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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 8 June 23

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

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 24 May 23

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

Zakk Wylde reveals why he and Dimebag Darrell never jammed together

By Matt Owen published 22 May 23

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”

Zakk Wylde used a Guitar World buyer’s guide to help him assemble his Pantera rig

By Matt Owen published 16 May 23

The Black Label Society titan stumbled on Guitar World's advice while searching for the one pedal he needed to harness Dimebag Darrell's sound – and said “he wouldn't be able to get through the Pantera show” without it

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

By Matt Parker published 3 May 23

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

James Hetfield of Metallica – writer of the heaviest riff of all time, according to some metal musicians

Metal musicians were asked to pick the heaviest riff of all time. This Metallica riff was the (not so clear) winner

By Matt Parker published 27 March 23

Revolver asked pro metal players to decide on the most crushing guitar line of all time. Here’s what they came up with...

Zakk Wylde is selling stage-played guitars from the forthcoming Pantera tour at VIP meet and greets

By Jonathan Horsley published 9 February 23

The Wylde man of guitar is selling VIP packages where you can hang out, grab a photo, an autograph, and get your mitts on a super-aggressive Wylde Audio guitar, too

[L-R] Zakk Wylde, Scott Ian and Gary Holt

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

By Amit Sharma published 2 February 23

Midway through their Anthrax and Black Label Society co-headlining tour with special guests Exodus, the metal legends share how they developed their distinctive tones and techniques, and why Tony Iommi is the “Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Lennon, McCartney and Burt Bacharach of riffs”

Pantera’s upcoming concert in Vienna has been canceled

By Matt Owen published 26 January 23

It's the third cancellation for the recently reformed metal outfit, who were dropped from the Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festival lineups earlier this week

Foo Fighters replace Pantera at Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals

By Matt Owen published 25 January 23

The band confirmed they will be headlining the German festivals, after Pantera were dropped from the bill earlier this week

Pantera removed from this year's Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park lineups

By Sam Roche published 24 January 23

Organizers of two of Europe's biggest music festivals say the decision has been taken following “intensive conversations with artists, partners and festival fans”

Pantera announce massive North American headline tour through 2023 and 2024

By Matt Owen published 20 January 23

Scheduled to start in July this year and conclude more than a year later, the tour will also feature Lamb of God as support

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 20 January 23

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

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 11 January 23

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

Pantera producer says it's “entirely possible” the current tribute lineup will release new music

By Matt Owen published 6 January 23

Zakk Wylde, Charlie Benante, Rex Brown and Phil Anselmo may follow up their current tour with new material, according to Sterling Winfield – but it might not be under the Pantera name

The 25 greatest Pantera songs of all time

By Richard Bienstock published 5 January 23

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

Mark Tremonti was asked to try out for Pantera – here’s why he declined

By Matt Parker published 4 January 23

“You have to be a certain type of personality” to fill Dimebag’s shoes, notes the Alter Bridge guitarist

Zakk Wylde and his DigiTech Whammy pedal

Scott Ian controlled Zakk Wylde’s DigiTech Whammy pedal at Pantera’s recent show

By Matt Owen published 14 December 22

The Anthrax man revisited a role he once performed for Dimebag Darrell when Pantera were on tour in '97/'98, and operated a DigiTech Whammy V that carried a strong instructional message

Rex Brown to miss remainder of Pantera's South American shows after contracting COVID-19

By Sam Roche published 13 December 22

Bass duties look like they'll be shared by Cattle Decapitation's Derek Engemann and former Down bassist Bobby Landgraf for the band's two remaining shows in São Paulo, Brazil

Rex Brown misses Pantera show in Santiago, Chile after reported “health issues”

By Sam Roche published 12 December 22

Former Cattle Decapitation bassist and Phil Anselmo collaborator Derek Engemann assumed low-end duties for the event

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