Pantera to Co-Headline Monterrey Metal Fest in Mexico This Year

You can incorporate another date to the Pantera celebration getting area this December. Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown together with Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante will revisit some of Pantera’s fan favorites though participating in the Monterrey Metallic Fest on Dec. 6 at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Mexico.

The pageant has a stellar lineup with Judas Priest, Mercyful Destiny, Behemoth, Stryper and much more set to enjoy. Tickets for the Monterrey Metal Fest can be ordered below, with extra info out there through the event’s web page.

The new day falls in line with the relaxation of the band’s beforehand declared touring for the close of the yr. The group experienced earlier declared performances at Mexico’s Hell & Heaven Metallic Fest on Dec. 2 in Toluca, Mexico, as effectively as Knotfest Colombia, Knotfest Chile and Knotfest Brasil on Dec, 9, 11 and 18.

In mid-July, Billboard described that the band experienced indeed returned with plans to tour in 2023. A person day right after this announcement came (almost nothing was communicated via Pantera’s official channel), the outlet also shared that Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Modern society) and Charlie Benante (Anthrax) will respectively occupy the guitar and drum slots previously held down by the late Abbott brothers, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul.

Speaking with Sirius XM’s Eddie Trunk in late July, Wylde claimed of the comeback, “It really is gonna be amazing … When Vinnie was continue to with us, it was normally rolling about that, ‘Zakk, would you honor Dime and all of us get jointly and do this factor?’ And I explained, ‘Fellows, each time you wanna do this factor, I will be above here waiting around in the dugout and in the bullpen. And just contact me when you will need me and I will understand every little thing and we are going to go do this.'”

Benante, another musician who was shut good friends with the Abbott brothers, stated in that very same job interview with Trunk, “I are unable to go do this as the drummer from Anthrax since it would be a unique seem entirely. So the way I’m gonna do that is if you close your eyes, it can be gonna sound like it is Vinnie, in essence. And that is how it really is gonna be… The seem is gonna audio exactly like him.”

“My friendship with Darrell goes a prolonged way, and I like both of those of all those guys so considerably,” Benante extra, “So, for me, it was a extremely psychological detail to do this. That’s what it is really all about — it can be all about all those two guys and executing it… I don’t wanna see any person else carrying out it but me, ’cause I am gonna do it suitable.”

As you might anticipate, there’s been loads of commentary on the Pantera revival. Numerous top rated rock stars just lately weighed in on the subject at the Louder Than Lifestyle festival. You can look at that below.

So much, no U.S. dates have been declared, but keep tuned as extra displays are envisioned to be extra.