“Dimebag” Darrell Abbott was a the center of this madness, this chaos, this musical force of nature of a band. Their albums are all time greats, their live shows were legendary and their three home videos were a handbook on how to hang out, have a good time and party until the break of dawn. Later in the decade when metal was struggling a bit as a genre the band continued to be uncompromisingly heavy and unashamedly true to themselves. Their awesome spirit, take no prisoners attitude and general super fun quotient set them apart from the serious, scowling metal dudes in every other band. But what really made Pantera great was their heart and personality. They was no denying their musical talents which became refined and improved over their career. From the very first time I saw the ‘Psycho Holiday’ video on Headbangers Ball, I knew these guys were the shit! (Editor’s Note: Pantera’s riffs ended up being incorporated into the theme song of the show). “Like many metal fans of the 1990’s I was and still am a huge Pantera fan.
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