Noone ever talks about Jeff Mayhem Thompson....My friend....The head body guard for the band that took two bullets trying to do his job. I am from Dallas. Mayhem was a mainstay at Scarborough Renaissance Festival. A huge man with a huge heart. There was nothing that Mayhem could of done. People please remember Jeff Thompson aka Mayhem. He did what he could do. He gave his life for this band. He is a hero to me. RIP my friend Mayhem.
That man was hero! God rest his soul. Dimebag has been my favorite guitarist since I first heard them in 1989! God bless all the victims of that night.
Dimebag (guitarist) was shot by a deranged fan whilst onstage with Damageplan at the Alrosa villa nightclub, Columbus, Ohio 2004. Vinnie Paul (drummer) died in 2018 of heart failure. RIP🙏🖤 Also, Cowboys From Hell is another Pantera hit you'll love!
Vinnie Paul aka Vinnie was Dime's big brother and drummer of the band. He passed some years after Dime of a heart attack if I'm not mistaken. The club was in Columbus at Alarosa Villa. Not far from me.... I'm glad I sat out on that show. That would have been traumatizing 😢 .... R.I.P. Dime and Vinnie Paul. The brothers are together again ❤
I had plans to go that night and a family thing came up and I didn't. It was horrible all the way around, but it pretty much ended the Alrosa we all grew up with.
He totally destroyed his voice transitioning from glam metal to groove metal. Listening to recent recordings of this and Cowboys from Hell is pretty painful.
@@GoldTop57 Obviously not what I'm saying. I'm saying since the time he recorded songs like Cemetery Gates and Cowboys from Hell songs like Walk and This Love have destroyed his vocal cords.
@@nim4464 That doesn't matter, he was still carrying on the old sound by hitting those incredible high notes that glam metal is known for, but the two sounds just can't coexist forever.
Pantera was formed as a hair band in Texas back in the early 80's by teenage brothers Diamond Darrell (later Dimebag Darrell) on guitar and Vinnie Paul on drums... Rex Brown (bass) joined w/ Terry Glaze (vocals)... Dime and Vinnie were huge fans of Kiss, Van Halen, Judas Priest and ZZ Top... and those influences shaped their first 3 indie-released albums which they recorded at their dad's studio. Around 1986, Pantera started getting into the heavier bands like Black Sabbath, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer... and they wanted a more aggressive vocalist... New Orleans native Philip Anselmo (vocals) joined in 1987 and recorded their 4th album 'Power metal'... By 1988, Pantera decided to ditch the big hair and spandex. They went for a casual look w/ a harder sound and edge... After years of being passed over by the music industry, Pantera was signed in 1990 after an Atco A&R saw their brutal set at a Texas gig. The new, aggressive Pantera debuted in 1990 w/ the album 'Cowboys from Hell'... they toured like conquering marauders w/ only 2 rules: Kill on the stage... and drink/ party backstage til u drop... Pantera quickly built a reputation as a brutal live band, so much so that Rob Halford (vocals) of Judas Priest became a fan and invited Pantera to open for them on tour. Next major label album 'Vulgar display of power' was a more brutal album w/ groove & melody... it sold gold in the US (and pushed 'Cowboys from hell' past gold sales as well) ...Both albums have sold 2x platinum to date. Without any radio airplay, their 1994 album 'Far beyond driven' reached #1 on the US charts and sold platinum... However, by this point, vocalist Phil Anselmo started experiencing back pain from damage he had suffered on tour... By 1995, he began abusing he+++n (w/ pills and alcohol) to cope w/ the pain and it started making him unpredictable on tour. In 1996, Pantera were ready to end the 90's grunge/ alternative trend w/ the album 'The great southern trendkill'... but the band was fracturing w/ Phil on one side and the rest on the other... Phil suffered an OD after a Pantera show and that didn't help matters internally ... Bassist Rex Brown was becoming weary of the heavy drinking and partying scene that Dime and Vinnie were so fond of, so he started traveling w/ Phil on tour... In 2000, Pantera released their final album 'Reinventing the steel'... but the tour was postponed twice - once in 2000 after Phil broke a rib after a mishap... and again after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The classic Pantera never toured again. Between 2002 - '03, Phil Anselmo decided he needed a break from Pantera... he and Rex Brown recorded a Down album, and then Phil started a hardcore project Superjoint Ritual that released 2 albums by '04. Dime and Vinnie spent 2 years in limbo and finally had enough... They were ready to go w/ a new band Damageplan in 2004 and released 1 album 'New found power'... recorded w/ vocalist Pat Lachman as Damageplan spent '04 touring non-stop. On Dec. 8, 2004, which tragically was the 24th anniversary of John Lennon's death at the hands of a deranged fan... Damageplan were playing a show at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio... A former marine w/ mental illness broke into the club and shot and killed Dimebag Darrell onstage. He fatally shot 3 more people before police arrived and ended his life and rampage. At Dimebag Darrell's funeral, his hero guitarist Eddie Van Halen attended and gave his old guitar to be buried w/ him... The band Kiss even provided him w/ their custom-made casket... However, Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo was not invited to pay his respects and mourn. Drummer Vinnie Paul joined the southern-fried heavy rock band Hellyeah! in 2007 and was happy to be making records and playing live again after losing his brother... Sadly, Vinnie Paul passed away in 2018 from heart failure; he was laid to rest next to his brother Dimebag Darrell. The legacy of Pantera loomed large... Both Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown had declined to reactivate the band. But after they reached an agreement w/ Vinnie and Dime's family, they decided in 2022 to tour as Pantera again to celebrate the late brothers' legacy and music. Ozzy osbourne/ Balck Label Society guitarist Zakk Wylde was a close friend of both Dimebag and Vinnie; he would be in charge of playing Dimebag Darrell's guitar parts live... Charlie Benante of the band Anthrax was chosen to play drums; he was a huge Pantera fan and a personal friend of the band (Dimebag Darrell had contributed lead guitar solos to 3 Anthrax albums)
1st off, you're a legend for posting all this . 2nd. Didn't he lose his wife? That wasn't part of what this song is about? You may have put this in the post but I had to skim it was so long! Haha sorry not a reader by nature.. but he even says . She left me... incomplete... all alone .. etc. No?
@@johnlombardo7816 Not about losing his 'wife'... It's about devastation after losing someone close. If u can't read a post, how r u gonna get thru a book? 🤣
@@sumonjamal1653 I dont! hahaha, the only book i read at all is the Bible, and honestly I do better listening to it on tape.. my attention span is bad, i went down the line reading the comment and got lost about 4 times! sorry, i was trying to hang on I promise!! :/ .. appreciate ya nonetheless!
@@johnlombardo7816 The Bible is the most twisted collection of epic writings that even I can't even begin to start w/ what is relevant/ real or not. If u can't keep up w/ my simple narrative of Pantera's career... how in the name of God can u make sense of the endless depictions of characters that r rooted in the realm of fantasy fiction... even on tape? I'd get bored to death...💀
This song is about a guy who is contemplating suicide in order to reunite with his dead girlfriend because he passes by the cemetery everytime he steps outside. In general, it is just a song about longing for a loved one who passed away. The 'reverend' in the song is whoever you turn to for guidance but fails to give you the kind of answers you are looking for. Vocalist, Phil Anselmo plays the reverend in the video. The guitarist is (Dimebag) Darrell Abbot and yes, he was shot and killed by a fan who blamed him for the breakup of Pantera while playing for Damageplan in 2004. The drummer is Vinnie Paul, his brother who saw him get shot on stage. Darrell did not survive his wounds and Vinnie passed away due to his own medical conditions 14 years later in 2018.
The last part about the shooting is a bit of an exhageration though. Nathan Gale who was the shooter was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and was on medication that wasn't strong enough. He appearantly had dillusions that Pantera were stealing his lyrics and went mad because of it. In all honesty though, nobody really knew what was going through his head as he had a serious mental condition that probably could've been handled appropriately if not for his doctor who was probably the real menace in this all.
@@S1RLANC3 Wow, I did not know ANY of that. I was just going off of what I remembered from my college days. One of the great things about an art school is that there were plenty of heavy metal fans like myself. Several of us in my design class were absolutely crushed when we found out that day.
@@JMulvy I found out about it in my Highschool History class. I've heard stuff from them before but that's what sadly got me truly going down the rabbit hole.
My favorite song from Pantera is called This Love.... you definitely need to check that one out too!!! I don't listen to Pantera as much as I used to, mostly cuz every time I do I remember what happened to Dimebag Darryl (I saw another member explained that he was killed.) I remember watching on MTV News the video of Dimebag being murdered right on stage while playing- you couldn't see anything graphic but you could see what happened pretty well and I was a teenager. It was so sad. Like when John Lennon got killed by an obsessed fan - same thing with Dimebag. Somebody was mad that he left Pantera and killed him on stage in front of his fans. RIP Dimebag💙💙
Dime was shot and killed in Columbus Ohio at Alrossa Villa night club while he was performing with his and his brothers new band Damageplan. On December 8th 2004, Damageplan was on the final stretch of shows on the club tour when Nathan Gale a former Marine and mentally ill individual. Nathan was accusing Dime as being the reason Pantera split up and was no longer a band. When Nathan Gale snuck in through an unlocked door to the club he rushed on stage and fired several shots hitting Dime in the head I believe 3 times at point blank range. Meanwhile Dimebags brother Vinnie Paul was playing drums and witnessed the murder of his brother on stage. I was supposed to attend the show that night but was very ill, and gave my ticket to a friend and he attended the show instead. I live in Cincinnati Ohio a mere 90 minutes from the club in question. One of only 2 people (unrelated to me) that I shed tears for upon their death. The world lost a fantastic guitar player and a truly great person. He only cared about his fans and the music he created, he lived every minute of his life for those two things and he did not care about nothing else. He was a prankster and a genuine human being. R.I.P. Dime you forever will be missed.
Metal heads have more incidence of feeling happier, able to face negative emotions, and more resilient, most of the best metal songs are about facing trauma and facing the hardest things. Definitely the most essential genre for me, like a soothing balm, and Pantera is god level in lyrics and musical mastery. In a crises I would absolutely choose metal heads to survive with, they're usually the nicest people, with guts. Totally misunderstood stereotype.
shouldve done the album version, the intro goes longer and there is a little "battle" of sorts between phil the vocalist and dimebag the guitarist where phil sings matching his guitar pitch, its a 7 minute long song. phil also cant sing like this anymore
Agreed, the intro on the album version just makes the song so much better, the guitar on it is amazing and really adds a little depth when they transition into the chuggy riffs
Dimebag and his brother Vinnie (drummer) both passed. Pantera currently tours with Zack Wylde (ozzy guitarist) and Charlie Benante (Anthrax drummer)... still killing it !!!!! RIP Dimebag and Vinnie !
Need to listen to the album/studio version, the music video cuts the intro out completely to cut the run time down. The intro is essential imo because of the contrast/build up
This actually my favorite Pantera song. (As a huge fan) Walk is great but the vocals, riffs, and melodic changes and lyrics put this one at my #1 for Pantera.
There's just something about the lines "You left me. Incomplete" that always hit me hard. It's like he's referring to the void left in your soul when you lose someone important to you.
Likely been said already but Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul died yrs later after the bs pos shooting that ended with the death of his brother Dime as well as bodyguard Mayhem & don't recall atm, 2 or a few crew members.(ALL OUR BROTHERS) Unfortunately tho that nite, PANTERA the band died..really. Tho PANTERA the experience, the fans the idea did not nor will ever die. I am still as moved by the groove of PANTERA as I ever was & believe no other can do it the same. Close but..nope. Also the shooting happened on my Bday which has since attached heartache/resentment & extremely angry anger to my bdays. PANTERA, commited fans know, was a family like no other band especially in this genre, created & always gave 110% towards it all. RIP all fallen members, fam & fans of PANTERA. I miss y'all as much as I ever did & always will. Phil, please get back up & get it. U R our link to missing & forgotten memories as well as new experiences that which mite not be exactly the same as old ones, but could be as rewarding, most excellent, also overdue closure & a shout out that maybe you & much of us need. Knowing or unknowingly. Were PANTERA fans. And us true ones still think of you & Rex often. Miss you, need ya as much as I think you do as well. Remember when that new level of confidence was new to you & what you all may or may not have promised yourself or others at that time. Get back & bring back that level of music brothers, were still here for you waiting & ready with a doob, a Black Tooth Grin & and a cold one. Go back to basics, safer living, longer living with the fam who is ALWAYS there for you. Ok point made several times several ways ✌
Back in '93 I had the pleasure of spending a couple hours after a show with Dimes, Rex and Vinnie - 3 of the nicest coolest funniest guys i've met that was in a "big" band - they made sure everyone had beers, they made sure to spend time chatting away, Vinnie made a point as well as going round saying goodbye to everyone before he headed back to their hotel. Seriously down to earth people who loved to have fun but happened to make some amazing music together. Saw them a couple times over the years and they were one of the best live bands ever. RIP Dimes and Vinnie. Check out some stuff like "Floods", "Mouth For War", "I'm Broken", "A New Level", "Art Of Shredding" and "Heresy"...among many others!
Dimebag Darrell was buried in a Kiss coffin that was given by Kiss. He also was buried with one of Eddie Vanhalen's guitars. Him and his brother are legends.
Dimebag Darrell was murdered on stage by a former Marine because he believed the band stole his music. Shot Dimebag, point blank, in the back of the head. Dimebag didn't see it coming. I was in Iraq when it happened. RIP Dimebag and Vinny.
This song is about a losing a loved one at a young age and the struggles that come after. Also, you should listen to Cowboy's From Hell. That will be your new work out video my friends. I'm 41 and from the south and love my southern rock, from which Pantera is one of the bangs. Gigidy!! Stay lifted.
Harpo's. :) I hung out there a lot in the 80's. The first time I took my wife out when we met it was a trip to Harpo's. For awhile I lived right across I-94 from it, and could see it from there. That house and much of that neighborhood has had all the homes torn down now.
This one reminds me of my mom dying when I was 9 & I bottled all the pain inside. It actually brings a tear to my eye because it took me 30 years to actually cry & let it out. I swallowed all of it & it fucked me up much more than I thought about it.
Fun fact most ppl don’t know or understand or ever really paid attention to it. But Vinnie plays the drums with the fat end of the sticks hitting the actual drums instead of the small end like every other drummer out there. That’s why he gets so much power out of the drums. He literally beats the fuck out of them.
Dime was the nicest guy ever too. I've heard stories about how he'd give guitar clinics at local music stores while on tour and he'd buy guitars and musical equipment for local kids. He was so classy he did it without the kids knowing he bought it. Why? Because he didn't want the kids to feel embarrassed that their fathers couldn't afford it and it was him that was paying for it. RIP Dime you LEGEND.🤘
You mentioned loving the song Walk I love the song to The story behind the song is, when the band finally came home from a huge successful tour, from the album Cowboy's from Hell, Phil, Darrel and the band noticed, and hearing that there long known friends where talking shit about them behind there backs, like success had gone to there heads, and they where not the same guys in the band anymore. So Phil basically told them if you have something to say Say it to my face punk Or get away ftom me, and Walk !
This is my style. I grew up a total headbanger! I love all these different genres youve been doing. My favorite Pantera song is Walk. Knox just did that one. ❤❤
Cowboys From Hell was Pantera's first Thrash Metal album after being a Glam Rock Band in the 80s. Vulgar Display of Power was their 2nd and biggest selling album...
Oh you know Dime when you hear the guitar guys. His sounds can’t me replicated. His tone is one of a kind. And the signature harmonic Squeals 😌 I miss Dime so much. Vinny is also one of. A kind drummer he has his own unique technique and sounds as well he did a lot of badass riff. My favorite song from Pantera is Domination.
Great story I took my daughter to see him probably 30 years ago in Grand Prairie TX and I had played him so much around the house she knew all the words. So here I am up by the stage with a little girl on my shoulders singing along with Chris. He kept waving and grinning like a proud parent because a little girl knew his songs.
You won’t be hit by a brick when listening to I’m Broken!! It will be more like a 2 ton steel beam!!! Such a badass song!! Same with Mouth For War, Primal Concrete Sledge, Drag the Waters, Revolution Is My Name, Goddamn Electric, Becoming
The members you see: Phil Anselm-lyrics Dimebag Daryl-guitar Rex Brown-bass Vinnie Paul-drums Vinnie and DD were brothers and their dad was a big time country music producer.
Yes it was the Alarosa Villa, in Columbus, OH. We were supposed to be there that night but, I became ill. We were all heartbroken. We just saw Pantera in Columbus. Zakk Wylde has been sitting in the last two years. ( We saw them last year, too. ) Which is perfect, given he and Dime were BFF. You should react to his band Black Lable Society, In This River. It was dedicated to Dime. And played at his funeral and wake. BTW, Zakk has been with Ozzy since he was 19 years old.
Harpos grew up there 1984 till maybe 10 years ago suicidal tendencies and hed p.e. awesome show hung out with hed p.e. got my suicidal skate deck signed by all the guys in the band old dude now great memories thanks for bringing up harpos
After Dimebag's death, Peter Steele, singer of Type O Negative and one of Pantera's best friends, wrote the track "Halloween in Heaven", which I absolutely recommend for y'all
I am from east Texas and went to Dallas/Fort Worth many times for shows. It was always 6 degrees of separation with Vinnie and Darrell. A friend always knew them or bumped into them. I wasn't really into metal at the time, maybe metal adjacent stuff from time to time. Anyway other "southern metal" bands that you might check out are Down, Corrosion of Conformity, and Clutch. I will also throw in Life of Agony on the list.
This song you listened to is from their 1990 album, while "Walk" which you reacted to previously was from their next album in 1992. Pantera got progressively heavier as time went on so you're listening to one of their softer songs.
You should check out 5 Minutes Alone for sure. So many wild stories about Dime. When he was buried Eddie Van Halen showed up at the funeral knowing Dime was a huge fan and brought his yellow and black guitar used on Van Halen II to be placed inside Dimes coffin.
I went to Harpos for probably 50 shows in the late 90s early ‘00. So many great memories there. Crazy story, there was a homeless man right by where we parked one night, and i wanted to help, so i said “hey Will you Keep an eye on my car? I’ll give you $10” which i have him and sure enough he was still there when we came out and reported no one messed with your car. Then every time i went there after that he was there, i eventually began bringing him food and clothes as payment, and even bought him a ticket to see mushroomhead one night, I haven’t thought of that in a long time… thanks for the memories. I have a new respect for you just knowing we may have crossed paths before 🤜🏻🤛🏽 16:36 And yes the stage it’s like 11 ft tall😂
It is still so upsetting to hear people talk about the way Darrell was taken during his prime. One of the most horrific things I could imagine, ESPECIALLY someone like Dime, to be shot down during a performance, it's just beyond comprehension. I grew up in the DFW when Pantera was coming up, seeing them perform at the local clubs like Joe's Garage, The Basement and Dallas City Limits. I will always be broken hearted about it. LONG LIVE PANTERA 🤘🏼R.I.P Darrell and Vinnie 🖤
Always remember and never forget that Pantera is crucial and critical in the music history time-line, Pantera destroyed demolished and obliterated Grunge Music and opened the door for the Nu - Metal movement
Yes you were correct the brother with the curly hair. Phenomenal guitar player. Yes I know that the long hair ruled as a band. Chicks loved long haired guys in a band. It was and should still be part of the criteria imo. His blue guitar is a relic, I forget who has one of his guitars and yes many love to use that style of guitar in heavy metal. Keeping the lights on 🤘🏻🇺🇸
Harpo's is where Warrant recorded their Live 1996 LP. I'm a big Warrant fan. Jani Lane didn't have tremendous range, but He was a good dude I met on several occasions and a great song writer IMO. They are one of my favorite bands and that LP is one of my favorite albums. The acoustics are unmatched. Peace!
I live in Michigan and every band has played at Harpos before. That place is so small I bet it holds a few thousand people maximum but it feels more like 500 lol. The band Hatebreed had the single best performance in the history of harpos. May 27, 2012
Noone ever talks about Jeff Mayhem Thompson....My friend....The head body guard for the band that took two bullets trying to do his job. I am from Dallas. Mayhem was a mainstay at Scarborough Renaissance Festival. A huge man with a huge heart. There was nothing that Mayhem could of done. People please remember Jeff Thompson aka Mayhem. He did what he could do. He gave his life for this band. He is a hero to me. RIP my friend Mayhem.
RIP Mayhem.
Sorry for your loss, man.
Thank you for sharing and reminding us all.
Condolences 😢
@@KiphartAZ Tysm
That man was hero! God rest his soul. Dimebag has been my favorite guitarist since I first heard them in 1989! God bless all the victims of that night.
Rip Mayhem. Sorry for your personal loss bud.
Dimebag (guitarist) was shot by a deranged fan whilst onstage with Damageplan at the Alrosa villa nightclub, Columbus, Ohio 2004. Vinnie Paul (drummer) died in 2018 of heart failure. RIP🙏🖤
Also, Cowboys From Hell is another Pantera hit you'll love!
RIP....for some reason I thought it was Cincinnati but I was wrong lol
Exactly 24 years to the day after John Lennon was murdered
Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio,
🤘🏼🥃
nah stop saying it was a "fan" no fan would do that...more like a hater
Vinnie Paul aka Vinnie was Dime's big brother and drummer of the band. He passed some years after Dime of a heart attack if I'm not mistaken. The club was in Columbus at Alarosa Villa. Not far from me.... I'm glad I sat out on that show. That would have been traumatizing 😢 .... R.I.P. Dime and Vinnie Paul. The brothers are together again ❤
Was pretty recent... Vinnie died in 2018
I had plans to go that night and a family thing came up and I didn't. It was horrible all the way around, but it pretty much ended the Alrosa we all grew up with.
if you like that listen to this love
Some fans also died when stopping the shooter.
@@NO1AEROFAN it was the bouncer who got killed. Only two people died. Dime and the bouncer
Old Pantera joke
Young Phil: He has a little grit in his voice
Older Phil: He has a little voice in his grit
He totally destroyed his voice transitioning from glam metal to groove metal. Listening to recent recordings of this and Cowboys from Hell is pretty painful.
@@emerje0 You’re saying he wrecked his voice around 1990? There was no glam on this album
@@emerje0 Phil was never in Glamtera
@@GoldTop57 Obviously not what I'm saying. I'm saying since the time he recorded songs like Cemetery Gates and Cowboys from Hell songs like Walk and This Love have destroyed his vocal cords.
@@nim4464 That doesn't matter, he was still carrying on the old sound by hitting those incredible high notes that glam metal is known for, but the two sounds just can't coexist forever.
5 minutes alone, Broken, Drag the Waters, and so many others are just pure fire
It's I'm Broken.
Dang..I forgot about Drag the Waters. Thanks for the reminder...adding it to my playlist now
Nice to see far beyond driven getting votes other than mine.
Pantera was formed as a hair band in Texas back in the early 80's by teenage brothers Diamond Darrell (later Dimebag Darrell) on guitar and Vinnie Paul on drums... Rex Brown (bass) joined w/ Terry Glaze (vocals)... Dime and Vinnie were huge fans of Kiss, Van Halen, Judas Priest and ZZ Top... and those influences shaped their first 3 indie-released albums which they recorded at their dad's studio.
Around 1986, Pantera started getting into the heavier bands like Black Sabbath, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer... and they wanted a more aggressive vocalist... New Orleans native Philip Anselmo (vocals) joined in 1987 and recorded their 4th album 'Power metal'... By 1988, Pantera decided to ditch the big hair and spandex. They went for a casual look w/ a harder sound and edge... After years of being passed over by the music industry, Pantera was signed in 1990 after an Atco A&R saw their brutal set at a Texas gig.
The new, aggressive Pantera debuted in 1990 w/ the album 'Cowboys from Hell'... they toured like conquering marauders w/ only 2 rules: Kill on the stage... and drink/ party backstage til u drop... Pantera quickly built a reputation as a brutal live band, so much so that Rob Halford (vocals) of Judas Priest became a fan and invited Pantera to open for them on tour.
Next major label album 'Vulgar display of power' was a more brutal album w/ groove & melody... it sold gold in the US (and pushed 'Cowboys from hell' past gold sales as well) ...Both albums have sold 2x platinum to date.
Without any radio airplay, their 1994 album 'Far beyond driven' reached #1 on the US charts and sold platinum... However, by this point, vocalist Phil Anselmo started experiencing back pain from damage he had suffered on tour... By 1995, he began abusing he+++n (w/ pills and alcohol) to cope w/ the pain and it started making him unpredictable on tour.
In 1996, Pantera were ready to end the 90's grunge/ alternative trend w/ the album 'The great southern trendkill'... but the band was fracturing w/ Phil on one side and the rest on the other... Phil suffered an OD after a Pantera show and that didn't help matters internally ... Bassist Rex Brown was becoming weary of the heavy drinking and partying scene that Dime and Vinnie were so fond of, so he started traveling w/ Phil on tour...
In 2000, Pantera released their final album 'Reinventing the steel'... but the tour was postponed twice - once in 2000 after Phil broke a rib after a mishap... and again after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The classic Pantera never toured again.
Between 2002 - '03, Phil Anselmo decided he needed a break from Pantera... he and Rex Brown recorded a Down album, and then Phil started a hardcore project Superjoint Ritual that released 2 albums by '04.
Dime and Vinnie spent 2 years in limbo and finally had enough... They were ready to go w/ a new band Damageplan in 2004 and released 1 album 'New found power'... recorded w/ vocalist Pat Lachman as Damageplan spent '04 touring non-stop.
On Dec. 8, 2004, which tragically was the 24th anniversary of John Lennon's death at the hands of a deranged fan... Damageplan were playing a show at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio... A former marine w/ mental illness broke into the club and shot and killed Dimebag Darrell onstage. He fatally shot 3 more people before police arrived and ended his life and rampage.
At Dimebag Darrell's funeral, his hero guitarist Eddie Van Halen attended and gave his old guitar to be buried w/ him... The band Kiss even provided him w/ their custom-made casket... However, Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo was not invited to pay his respects and mourn.
Drummer Vinnie Paul joined the southern-fried heavy rock band Hellyeah! in 2007 and was happy to be making records and playing live again after losing his brother... Sadly, Vinnie Paul passed away in 2018 from heart failure; he was laid to rest next to his brother Dimebag Darrell.
The legacy of Pantera loomed large... Both Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown had declined to reactivate the band. But after they reached an agreement w/ Vinnie and Dime's family, they decided in 2022 to tour as Pantera again to celebrate the late brothers' legacy and music.
Ozzy osbourne/ Balck Label Society guitarist Zakk Wylde was a close friend of both Dimebag and Vinnie; he would be in charge of playing Dimebag Darrell's guitar parts live... Charlie Benante of the band Anthrax was chosen to play drums; he was a huge Pantera fan and a personal friend of the band (Dimebag Darrell had contributed lead guitar solos to 3 Anthrax albums)
1st off, you're a legend for posting all this . 2nd. Didn't he lose his wife? That wasn't part of what this song is about? You may have put this in the post but I had to skim it was so long! Haha sorry not a reader by nature.. but he even says . She left me... incomplete... all alone .. etc. No?
@@johnlombardo7816 Not about losing his 'wife'... It's about devastation after losing someone close.
If u can't read a post, how r u gonna get thru a book? 🤣
@@sumonjamal1653 I dont! hahaha, the only book i read at all is the Bible, and honestly I do better listening to it on tape.. my attention span is bad, i went down the line reading the comment and got lost about 4 times! sorry, i was trying to hang on I promise!! :/ .. appreciate ya nonetheless!
@@johnlombardo7816 The Bible is the most twisted collection of epic writings that even I can't even begin to start w/ what is relevant/ real or not.
If u can't keep up w/ my simple narrative of Pantera's career... how in the name of God can u make sense of the endless depictions of characters that r rooted in the realm of fantasy fiction... even on tape?
I'd get bored to death...💀
Yes , the Song ' Taking my life ' was it that time , ok , i'm 56 years old Metalhead
Metalheads are the most loyal, nicest, giving people you can be around. never judge a book by its cover! 🤘
so true! Cuz we aint afraid to be real and ourselves. No fronts.
Im Broken is another one of my favorite Pantera songs
I'm broken is my favorite Pantera song.
TAKING MY LIFE
Pantera-Five Minutes Alone, you will really love that one
Not to mention the story behind it.
@@thumper8471 Exactly, so Hard Core. Phil is awesome
This song is about a guy who is contemplating suicide in order to reunite with his dead girlfriend because he passes by the cemetery everytime he steps outside. In general, it is just a song about longing for a loved one who passed away. The 'reverend' in the song is whoever you turn to for guidance but fails to give you the kind of answers you are looking for. Vocalist, Phil Anselmo plays the reverend in the video. The guitarist is (Dimebag) Darrell Abbot and yes, he was shot and killed by a fan who blamed him for the breakup of Pantera while playing for Damageplan in 2004. The drummer is Vinnie Paul, his brother who saw him get shot on stage. Darrell did not survive his wounds and Vinnie passed away due to his own medical conditions 14 years later in 2018.
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The last part about the shooting is a bit of an exhageration though. Nathan Gale who was the shooter was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and was on medication that wasn't strong enough. He appearantly had dillusions that Pantera were stealing his lyrics and went mad because of it. In all honesty though, nobody really knew what was going through his head as he had a serious mental condition that probably could've been handled appropriately if not for his doctor who was probably the real menace in this all.
@@S1RLANC3 Wow, I did not know ANY of that. I was just going off of what I remembered from my college days. One of the great things about an art school is that there were plenty of heavy metal fans like myself. Several of us in my design class were absolutely crushed when we found out that day.
@@JMulvy I found out about it in my Highschool History class. I've heard stuff from them before but that's what sadly got me truly going down the rabbit hole.
CEMETERY GATES is not about contemplating suicide or joining a loved one in the afterlife. Wikipedia sucks
Pantera “this love” is HARD
it is good, hollow is better
@@kirtfrank3458 eh
My favorite song from Pantera is called This Love.... you definitely need to check that one out too!!!
I don't listen to Pantera as much as I used to, mostly cuz every time I do I remember what happened to Dimebag Darryl (I saw another member explained that he was killed.) I remember watching on MTV News the video of Dimebag being murdered right on stage while playing- you couldn't see anything graphic but you could see what happened pretty well and I was a teenager. It was so sad. Like when John Lennon got killed by an obsessed fan - same thing with Dimebag. Somebody was mad that he left Pantera and killed him on stage in front of his fans.
RIP Dimebag💙💙
Omg yes!!!!!!!! This love is a great song
Every rocker came to Dime Bag’s funeral. Eddie Van Halen put one of his famous guitars in his casket. Dime was such a nice and sincere person. RIP
You have to react to "Cowboys from Hell". It's a must!
Dime was shot and killed in Columbus Ohio at Alrossa Villa night club while he was performing with his and his brothers new band Damageplan. On December 8th 2004, Damageplan was on the final stretch of shows on the club tour when Nathan Gale a former Marine and mentally ill individual. Nathan was accusing Dime as being the reason Pantera split up and was no longer a band. When Nathan Gale snuck in through an unlocked door to the club he rushed on stage and fired several shots hitting Dime in the head I believe 3 times at point blank range. Meanwhile Dimebags brother Vinnie Paul was playing drums and witnessed the murder of his brother on stage. I was supposed to attend the show that night but was very ill, and gave my ticket to a friend and he attended the show instead. I live in Cincinnati Ohio a mere 90 minutes from the club in question. One of only 2 people (unrelated to me) that I shed tears for upon their death. The world lost a fantastic guitar player and a truly great person. He only cared about his fans and the music he created, he lived every minute of his life for those two things and he did not care about nothing else. He was a prankster and a genuine human being. R.I.P. Dime you forever will be missed.
I'm Broken or 5 Minutes Alone is next!
Metal heads have more incidence of feeling happier, able to face negative emotions, and more resilient, most of the best metal songs are about facing trauma and facing the hardest things. Definitely the most essential genre for me, like a soothing balm, and Pantera is god level in lyrics and musical mastery. In a crises I would absolutely choose metal heads to survive with, they're usually the nicest people, with guts. Totally misunderstood stereotype.
This is my favorite Pantera songs, this riff is one of the best ever written. 🤘🏻
shouldve done the album version, the intro goes longer and there is a little "battle" of sorts between phil the vocalist and dimebag the guitarist where phil sings matching his guitar pitch, its a 7 minute long song. phil also cant sing like this anymore
Agreed, the intro on the album version just makes the song so much better, the guitar on it is amazing and really adds a little depth when they transition into the chuggy riffs
Dimebag and his brother Vinnie (drummer) both passed. Pantera currently tours with Zack Wylde (ozzy guitarist) and Charlie Benante (Anthrax drummer)... still killing it !!!!! RIP Dimebag and Vinnie !
The Sleep by Pantera would be another awesome one for you to cover!... It's such a beautiful song... 💯💙
Some of the most beautiful soft voices come from singers of heavy/ death metal
Need to listen to the album/studio version, the music video cuts the intro out completely to cut the run time down. The intro is essential imo because of the contrast/build up
This actually my favorite Pantera song. (As a huge fan) Walk is great but the vocals, riffs, and melodic changes and lyrics put this one at my #1 for Pantera.
There's just something about the lines "You left me. Incomplete" that always hit me hard.
It's like he's referring to the void left in your soul when you lose someone important to you.
This is my favorite Pantera song, but "Cowboys From Hell" is a very close second.
Likely been said already but Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul died yrs later after the bs pos shooting that ended with the death of his brother Dime as well as bodyguard Mayhem & don't recall atm, 2 or a few crew members.(ALL OUR BROTHERS) Unfortunately tho that nite, PANTERA the band died..really. Tho PANTERA the experience, the fans the idea did not nor will ever die. I am still as moved by the groove of PANTERA as I ever was & believe no other can do it the same. Close but..nope. Also the shooting happened on my Bday which has since attached heartache/resentment & extremely angry anger to my bdays. PANTERA, commited fans know, was a family like no other band especially in this genre, created & always gave 110% towards it all. RIP all fallen members, fam & fans of PANTERA. I miss y'all as much as I ever did & always will. Phil, please get back up & get it. U R our link to missing & forgotten memories as well as new experiences that which mite not be exactly the same as old ones, but could be as rewarding, most excellent, also overdue closure & a shout out that maybe you & much of us need. Knowing or unknowingly. Were PANTERA fans. And us true ones still think of you & Rex often. Miss you, need ya as much as I think you do as well. Remember when that new level of confidence was new to you & what you all may or may not have promised yourself or others at that time. Get back & bring back that level of music brothers, were still here for you waiting & ready with a doob, a Black Tooth Grin & and a cold one. Go back to basics, safer living, longer living with the fam who is ALWAYS there for you. Ok point made several times several ways ✌
Phil Anselmo - singer
Dimebag Darrell - guitar player
Vinnie Paul - drummer
Rex Brown - bass
It’s just BAD ASS! Case and Point!
Back in '93 I had the pleasure of spending a couple hours after a show with Dimes, Rex and Vinnie - 3 of the nicest coolest funniest guys i've met that was in a "big" band - they made sure everyone had beers, they made sure to spend time chatting away, Vinnie made a point as well as going round saying goodbye to everyone before he headed back to their hotel. Seriously down to earth people who loved to have fun but happened to make some amazing music together. Saw them a couple times over the years and they were one of the best live bands ever. RIP Dimes and Vinnie.
Check out some stuff like "Floods", "Mouth For War", "I'm Broken", "A New Level", "Art Of Shredding" and "Heresy"...among many others!
Pantera is one of the best Metal bands of all time. And this is possibly their best song.
The riff when this song gets heavy was my favorite riff for a long time. Completely badass.
So many songs you need to hear man.
Wow about time love this band🎉🎉🎉
Dimebag Darrell was buried in a Kiss coffin that was given by Kiss. He also was buried with one of Eddie Vanhalen's guitars. Him and his brother are legends.
This love by Pantera is a good one
just watched your walk reaction, and this is a must, Now you can hear him sing
Dimebag Darrell was murdered on stage by a former Marine because he believed the band stole his music. Shot Dimebag, point blank, in the back of the head. Dimebag didn't see it coming. I was in Iraq when it happened. RIP Dimebag and Vinny.
This song is about a losing a loved one at a young age and the struggles that come after. Also, you should listen to Cowboy's From Hell. That will be your new work out video my friends. I'm 41 and from the south and love my southern rock, from which Pantera is one of the bangs. Gigidy!! Stay lifted.
Pantera - "Floods" killer one 👍
One of the 5 greatest, and inflential metal bands of all time
A New Level..I'm Broken.....Drag The Waters
this is one of the best metal/rock songs ever created
Great to see the theme to your to youth stil being discovered and enjoyed by others❤
Rip dime bag Darrell and in my opinion Pantera is one of the metal bands that will stand a test of time it's 2024 and it still sounds good
Pantera's entire catalog is 🔥 🔥 🔥
Such a great song.
Harpo's. :) I hung out there a lot in the 80's. The first time I took my wife out when we met it was a trip to Harpo's. For awhile I lived right across I-94 from it, and could see it from there. That house and much of that neighborhood has had all the homes torn down now.
This one reminds me of my mom dying when I was 9 & I bottled all the pain inside. It actually brings a tear to my eye because it took me 30 years to actually cry & let it out. I swallowed all of it & it fucked me up much more than I thought about it.
Fun fact most ppl don’t know or understand or ever really paid attention to it. But Vinnie plays the drums with the fat end of the sticks hitting the actual drums instead of the small end like every other drummer out there. That’s why he gets so much power out of the drums. He literally beats the fuck out of them.
Dime was the nicest guy ever too. I've heard stories about how he'd give guitar clinics at local music stores while on tour and he'd buy guitars and musical equipment for local kids. He was so classy he did it without the kids knowing he bought it. Why? Because he didn't want the kids to feel embarrassed that their fathers couldn't afford it and it was him that was paying for it. RIP Dime you LEGEND.🤘
I was introduced to Pantera in 1990 when their Cowboys from Hell album was released. Check out the Cowboys from Hell song/video.
Cowboys from Hell really showcases Dimebag’s talent. Just as hard as Walk!
1990 Gen X was speaking and telling you life then .. so buckel up. Love his reaction and appreciate you hearing his song out TY
You mentioned loving the song Walk
I love the song to
The story behind the song is, when the band finally came home from a huge successful tour, from the album Cowboy's from Hell, Phil, Darrel and the band noticed, and hearing that there long known friends where talking shit about them behind there backs, like success had gone to there heads, and they where not the same guys in the band anymore.
So Phil basically told them if you have something to say
Say it to my face punk
Or get away ftom me, and Walk !
This is my style. I grew up a total headbanger! I love all these different genres youve been doing. My favorite Pantera song is Walk. Knox just did that one. ❤❤
Cowboys From Hell was Pantera's first Thrash Metal album after being a Glam Rock Band in the 80s. Vulgar Display of Power was their 2nd and biggest selling album...
Darrell and Vinnie abbott always in our hearts. RIP
Oh you know Dime when you hear the guitar guys. His sounds can’t me replicated. His tone is one of a kind. And the signature harmonic Squeals 😌 I miss Dime so much. Vinny is also one of. A kind drummer he has his own unique technique and sounds as well he did a lot of badass riff. My favorite song from Pantera is Domination.
Absolutely 💯 🔥
Great story I took my daughter to see him probably 30 years ago in Grand Prairie TX and I had played him so much around the house she knew all the words.
So here I am up by the stage with a little girl on my shoulders singing along with Chris.
He kept waving and grinning like a proud parent because a little girl knew his songs.
I was having chills while you were man. RIP Dime. \m/
RIP Dime and Vinnie both were amazing musicians and just wonderful human beings dude react to I'm broken
Dimebag was/is a legend. And the guitar solo in this song is ranked number 36 all-time guitar solos ever
You won’t be hit by a brick when listening to I’m Broken!! It will be more like a 2 ton steel beam!!! Such a badass song!! Same with Mouth For War, Primal Concrete Sledge, Drag the Waters, Revolution Is My Name, Goddamn Electric, Becoming
F yeah! Love me some Pantera! Dimebag was one of the best guitarists of my generation. Phil can also sing a little bit. ;)
The members you see:
Phil Anselm-lyrics
Dimebag Daryl-guitar
Rex Brown-bass
Vinnie Paul-drums
Vinnie and DD were brothers and their dad was a big time country music producer.
Yes it was the Alarosa Villa, in Columbus, OH. We were supposed to be there that night but, I became ill. We were all heartbroken.
We just saw Pantera in Columbus. Zakk Wylde has been sitting in the last two years. ( We saw them last year, too. ) Which is perfect, given he and Dime were BFF. You should react to his band Black Lable Society, In This River. It was dedicated to Dime. And played at his funeral and wake.
BTW, Zakk has been with Ozzy since he was 19 years old.
Great band gonna try to go see them at Soldiers Field this year.
Do it! Worth the price of admission
Harpos grew up there 1984 till maybe 10 years ago suicidal tendencies and hed p.e. awesome show hung out with hed p.e. got my suicidal skate deck signed by all the guys in the band old dude now great memories thanks for bringing up harpos
I'm 40 and I've been jamming out to this since I was 9.
I’m gonna be 52 tomorrow and I’ve been jamming to Pantera since maybe 2001 when I first bought Vulgar Display
There's a longer version you should listen to. Saw these guys last weekend (minus those who've passed, obviously) and the atmosphere was insane.
Dimebag is the guitarist, his brother Vinnie Paul is the drummer, Phil Anselmo is the singer and Rex Brown is the bassist.
Thats Dimebag in the video. This guitar solo is considered one of the greatest solos of all time.
After Dimebag's death, Peter Steele, singer of Type O Negative and one of Pantera's best friends, wrote the track "Halloween in Heaven", which I absolutely recommend for y'all
The end with Phil and Dimebag dueling is magic
I love metal since age 10
Pantera was a glam rock band before Cowboys from Hell
Most definitely before Phil.
RIP to the Abbott brothers. Rest in love.
Damn this is dope, and Knox just dropped his Walk reaction too.
Alarosa was In Columbus Ohio. Dimebag was playing with damage Plan at the time. RIP Dimebag.
I am from east Texas and went to Dallas/Fort Worth many times for shows. It was always 6 degrees of separation with Vinnie and Darrell. A friend always knew them or bumped into them. I wasn't really into metal at the time, maybe metal adjacent stuff from time to time. Anyway other "southern metal" bands that you might check out are Down, Corrosion of Conformity, and Clutch. I will also throw in Life of Agony on the list.
This song you listened to is from their 1990 album, while "Walk" which you reacted to previously was from their next album in 1992.
Pantera got progressively heavier as time went on so you're listening to one of their softer songs.
You should check out 5 Minutes Alone for sure. So many wild stories about Dime. When he was buried Eddie Van Halen showed up at the funeral knowing Dime was a huge fan and brought his yellow and black guitar used on Van Halen II to be placed inside Dimes coffin.
I went to Harpos for probably 50 shows in the late 90s early ‘00. So many great memories there. Crazy story, there was a homeless man right by where we parked one night, and i wanted to help, so i said “hey Will you Keep an eye on my car? I’ll give you $10” which i have him and sure enough he was still there when we came out and reported no one messed with your car. Then every time i went there after that he was there, i eventually began bringing him food and clothes as payment, and even bought him a ticket to see mushroomhead one night,
I haven’t thought of that in a long time… thanks for the memories. I have a new respect for you just knowing we may have crossed paths before 🤜🏻🤛🏽 16:36
And yes the stage it’s like 11 ft tall😂
Hay my name is Penny. I grew up and I went to Harpos between 1982 to 1985. It was awesome! 🎼🎶
It is still so upsetting to hear people talk about the way Darrell was taken during his prime. One of the most horrific things I could imagine, ESPECIALLY someone like Dime, to be shot down during a performance, it's just beyond comprehension. I grew up in the DFW when Pantera was coming up, seeing them perform at the local clubs like Joe's Garage, The Basement and Dallas City Limits. I will always be broken hearted about it. LONG LIVE PANTERA 🤘🏼R.I.P Darrell and Vinnie 🖤
Seen Pantera at red rocks was a great show with white zombie
I forgot to mention, I worked at Harpo's, for a couple yrs as a bouncer. My last concert was their 25th anniversary. Ronnie James Dio.
Always remember and never forget that Pantera is crucial and critical in the music history time-line, Pantera destroyed demolished and obliterated Grunge Music and opened the door for the Nu - Metal movement
Yes you were correct the brother with the curly hair. Phenomenal guitar player. Yes I know that the long hair ruled as a band. Chicks loved long haired guys in a band. It was and should still be part of the criteria imo. His blue guitar is a relic, I forget who has one of his guitars and yes many love to use that style of guitar in heavy metal. Keeping the lights on 🤘🏻🇺🇸
Can we talk about the bass tone freakin killer...
Yessir you’re right that is Dime shredding that solo in the video
This record was my favorite by them he sang like this throughout it I believe it was his first record with them.
If this was unexpected, you NEED to check out this song from their hair metal days, it's called PST 88.
You'll never hear them the same again!
Harpo's is where Warrant recorded their Live 1996 LP. I'm a big Warrant fan. Jani Lane didn't have tremendous range, but He was a good dude I met on several occasions and a great song writer IMO. They are one of my favorite bands and that LP is one of my favorite albums. The acoustics are unmatched. Peace!
Also, Phil is one of the greatest vocalists of our time!
This Love is another hard hitting one
I live in Michigan and every band has played at Harpos before. That place is so small I bet it holds a few thousand people maximum but it feels more like 500 lol. The band Hatebreed had the single best performance in the history of harpos. May 27, 2012
Yessssss
Ah....DB and Phil haymaker to the jaw! ☘️🇺🇲