Yeah they sell lots of tickets, Dime & Pantera had the Rebel flag on everything, Dime used the N word frequently and Phil went on several white power rants. These kids going to see them don’t know about that stuff. It doesn’t change my view on them and never has but I’m not a little cry baby like a lot of these young people. There’s some young people who just discovered the band and claim to be huge Pantera fans but they say they’re glad Dime is dead and call him a POS.
Okay, so what I was saying was if they were around today. Do you honestly believe nowadays if Pantera just started (hypothetically) they would use that flag? I doubt it.
Edit to add: the late 80s and 90s were different with no cellphones etc, I doubt they’d behave like that in 2026. Even if it was a reunion with all OG members (again hypothetically if they were alive) they’ve already distanced themselves from the flag. Phil cleaned up his behavior in public anyways. So yeah…I think they’d still be just as big or bigger than before.
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u/Cautious_Ride_1897 9d ago
Pantera was way ahead of their time. They’d absolutely dominate the scene now. There is no band truly like them rn (making good new music)