Dimebag Darrell

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Nita Strauss (left) and Kasey Karlsen perform onstage at EXIT/IN in Nashville, Tennessee on June 13, 2023
Watch Nita Strauss rip Pantera's Cowboys From Hell as she kicks off her Summer Storm tour

By Jackson Maxwell Published

It's not the first time the Ibanez-wielding virtuoso has tackled a tune by the Texas groove-metal legends, either...

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Kirk Hammett (left) and Dimebag Darrell
Kirk Hammett remembers his last encounter with Dimebag Darrell: "I still regret not taking the time to have a full conversation with him"

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The two last spoke backstage at the 2004 Download Festival, as Hammett frantically searched for a temporary replacement for an ill Lars Ulrich

Guitarists
Zakk Wylde performing live with a Wylde Audio Warhammer with Dimebag Darrell tribute lightning design
Zakk Wylde’s latest Pantera guitar is a tribute to Dimebag Darrell’s Dean From Hell – is a new guitar line in the works?

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The lightning bolt-finished Wylde Audio Warhammer pays homage to Dime’s iconic Dean ML design – and could point towards a new range of guitars inspired by the late guitar hero

Guitarists
Kayla Kent playing a Kramer JK8000
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

By Matt Owen Published

Can anyone channel the spirit of Dimebag better than Kent? We don’t think so – and after watching this, you might agree

Guitarists
Zakk Wylde and Dimebag Darrell
Zakk Wylde reveals why he and Dimebag Darrell never jammed together

By Matt Owen Published

It turns out the two heavy metal titans prioritized other activities in the spare time they shared – ones that involved lots of alcohol and “tons of silliness and stupidity”

Guitarists
James Hetfield and Dimebag Darrell
James Hetfield recalls Dimebag Darrell introducing him to solid-state amps: “He had this freaking amazing crunch going on”

By Matt Parker Published

The Metallica frontman was asked about his time with the Pantera legend and credited Darrell for making him question his tube tone

Guitar Amps
Dimebag Darrell (left) and a Razorback guitar
Dean Zelinsky teases potential new Dimebag Darrell model

By Matt Owen Published

It looks as though a new Razorback is in the works, but is this a custom one-off build for Zelinsky's boutique brand or the sign of an upcoming mass-produced signature?

Electric Guitars
Madonna and Dimebag Darrell perform live
Why Madonna played Pantera’s A New Level on a Gibson Les Paul for an entire tour

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

How a Dimebag Darrell encounter and guitar lessons with the Queen of Pop led to one of the weirdest pop-metal mashups in live music history

Artists
St. Vincent and Pantera's Dimebag Darrell perform live
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”

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Dimebag Darrell is one of St. Vincent’s all-time favorite guitarists, and you can certainly hear the influence here

Guitarists
Dimebag Darrell
The 25 greatest Pantera songs of all time

By Richard Bienstock Published

With Dimebag Darrell's no-holds-barred playing at the fore, these are the best tracks from the metal institution's catalog

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