It’s hard to imagine any guitarist being as important to metal’s identity as “Dimebag” Darrell Abbot. As one fourth of Texan groove metallers Pantera, Darrell changed the genre as we know it with his mixture […]
Drinking will always be an important part of heavy metal culture. Spiritually, alcohol gives way to the loud, brash frenzy fostered by ancient gods like Dionysus, and so is loved by fans of singalongs and […]
Few bands inspire the insane amounts of beer-drinking that Pantera do. Something about the band’s groovy, southern-style riffs make you want to kick back on your porch with a thirty rack and become increasingly unable […]
When Pantera released Reinventing The Steel in 2000, they had no idea that this album would be the last one of their storied discography. A perfect mixture of the band’s early heavy metal style and their […]
When Pantera released Reinventing The Steel in 2000, they had no idea how the album would cement their legacy. A perfect mixture of the band’s steely heavy metal off of albums like Cowboys From Hell and their […]
The hair boom of the ’80s was historic for heavy metal as a whole, in that it was the first time the genre saw itself rise to the top of mainstream culture — and then […]
Metal is known for its hard-partying personalities, but few musicians could give even experienced drinkers a run for their money quite like Pantera‘s Abbott Brothers. When Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul walked in a room, […]
Like many massive follow-up album, Pantera‘s 2000 album Reinventing the Steel was deeply misunderstood when it came out. The record’s attempts to reconcile the Texan quartet’s classic metal past and their newer, more extreme identity sat poorly with […]
When an artist dies, it’s always a tragedy, for both their loved ones and their fans. But when an artist dies young, or before they were able to fulfill an important chapter of their career, […]
It’s cute that the baseball teams are filling the stands of stadiums with cut-outs of fans, seemingly as a way to not be distracted by the huge swaths of empty seats. Not only that, but […]
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