News Latest News from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=687 Wed, 13 May 2026 23:59:57 -0400 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 23:25:43 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=687 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/panteras-drag-the-waters-will-teach-you-everything-about-groove-metal-timing-and-control https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/panteras-drag-the-waters-will-teach-you-everything-about-groove-metal-timing-and-control Tab Spotlight: "Drag the Waters" is an exercise in groove and syncopation, and learning its main riff will give you the tools needed to create powerful progressions while perfectly syncing with drums.]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 23:59:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the-label-wanted-rapping-but-pantera-made-the-great-southern-trendkill-despite-its-success-it-foreshadowed-their-end-186428 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the-label-wanted-rapping-but-pantera-made-the-great-southern-trendkill-despite-its-success-it-foreshadowed-their-end-186428 Features: Anselmo recorded vocals at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans while the rest of the band worked in Texas. The album went platinum and debuted at No. 4, but behind the scenes, the dysfunction was already deeper than any commercial success could fix.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 18:04:10 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/zakk-wylde-explains-essential-gear-for-dimebag-darrells-pantera-sound-with-dime-you-need-those-noise-gates https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/zakk-wylde-explains-essential-gear-for-dimebag-darrells-pantera-sound-with-dime-you-need-those-noise-gates Gear: "If you're going to be doing a Pantera tribute band, it's essential."]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:56:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/original-pantera-singer-terry-glaze-on-why-dimebags-playing-from-bands-early-glam-era-deserves-more-attention-he-was-destroying-randy-rhoads-and-eddie-van-halen-before-youtube https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/original-pantera-singer-terry-glaze-on-why-dimebags-playing-from-bands-early-glam-era-deserves-more-attention-he-was-destroying-randy-rhoads-and-eddie-van-halen-before-youtube Music News: "I was always shocked that everybody loved Dime so much that he did some of the most crazy stuff to all the road crew and no one ever touched him."]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:10:46 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/panteras-vinnie-paul-on-choosing-bonham-groove-over-blast-beats-it-sounds-like-somebody-sweeping-the-floor https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/panteras-vinnie-paul-on-choosing-bonham-groove-over-blast-beats-it-sounds-like-somebody-sweeping-the-floor Retrospective: "I can appreciate people for being able to go that fast with their left hand, man. But I just can't groove to that beat. I'm sorry."]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:05:42 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/like-a-machine-the-key-to-panteras-sound-according-to-vinnie-paul-and-how-kiss-peter-criss-inspired-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/like-a-machine-the-key-to-panteras-sound-according-to-vinnie-paul-and-how-kiss-peter-criss-inspired-him Retrospective: "That's one thing Pantera really did great."]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:23:24 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/panteras-vinnie-paul-urged-drummers-to-avoid-making-this-one-crucial-mistake-its-called-look-at-me-listen-to-how-fast-i-can-go https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/panteras-vinnie-paul-urged-drummers-to-avoid-making-this-one-crucial-mistake-its-called-look-at-me-listen-to-how-fast-i-can-go Retrospective: "I mean, it just doesn't take [you] anywhere."]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 03:02:03 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-just-knew-that-this-band-had-everything-prog-rock-legend-recalls-how-he-signed-pantera https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-just-knew-that-this-band-had-everything-prog-rock-legend-recalls-how-he-signed-pantera Music News: "I signed them basically on the spot."]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:52:28 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-more-simple-than-you-think-it-is-one-thing-charlie-benante-did-wrong-while-learning-vinnie-pauls-pantera-drum-parts https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-more-simple-than-you-think-it-is-one-thing-charlie-benante-did-wrong-while-learning-vinnie-pauls-pantera-drum-parts Music News: "That kind of put me in a different state of mind, and then I just started to flow, and learned Vinnie's little nuances."]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:23:38 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-pantera-singer-breaks-silence-on-weird-final-show-with-them-shares-honest-opinion-on-bands-heavy-material https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-pantera-singer-breaks-silence-on-weird-final-show-with-them-shares-honest-opinion-on-bands-heavy-material Music News: "There wasn't any effort by us to solve it. It was just, 'This is the way it's gonna be.'"]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:59:41 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-not-the-heaviness-zakk-wylde-names-one-thing-that-really-made-pantera-one-of-the-biggest-metal-bands https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-not-the-heaviness-zakk-wylde-names-one-thing-that-really-made-pantera-one-of-the-biggest-metal-bands Music News: "With extreme metal, they're all measured by what Pantera set."]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 01:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rex-brown-describes-unique-way-he-recorded-this-pantera-song-with-an-eight-string-bass-where-am-i-gonna-get-one-of-those https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rex-brown-describes-unique-way-he-recorded-this-pantera-song-with-an-eight-string-bass-where-am-i-gonna-get-one-of-those Music News: "It sounded great. I couldn't find anything else out there that was really fitting that sound."]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2025 13:09:31 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rex-brown-says-this-is-the-moment-when-pantera-became-heavy-thats-when-it-all-changed https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rex-brown-says-this-is-the-moment-when-pantera-became-heavy-thats-when-it-all-changed Music News: "Because we were so young, we kept that natural progression. You've got a band that's tight; we can all play together really good."]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:45:11 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/zakk-wylde-names-most-interesting-thing-about-dimebag-darrells-playing-in-pantera--and-its-not-the-technique https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/zakk-wylde-names-most-interesting-thing-about-dimebag-darrells-playing-in-pantera--and-its-not-the-technique Music News: "I found that very interesting."]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/suddenly-a-wild-bruce-dickinson-appears-at-a-pantera-show--and-sings-walk https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/suddenly-a-wild-bruce-dickinson-appears-at-a-pantera-show--and-sings-walk Music News: The crossover we never expected but one we very much needed.]]> Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:56:45 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-was-literally-in-tears-dimebag-darrell-thought-this-pantera-solo-sucked-but-rex-brown-says-it-was-his-late-bandmates-best-work https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-was-literally-in-tears-dimebag-darrell-thought-this-pantera-solo-sucked-but-rex-brown-says-it-was-his-late-bandmates-best-work Music News: The solo almost ended up on the cutting-room-floor, but Brown persuaded Dime to keep it.]]> Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:37:23 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/pantera-producer-reveals-dimebag-darrells-basic-formula-for-solos-and-a-crazy-pedal-trick-youll-love https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/pantera-producer-reveals-dimebag-darrells-basic-formula-for-solos-and-a-crazy-pedal-trick-youll-love Music News: "He ran home and came back with a grocery sack full of old, rusty pedals."]]> Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:23:57 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/zakk-wylde-recalls-what-pantera-were-like-when-he-saw-them-live-for-the-first-time-its-like-hearing-adele-sing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/zakk-wylde-recalls-what-pantera-were-like-when-he-saw-them-live-for-the-first-time-its-like-hearing-adele-sing Music News: "If we were in a Holiday Inn and her sitting there, a guy playing a piano and her singing, it's just, like, 'Wow, this is pretty amazing.'"]]> Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:33:03 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/pantera_hozier_and_gardening_are_the_perfect_combo_new_report_claims.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/pantera_hozier_and_gardening_are_the_perfect_combo_new_report_claims.html Music News: Working around the house has never been easier with this unexpected approach.]]> Sat, 28 Sep 2024 17:41:56 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/zakk_wylde_explains_why_current_lineup_isnt_really_pantera_points_out_why_its_still_important.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/zakk_wylde_explains_why_current_lineup_isnt_really_pantera_points_out_why_its_still_important.html Music News: "It's all the younger kids coming up hearing that their older brothers listened to it or their dad or whatever."]]> Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:01:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/zakk_wylde_reveals_main_thing_he_learned_about_dimebags_playing_after_joining_pantera_thats_what_puts_him_in_league_with_eddie_van_halen__hendrix.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/zakk_wylde_reveals_main_thing_he_learned_about_dimebags_playing_after_joining_pantera_thats_what_puts_him_in_league_with_eddie_van_halen__hendrix.html Music News: "That, to me, is what puts Dime in that league with all the guys we love, whether it's Jimi Hendrix, whether it's Eddie and Randy."]]> Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:59:34 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-pantera_manager_shares_opinion_on_the_current_version_of_the_band_going_on_tour_we_went_through_a_lot_to_get_there.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-pantera_manager_shares_opinion_on_the_current_version_of_the_band_going_on_tour_we_went_through_a_lot_to_get_there.html Music News: "There was so many kids that have never seen the strength and the power that that band could bring and how they bring it."]]> Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:23:32 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/classical_musician_reacts_to_panteras_iconic_guitar_solo_names_one_impressive_thing_about_the_song.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/classical_musician_reacts_to_panteras_iconic_guitar_solo_names_one_impressive_thing_about_the_song.html Music News: Trained musician Amy Shafer closely examines one of the 1990s metal classics.]]> Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:53:11 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you_have_to_weed_out_the_fools_pantera_bass_tech_on_how_the_band_chose_their_crew_members.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you_have_to_weed_out_the_fools_pantera_bass_tech_on_how_the_band_chose_their_crew_members.html Music News: "This time it's top-shelf techs. All of our people are hand-chosen top-shelf cats." ]]> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:00:04 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/phil_anselmos_guitarist_recalls_how_rex_brown_taught_him_dimebags_style_says_that_he_rehearsed_with_pantera_before_zakk_wylde_could_join.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/phil_anselmos_guitarist_recalls_how_rex_brown_taught_him_dimebags_style_says_that_he_rehearsed_with_pantera_before_zakk_wylde_could_join.html Music News: "Lay it down a little bit more, slow that groove. That's the way Pantera would do."]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:11:00 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/early_pantera_producer_speaks_up_on_bands_stylistic_change_recalls_what_their_old_material_was_like.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/early_pantera_producer_speaks_up_on_bands_stylistic_change_recalls_what_their_old_material_was_like.html Music News: "I think people smell a rat when they try to be something they aren't."]]> Mon, 20 May 2024 15:29:11 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_know_how_he_felt_about_it_and_he_didnt_have_a_say_chad_gray_asserts_vinnie_paul_was_never_behind_pantera_reunion.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_know_how_he_felt_about_it_and_he_didnt_have_a_say_chad_gray_asserts_vinnie_paul_was_never_behind_pantera_reunion.html Music News: "I was best friends with one of the *** men that did it, that made that band happen... And he was never behind it, man."]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:58:34 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/pantera_had_their_first_headlining_madison_square_garden_concert_this_is_what_they_sounded_like.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/pantera_had_their_first_headlining_madison_square_garden_concert_this_is_what_they_sounded_like.html Daily Video: Pantera played 13 songs, assembling an array of their most memorable songs.]]> Sun, 25 Feb 2024 19:03:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/will_pantera_make_new_music_zakk_wylde_answers.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/will_pantera_make_new_music_zakk_wylde_answers.html Music News: "If that was ever a bridge we crossed, we'd have to wait until we get there."]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:13:57 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rex_brown_calls_pro_tools_necessary_evil_explains_what_he__dimebag_did_to_get_panteras_tight_sound.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rex_brown_calls_pro_tools_necessary_evil_explains_what_he__dimebag_did_to_get_panteras_tight_sound.html Music News: "I love the feeling of recording naturally, rather than bouncing around with Pro Tools and all that."]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 23:25:43 -0500