“It’s the Pantera celebration – It’s not Pantera”: Zakk Wylde says Pantera will always be “Dime, Vinnie, Phil and Rex”
Zakk Wylde has reassured that Pantera is not Pantera without Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, stating that the band’s current tour is “the Pantera celebration. It’s not Pantera”.
Wylde joins Pantera surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals), Rex Brown (bass), and Charlie Benante (drums) for their current tour, and has previously spoken about the “signs” he’s received from the late Dimebag, seemingly giving his seal of approval for the stint.
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Appearing on The Mistress Carrie Podcast, Wylde is asked what he would have said a few years ago if somebody had told him that he would go on to be their guitarist. “Well, [it’s] the Pantera celebration. It’s not Pantera,” he replies (via Blabbermouth). “Pantera is Dime, Vinnie, Phil and Rex. So that’s Pantera. But no, it’s a beautiful thing honouring the guys every night. Everybody’s having a blast.
“Everyone that comes down to the shows either – you have the Pantera faithfuls taking a trip down memory lane, and you’ve got all the younger, like Phil always calls it, the new blood. And it’s amazing every night how many… It’s just a testament to what the fellas created. Because we’ve got so many young people that have never seen Pantera before.”
He adds, “For me, for my situation, I never got a chance to see Led Zeppelin. So, if Zeppelin got back together, and you had, I mean, right now with Jason [Bonham] playing the drums, ‘cause I never got a chance to see it. So, it’s that kind of situation.
“So it’s all the younger kids coming up hearing that their older brothers listened to it or their dad or whatever, and now they’re at the gig to hear this music live. So, to me, it’s truly a beautiful thing every night we play honouring the guys.”
View the full list of remaining tour dates for Pantera.
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