professionally filmed video footage of PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS , the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN / SUPERJOINT frontman, performing the song "Delinquent" on September 6 at Santos in New Orleans, Lousiana can be seen below. The clip was shot by Mike Holderbeast , with audio recorded and mastered by Steven W. Richardson .

"Delinquent" is taken from PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS ' sophomore album, "Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue" , which was released in January via Anselmo 's Housecore Records in the U.S. and Season Of Mist in other parts of the world. The disc is the follow-up to PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS ' debut, "Walk Through Exits Only" , which came out in 2013 to mostly positive reviews.

Asked how his approach on "Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue" was different to that on its predecessor, Anselmo told AXS : "Everything down from production on — even the musical direction — is, as it should be, very different. On [the first] record, I wanted to have a herky-jerky, thrash record — to a degree. [ Laughs ] That's what was on my mind. I think there might have been just brief glimpses of what was to come. But I also want to call attention to the fact that we also recorded a split with WARBEAST , and also we did a 'Housecore Horror' EP that not many people know about, and all of those releases sound different. And romantically, I prefer the sound of this band like an old '80s thrash metal demo more than some polished, produced thing."

PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS are currently touring the U.S. with Housecore labelmates KING PARROT . The trek, previously scheduled for the spring but postponed following Anselmo 's back surgery, commenced in New Orleans and will include a stop at this year's edition of Berserker Fest on September 28 in Pontiac, Michigan.

Via Blabbermouth