Charlie Benante has special keepsakes with him every time he plays a Pantera concert....“And yes, I know this isn’t the original Pantera. I’d have to be a fucking idiot to not know that.”

the North American leg of their M72 World Tour on Friday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with support from Pantera...Pantera, who reunited last December, was up next, playing 11 songs from across their catalog.

Benante has detailed the emotional moment when Eddie Van Halen paid special tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott following the Pantera...Though he and Eddie had only become friends shortly before the Pantera rocker’s death, they shared a close bond.

Skid Row guitarist Snake Sabo revealed the existence of some “terrible” songs he co-wrote with Pantera singer Phil Anselmo....Discussing Skid Row’s 1992 road trip with Pantera, he said, “There was no tour that we partied harder. … We all became like brothers

The first took place in 1991 when his band performed as part of the Monsters of Rock concert in Moscow, alongside Metallica, Pantera

“I wanted it to sound like Pantera.

The newly reformed Pantera has been removed from the bills of two upcoming rock festivals in Germany...."There can never be a Pantera reunion without Vinnie and Dime," it said (via Louder Sound).

Pantera will storm amphitheaters across North America this summer on a headlining tour with support from Lamb of God....Pantera 2023-24 Tour2023May 20 – Daytona, FL @ Welcome to Rockville*July 13 – Cadott, WI @ Rockfest*July 15 – Mansfield, OH @

But beyond that, it has hosted historical moments for bands like Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, and more.

And hey, that's all well and good — but perhaps Power Trip would have been better off booking Metallica's current tour mates Pantera