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“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

The acclaimed producer describes Dimebag as a force of nature – and reflects on that ill-fated time when the late Pantera guitarist decided to give him a guitar lesson…

Guitar World

“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

An all-star panel names the leads that cemented Dimebag’s name in the guitar history books

Guitar World

NAMM 2025: “That’s my little secret weapon… Old Blue” – Morley teams up with Pantera’s Rex Brown for signature wah pedal with an “intense monstrous sweep”

Based on Brown’s Pro Series II Wah, with gnarly glow-in-the-dark details, this Sweetwater exclusive is available now

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“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

The new pedal is based on the bassist’s faithful Morley Pro Series II wah that he picked up in the 1990s

Guitar World

Inside 'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera': O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Gerard Butler Talk Action and Humor - INTERVIEW

The actors return to their prickly but lovable characters this time in Europe. Buttler and Jackson Jr. also shared their favorite behind-the-scenes moments including a hilarious deleted scene!

Latin Times

The Wildest Crime Thriller Sequel Of The Year Is A Shocking Improvement

'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' is bigger and better, but retains the original's dirtbag charm.

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“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

The Pantera producer reveals the (sometimes extreme) measures Dime would take to achieve his desired tone

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The ultimate Dimebag Darrell tribute – and the Ultimate Gear Guide! – only in the new Guitar World

Starring the best of Dimebag's classic Riffer Madness column, a transcription of Pantera's 5 Minutes Alone and input from Zakk Wylde, Kerry King, Glenn Tipton, Nita Strauss and many more

Guitar World

“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

The Pantera bassist picked his favorite Dimebag guitar solo, and recalled how it brought him to tears

Guitar World

“The seven deadly sins were invented by the church. They weren’t invented by God so I don’t give them too much credence“: How Max Cavalera came through his personal dark ages to make Soulfly’s Omen album

Quitting? That’s not Max Cavalera’s style

Metal Hammer

“I go to church every Sunday when I’m home. Especially now I’ve replaced the booze with glue”: From GN’R and Pantera to Ozzy Osbourne and God, Zakk Wylde is the most connected man in rock

It’s Zakk Wylde’s world - we just live in it

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“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

Dimebag had designs on getting his name down for a limited-edition Charvel EVH Art Series guitar, but when Van Halen himself found out, he promised to go one step further

Guitar World

“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

Brown relied on his Spector basses for the band’s final three albums, and took his stash on the road after Pantera reformed in 2022

Guitar World

“He kept sneaking into our studio and hanging out with us. And then, the minder would come in like, ‘Have you seen Ozzy?’” Metallica’s Robert Trujillo explains how he met Ozzy Osbourne

Apparently the Prince Of Darkness enjoyed wandering off when he was supposed to be recording music…

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“He wasn’t a phoney. He didn’t have to be somebody else – he felt comfortable being himself“: We lost Dimebag Darrell 20 years ago today. His brother Vinnie Paul never let his memory die

Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell died 20 years ago today, on December 8, 2004. In 2007, his brother Vinnie Paul paid tribute to a giant of metal

Metal Hammer

Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante says Metallica were right about Napster and that Spotify is where "music goes to die"

Anthrax and revived Pantera drummer says industry 'fucked us so bad. you'd make more money selling lemonade.'

Metal Hammer

"If myself and Dave Mustaine could have co-existed, Megadeth would have been a very different band." Kerry King on riffs, venomous housepets and which bands he'd join given the chance

Thrash metal icon Kerry King answers fan questions and discusses which legendary bands he'd love to tour with

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Watch Zakk Wylde bring some metal to the US national anthem ahead of last night's NFL game between the Seattle Seahawks and LA Rams

Living guitar god Zakk Wylde hammers out The Star-Spangled Banner

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Azra Games, a blockchain-based video game developer, raises $42 million from Pantera Capital

Many crypto enthusiasts have tried and failed to combine the multi-billion dollar video game industry with NFTs and blockchain technology. Out of 2,817 web3 games launched between 2019 and 2023, 75.5% of them failed, according to a CoinGecko report. For whatever reason, the two industries have struggled to mesh—but that…

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James Hetfield vows Metallica will never be "a legacy band"

New music is a vital part of the package that thrash metal icons Metallica want to keep giving their fans

Louder

“The last time I saw Dimebag Darrell, he hands a bottle of JD over, I take a huge pull off it and throw up. I think I told him I loved him”: Why Nickelback are the rock band all other rock bands secretly wish they were

In 2005, Nickelback were already one of the biggest rock bands in the world – and All The Right Reasons was about to make them even bigger

Guitar World

“If the company won't step up, the forums will”: After she was revealed as a potential Pantera guitarist, Kramer offered Kayla Kent a guitar – but when it turned down her ideas, a Kramer fan group built it instead

Kent has been playing a rare JK8000 for most of her career, but when Kramer said it couldn't build her a backup, a fan forum stepped in to make her dream guitar a reality

Crikey

Big Fish, Little Fish: Australia’s national literature is being swallowed up

Two independent book publishers were recently absorbed by larger companies. This doesn’t bode well for the health of our literary culture.

Crikey

Albrechtsen gets lost, another indie swallowed, and MPs schtum on video game shindig

Plus, are potentially catastrophic spills now so common that they barely merit a mention?

WhatToWatch

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera — release date, reviews, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Gerard Butler crime thriller

Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson are back in Den of Thieves 2, this time working together. Here's everything you need to know.

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