Pantera have been joined onstage by Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe together with Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of the late guitarist Dimebag Darrell, at their latest Texas present – watch footage under.
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Earlier this month, the revamped Pantera kicked off their first headline tour in 22 years in Pennsylvania.
They introduced plans to reunite again in July 2022, with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) on guitar and Charlie Benante (Anthrax) on drums, becoming a member of frontman Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown. The 2 new members take the place of the 2 late Abbott brothers, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul.
As a part of the US tour, the band performed at Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, Texas, on Thursday (August 17), the place they carried out their basic observe ‘Stroll’ from 1992’s ‘Vulgar Show Of Energy’.
Fan-shot footage exhibits Blythe – whose band is supporting Pantera on their US tour – and Haney becoming a member of the band on stage to sing a portion of the observe collectively.
Try fan-shot footage of the second under.
Dimebag Darrell was shot lifeless in 2004 on the Alrosa Villa in Ohio. In 2018, his brother, Vinnie Paul, died aged 54 from extreme coronary artery illness and an enlarged coronary heart.
Again in 2019, Hanley paid tribute to her late companion on the fifteenth anniversary of his demise with a social media publish. She thanked followers for “loving him and remembering him”, including: “you guys remind me why you reside your finest life!!! I nonetheless have the very best life.. Thanks Darrell.”
On the metallic band’s first comeback present, together with performing a slew of fan-favourites, a spotlight got here within the performances of ‘Slaughtered’ and ‘Revolution Is My Identify’ – two tracks that haven’t featured of their dwell setlist since 2001.
The headline exhibits additionally happen amid their time supporting Metallica on their M72 stadium tour, celebrating the discharge of their newest studio album ‘72 Seasons’.
