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NEW FOR 2017! REVIEW In his debut review for Total Order Magazine, Senior Photojournalist Tim Schumann, gives an update and some history on the rock icon that is, Phil Anselmo. Tim brings you backstage access to Superjoint. During my tenure here in El Paso as a Photojournalist, which now spans al- most four years, I have started to pick and choose the shows I cover. This is simply because most of these national acts I’ve shot before. So, with that be- ing said, when it came to light that Su- perjoint along with DevilDriver as the supporting act, was coming here on September 24th at Tricky Falls, I circled the date with a big red marker. Oh yeah! This one is a no brainer. Of course, the draw to this event is Phil Anselmo. Needless to say, he was the front man for Pantera and is the front man for the band, Down. In my opinion, Page 38 Phil is rock royalty. He is the same as Vinnie Paul Abbott, whom I interviewed back in 2015, while on tour with HELLY- EAH. On a personal note, back in 2013, I worked security in a small club in Tampa, Florida, when Damage Plan played. After the show, I hung out in the dressing room with Vinnie and Dime, had a couple of beers with the brothers and Dime treated me as if he had known me all my life. I did tell this story to Vinnie after our interview in 2015, and his response was, “That’s the way my brother was.” One month af- ter that show in Tampa, Dimebag Darrell was dead. So, you can understand my ex- citement over Phil coming to town. But, to my dismay, he had his own bodyguard, so approaching him was out. But, once they found out who I was shooting for and who approved my credentials, I was granted a minute in the green room to meet Phil and grab a couple of photos with him just before he walked on stage. You could not have asked for a more pleasant person. He was a super cool guy. Pre-sales weren’t that good, but El Paso is a walk-up town. When it was all said and done, the bottom floor was packed and that’s an easy 800 in attendance. This was also the second date on the tour, with Austin being the first. Page 53