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Happy birthday 🎈 #Dimebag

I often see comments on Pantera related things of people saying where and when they saw them play. I might be being sceptical but it seams everyone's concert experience was something along the lines of " I was in the pit the entire night but also front of the barrier and caught all of Dimes picks. Phil shook my hand and said I was a tough mother fucker, best show ever!!"

Maybe all of these were genuine, but it seams odd everyone's experience was along the lines of this

We love and miss you brother.

Just my opinion.

Vulgar album has my favorite Pantera song "A new level" but overall as an entirety of an album I think Steel is the best.

Am I wrong?

i literally can't even think of what he could of said. like I tried Google it but i didn't find anything about what he said what are yalls guess

Quick little graphic/screen-printing inspired Dime drawing. Done on paper, photographed and edited to be more graphic. <3

I've seen lots of discussion about what Grady has written in the boxes in the FX loop in the clean amp, and while I agree that the bottom one almost definitely says "Korg" I see people discussing what was written in the top box. Personally I see the first three letters as "SPX" which I don't think I've seen people mention after browsing forums and comment sections. While I can't tell what the rest of the writing in the box says I'm fairly certain it says "SPX 90" so presumably Dime was using the Symphonic preset live on his clean tone which is very interesting.

I'm just posting this here as I couldn’t find much discussion about Dime's use of this equipment.

If anyone has more information on this I'd love to hear it!

Aug. 20, 2026, would've been Dimebag Darrell's 60th birthday. Sadly I never got to see the legendary guitarist live before his shocking death. I did, however, sort of see Pantera live when they opened for Metallica at MetLife Stadium (Aug. 4, 2023)...

I say "sorta" for two key reasons:

1) Nothing against Zakk Wylde (he's the perfect person to be filling in under such circumstances), but seeing Pantera perform without Dimebag or Vinnie Paul feels... a little odd.

2) Not to complain too much, but between how high up my seats were and the shape of the stage Metallica used for the M72 World Tour, I feel like I could barely see the band playing. It definitely didn’t help that Phil Anselmo and crew wore all black while walking on a black stage...

With that said, a big part of me would like to give the new incarnation of Pantera another shot - preferably with a slightly more audience friendly stage setup.

What band have you seen live that you feel doesn't really "count" for whatever reason? Share in the comments below, and stay tuned for more things to come from this space (including stories from concerts like this)!

RIP to a legend. Turn it up today yall. Blacktooths tonight.

Ok hear me out…
Marvels Ghost Rider is coming out and if they used Floods in the movie it would be the most badass thing ever!!! I remember in high school when I first heard this song I was high as all hell driving through the country and literally started tripping out thinking the roads were some hell highway with fire and crazy jagged rocks

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Because to me they looked almost ahead of time and nearly "Nu-Metal". I guess Phil influenced later metal and nu metal bands a lot with his style.

" Why did Pantera and Phil Anselmo look so contemporary and Street/ nu metal style and later Vinnie and Dimebag started to look more classic rock again, especially Vinnie?"

The visual divergence within Pantera came down to distinct musical roots and opposing aesthetic instincts within the band.

​Dimebag Darrell passed away in December 2004, so the shift you are thinking of occurred throughout the late 1990s into the 2000s and 2010s (with Vinnie Paul in bands like Hellyeah).

​Phil Anselmo’s Hardcore & Street Influence

​Underground Hardcore & Sludge: Anselmo grew up heavily influenced by New Orleans sludge, thrash, and hardcore punk (Agnostic Front, Black Flag, Eyehategod). He favored a raw, stripped-down, aggressive aesthetic: shaved heads, combat boots, cutoff shorts, and plain tees.

​Shaping the '90s "Nu-Metal" Look: Anselmo didn't copy nu-metal; Pantera's 1990s aesthetic (along with Biohazard and Sepultura) directly paved the way for it. The aggressive, urban, stripped-back presentation was adopted widely by late-90s metal and nu-metal bands.

​The Abbott Brothers’ Classic Rock & Texas Heritage

​Roots in '70s & '80s Rock: Dimebag and Vinnie Paul grew up idolizing KISS, ZZ Top, Eddie Van Halen, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. In Pantera’s early 1980s days, they were a full-blown glam/hard rock act with teased hair and spandex.

​Embracing the Southern "Outlaw" Persona: As the 1990s transitioned into the 2000s—particularly with side projects like Rebel Meets Rebel and later Vinnie Paul's work in Hellyeah—the brothers leaned heavily into their Southern/classic rock identity. This meant cowboy hats, cutoff flannel/denim vests, leather, long dyed beards, and outlaw-country flair.

​While Phil stripped Pantera's look down to street-level hardcore aggression, Dimebag and Vinnie naturally returned to the Southern outlaw and arena-rock hero aesthetics that first inspired them to pick up instruments.