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Pantera came together this weekend and performed at this year’s edition of Download Festival – marking their first show in the UK in over 20 years.The iconic heavy metal band took over the Opus Stage at the Donington Park festival and played a jam-packed set including tracks such as ‘I’m Broken’, ‘5 Minutes Alone’, ‘This Love’ and more.Their set marked their first live performance on UK shores in two decades, after the band reunited for shows in the US last year. Check out footage of their performance at Download and their full setlist below.‘A New Level’‘Mouth For War’‘Strength Beyond Strength’‘Becoming’‘I’m Broken’‘5 Minutes Alone’‘This Love’‘Floods’‘Walk’‘Domination / Hollow’‘Cowboys From Hell’‘Fucking Hostile’Pantera’s headlining set at the festival comes ahead of their recently announced first UK and Ireland tour in 20 years.

Pantera have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in 20 years – find ticket details below.The heavy metal icons will be headed across the pond in early 2025, and the tour will mark their first time performing headline shows here in two decades.They first announced plans to reunite with a revamped line-up back in July 2022 – this saw Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) on guitar and Charlie Benante (Anthrax) on drums joining original members, frontman Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown.The news broke following the band signing a deal with Artist Group International for a series of US tour dates.Wylde took on the role from late guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who was killed onstage in 2004. Benante, meanwhile, fills the role left by the late Vinnie Paul who died from medical complications in 2018.While the reformed line-up have taken to the stage multiple times across the US since reforming – including acting as support for Metallica on their ‘72 Seasons’ tour – their dates in the UK and Ireland have been limited.

Download Festival booker Andy Copping has revealed that a “big band” will perform a surprise set at this year’s edition of the fest.Copping recently hosted an hour-long show on Planet Rock called Andy Copping’s Secrets of Download during the bank holiday (May 27). While on air, he opened up about the most iconic moments of Download Festival and reflected on Metallica’s surprise set at the first edition of the festival in 2003.“In some years we’ve had some secret sets from different bands – Enter Shikari, Black Stone Cherry, Bullet For My Valentine.

Pantera members Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, has died at the age of 80.The news of his passing was reported by a friend, Danny Wood Sr., who wrote a post announcing the news on social media.“I’m very sad to tell everyone of the passing of a close friend Jerry Abbott. He died last night in a Denton care giving facility.

Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo has revealed in a new interview that he thinks his late bandmates Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell would’ve been supportive of the band’s current reunion.Appearing on a recent episode of The Metallica Report podcast, Anselmo and Pantera bassist Rex Brown shared their first public comments on the band’s reunion. Anselmo said: “It’s empowering. It is incredibly beautiful, and you feel so much love when you’re up there.

Jason Momoa entering the mosh pit at a recent Metallica and Pantera concert have surfaced on the internet – watch them below.The actor, best known for his roles in Game Of Thrones, Aquaman and Fast X, has been a longtime metalhead, and got the chance to meet Metallica during their concert at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday (August 25) and again on Sunday (August 27).In a clip obtained by Stereogum, Momoa can be seen exclaiming “These fuckers opened with ‘Whilplash’!” before running into the crowd to join a circle pit as Metallica kicked off their set on Sunday.In other clips shared onto the internet, the Aquaman star can also be seen jumping along with other fans as Pantera opened the show.Watch footage of Momoa rocking out to Metallica’s ‘Whiplash’ and Pantera below.A post shared by Mariano Lusardi (@thefarpost)Once the shows ended, Jason Momoa took to his official Instagram page to share a carousel of him meeting Metallica. He revealed that he was planning to bring his friend Travis Snyder along with him, but the latter had to undergo an emergency medical procedure.

Pantera supported Metallica at a California stadium gig at the weekend, and hung out with John Travolta afterwards.Metallica were playing a huge gig at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday (August 25), with Pantera in support.As shown in backstage photos shared by the band on Instagram, Travolta was among the revellers hanging out in the dressing room.Others getting involved in the festivities included Mötley Crüe members Tommy Lee and John 5 as well as Game Of Thrones star Jason Momoa.See what unfolded below.A post shared by Pantera (@panteraofficial)A post shared by Charlie Benante (@charbenante)Last week ahead of the California gig, Pantera paid tribute to late guitarist Dimebag Darrell on what would have been his 57th birthday. The tribute took place during the band’s recent stop in Austin, Texas – the same state in which the late guitarist was born in 1966.Taking to the stage on Sunday (August 20), the new line-up told the crowd that the day would have been his 57th birthday towards the start of the show.

Pantera have paid tribute to late guitarist Dimebag Darrell on what would have been his 57th birthday. Find footage of the moment below.The tribute took place during the band’s recent stop in Austin, Texas – the same state in which the late guitarist was born in 1966.Taking to the stage on Sunday (August 20), the new line-up told the crowd that the day would have been his 57th birthday towards the start of the show.

Pantera were joined onstage by Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe along with Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of the late guitarist Dimebag Darrell, at their recent Texas show – watch footage below.Earlier this month, the revamped Pantera kicked off their first headline tour in 22 years in Pennsylvania.They announced plans to reunite back in July 2022, with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) on guitar and Charlie Benante (Anthrax) on drums, joining frontman Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown. The two new members take the place of the two late Abbott brothers, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul.As part of the US tour, the band played at Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, Texas, on Thursday (August 17), where they performed their classic track ‘Walk’ from 1992’s ‘Vulgar Display Of Power’.Fan-shot footage shows Blythe – whose band is supporting Pantera on their US tour – and Haney joining the band on stage to sing a portion of the track together.Check out fan-shot footage of the moment below.Dimebag Darrell was shot dead in 2004 at the Alrosa Villa in Ohio.

Pantera kicked off their long-awaited North American headlining tour last week with a show in Pennsylvania. Check out footage of the gig and the full setlist below.The ongoing live performances mark the heavy metal veteran’s first headlining tour on the continent since they made their comeback last year, with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) on guitar and Charlie Benante (Anthrax) on drums.The two new members join frontman Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, and take the place of the two late Abbott brothers, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul.Taking place at The Pavillion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania on July 28, the four-piece marked their comeback with a 16-song setlist which included countless fan favourites, as well as two tracks that haven’t been played in over two decades.The gig kicked off with renditions of ‘A New Level’ and ‘Mouth For War’ – both songs from their hit 1992 album ‘Vulgar Display Of Power’, before later featuring a variety of their most famous hits, including ‘Walk’, ‘This Love’, ‘Fucking Hostile’ and ‘Cowboys From Hell’.A main highlight of the night, however, came right at the end of the set, as Anselmo and Co. played ‘Slaughtered’ and ‘Revolution Is My Name’ – two tracks that haven’t featured in their live setlist since 2001.Other key moments of the set came with their famed cover of Black Sabbath’s 1970 track ‘Planet Caravan’, and a crowd-led performance of ‘Happy Birthday’, which was played for Brown who had turned 59 the day before.

The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan has revealed he once told Pantera to “shut the fuck up” after they started questioning Metallica’s ‘90s output.Metallica released the genre redefining ‘The Black Album’ in 1991 before following it up with the divisive ‘Load’ album in 1996 and ‘Reload’ in 1997 alongside 1998’ ‘Garage Inc’, which saw the heavy metal titans cover everyone from Black Sabbath to Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds.Speaking on Jose Mangin’s SiriusXM Metal Ambassador podcast (via Loudwire), Corgan explained that Pantera were “having a big moment” at the start of the ‘90s, as were The Smashing Pumpkins.Corgan went on to say he was backstage with Pantera who were discussing “one of Metallica’s mid-’90s [albums], it might have been ‘Reload’ or something,” and there was “a lot of controversy about where Metallica was trying to go and what happened to Metallica and are they still metal [if] they’re wearing makeup now”.“They were just going on and on about Metallica,” continued Corgan. “Not in a negative way, more confused like, ‘I love Metallica, but I don’t get it and they’re not metal and what’s going on?’.”“I knew them well enough that they would sort of listen to me and I said ‘You know what? Shut the fuck up’,” added Corgan, with the room apparently going silent.“’Listen, set aside Metallica for a second’,” continued Corgan.

Pantera performed their first US show in 22 years last weekend — check out footage from the gig below.The metal band performed last Saturday (May 6) at Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally in Panama City, Florida, their first in the States since July 2001.Pantera announced their return back in summer 2022 when singer Philip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown signed a deal with Artist Group International for a series of US tour dates.It was later announced that Zakk Wylde, a longtime collaborator of Ozzy Osbourne‘s and frontman of Black Label Society, would be filling the role of late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who was killed onstage in 2004.Anthrax’s Charlie Benante, meanwhile, now plays drums in the band, filling the role left by the late Vinnie Paul who died from medical complications in 2018.Wylde said in an interview that he’s “beyond honoured” to be a part of the band’s reunion, calling the tour “a celebration of Dime’s greatness”.At their Panama City US comeback show the band performed tracks including ‘I’m Broken’, ‘Cowboys From Hell’, ‘Walk’ and ‘Suicide Note Pt. II’, the latter marking the first live performance of the song since 2001.“We had a blast in Panama City Beach, FL this past weekend,” the band posted on social media. “Thanks for making our first US show in 22 years amazing!”Check out fan-shot footage from the show and the full setlist below.Pantera played:1. ‘Mouth for War’2. ‘A New Level’3. ‘Strength Beyond Strength’4. ‘Becoming’5. ‘I’m Broken’6. ‘5 Minutes Alone’7. ‘This Love’8. ‘Yesterday Don’t Mean Shit’9. ‘Fucking Hostile’10. ‘Suicide Note Pt. II’11. ‘Planet Caravan’ (Black Sabbath cover)12. ‘Walk’13. ‘Domination’ / ‘Hollow’14. ‘Cowboys From Hell’Back in December, Pantera headlined the Hell & Heaven

Nickelback track ‘Side Of A Bullet’.As reported by Guitar World, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger once played the track, which appears on the band’s fifth studio album ‘For All The Right Reasons’, to Dimebag’s brother, Vinnie Paul, asking if the Pantera drummer would redo the drum parts. While he declined, he suggested the Canadian band use some of Dimebag’s unused material instead.The two groups had a close friendship and ‘Side Of A Bullet’ was written from the lyrical perspective of a Pantera fan seeking revenge for Dimebag’s death.With permission from Dimebag’s girlfriend Rita Haney, Nickelback were sent a number of solo outtakes from Pantera’s albums ‘Vulgar Display Of Power’ and ‘Far Beyond Driven’.“They were our brothers,” bassist Mike Kroeger said in a previous interview (via Guitar World).

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have returned to their kitchen for the latest edition of Sunday Lunch with a rocking cover of Pantera‘s ‘5 Minutes Alone’.The duo have put their creative spin on the 1994 track, which is taken from the metal band’s album of that same year ‘Far Beyond Driven’.The description for the video, which you can view below, reads: “Robert is back and on top form, we promise you are going to love the performance this week!”It comes after the couple recently covered Limp Bizkit‘s ‘Nookie’ and last week shared bloopers from across their popular YouTube series.Last month, Willcox and Fripp covered Grace Jones’ ‘Slave To The Rhythm’, for which they performed from within a building site. The pair were joined by Simon Darlow, the former Buggles member who played on Willcox’s recent album ‘Posh Pop’, to make up the Posh Pop ThreeThe couple also recently shared their own spin of Ozzy Osbourne’s 1980 hit ‘Crazy Train’ in the traditional setting of their home kitchen.

Pantera’s reunion tour have been announced, with the groove-metal pioneers’ first shows in more than two decades set to go down at festivals this December.The first of those festivals will be Heaven & Hell in Mexico, where alongside Scorpions, Pantera will co-headline the first night on December 2. They’ll perform there alongside the likes of Meshuggah, Arch Enemy, Epica and Cradle Of Filth, while other headliners billed for the festival include Slipknot and Judas Priest on December 3, and KISS on December 4.From there, Pantera will head to South America for a trio of Knotfest events in the region.

Anthrax’s Charlie Benante has told critics of the upcoming Pantera reunion not to come to the gigs, following backlash from some fans over the plans.The surviving members of the metal band announced their return in July, with planned shows in 2023 set to mark their first tour in 20 years.However, some fans felt the reunion was disrespectful to late members Dimebag Darrell, who was shot dead in 2004, and Vinnie Paul, who died from severe coronary artery disease and an enlarged heart in 2018.During an Anthrax meet-and-greet, the musician and his bandmates shared more about the Pantera reunion. When asked how it would affect Anthrax’s plans, guitarist Scott Ian replied: “The Pantera thing is not gonna change anything we’re doing.”Benante, meanwhile, said the reforming band would only play “select” shows, hinting at a handful of festivals and one-off gigs.

Pantera, has said he’s “beyond honoured to be a part of” the forthcoming tour with the band’s surviving members.Singer Philip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown signed a deal with Artist Group International for a series of US tour dates next year, last week, the band’s first in 20 years.Pantera, formed in 1981 and disbanded in 2003. In 2004 guitarist Dimebag Darrell was shot dead at the Alrosa Villa in Ohio and in 2018, Darrell’s brother, Vinnie Paul, died aged 54 from severe coronary artery disease and an enlarged heart.In an interview in 2019, Anselmo teased the possibility of a Pantera tribute tour with Wylde.Now, it has been confirmed that the guitarist, who has also worked with Ozzy Osbourne and is the frontman of the Black Label Society, is on board for the tour along with Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante.Speaking in a new interview with Jose Mangin and Matt Pinfield for promoter Danny Wimmer Presents’ YouTube channel, Wylde said: “I think it’s a beautiful thing.

Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera.The news was shared by Kiwi filmmaker David Farrier in his subscriber-only newsletter. He also elaborated in a Twitter thread, noting that the unidentified woman told him, “It’s not easy raising three of the heaviest bands.”The filmmaker, who helmed Netflix’s 2018 documentary series Dark Tourism, says he has seen the kids’ birth certificates.

Pantera guitarist was killed at the Alrosa Villa in 2004 by Nathan Gale along with four other fans. Gale was shot dead by police officer James Niggemeyer during the incident.According to the Columbus Dispatch, the venue is now being turned into affordable housing after the Columbus City Council voted on Monday (June 7) to use $2.175million (£1.5million) from the city’s Affordable Housing Bond Fund for apartments to be built on the current location.This former North Columbus nightclub will be

Dave Grohl is thisclose to finishing a new Foo Fighters album. “It’s the record that we’ve threatened to make for a long time,” he says. “We’re finally doing something that’s surprising even us.” But on Thursday afternoon, Grohl is 100% focused on late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott, who is being honored that night at the eleventh annual Dimebash at the Observatory in Anaheim, just down the road from NAMM. (Abbott was shot to death by a fan during a show in Cleveland in 2004.)