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CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Thirty Years of “Vulgar Display of Power” By Pantera  

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By 1992, Metal was all but on its knees. Traditional bands had become dinosaurs and previously popular scenes were burnt out. There were exceptions, of course. Slayer were playing arenas, Metallica had global domination in their sights, death metal was approaching its peak and across northern Europe, black metal was literally rising from the ashes of burned churches. But for the rest of the world, grunge and other alternative scenes were the new kings, all drawing inspiration from the bands they were replacing but without any of that old fashioned baggage.Continue reading →


Rex Brown Dismisses Idea that Zakk Wylde Would Ever Take Part in a Pantera Reunion

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In a report by Metal Sucks, Rex Brown has given a new interview to eonmusic in which he was asked about the possibility of a Pantera reunion without Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, if it was possible, and whether the constant calls from fans to have Zakk Wyle take Dimebag’s place. Rex says that any Pantera project could only be a tribute and not an official reunion without the brothers. He commented that the band would be enormous if the brothers had lived and that he and Philip Anselmo receive offers for arena shows. And finally, he remarked that Zakk would not be in consideration for even a tribute tour, and that is his definitive answer on that. 

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CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Pantera’s “Reinventing The Steel” Turns 20

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What happens when a band hits maturity? It’s bound to happen to all the bands you love. It’s definitely hard for some fans to accept when their favorite band, was once new and youthful have become the elder statesmen of the scene. Some bands also struggle to come to terms with aging and changing. Others try and recapture their earlier sounds, while others strive to evolve. This is what happened to Pantera twenty years ago when they created their album Reinventing The Steel (East/West). Continue reading →


Pantera Crosses The One Billion Streaming Mark

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Pantera has shared a post to social media thanking fans for the band reaching 1 Billion streams across platforms such as (in alphabetical order) Amazon, Apple, Deezer, Google, and Spotify. The band joins notable recent bands such as Metallica, Guns N Roses, and Nirvana with over one billion streams. Pantera was founded in 1981 and released nine studio albums total and a live album (not counting compilations and boxed sets), coming to prominence with their fifth and major-label debut, Cowboys From Hell. The band was disbanded by the late brothers, Darrell Lance “Dimebag” Abbott and Vinnie Paul Abbott in 2003. Getcha pull and celebrate!Continue reading →


Down Books Appearance At Graspop Metal Meeting For “NOLA 25 Tour”

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The long-rumored Down reunion is in effect for 2020! The first date of a presumed world tour celebrating the Stoner-Doom supergroup’s legendary debut album NOLA releasing twenty-five years ago next year will begin at Graspop Metal Meeting. The band features current and former members of southern metal greats Pantera, EyeHateGod, COC, Crowbar, Honky and more. The fest takes place June 18-20 in Belgium and added seventy new bands to the bill today, including Down. The announcement comes less than a month after singer Philip Anselmo revealed that the band was in talks to reunite in 2020 for some shows in celebration of the 25th anniversary. No word if former members like co-founder Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Kingdomm of Sorrow, Rex Brown (Pantera), or the recently retired again Todd Strange will participate. Continue reading →


Rex Brown Pens Lengthly Tribute To Vinnie Paul

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Former Pantera bassist Rex Brown issued a statement on last month’s passing of his former bandmate, ex-Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. Vinnie passed away on June 22nd at the age of 54. In a tribute issued via Rollingstone.com, Brown shared his feeling about his life and times personally and professionally with Vinnie. Continue reading →


Rex Brown – “FaultLine” Video Released

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After more than three decades with one of the heaviest bands of all time, Rex Brown wanted to do something different, and that’s exactly what he did. Rex wrote a true rock ‘n’ roll record, which he finally released back in July. Smoke On This is the first album to feature Rex on vocals and guitar, and as he mentioned in our interview, he had complete freedom to write whatever he wanted for the first time in his career. That freedom helped put together, what I feel is, one of the most genuine records of 2017.Continue reading →


Metal Musicians Dress Up For Halloween

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Just like every one of us, several metal musicians decided to dress up to celebrate Halloween last night, and we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite costumes below! Continue reading →


Rex Brown – Smoke On This…

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While he’s been largely silent over the years, it’s hard to argue with the either quality or the diversity of Rex Brown‘s output. From Pantera’s transition from glam to thrash to pure groove, to the swampy sludge of Down and Crowbar, to borderline country music with Rebel Meets Rebel, the bassist has done it all.Continue reading →