<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Pantera ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/pantera 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[ “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[ “We need time and space to grieve”: Pantera cancel tour dates to mourn Ozzy Osbourne ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/pantera-cancel-tour-dates-to-mourn-ozzy-osbourne 8JYu8hZaCXun4aAL3z5P5c Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:18:26 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:03:47 +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[ “Around Vulgar, he would get frustrated with me because I couldn’t keep up with what he was doing, guitar-wise – Dime was so far beyond me musically”: Pantera producer Terry Date on how he captured Dimebag Darrell’s lightning in a bottle in the studio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/producers-engineers/terry-date-on-his-pantera-sessions-with-dimebag-darrell TCR64rxLg46hW33vtSQCfg Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:45:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:51 +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[ “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[ “That’s my little secret weapon... Old Blue”: Pantera’s Rex Brown has teamed up with Morley on a recreation of the wah pedal so good Dimebag used to borrow it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/morley-rex-brown-old-blue-signature-wah-pedal 5sEnCndnCoebJQ9ihjPCZM Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:03:01 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:58:27 +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[ “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[ “Discover the taste that embodies his raw energy and unparalleled creativity”: A new whiskey company has been launched in Dimebag Darrell’s name – but the wait for his guitars and amps continues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dimebag-darrell-blacktooth-whiskey 6PTDwZFNtWFiNKK5t9b8nX Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:03:44 +0000 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:06:51 +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[ “I hate punching in. If you don’t have your bassline down, you shouldn’t be doing what you’re doing”: Rex Brown reveals the tricks behind his super-heavy bass technique ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rex-brown-reveals-the-tricks-behind-his-technique YJUJsu7sXTnpGoeRWWzjY3 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:51:49 +0000 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:25:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Thundering his way into the Epiphone core lineup”: Rex Brown’s newest signature Thunderbird bass is here – and it’s the Pantera legend’s first-ever Epiphone model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/epiphone-rex-brown-thunderbird-signature-bass GwA3bXuXnXhsTG67gMd9Mh Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:00:07 +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[ She started out posting scary-accurate Pantera covers that saw her hailed as the guitar reincarnation of Dimebag Darrell – then Kayla Kent found herself in the running to be the band’s new guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kayla-kent-new-pantera-guitarist-list yezKuwbJiXzeLY7CBMWmSP Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:07:50 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:02:07 +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[ Ola Englund was in the running to be Pantera guitarist on the ongoing tribute tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ola-englund-pantera-guitarist-list LyP5x8RSizPHNnQZiLzBYT Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:41:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ A complete rundown of the guitar gear Zakk Wylde has been using with Pantera ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/zakk-wylde-pantera-gear-list whEySundQiytyZaHSsMDKb Sun, 02 Jul 2023 13:00:06 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:30:33 +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[ Zakk Wylde: “The sound of Pantera comes from Dimebag’s love for Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. The playing is rooted in precision” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/zakk-wylde-pantera-reunion jfchw4QxAeYSQ7ANFWLTiB Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:35:37 +0000 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:23:21 +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[ Zakk Wylde used a Guitar World buyer’s guide to help him assemble his Pantera rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/zakk-wylde-guitar-world-pantera-buyer-guide ktkE63NyQMWDXbHHC4Dfd Tue, 16 May 2023 14:33:44 +0000 Tue, 16 May 2023 16:39:59 +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[ Metal musicians were asked to pick the heaviest riff of all time. This Metallica riff was the (not so clear) winner ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/metal-musicians-heaviest-riff-of-all-time bVcRkZhAhUijrDeVSDn4MV Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:21:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde is selling stage-played guitars from the forthcoming Pantera tour at VIP meet and greets ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/zakk-wylde-pantera-vip-meet-and-greets ZTVcUj32tTGoE5qgsG42c6 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:07:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde, Scott Ian and Gary Holt on the furious riffs, high-octane gear and lifer philosophies that shaped their careers – and why everyone cheats with downpicking ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/zakk-wylde-scott-ian-gary-holt-metal-roundtable EKtDqvv939QMCSYEoHDyd4 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:59:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pantera’s upcoming concert in Vienna has been canceled ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/pantera-vienna-2023-canceled anMjx3AZ2KkXWeJJkw2idg Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:41:48 +0000 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:42:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Foo Fighters replace Pantera at Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/foo-fighters-replace-pantera-2023-rock-am-ring-rock-im-park Vy5XVyD9EVQVKNZ45bN7kU Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:36:16 +0000 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:58:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pantera removed from this year's Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park lineups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/pantera-removed-from-rock-am-ring-rock-im-park-lineups XbGdRVgyzPqNSep8iAauL5 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:12:45 +0000 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:17:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pantera announce massive North American headline tour through 2023 and 2024 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/pantera-tour-2023-2024 8L9e8PpnPnNsgERtqgRDVa Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:48:44 +0000 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:53:29 +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