<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Dimebag-darrell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/dimebag-darrell Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:36:22 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I thought he was on about the new Dime Guitarz, but then I re-read the message…” Ola Englund plays Dimebag Darrell’s actual guitars at Dimebash tribute show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ola-englund-plays-dimebags-southern-cross-washburn hDRGEi4aFo6P4jYUMTMBVE Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:36:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I started hearing about these guitar contests that he would enter every year in Texas, and he was the best guitarist for six years running”: Jerry Cantrell recalls the first time he met the “otherworldly” Dimebag Darrell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-jerry-cantrell-met-dimebag-darrell-in-the-early-years-of-pantera 7Wk4eyVzePdRyiMo4pNUqn Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:43:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I saw Ace Frehley bending backwards doing a solo. That’s when it clicked with me: ‘I wanna be a rock guy now!’” Inspired by Kiss, Metallica and Dokken, DRAIN’s Cody Chavez is the hardcore hero who isn’t afraid to shred ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/cody-chavez-drain-is-your-friend LBES3UniHhJkRixZgNQFhX Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:21:55 +0000 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:23:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One day, when I was learning to play guitar, I was stomping around the house because my playing was in a rut. My dad, who's a great guitarist, said something I’ve always remembered”: Dimebag Darrell on the priceless playing advice he got from his father ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dimebag-darrell-on-the-priceless-playing-advice-he-got-from-his-father YsePK5Nx2zxC9TVv6fi2PG Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:21:54 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:01:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This, ladies and gentlemen, is Dimebag’s number one guitar”: Dimebag Darrell’s Dean From Hell guitar makes a surprise comeback with Pantera ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/dimebag-dean-from-hell-return kjXZpM5xTLLYJknKkjL63b Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:08:19 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:57:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think Pantera might’ve talked about this in Hot and Heavy”: Kayla Kent nails Eddie Van Halen’s Ice Cream Man solo in the style of Dimebag Darrell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kayla-kent-dimebag-darrell-eddie-van-halen-ice-cream-man-solo adqgehunvgVyb9a8NbYXg6 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:49:41 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:56:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dime recorded tons of unfinished riffs, and there were things he had lying around... hidden gems”: Zakk Wylde says there have been talks about recording new Pantera material based on unreleased Dimebag Darrell demos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zakk-wylde-new-pantera-material-old-dimebag-darrell-riffs bPzzpWoFYqqotWeebBFqg Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:25:55 +0000 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:09:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Don’t be one of those people that goes, ‘Oh, my pinkie’s weak, I ain’t gonna use it.’ It’s there, so why not use the #$%*er?” When Dimebag Darrell answered Guitar World readers’ questions, he didn’t hold back – and revealed some ingenious playing secrets ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dimebag-darrell-reader-q-and-a Hrr65orUJPZQmdakGMbyrc Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:32:27 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:43:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of guitarists who can play killer leads get real sterile on their rhythm stuff – they’re all too careful about playing their chords dead straight”: Dimebag Darrell wrote 42 lesson columns for Guitar World. Here’s the best advice he shared ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/best-of-dimebag-darrell-riffer-madness-column ywKBDBdbDZbkZHw4hiawH6 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:39:04 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:15:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I really don't want to do this this way, but I pretty much have no choice now”: The jury's out on new Pantera material, but Dimebag Darrell-channeling shredder Kayla Kent is making the next-best thing – all she needs is a singer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kayla-kent-demo-and-singer-auditions ubxjqSVyBFtBbfFCzbXuni Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:21:14 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:59:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was 5:30am when the phone rang – it was Dime. ‘We’re mastering the album, and I need to re-cut a part this morning. Can you get a Les Paul and a Korg G3 to me by 9am?’” How Dimebag Darrell’s Floods outro was re-recorded at (literally) the last minute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-dimebag-darrell-recorded-the-floods-outro-at-the-last-minute XLQZasTrWpHwQjRmomYYpj Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:38:09 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:08:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was 16 or 17, and he was already jumping on people’s tables with cocktails on them, flipping the guitar backwards while playing it”: Pantera’s road crew share their memories of Dimebag Darrell – and why he was a guitar hero from the very beginning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/pantera-roadcrew-on-dimebag-darrell THJrwCP7XqvtWUqZEdgcPD Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:42:45 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:41:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Darrell’s solo in Cowboys from Hell hitme like lightning”: Kerry King, Alex Skolnick, Zakk Wylde and more of Dimebag Darrell’s friends and fans pick their favorite solos from the late Pantera guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dimebag-darrell-favorite-solos vibxitAAt6heULeeNgV7yB Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:20:40 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s wonderful passing on anything about Darrell to fans old and new. He was an incredible person”: How Rita Haney, Dimebag’s soulmate and partner in crime, keeps the late guitarist's memory burning more brightly than ever ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rita-haney-on-preserving-dimebag-darrell-legacy nZHNjapMnwQ5DN7QRuBUtd Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:49:34 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:44:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dime was taken from us too soon, and I’ve yet to see that next ‘it’ guitar guy. I’m sure there are some out there, but none that stormed the scene like Dime did”: Star players from Kerry King to Chad Kroeger on what made Dimebag Darrell a true original ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/what-made-dimebag-darrell-a-true-guitar-original br7QRLMh6AdfGtQ5ASxbjh Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:45:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:28:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had to have a spare liver and pancreas on ice… Then I missed my flight, and that’s when the comedy really began”: Zakk Wylde tells the story behind his infamous Guitar World cover with Dimebag Darrell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zakk-wylde-on-his-legendary-guitar-world-cover-shoot-with-dimebag-darrell cxK5xjPYr8NTipW4P5bK7Y Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:10:13 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:24:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The amp’s fast, punchy response immediately inspired me to butcher all the Dime riffs I know, and I had an absolute blast”: We’ve played the Dimebag Warhead amp – and it is 100% crushing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-amp-heads/weve-played-the-dimebag-warhead-amp jD8j9Je9zFk62VmixAtYKC Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:29:17 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:11:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He ran home and came back with a grocery sack full of old, rusty pedals he had lying around his mom’s house”: Terry Date recalls Dimebag Darrell’s unconventional approach to tone in the studio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/producers-engineers/terry-date-on-dimebag-darrell-unconventional-approach-to-tone 9VJBNWCMTqeCyHRAv8TRqj Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:09:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He thought it sucked and I told him to leave it alone. I was literally in tears”: Rex Brown on the Dimebag Darrell guitar solo he fought to keep on record ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rex-brown-favorite-dimebag-darrell-guitar-solo h9Qo3M2rZ264zN6TJKyjBb Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:27:00 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:28:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He goes, ‘There’s one condition. You have to come to my house, and I’ll stripe it for you personally’”: That time Eddie Van Halen promised Dimebag Darrell a collectible EVH inspired by his beloved Bumblebee – which he vowed to paint himself ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dimebag-darrell-eddie-van-halen-art-series-guitar-promise V7LR5RpV9SfkMS3EqEzanf Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:52:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:19:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I couldn’t be happier to come back after all these years”: Pantera’s Rex Brown rejoins Spector’s artist ranks – less than a year after dropping his first Epiphone signature ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/rex-brown-rejoins-spector Purn5nBJak7TAk2VnUj3KU Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:21:03 +0000 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:53:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I used to get into fights with kids at school who thought Ace wasn’t as good as Jimmy Page. I’d fight for his honor”: Dimebag Darrell and Snake Sabo on their love of Ace Frehley, and how the Kiss legend shaped their playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dimebag-darrell-snake-sabo-ace-frehley-influence S2HstQpz5TpycqZPDwnmEX Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:55:18 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:31:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A celebration of Dimebag’s timeless influence”: Dimebag Darrell’s Warhead amp has been revived as a compact lunchbox head – and it was tested during Pantera rehearsals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/warhead-dimebag-darrell-amp-launch ySAsQBSqxFsVFMgd4NXqq5 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:49:54 +0000 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:53:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dimebag Darrell wrote the book on the art of shredding – but his rhythm style took metal riffing to a new level ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/dimebag-darrell-rhythm-guitar-style niTq8cB4TcnEcTMfxamL4 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:26:31 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:28:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dime had wanted to do a solo project for years… There was so much second-guessing and worrying about sounding like Pantera”: Inside the making of Dimebag Darrell’s final album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/damageplan-new-found-power-sterling-winfield RJ2xgiRmZ8LnoCiy5txtMZ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:27:38 +0000 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:12:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dimebag Darrell was a shredder like no other – learn the solo licks that made him a metal legend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/dimebag-darrell-metal-shred BHdp9AX4aFPd95MHnFK59T Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:49:50 +0000 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:05:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the greatest wah, for me, that’s ever been made”: Kirk Hammett owns 200 wah pedals, but this is his studio go-to – and it’s not his signature Cry Baby ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kirk-hammett-favorite-wah-pedal qsDkFjSjaSVL5kBnWc8FSo Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:20:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dean Zelinsky has issued another Dimebag Guitarz tease – and it looks like the Stealth is returning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dean-zelinsky-dimebag-guitarz-stealth PmFH5jNjzXYDdPGheT8dYR Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:13:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dimebag Darrell’s legendary Warhead amp is returning this year – could his guitars be next? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dimebag-darrell-warhead-amp-2023 AV3QhAdwJ987FABwfvrpF9 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:18:07 +0000 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:10:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde: “It’s not just about Dime’s chops – it’s about what he created. That’s his legacy – and it’s way, way bigger than just being a great lead player” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/zakk-wylde-learning-dimebag-darrell-pantera speSaKy6bk7gYkcyam67cW Tue, 04 Jul 2023 15:57:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can see Zakk’s deep love and respect for Dimebag – that’s the reason I’m there, too”: Dime’s tech Grady Champion talks getting back on the road with Pantera ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/grady-champion-dimebag-darrell-guitar-tech-pantera ZNMNz5WWDpqfa64B3C2pLQ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 15:05:31 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:57:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ When Zakk Wylde needed a hand with Dimebag Darrell’s guitar parts, where did he turn? To Ola Englund’s YouTube channel, of course ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ola-englund-zakk-wylde-pantera-reunion bW3Uyi5j75j5BFsSxbuaUf Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:57:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Nita Strauss rip Pantera's Cowboys From Hell as she kicks off her Summer Storm tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nita-strauss-cowboys-from-hell-pantera g5DZyYZmzUWJrxVCVy5TUM Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:21:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kirk Hammett remembers his last encounter with Dimebag Darrell: "I still regret not taking the time to have a full conversation with him" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kirk-hammett-dimebag-darrell-last-encounter 6g9pJGtScMVzTJ4khujXhm Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:55:42 +0000 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:06:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde’s latest Pantera guitar is a tribute to Dimebag Darrell’s Dean From Hell – is a new guitar line in the works? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/zakk-wylde-dimebag-darrell-dean-from-hell-tribute pxcdUZXx6bc77tCzzM9L8k Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:02:32 +0000 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:58:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ What if Dimebag Darrell played the solo in Megadeth’s Symphony of Destruction? Kayla Kent makes it a reality – and the results are scary accurate ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kayla-kent-dimebag-darrell-megadeth-symphony-of-destruction-solo 6RG2VCxSyH2MJv48fwRAp6 Wed, 24 May 2023 14:42:38 +0000 Wed, 24 May 2023 14:44:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde reveals why he and Dimebag Darrell never jammed together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/why-zakk-wylde-and-dimebag-darrell-never-jammed-together AS4FzJHk2khGc3rpfpgjFm Mon, 22 May 2023 11:35:40 +0000 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:58:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Hetfield recalls Dimebag Darrell introducing him to solid-state amps: “He had this freaking amazing crunch going on” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/james-hetfield-dimebag-darrell-solid-state-amps ru3aFka4EJFNVuivPNFHZH Wed, 03 May 2023 13:54:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dean Zelinsky teases potential new Dimebag Darrell model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dean-zelinsky-dimebag-darrell-2023 9dVSkiRQGyDgzQ6UXGjXa4 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 20:00:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why Madonna played Pantera’s A New Level on a Gibson Les Paul for an entire tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/why-madonna-played-pantera-a-new-level PvL5o7XaGKLRQ9SQnEj87m Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:01:49 +0000 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:05:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ This monster St. Vincent riff was inspired by Pantera’s Cowboys From Hell – so much so that Annie Clark worried she was “going to be sued” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/st-vincent-cowboys-from-hell-riff Qz4dXzspKvGfvUWUKXGhi4 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:48:30 +0000 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:41:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 25 greatest Pantera songs of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/greatest-pantera-songs-of-all-time 95siTAPmG8xfAKsMgTijRi Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:03:45 +0000 Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:05:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kayla Kent – a YouTuber heralded for nailing Dimebag Darrell’s playing style – has already learned one of Zakk Wylde’s live Pantera solos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kayla-kent-zakk-wylde-pantera-solo-cover MfQmTHwLxtssEr45ZUA9Vd Fri, 09 Dec 2022 17:07:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Dimebag Darrell's Destructional Home Video – a lost private guitar lesson from 2003 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dimebag-darrell-destructional-home-video-lost-lesson 2CtAuLySoV5HB3CZv4zqcC Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:57:28 +0000 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:09:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 32 greatest Texas guitarists of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-texas-guitarists-of-all-time TC8UmMchxqbsL4PwXxXQ3B Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:54:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:20:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Pantera play their first show in 21 years with Zakk Wylde on guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/pantera-first-show-in-21-years-with-zakk-wylde Kbhfa4DHqPTijeN9Fx64fn Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:51:28 +0000 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:22:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nickelback's Chad Kroeger reveals the 10 guitarists who shaped his sound – and they're heavier than you might expect ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/nickelback-chad-kroeger-10-guitarists-who-shaped-my-sound t2SjNNEVyzQQMQ2Zsov7JR Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:48:36 +0000 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:52:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde has been using YouTube guitar lessons to learn Dimebag's parts for Pantera's upcoming tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/zakk-wylde-using-youtube-lessons-to-learn-dimebags-parts-for-pantera-tour VgxL669gXP3c3dJ9bXseqm Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:28:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde on why his new online guitar course is about "not burning the steak", and how he's approaching Dimebag Darrell's parts for Pantera's upcoming shows ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/zakk-wylde-berzerker-guitar-camp tConF3TkU8EXvoQFND4EmB Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:28:03 +0000 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:31:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde says replicating Dimebag Darrell’s playing style is impossible: “It's like if Randy Rhoads played Eruption, it would sound like Randy, not Eddie Van Halen” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/zakk-wylde-dimebag-darrell-pantera-challenges 9PYdzh2Zo5fLzmwANdSyvZ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:04:54 +0000 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:55:00 +0000