The chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission has called for the cancellation of a string of upcoming Australian shows by former Pantera frontman Philip Anselmo over his "neo-Nazi and antisemitic sentiments".
Currently in Australia with his band The Illegals, Anselmo is scheduled to play a number of gigs starting on Thursday in Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle and Hobart.
Dvir Abramovich's call comes after New Zealand venues this week cancelled two of Anselmo's upcoming shows. The New Zealand concerts were cancelled because of concerns over white supremacy comments made by Anselmo in 2016.
"In the aftermath of Christchurch, he should not be performing here," Dr Abramovich said in a statement.