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- 11/28/03 - PHILIP ANSELMO Slams DAMAGEPLAN: 'They're Not Doing Anything Different' Ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has slammed his former bandmates for "not doing anything different" with their new band DAMAGEPLAN and has one again reiterated the fact that he has no desire of ever returning to his previous group. Speaking to AbsolutMetal about his current band SUPERJOINT RITUAL, Anselmo said, "I want SUPERJOINT RITUAL to be everyfuckin'thing that people maybe missed in PANTERA. Because I knew that, you know, PANTERA, not to talk about 'um, because I'm not going to, but if itdefinitely a genre of music that changed my life forever. This is where I've wanted to be for so long, musically, you know, 'cause we've been writing SUPERJOINT shit for oh god, since '93, and you know, long time coming, man. I mean to fuckin' be with them, with this fuckin' band for damn sure."
When asked if the previously announced DOWN acoustic album and DVD will ever come out, Anselmo said, "As long as we're entrapped with Elektra Records, which we seem to be, I'm not doing another fucking thing for Elektra Records unless they...they'd have to promise me...a lot of money, real fuckin' quick, and a lot of promotion. And their gonna have to do better than promises, I want it fuckin' so to the fuckin' T, contracted to where they don't have the upper hand on the band. As they have in the past...I I ain't doing nothing for Elektra Records 'cause they ain't done nothin' for me but fuckin' waste my time. Aside from the other band which I ain't ever doin' nothin' with again...and I don't want to talk about it.
11/28/03 - Philip Anselmo Interview by Absolut Metal
- 11/28/03
- Ex-PANTERA Drummer: 'PHILIP ANSELMO Was Afraid Of Success'
Ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul recently spoke to Revolver magazine about the circumstances that led to the group's demise two years after the release of their critically acclaimed "Reinventing The Steel" CD.
"With the last couple of PANTERA records, we kept getting more and more narrow-minded because of Phil," Vinnie said. "He didn't want to experiment or take any chances, and it was like being in a tube that was getting to be so small you couldn't even breathe. Personally, I think the dude was afraid of"I did everything I could to get the guy squared away so he could have a good time. We had already agreed to take six months to a year off anyway, because we had been doing this for 12 goddamn years and we needed a break. But next thing I know, he's off doing DOWN with [PANTERA bassist] Rex [Brown] and talking shit about us.
"Phil has no respect for anything and just perceives other people to be less than he is. After hearing him talking so much shit, I looked at [brother/PANTERA guitarist Dimebag DAccording to Vinnie, Anselmo kept many things away from his bandmates, including his appetite for heroin. It wasn't until 1996, when he overdosed after a hometown show in Dallas that the rest of PANTERA learned of affinity for the needle.
"It was about 118 degrees outside that day, so I thought the dude had passed out from heat exhaustion," Vinnie said. "He was blue and medics were hitting him in the chest. Then they're saying it's a heroin overdose, and I'm like, 'Dude, you gotta be kidding!' Because he used to preach antidrugs back in the day."
"[In the years that followed Phil's overdose] he was very private about [the fact that he was using again]. I don't know if he was using the whole time or what, but it got to the point where I didn't know which Phil was gonna show up to the gig. One night he would walk in and be a fucking animal. The next night, I'd walk backstage and he'd be lying in the corner and he'd say he was tired. I will never take anything away from that dude from when he was at the top of his game, but where he's at right now, I think he's much less than subpar at what he does. I have a hard time watching him when I see him on MTV talking about SUPERDOPE RITUAL, or whatever they're called, and he can't keep his fucking eyes open."
Vinnie Paul's interview with Revolver appears in the magazine's February 2004 issue, out on the newsstands now.
(Thanks: Revolver)
- 11/28/03
- There has always been a kinship between strippers and Pantera.
Gaggles of exotic dancers have shed their clothes to songs like
COWBOYS FROM HELL and a Russian stripper stationed in South Florida
calls herself Pantera. Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul are so obsessed
with adult clubs themselves that they started their own Dallas nudie
joint, the Clubhouse.
So it makes sense that when Dime and Vinnie wanted feedback on some new music they recorded with their post-Pantera band, Damageplan, they reached out to some real professionals: They picked up six dancers from the Dallas gentleman's"These girls were all 17 and 18 and had some big ol' jumbo fake Texas titties on," gloats Vinnie, sitting inside a dark record company office that's lit by a single candle. "We put the CD on, the shots of liquor are flowing, and the girls are jumping up and down, going crazy. Next thing you know, they're all fucking naked and we're having a good time. But the bottom line is they loved the music. I expected them to turn their noses up because they're 15 years younger than me, but they were like, 'This kicks fucking ass. Let's take our clothes off and do some shots.'"
It was a pivotal moment for Vinnie and Dime, and one of their first moves toward reclaiming the heavy metal throne they abdicated two years ago when Pantera went on hold. It also signaled the completion of a stressful transformation that began with their seperation from Pantera's drug-dazed frontman, Phil Anselmo, continued with the recruitment of new singer, Patrick Lachman and peaked with the completion of Damageplan's debut album, NEW FOUND POWER.
NEW FOUND POWER taps into familiar sounds and grooves and enhances them with fresh textures, styles, and vocals that alternately rip and soothe. Many songs grind like Pantera's FAR BEYOND DRIVEN, but some wouldn't sound out of place on mainstream alternative radio. Unlike many of the Nineties metal bands that ignore mainstream rock radio, Damageplan pay close attention to what's out there and assimilate it into their own caustic aesthetic.(Great, they're going to sound like Nickelback) Open-minded Pantera "We wanted to maintain the integrity and hard edge that we always had with Pantera but at the same time not forget that there's another side of music," explains Vinnie. "Plus, bands have been ripping off Pantera for so long, we thought we'd take a little back from what we hear going on today."
NEW FOUND POWER may be more commercial than anything by Pantera, but even without the pugnacious Anselmo, Vinnie and Dime are still some crazy motherfuckers. They're not as young as they were when they started Pantera 21 years ago, but they still have the mentality of hungry, rebellious teenagers and they can still party harder than most rockers half their age. In other words, if you try to go shot-for-shot with them, make sure you're near a toilet and have no major plans for the next day.
"I'll be a fucking 17-year old until the day I die," Vinnie boasts. "The day I get old is the day I let myself get old. I'm not married, I don't have any fucking kids, I fucking love going out, I love interacting with people and most of all I fucking love making music."
For almost two years, Vinnie's greatest passion was absent from his life. Pantera were on their last legs after their completion of their 2000 studio album, REINVENTING THE STEEL, and he anding so small you couldn't even breathe. Personally, I think the dude was afraid of success. He wanted to be such an underground icon that the bigger Pantera got, the more he didn't want to be involved."
For a while, Anselmo's bandmates sacrified their ideals to placate their singer. Not only did they narrow their musical boundaries, they agreed to put their lives on hold while Anselmo immersed himself in various extreme-metal side projects. Eventually, in the fall of 2001, Anselmo called Vinnie and threatened to quit Pantera if he wasn't allowed to spend the next year working with his other bands. He also asked Vinnie to help convince the band's label to allow him to release records with other companies so he could get the music out of his system. "I did everything I could to get the guy squared away so he could have a good time," gripes Vinnie "We had already agreed to take six months to a year off anyway, because we had been doing this for 12 goddamn years and we needed a break. But next thing I know, he's off doing Down with Rex and talking shit about us."
While working on Down, Anselmo agreed to stay in touch with the rest of Pantera through meetings and conference calls. But he blew off every scheduled appointment. Then, during last year's Ozzfest, he regularly bad-mouthed Pantera from the stage. "Phil has no respect for anything and just perceives other people to be less than he is," Vinnie fumes "After hearing him talking so much shit, I looked at Dime and went, 'You know what? I think this might be the end of this. We better start doing something, because the only thing we know how to do is play music.'"
Anselmo's aloofness was typical. During his 13 years with Pantera, the singer hid many things from his bandmates--including his appetite for heroin. It wasn't until 1996, when he overdosed after a hometown show in Dallas, that the rest of Pantera learned of his affinity for the needle.
"It was about 118 degrees outside that day, so I thought the dude had passed out from heat exhaustion," Vinnie says "He was blue and medics were hitting him in the chest. Then they're saying it's a heroin overdose, and I'm like, 'Dude, you gotta be kidding!' Because he used to preach anti-drugs back in the day."
After the near-fatality, Anselmo assured his bandmates that he was done with smack and they believed him. But as time passed, there were more and more signs that he was using again. "He was very private about it," says Vinnie "I don't know if he was using the whole time or what, but it got to the point where I didn't know which Phil was gonna show up to the gig. One night he would walk in a be a fucking animal. The next night, I'd walk backstage and he'd be lying in the corner and he'd say he was tired. I wAnyone who has seen Vinnie or Dime late at night might find it hypocritical for them to reprimand their former singer for taking drugs, seeing as they routinely drink their asses off. The difference, says Vinnie, is that he and Dime are in control of their consumption. He admits that, by conventional terms, they're alcoholics, but he insists that drinking doesn't get in the way of their creativity or their career.
"I don't wake up looking for a bottle," Vinnie says "I drink at night,a dn when I'm done, I drink all the water I can, and it washes the alcohol right out of my system. The thing with drug addicts is, when the high runs out, they need to get high again. When they wake up, they're not looking for a glass of water, they're looking for dope. And most ofem end up dead."
The birth of Damageplan wasn't easy and the group's infancy was filled with growing pains. Before they even wrote a note, Vinnie and Dime decided not to write music that sounded like Pantera. But it was like trying to turn a tiger into a vegetarian. "Everything we did fucking sucked and it was no fun," says Vinnie "We were trying to be people we weren't and we were writing these songs that didn't feel any good. Finally I said, 'You know what? You can take Eddie and Alex out of Van Halen, buOnce they had written a batch of songs, Damageplan started to search for a singer. They auditioned many musicians, but none came close to capturing the power and range they were after. Their friend Lachman was never even a consideration.
Dime had met the future Damageplan singer in Los Angeles at the 2000 NAMM show--an annual music products convention--soon after Lachman started playing guitar for former Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford. A Priest fan, Dime bonded with the axeman. At the time, Lachman was seeing a girl in Dallas, so whenever he was in town to see her, he'd drop by the Clubhouse. One night Dime confided in Lachman that he and Vinnie were working on a new band and played the guitarist some rough tracks. "I listened to it and hired their long-time Dallas friend Bobzilla. "He's a goddamn kick-ass tattoo artist," Vinnie enthuses "He's jammed with a lot of local bands and he really holds the low end down. We didn't want someone who everyone knew, and we figured we needed a monster on bass, so since we can't get Godzilla, why not hire Bobzilla?"
Going into the recording of NEW FOUND POWER, Vinnie and Dime knew the world would be wa Joining the fun were Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Zakk Wylde. Taylor, who sings on "Fuck You," first heard the song when his side band, Stone Sour, was performing in Dallas and Dime hopped on the tour bus to play him some Damageplan. Taylor was so blown away he arranged to send Dime a tape of him singing on part of the song.
Wydle's contributions were just as spontaneous. A longtime friend, Zakk swung by the studio to hear some Damagaplan songs before heading back to L. A. As soon as he heard "ReboThat's the kind of emtional, somewhat irrational reaction Damageplan can cause. Sure, the music burns with brutality; yeah, if you sent some of the lyrics to your ex-girlfriend, you'd be hit with a restraining order before the album reached the final track. But the energy is infectious and ultimately positive.
For Vinnie, the past two years have been stressful and aggravating, and he still burns with contempt for Anselmo, but he's learned something from the self-destructive behavior of his former frontman
- 11/24/03
- DIMEBAG DARRELL: 'PANTERA Is Officially Over'
Former PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell recently spoke to the U.K.'s Rock Sound magazine about the current status of the band that is widely considered to be one of the most influential American metal acts of the '90s.
When asked point-blank if PANTERA is officially over, Dimebag said, "Oh yeah, it's been officially over since our lead singer [Philip Anselmo] started announcing it from stages across the United States." Dimebag went on to explain that "[Anselmo] threatened it before but when he started announcing it in the press and from onstage, that was when it became official. He never had the decency to talk to us about it. Nobody would return our calls so me and [PANTERA drummer] Vinnie [Paul] just sat at home not knowing what the fuck was going on."
Despite all the obvious bad blood, Dimebag admited "we're not ashamed of a fuckin' thing we've done. It was a great ride and we wanted it to last forever. It didn't but we're back with [our new band] DAMAGEPLAN and we're ready to kick some muthafuckin' dick!"
DAMAGEPLAN, which features Darrell, Vinnie, singer Patrick Lachman (former HALFORD/DIESEL MACHINE guitarist) and bassist Bobzilla, will release their debut album, "New Found Power", on February 10 through Elektra Records. The group expect to begin playing select shows in January, with a full-scale North American tour to follow shortly after the album's release.
10//06/03- Pantera are going to have a track included on the new movie version of TheTexas Chainsaw Massacre. The record will be released November 4 throughNitrus Records/DRT. Here is the complete track listing for "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Album" : 01. PANTERA - Immortally Insane (new remix, prev. unavailable in U.S.) 02. HATEBREED - Below The Bottom 03. SOIL - Pride (new track) 04. STATIC-X - Deliver Me (new track, to be used a future b-side) 05. MUSHROOMHEAD - 43 06. SEETHER - Pig 07. NOTHINGFACE - Down In Flames (previously unavailable) 08. 40 BELOW SUMMER - Self Medicate 09. MOTOGRATER - Suffocate 10. SHADOWS FALL - Destroyer Of Senses 11. MESHUGGAH - Rational Gaze 12. FEAR FACTORY - Archetype (new song) 13. MORBID ANGEL - Enshrined By Grace 14. INDEX CASE - Listen 15. FINGER ELEVEN - Stay In Shadow 16. LAMB OF GOD - Ruin 17. SWORN ENEMY - As Real As It Gets 18. CORETEZ - 5 Months
10//02/03 - The Best of Pantera has entered the charts at # 38!
9/23/03 - The Best of Pantera hits stores today! Make sure you go out and get yours! If you live outside of the US, you will have to wait until 9/29 to get your copy. When you do get your copy of the record, you will notice that there is an error in the tracklisting. Where You Come From is not a live version. This error will be corrected in the second pressing of the record.
8/15/03 - Rhino Records will be releasing a Pantera greatest hits record. The record is called The Best Of Pantera: Far Beyond The Great Southern Cowboys Vulgar Hits. The record will be instores on Sept. 23, 2003 and will include a bonus DVD. The DVD will contain music videos and live footage from Moscow. Check out the discography page for more.The European Version of the cd will be dirrerent, as will the Australian & Asian versions. Release dates are forthcoming.
6/9/03 - New SuperJoint Ritual Video filming Saturday, June 28th at 6 PM. Everyone interested should meet at the State Palace Theatre, 1108 Canal Street, Downtown New Orleans. Limited to the 1st 250 people that show up. SuperJoint's new album "A Lethal Dose of American Hatred" is Due out 7/22/03.
6/9/03 - Veteran metallers PANTERA, who have been the subject of breakup rumors for the past couple of years, will be issuing a "Best Of"-style CD in September through Rhino Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. The tentative track listing for the album is as follows:
01. Cowboys From Hell
02. Cemetery Gates
03. Walk
04. Mouth For War
05. This Love
06. I'm Broken
07. Becoming
08. 5 Minutes Alone
09. Planet Caravan
10. Drag The Waters
11. Where You Come From
12. Cat Scratch Fever
13. I'll Cast A Shadow
14. Goddamn Electric
15. Revolution Is My Name
16. Hole In The Sky
5/27/03 - CHARLIE from ANTHRAX reports: In a separate posting to the band's official web site, Benante revealed that PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul came down to ANTHRAX's headlining show in Killeen, Texas on Saturday (May 24). "Dime, Vinny [sic] and the gang came out last night as well as the DROWNING POOL guys," he wrote. "We opened the bar on the bus and we talked and laughed our asses off. We got to hear some of Dime and Vin's new shit [NEW FOUND POWER] and it was KILLER! I wonder if we could do some shows together in August?? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm??"
5/27/03 - Rex joins NOLA's own CROWBAR! He will be playing bass and producing Crowbars new album due out at the end of the year.
5/27/03 - Philip Anselmo speaks again. Full story here. Also with mp3 audio clips!
5/21/03 - Philip Anselmo tells Mtv that Pantera is over. Full story here.
5/14/03 - PHILIP ANSELMO: Done With PANTERA, Sticking With SUPERJOINT RITUAL - May 14, 2003 Vocalist Phil Anselmo says that he is done with PANTERA and he intends to focus all his time and energy on SUPERJOINT RITUAL. "There was a lot of business with Warner Bros. and this and that DOWN and PANTERA and this and that, and etc. etc." Anselmo was quoted as saying by MetalIndex.com. "Whatever. Pretty much what I'm doing here is I'm sticking with SUPERJOINT, and I'm not doing fuckin' anything else. This is where I'm most comfortable and this it the type of music that I wanna do, you know?"
Anselmo says that he is proud of what PANTERA achieved and is also proud that they pulled the plug rather than faded away. "If you think about it, PANTERA never went away until we personally said, 'Fuck it'."
Asked if he sees patching up differences and rejoining DOWN or PANTERA, Anselmo said, "Never say never... [but] not right now."
SUPERJOINT RITUAL's sophomore album, "A Lethal Dose Of American Hatred", is due on July 22 through Sanctuary Records.
4/11/03- Their is a cool company called Fan Checks that are now making Pantera Checks and address labels. Go here to order some today!
4/3/03 - RifferMadness has hit the shelves. Go to Amazon and order your copy today.
3/28/03 - Vinnie Paul has been named artist of the month for April on Sabian.com by members of The Zone on Sabian.com. Click here to check it out.
- Dear Dave.....
- With a heart the size of Texas
- forever your spirit will shine through
- in our loving memories of you
- Our heartfelt condolences and love go out to CJ, Mike, & Stevie, our Drowning Pool Brothers, Mr & Mrs Williams, Lorie, and everyone in the Drowning Pool family.
- Sincerely,
- Vinnie Paul & Dimebag
7/24/02 - DIMEBAG appears on New Anthrax Cd! Dime played guitar on "Cadillac Rock Box" and "Strap It On". Anthrax's new album is called "We Have Come For You All" and it will be released later this year.
- With a heart the size of Texas
2/21/03 - Here is a sneak preview of the cover of Riffer Madness.
2/12/03 - By now alot of you have found your way to Pantera's new official home on the web (http://www.pantera.com). Many of you have been asking what is happening with Pantera. Well the guys all have other stuff they are working on at the moment. Vinnie & Dime are hard at work on a NFP record. Philip & Rex are at home at the moment. When there is more to tell, I will post it here. There are a few things going on you should know about. Riffer Madness is finally going to hit the shelves. It's a book that has all of the lessons Dime did in Guitar World Magaine. I will post the release date as soon as we get it. Also, Dragonfly Clothing is doing a line of Pantera Merchandise!. That will be coming soon too. In the meantime check out all the other stuff that Dragonfly sells.
8/15/02- Some people say death is just a part of life.... But it becomes a cold reality when it hits one of your own. Dave was a true brother to us. We had the pleasure of knowing him for years before the world knew him as Dave "Stage" Williams from Drowning Pool. We are proud to say that in life he was the same person now as we knew back then. All the success, platinum records, etc never changed him. He was always the same big hearted, fun loving Dave, never a rock star... Just Dave. He loved music and most of all he loved his family, friends and fans. It's impossible to say with words how much fun it was to hang with Dave. He was the full package! His wit, charisma and drive to kick ass will be deeply missed by all.....
12 September 2001
There are no words
worthy to express the sorrow we feel for those who lost loved ones
in yesterday's terrible tragedy.
We have made the decision
to cancel our participation in the upcoming "Tattoo the Planet"
tour of Europe that was scheduled to begin tomorrow, Thursday, September
13.
We apologize
to our international friends and fans that we planned on jamming
and partying with, but there is absolutely nothing in the world
worth compromising their safety or ours.
PANTERA
Philip Anselmo
Rex Brown
Dimebag Darrell
Vinnie Paul
http://www.pantera.com
8/28/01 - Some changes and additions have been made to the upcoming Tattoo the Planet festival w/ Slayer. Static-x & Cradle of Filth. The people of Athens , Greece and Katowice, Poland will get to see Pantera's first shows in these markets! Here is an updated routing for the Tattoo The Planet tour:
| DATE |
CITY |
VENUE |
ON SALE DATE |
| 9/13/01 |
Dublin, IRELAND |
The Point |
AVAILABLE |
| 9/14/01 |
Birmingham, UK |
NIA Academy |
AVAILABLE |
| 9/15/01 |
London, UK |
Wembley Arena |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/16/01 |
Glasgow, UK |
S.E.& C.C. |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/18/01 |
Leuven, BEL |
Brabanthal |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/20/01 |
Milan, ITA |
Palavobis |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/21/01 |
Athens, Greece |
Olympic Stadium |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/22/01 |
Stuttgart, GER |
Sporthalle |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/23/01 |
Dusseldorf, GER |
Philipshalle |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/25/01 |
Katowice, POL |
Spodek Sporthall |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/26/01 |
Munich, GER |
Zenith |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/28/01 |
Paris, FRA |
Bercy |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/29/01 |
Den Bosch, NET |
Bratanthallen |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/30/01 |
Hamburg, GER |
Sporthalle |
AVAILABLE |
| 10/02/01 |
Stockholm, SWE |
Horvet |
AVAILABLE |
| 10/04/01 |
Helsinki, FIN |
Ice Hall |
AVAILABLE |
| 10/06/01 |
Berlin, GER |
Arena |
AVAILABLE |
8/27/01 - Pantera have returned safely from Japan. Thanks to all the fans in Japan who came out and saw Pantera at Beast Feast.
8/11/01 - Pantera's next show will be on August 26 in Japan at the Beast Feast. There is now an English version the Beast Feat Website. Go here to check it out.
6/26/01 - We have added another date to the Canadian leg of the tour. The new date is on July 31, 2001 and it is in Saskatoon, SK and the venue is Saskatchewan Place. Tickets are on sale now. 6/15/01 - If you live in Hartfo
rd, CT or Philadelphia, PA - make sure you tune into WCCC at 6:00PM Eastern and WYSP at 6:30PM Eastern. Vinnie Paul will be live on the air with Raven and Matt & Huggie.
6/15/01 - Due to some problems with the venue - The July 8 show in Des Moines, IA has been cancelled. Sorry to the fans in Des Moines for the inconvenience.
6/10/01 - Vinnie Paul will be doing an online chat on USAToday.com on Thursday, June 14 at 6:00PM EDT. You can start submitting your questions now. Click here to get more details.
6/8/01 - Vinnie Paul is going to have his own column in REVOLVER Magazine. We want you to email questions to Vinnie and he will answer them in his column. Please email all questions to askvinnie@aol.com.
12/5/01 - Feel like seeing Dime & Vinnie play on New Years Eve? Well, here is your chance! Dime & Vinnie's side project - Gasoline will be making 2 appearances on New Years Eve in Dallas. The first appearance will be at the Bronco Bowl w/Drowning Pool, Sevendust, & Union Underground. Gasoline hit the stage at 9:30PM so make sure you get there early! Then Gasoline will head over to the Clubhouse and ring in the new year while playing onstage! The Clubhouse is located at 2250 Manana Drive in Dallas and it's BYOB!
10/30/01 - Go vote for Pantera's Walk as the best hard rock song to bang your head to on VH1's Rock Show poll. Go here to vote.
10/23/01 - Many of you have been asking what Pantera have been up to. Well, Vinnie & Dime have been busy in the studio mixing the songs they recorded with David Allen Coe. Once they are finished, we will figure out what label is going to release it. As soon as we get the info, it will be posted here. Rex & Philip are about to start recording a new Down record. For those of you who don't know, Rex is now the official bass player in Down. The record will take about a month to record and is set for release on Elektra in March 2002. Check out the official Down website here.
Statement from Pantera
12 September 2001
There are no
words worthy to express the sorrow we feel for those who lost loved
ones in yesterday's terrible tragedy.
We have made the decision to cancel our participation in the upcoming
"Tattoo the Planet" tour of Europe that was scheduled to begin tomorrow,
Thursday, September 13.
We apologize to our international friends and fans that we planned
on jamming and partying with, but there is absolutely nothing in the
world worth compromising their safety or ours.
PANTERA
Philip Anselmo
Rex Brown
Dimebag Darrell
Vinnie Paul
http://www.pantera.com
8/28/01 - Some changes and additions have been made to the upcoming Tattoo the Planet festival w/ Slayer. Static-x & Cradle of Filth. The people of Athens , Greece and Katowice, Poland will get to see Pantera's first shows in these markets! Here is an updated routing for the Tattoo The Planet tour:
| DATE |
CITY |
VENUE |
ON SALE DATE |
| 9/13/01 |
Dublin, IRELAND |
The Point |
AVAILABLE |
| 9/14/01 |
Birmingham, UK |
NIA Academy |
AVAILABLE |
| 9/15/01 |
London, UK |
Wembley Arena |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/16/01 |
Glasgow, UK |
S.E.& C.C. |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/18/01 |
Leuven, BEL |
Brabanthal |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/20/01 |
Milan, ITA |
Palavobis |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/21/01 |
Athens, Greece |
Olympic Stadium |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/22/01 |
Stuttgart, GER |
Sporthalle |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/23/01 |
Dusseldorf, GER |
Philipshalle |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/25/01 |
Katowice, POL |
Spodek Sporthall |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/26/01 |
Munich, GER |
Zenith |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/28/01 |
Paris, FRA |
Bercy |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/29/01 |
Den Bosch, NET |
Bratanthallen |
AVAILABLE |
| 09/30/01 |
Hamburg, GER |
Sporthalle |
AVAILABLE |
| 10/02/01 |
Stockholm, SWE |
Horvet |
AVAILABLE |
| 10/04/01 |
Helsinki, FIN |
Ice Hall |
AVAILABLE |
| 10/06/01 |
Berlin, GER |
Arena |
AVAILABLE |
8/27/01 - Pantera have returned safely from Japan. Thanks to all the fans in Japan who came out and saw Pantera at Beast Feast.
8/11/01 - Pantera's next show will be on August 26 in Japan at the Beast Feast. There is now an English version the Beast Feat Website. Go here to check it out.
6/26/01 - We have added another date to the Canadian leg of the tour. The new date is on July 31, 2001 and it is in Saskatoon, SK and the venue is Saskatchewan Place. Tickets are on sale now.
6/15/01 - If you live in Hartford, CT or Philadelphia, PA - make sure you tune into WCCC at 6:00PM Eastern and WYSP at 6:30PM Eastern. Vinnie Paul will be live on the air with Raven and Matt & Huggie.
6/15/01 - Due to some problems with the venue - The July 8 show in Des Moines, IA has been cancelled. Sorry to the fans in Des Moines for the inconvenience.
6/10/01 - Vinnie Paul will be doing an online chat on USAToday.com on Thursday, June 14 at 6:00PM EDT. You can start submitting your questions now. Click here to get more details.
6/8/01 - Vinnie Paul is going to have his own column in REVOLVER Magazine. We want you to email questions to Vinnie and he will answer them in his column. Please email all questions to askvinnie@aol.com.
5/31/01 - The Cedar Rapids, IA date on June 8 has been moved to Des Moines Waterworks in Des Moines, IA. Tickets are available now.
5/29/01 - Pantera are going to be playing 3 shows in Canade after the Vancouver date. The dates are as follows:
5/25/01 - We are going to be maikin
DATE CITY VENUE ON SALE DATE 7/29/2001
Calgary AB
Calgary Stampede Corral
AVAILABLE 7/30/2001
Edmonton AB
Northlands Agricom Arena
AVAILABLE 8/1/2001 Winnipeg MB Winnipeg Arena June 9, 2001 g some slight changes to the Extreme Steel Tour itinerary. The July 8th date that was slated to be in Cedar Rapids is being changed to Des Moines, IA. Venue will be announced next week. We will also be adding a date in Little Rock, AR. Details also to be posted next week.
5/17/01 - Pantera will head over to Europe on Septemer 14 and be part of the the "Tattoo The Planet" Festival until October 6. Slayer and Cradle of Filth are on the festival bill as well. More acts to be announced soon. Dates will be posted here soon.
5/17/01 - After the Extreme Steel tour ends, Pantera will go off to Japan for a festival on August 26. Details about that festival will be posted here soon.
5/14/01 - Pantera are off in Australia this week. The shows in Anchorage, Seoul and New Zealand tour went amazing.. Thanks to all of the fans for coming out! Here is an amazing review from the show in Christchurch... Click here to read it.
4/25/01 - VH1 Rockshow is running a new poll about who has the most bad ass guitar? go to: VH1 Rockshow Poll and vote for Dime!
4/25/01 - The Bulletin Board is once again up and ruinning. But please remember that the change from Info Pop to VBulletin is still happening in the next couple of weeks.
4/24/01 - The Pantera Bulletin Board has been disabled temporarily. We are in the midst of changed from the Infopop board over to a VBulletin board. It is going to take a few days for the change to happen. Be patient and we will get the board back up as soon as we possibly can!
4/11/01 - Registration for the ticketmaster "Exteme Steel Tour" presale has begun.. Click on the banner above or here to go register for the password you will need to buy tickets on ticketmaster.com next week!
4/11/01 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TICKETMASTER AND PANTERA JOIN FORCES TO OFFER ADVANCE CONCERT TICKETS TO THE BAND'S UPCOMING "EXTREME STEEL" TOUR ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH
Los Angeles - April 10, 2001 -- Ticketmaster, (NASDAQ: TMCS) the leading ticketing and access company, and Pantera, the band the New York Times has credited with creating "its own phenomenon," have joined forces to create a custom online ticket presale. Pantera fans will have the opportunity to purchase advance online tickets, prior to the public on-sale of the "Extreme Steel" North American tour featuring headliners Pantera with special guests Slayer, Static-X, Skrape and Morbid Angel.
Fans may register for the presale at extremesteel.ticketmaster.com beginning April 11th. They will then receive a special password that, on April 18th, will allow them to purchase tickets for the show/s of their choice. Additionally, fans that register through Ticketmaster's presale will be entered to win a custom Washburn guitar autographed by Pantera.
The much-anticipated month-long tour kicks off June 20th in New Haven, Connecticut and is presently scheduled to go through July 26th in Vancouver, BC. For additional information on Pantera and the "Extreme Steel"tour visit Pantera's website at www.pantera.com.
4/10/01 - Some of the onsale dates have changed - see below. I will be posting the link for the Ticketmaster presale website later today. Make sure youcheck back here tonight for the details.
4/4/01 - Here are the onsale dates for the "Extreme Steel Tour" Please note that we have 2 seperate onsales dates for each date. We will be doing a Ticketmaster Presale! This means that you can buy tickets online BEFORE you can buy them at any physical outlet. The rest of the onsales dates will be annpunced as soon as they are available.
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DATE
CITY/STATE
Ticketmaster PRESALE
ON SALE DATE
6/20/01
New Haven, CT
4/18/01
4/20/01
6/21/01
Uniondale, NY
4/4/01
4/6/01
6/22/01
Philadelphia, PA
4/12/01
4/14/01
6/23/01
Worcester, MA
4/12/01
4/13/01
6/25/01
Hamilton, ONT
4/18/01
4/20/01
6/27/01
Huntington, WV
4/18/01
4/21/01
6/29/01
Grand Rapids,MI
4/18/01
4/21/01
6/30/01
Detroit, MI
4/18/01
4/20/01
7/1/01
Cleveland,OH
4/11/01
4/13/01
7/3/01
Chicago, IL
4/18/01
4/20/01
7/5/01
Minneapolis, MN
4/18/01
4/21/01
7/6/01
Fargo, ND
4/18/01
4/22/01
7/8/01
Cedar Rapids, IA
4/18/01
4/21/01
7/9/01
Kansas City, MO
4/18/01
4/21/01
7/11/01
Denver, CO
4/18/01 - TICKETWEB
4/21/01
7/14/01
Dallas, TX
4/18/01
4/21/01
7/17/01
Phoenix, AZ
4/18/01
4/20/01
7/18/01
Las Vegas, NV
4/18/01 - TICKETS.COM
4/21/01
7/19/01
Long Beach, CA
4/12/01
4/14/01
7/21/01
San Diego, CA
4/11/01
4/13/01
7/22/01
Bakersfield, CA
4/18/01
4/21/01
7/23/01
San Jose, CA
4/18/01
4/21/01
7/25/01
Tacoma, WA
4/18/01
4/21/01
7/26/01
Vancouver, BC
4/18/01
4/20/01
4/4/01 - Go here to buy tickets for the NY show: Ticketmaster.com
4/4/01 - Tickets for the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale Show go onsale TODAY! Onsale dates for the rest of the tour will be announced later today!
3/31/01 - COC will be supporting Pantera on the Australian/NZ tour in May.
3/9/01 - We have put some more tickets on sale for the 2 remaining New York Shows (Friday 3/9 & Saturday, 3/10). Tickets are avilable thru ticketmaster & at the Hammerstein ballroom box office.
3/9/01 - Pantera will be live on Rockline on Monday March 12 at 11:30PM EST. Click here to find out what radio station air Rockline in your city (sorry NYC, Q104 isn't airing it, Call (888-872-1043 ) or email (feedback@q1043.postoffice.net ) Q104 & request they air it!)
3/9/01 - Pantera will be interviewed on WWF Raw on TNN this coming Monday night (3/12), The show airs at 9:00PM EST. Make sure you tune in!
3/6/01 - Pantera takes over the VHI Rock Show this Friday, March 9 at Midnight! Make sure you set your VCR!
3/4/01 - Here are the dates for the upcoming Alaska/ Korea /Australia tour:
DATE CITY VENUE 5/3/01
Anchorage, AK
Egan Civic & Conv. Ctr.
5/6/01
Seoul, SKO
Olympic Tennis Stadium
5/9/01
Auckland, NZ
North Shore Events
5/10/01
Wellington, NZ
Town Hall
5/12/01
Christchurch, NZ
Town Hall
5/13/01
Brisbane, AUS
Festival Hall
5/15/01
Sydney, AUS
Hordern Pavilion
5/16/01
Newcastle, AUS
Entertainment Centre
5/17/01
Melbourne, AUS
Festival Hall
5/18/01
Adelaide, AUS
Thebarton Theatre
5/20/01
Perth, AUS
Entertainment Centre
3/2/01 - Pantera will be heading off to Alaska, Korea & Australia in May. Dates wll be posted later today. Check back for details.
3/1/01 - Pantera will be hitting the road here in the US again in June. We have confirmed that Slayer & Static-X will be joining them. More bands to be announced soon. Dates are expected to be announced by April 1st.
2/9/01 - All 3 New York Shows are SOLD OUT!
1/25/01 - KNAC.COM is running a poll on we all think will win the Grammy. Go to www.knac.com and put your vote in for Pantera!
1/22/01- The Las Vegas show is now Sold Out!
1/17/01 - We have added a 4th band to the Pantera Tour. Nothingface will be on the enitre tour and will go on before Morbid Angel.
1/16/01 - We have some more Sold Out shows! Mesa, AZ, New York, NY ( 3/8 & 3/9) and Boston MA are all sold out! There are a few tickets left for the 3rd New York show on 3/10 - Better make sure you get your tickets before they are all gone!
1/14/01 - Are you looking forward to seeing Pantera on the upcoming tour? If so, please go to VH1.com and vote for Pantera in their latest poll! Go here and vote now!
1/3/01 - Happy New Year! We are starting off the New Year on a great note, Pantera has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance for Revolution Is My Name!
12/15/00 - Some of you have been asking about where you can buy tickets to the show at St Charles, MO show. Go here: MetroTix.
12/12/00 - Pantera will be doing a chat on Getmusic.com on Wednesday Dec 20, 2000 at 9:00PMEST / 6:00PM PST. Go here: Getmusic for more info.
12/11/00 - The 3rd New York Show ( March 10, 2001) will go onsale on Thursday, Dec 14.
12/10/00 - Go to Artist Direct to starting buying tickets for the shows that go onsale 12/16/00! This is a special event that Artist direct is holding, making it easier for you guys to buy tickets online before the actual on sale date. Tickets will go onsale Thursday, Dec 14 at 1:00PM EST/ 10:00AMPST.
12/10/00 - We are adding another New york show! That's right - 3 nights at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The third show will be on March 10, 2001. Tickets will go onsale soon. Check back here for the exact onsale date.
12/6/00 - Go to Artist Direct to starting buying tickets for the shows that go onsale this weekend! This is a special event that Artist direct is holding, making it easier for you guys to buy tickets online before the actual on sale date. Tickets will go onsale today at 2:00PM EST/ 11:00AMPST.
12/6/00 - We have added yet another show! Pantera wil play on March 14, 2001 in Towsen, Md at the Towsen Center Arena.
12/6/00- The Minneapolis, MN show has changed venues again. The show will be on Feb 20, 2001 and will be at the Target Center.
12/1/00 - We have added a few more dates. 3/16/01- Lewiston, Me @ Central Maine Civic Center and 3/30/01 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle.
11/27/00 - The Tour Itinerary had been updated. See the table below for more info.
11/27/00 - We have added a second New York Show. It will be on March 9, 2001 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets will go on sale on the Internet on Nov 30 at 12:00 Noon. Go to www.ticketmaster.com for details. Tickets go on sale at Ticketmaster Outlets & The Hammerstein box office on Saturday , Dec 2 at 10:00AM.
11/17/00 - Pantera has a message for all of you. This should resolve all of the rumors that have been flying around the internet. Click here to see it.
11/17/00 - Below are more of the dates from the upcoming tour. There are a few still TBA dates.Soulfly & Morbid Angel appear on all dates.
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DATE
CITY/STATE
VENUE
ON SALE DATE
2/1/01
Albuquerque, NM
Convention Center
Available
2/2/01
Mesa, AZ
Mesa Ampitheater
SOLD OUT
2/3/01
Los Angeles, CA
Universal Amphitheater
Available
2/4/01
Las Vegas, NV
House Of Blues
Available
2/6/01
San Jose, CA
Events Center
Available
2/8/01
Portland, OR
Memorial Coliseum
Available
2/9/01
Seattle, WA
Mercer Arena
Available
2/10/01
Nampa, ID
Idaho Center
Available
2/12/01
Casper, WY
Casper Events Center
Available
2/13/01
Denver, CO
Denver Coliseum
Available
2/15/01
St Charles, MO
Family Arena
Available
2/16/01
Kansas City, MO
Hale Arena
Available
2/18/01
Green Bay, WI
Brown County Arena
Available
2/19/01
Madison, WI
Dane County Arena
Available
2/20/01
Minneapolis, MN
Target Center
Available
2/22/01
Peoria, IL
Civic Center
Available
2/23/01
Cedar Rapids, IA
Cellular Center
Available
2/24/01
Grand Rapids, MI
Deltaplex
Available
2/26/01
Ft. Wayne, IN
Memorial Coliseum
Available
2/27/01
Toledo, OH
Sports Arena
Available
3/1/01
Detroit, MI
The Palace
Available
3/2/01
Louisville, KY
Louisville Gardens
Available
3/3/01
Chicago, IL
UIC
Available
3/5/01
Dayton, OH
Hara Arena
Available
3/6/01
Pittsburgh, PA
Mellon Arena
Available
3/8/01
New York, NY
Hammerstein Ballroom
SOLD OUT
3/9/01
New York, NY
Hammerstein Ballroom
SOLD OUT
3/10/01
New York, NY
Hammerstein Ballroom
Available
3/11/01
Philadelphia, PA
First Union Center*
Available
3/13/01
Poughkeepsie, NY
Mid Hudson Civic Center
Available
3/14/01
Towsen, MD
Towsen Center Arena
Available
3/15/01
Boston, MA
Tsongas Arena
SOLD OUT
3/16/01
Lewiston, ME
Central Maine Civic Center
Available
3/18/01
Indianapolis, IN
Pepsi Coliseum
Available
3/20/01
Oklahoma City, OK
The Myriad
Available
3/21/01
San Antonio, TX
Freeman Coliseum
Available
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