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Cinema Blend Feeds (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
This year, playing on the main stage with Ozzy will be: Serj Tankian, Metallica, Jonathan Davis, Cavalera Conspriracy, Shadows Fall, Apocalyptica, Hellyeah and In This Moment. But fixing to be better than all that is the special all-star tribute to slain Pantera guitarist Dimebag' Darrell Abbott
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F-News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Pop superstar MADONNA paid tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott by playing what sounds a lot like the main riff to PANTERA's classic song "A New Level" during her May 10, 2008 performance at Radio One's Big Weekend at Mote Park in Maidstone, UK. Watch the footage below. (The "A New Level" riff can be heard six minutes and 20 seconds into the video.) MADONNA's current touring...
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Billboard (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Serj Tankian, Hellyeah, Sevendust and Shadows Fall, among others, are scheduled to appear at this year's one-off Ozzfest, to be held Aug. 9 at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas. An all-star tribute to late Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott is also on tap.
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Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... took place at the now defunct Sting Nightclub in New Britain, CT. It was March 1993 and it was Pantera who where just breaking big while in the midst of their Vulgar Display of Power tour. There I was a scrawny high schooler caught in a mosh pit during such Pantera staples as Fucking Hostile, By Demons Be Driven, and Live In A Hole. The venue was an old roller rink, an ideal venue...
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Metal Martyr (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
According to Blabbermouth.net, a Dimebag Darrell picture book is in the works: A picture book celebrating the life of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abott compiled by his brother, Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) and father, Jerry Abbott, is scheduled for release this summer. Also in the works is the follow-up to the DVD...
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Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
OUT of every great tragedy some good must come, and vocalist/influential metal titan Phil Anselmo has certainly weathered what would be a turbulent chapter in anybodies book recently. Down play here on Saturday.
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The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Down, Carling Academy, Glasgow, April 8 **** Duncan Bryceland Live ReviewsDESPITE technical difficulties and lengthy gaps between songs, metal supergroup Down still managed an inspired performance.Ex-Pantera singer Phil Anselmo led the all-star cast as they blended their own bourbon-soaked Southern American sounds with Black Sabbath riffs and heavy grooves.Anselmo constantly...
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Music News (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
... of the Rock List: Next Velvet Revolver Singer. In the meantime, here’s who we’re lobbying for: • Phil Anselmo: All the haters who thought VR didn’t rock hard enough with the glam-happy Weiland would roll out the red carpet for the former voice of Pantera. • Chris Cornell: Because not only does Audioslave not want him, but having Timbaland produce his solo album and cashing...
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Metal Martyr (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Dimebag Hardware, a small clothing line dedicated to the memory of Dimebag Darrell Abbott is up and running at dimebaghardware.com. By clicking on the pictures of the t-shirts on the site it will take you directly to Guitarcenter.com where you can purchase the t-shirts at very fair prices. This is just the beginning of [...]
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MethodShop (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
... supergroups, a lot of them usually don’t last long. But for New Orleans’ Down – made up of Ex-Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, Corrosion of Conformity guitarist Pepper Keenan, Crowbar guitarist Kirk Windstein, and Eyehategod drummer Jimmy Bower – there has been something special that has kept them unified for over 15 years.In the last days of June in 2007,...
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prefix (Free subscription) | 02/26/2008
Man, it would be so easy to hate Arson Anthem's debut EP. I could roll my eyes at the band's blatant unoriginality. I could bristle at the idea of the band members devoting their press campaign to spread the word about how little they care about what people think. Maybe make a joke about how Phil Anselmo gave up heroin for a side-project addiction -- makes three currently active bands...
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Metal Martyr (Free subscription) | 02/02/2008
Damn, it's been over three years and every other day we are still seeing news about Dimebag’s death and Rita Haney bitchin about Phil Anselmo and trying to point fingers for his murder. Enough of all this “He Said-She Said” BullShit already. You can call Phil what you want, you can blame anyone you please [...]
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Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
... a Light follows the band on and offstage during two 2006 shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre. Two Pantera fans are trying to get a statue of slain rocker “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott erected in his hometown of Dallas, TX. The duo has set up a MySpace page to track their progress. Domestic abuse charges have been dropped against the Shins ‘ Marty Crandall and his ex-girlfriend...
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Whiskey Fire (Free subscription) | 12/21/2007
The Behind the Music on Pantera is absolutely mesmerizing -- great, great television. Completely absorbing. Some transcriptions: NARRATOR: By 1995 Pantera was the heaviest metal band in the world. Propelled by guitarist Dimebag Darrell's frenzied fretwork, the Texas outfit's bone-rattling...
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liveDaily News Blog (Free subscription) | 12/19/2007
Heavy metal supergroup [ ] continues to rock newly won fans all over the country, adding fresh dates behind the band's self-titled debut album.The group--Mudvayne's Chad Gray (vocals) and Greg Tribbett (guitar), Nothingface's Tom Maxwell (guitar), Pantera/Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and Damageplan's Bob Zilla--kicks off an early 2008 headlining run Jan. 25 in Clifton...
