I can't agree with you more ... Incredible underrated!!!!. Seriously ,,, checkout Suicide Note Pt II live in Noblesville, IN. - his tone is just ridiculous.

Being a bass player and original Pantera member his input has probably been priceless to capturing the Pantera sound. Being the bass player him and the drummer had to be a tight rythm section and the bass is a guitar so he had to be in tune with Dimebag and compliment musically what Dimebag was doing on guitar .

The bass intro to The Art of Shredding will live rent free in my forever.

I was cranking Vulgar this weekend and the bass really caught my attention. Super impressive.

@@brittscott4673 Oh No doubt.

It comes from his biceps LOL

This is the first time I've seen an interview with Zakk. He's such a cool dude, and he comes off as very honest and humble.

I guess it never dawned on me how many insane guitarists he has had to follow and replicate on stage until he started listing them... Iommi, Rhodes, Lee, Dimebag. No pressure or anything.

I keep expecting his veins to just explode at any moment

Can't wait for him to get back to his shows. Won't go see him here.

That sounds a lot like dimebag don’t you think?

Never knew he was a typical mass guy!

When Zakk talked about metal guitarists, early in this conversation. I felt that he left out an important piece of the puzzle, in the early 90's. Though He was not in the mainstream, John Petrucci was, quietly, setting new standards that people only recognize, now. Later in the interview, he put John Petrucci, in the conversation, and in the right place in the story of metal.

I can't find Zack talking about Lynch, must of missed it? Any idea time stamp?

He was just speaking truth man,

George is still a force of nature. Guys a killer guitarist

I saw him play at a Paul Gilbert show amd it was freaking insane, i had not heard of him before then and became a fan!

Excellent and important point

I totally agree! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

so you say self proclaimed

I agree this music platform is Great! I can only promote by a thumbs up then,👍

i saw the original Pantera at OZZFEST, Phoenix AZ 2000. the area in front of the stage just kept swelling as it got nearing to their stage time. The sun was just getting low. they walked out and plugged in with no talking, no bullshit. It was like a sneak attack and that first chord smashed me before they even seemed to have a strap settled. That mass in the pit just exploded and security broke and ran. not even the National guard could have stopped them them from doing whatever it was they wanted to do. man i remember me and my girl laughing so hard! i am 58 now and seen at least 200 major shows and countless gigs. i played quite a few myself but that was the only time i ever saw security just give up. certainly the only time after one fucking note! baaahhhhh!!!!!

Trust me, it's a drummer thing😅

​@@offtherecord681 I've been a drummer for 37 years, when I'm sitting in the living room,in the car ,at the dinner table etc,etc I'm playing in my head and tapping any surface I can ,I drive the Mrs nuts , my 17 year old and 3 year old are both drummers , it's awesome.

Wives of drummers everywhere are rolling their eyes lol

As a guy that is not a drummer but would love to learn how to be one I'm always moving my feet like Charlie or the late great monster that is Vinnie Paul.

And Zakk playing air guitar.

King Edward and Saint Rhodes 😊

Is it like the greatest honor. Or the greatest honor. Like like like like the annihilation of my beautiful language. Great work.

​@@xprettylightsxits not your language and the dude might not even be a native speaker.

He has nailed Vinnies live sound so well

Charlie is a stand up guy

Charlie is a great guy met him at a anthrax concert, he was nice and polite more than I expected him to be. If you ask me he is a very underrated drummer IMO

Check out the bedroom covers from the lockdown period. He's a great guitar player too.

Hell yeah

👍

I agree. This is great. Much respect, guys.

U a racis?

once ya get Maynard everyone else begs to come . just the facts ! well maybe not but anyway .

Ace ? Are you a Kiwi? Haha, your comment was ace too bro 😁

with the NEW Pantera it’s a water down version Blacktooth Grin it’s not Pantera but I do have to up most respect for Charlie & Zakk

Really cool to hear him appreciate and pay homage to the rock giants that came before him as well as give props to younger artists.

Without a doubt

He’s grown a lot that’s for sure

He's "just saying "

I like how he appreciates all the fans regardless how they act at the shows, some of us just want to chill, some of us may want to mosh, some of us may film the show while the bands plays and he accepts everyone for who they are! Cool guy.

Cuz he's awesome!!

Vinnie was against a so called pantera reunion after dime's death. So charlie is going against vinnie.

I was just hoping and hoping it was Zakk and Charlie. I KNEW it would be Zakk...and knew it SHOULD be Charlie...I've come to recognize him as one of the absolute best drummers on the planet. So versatile!!!

​@@masterp2269Zakk is not fitting in Dime's shoes... Zakk doesn't have as much repertoire as Dime to pull it off... Charlie is great, although Vinnie was totally against this reunion.

@@redacted2275 I saw them live, Charlie was indistinguishable from Vinnie, Zakk sounded like Zakk but emulating Dimebag perfectly is a lot to ask out of anyone and Zakk is still really great.

someone should cast him in a western

That's sooo true

Or just Morgan Freeman style narration bits in a film.

Southern molasses

He looks like Steve Bucemi with long hair 😂

"It's like if you had a coconut...."

Yes! And always makes sure everyone knows what me means! 😂

Got real old fast

"No, I mean, I'm just saying... Father, Lord, Saint, No, I mean, I'm just saying... No wonder my dude chose to let his guitar do the talking. lol. My old bandmate used to own a small record shop in town and had scheduled Zakk to do an in-store meet and greet. When the time arrived Zakk couldn't get a ride, so my bandmates and I had the pleasure of going to pick him up... ( from the Alrosa-Villa of all places) this was back when he had first started BLS. We got there, picked him up, burned some and proceeded to have a great time. After we got him back to the venue my bass player said "My god, I can't believe how bad he smells"... lol. I guess he thought life on the road is totally glamorous. Zakk was so cool to all of us and he's right... If music is what you want to do... "You better love the music because the music doesn't always love you" you have to be willing to get in the trenches and live like an animal. I still have the autographed picture hanging up to this day. Good dude, Great times.

@@grindcoreblues7517 did he smell like demon peptides

Never will be 🎉 PANTERA ❤❤❤

Same here my grandmother was freaking amazing so cool spent every summer at her lake house and driving around a little boat rowboat with a motor since I was 10 I was out on my own ripping around the lake you know I had an 18 horsepower so it actually went pretty fast you get ski behind it but yeah my grandmother I had the same thing that my grandmother was everything I miss her so much now so much

And Attila, that dude has helped me so much with pantera stuff and the fact that Zakk mentioned him too made me happy

He’s gonna go nuts when he hears zakk mention him here

@@fernandoramoa7079 for sure I think he has a video out now lmao

Yeah, nice bass voice

Yeah, noticed that too, very cool bass voice Rex has

I grew with uncles and dads friends who talked just like Rex when I was growing in Texas in 80s. Deep slow southern draw.

I saw Pantera in some bar in the Dallas/Ft Worth area in 1985 while working construction there. He was already friends with Jerry Cantrell in 85 and Jerry was living in Dallas and working construction too at the time. Very strange how things turn out.

@@baneverything5580 Wow 85 was really pre hay day too, awesome!

Who is Prince?

@@ckmoore101Prince

And father Rick lol

He’s got a Pope Page and one for Blackmore too

​@Dan-zq5wt I want to say it's Bishop Blackmore I heard him say once, but might be wrong on that.

It might have been interesting with Lombardo. I always felt like he and Vinnie had a similar groove.

Lombardo too....

There's maybe 5 guys who could do the role justice. But that's about it. 7 billion people, and there's five dudes...

Seen em in Dallas and again in Albuquerque and Charlie is spot on. I closed my eyes and it felt like Dime and Vin were there

Lars Ulrich - CEO of thrash metal

The Abbotts hated Phil, they didn't want this.

@@vorpalblades The Abbotts did not hate Phil. Dimebag never hated Phil. Vince hated Phil after Dime's death, but moved on. Both the brother's were annoyed by his live performances when he was on drugs. To say they hated Phil, when they spent over a decade together basically as family, is ridiculous.

Some fans are incredibly dumb, they'd rather not have a Pantera reunion which to fans like me who were too young to have seen them in the 90s is insulting, why the hell should half the band not perform such legendary songs and give fans like me a chance to see them performed?

​@@DM-pv4rwI remember reading an interview with Dime in one of the guitar magazines where he went on, at length, about how Phil strung them along while playing in his other band projects for a year or more, before the brothers started their next project without him. Dime was in pain, disappointed, it was pretty sad. Phil started up with this no show behavior before RTS, most of the vocals on that album were by "Seth", even on that earlier album. It was like, "Where is Phil?". Now Phil wants to be there.

@@Vivi_9 Same man. I was born a year before Dime's murder, and I am an absolute diehard Pantera fan. I love all the music, so it's nice to hear the music performed live. I don't think its disrespectful at all. It's not like they're making new music or anything.

Agreed!

My sentiments exactly

I would agree with that if he had more of a diverse selection of artists and bands that he interviewed. He does a great job of doing interviews though. I feel the same way about Eddie Trunk.

Headbangers Ball

If you can make it ,, go! Rex's tone is ridiculous!

I saw Down live in 2008 and was in the front with Rex, his playing blew my mind - he used all sorts of effects, played clean, pick/fingers just about everything except slap.

Early tracks? Rex slaps ass on every single record they released. Especially on the last couple, felt like his mixing/tone was improved a lot.

@@TSE_WOODY Agreed. I should have said especially those early tracks for me. But yeah, phenomenal always. I would never use the phrase “underrated” for him but definitely needs to be celebrated more.

I began to notice the depth of Rex’s contribution to Pantera when I clearly heard his bass riffing on the lead up to Dime’s solo in Domination. Rex was never ‘underrated’ but rather ‘overlooked’. These interviews over the last ten or so years cement his contributions to the band 🤙🏼

That’s the one thing about him that makes me cringe

Seems rather defensive about certian things to me.

@@SuperFlanders123Example?

​@@davidtomkins4242yeah, it's alright for a second, but it just sounds weird when everyone has a title lol

Agree completely. His turn of phrase is ridiculous. It's probably a habit now...like pinch harmonics @@davidtomkins4242

Nope Phil is pantera

Like Rex said, “In the end, it’s all about the legacy anyways…” Zakk and Charlie play out of respect I’m sure.

​@@stevilkenevil9960lol. None of Phil's side projects, which I still enjoy, have sounded like Pantera. Pantera without the Abbots is like Van Halen without thr Van Halen brothers.

@CharlesWillisBonsai agreed BUT , the abbot brothers were at it for 10+yrs before Phil joined and couldn't seal a record deal. Phil joined and brought a sense of idgaf attitude that allowed them to get away from the cookie cutter spandex bullshit. I mean the abbot Brothers didn't even know who slayer was back then. You can hear Phil's immediate influence on power metal, yeah they still had that glam tone to their music but after Phil joined he gave the music teeth, Even on Power metal you could hear Phil's influence. Let's face it w/o Phil pantera would still be doing van Halen covers in a backwoods Texas bar somewhere.

@@CharlesWillisBonsaiExactly. This is no different than calling Sammy Hagar's band Van Halen. Only the Singer and bass player left.

4th time right now 💪

They evolved. That's beautiful.

Heavier doesn't always mean better. Vulgar Display of Power is their best album.

Far beyond driven is... IMO @@KevinQ1989

too bad he couldn't be bothered to learn the riffs properly, not to mention the solos

@@sutoneru-sama9836boo freakin hoo

@@DaPoopIsInDaPudding I know it's hard to admit, but listen to the verse riff in Mouth for War from any of the new shows and tell me those are the right notes.

@@sutoneru-sama9836just be grateful there’s even something to critique it’s never gonna be a dimebag carbon copy. Even if he messed up the riff by a note it’s not that deep 😭

@@ANGRLLL I wasn't expecting Zakk to play things note for note, but he's doing a way better job at playing Randy's stuff than Dime's stuff.

yeah that "who dares wins" by Charlie is legend

@@alichamas63 And that's the point. He's not just one of the greatest metal drummers. He's one of the best out there in any genre.

His "Silver Linings" and the lockdown video series gave me hope and kept me alive, man. Playing with some greats, including the legend Alex Skolnick...and so much fun the videos he did with the Klassik 78 guys.

Charlie phenomenal met him at Sam Ash Such a cool nice guy he can play with anyone

how can he be "underrated" when he has a snare drum named after him with Tama? i mean only recognized drummers get that kind of gratitute from a drum company. so calm yo tits down dude. he is very well amongst the greats of heavy metal genre.

During the 90’s Pantera shows, if you didn’t, or couldn’t hear all the bass notes that Rex was playing because of everything else that was going on during a show, YOU FUCKING FELT REX’s PLAYING! Sometimes the crowd would be so beyond rabid, or singing the songs so ungodly loud you couldn’t hear the music at times, especially up front near the stage, but you could seriously fucking feel it pounding every square of your body! Pantera absolutely assaulted you in so many ways sonically, it was an incredible thing to experience and witness live. Rex is and has always been a monster bass player. Rex didn’t just take the easy route and follow Dimebag’s root notes, he really colored the pallete all around and in-between Dimebag’s playing. He played all over the neck and made great note choices. People try to describe what it was like to witness a Pantera show live, especially in their peak and I can’t put it in any better words than what I wrote above. Pantera was an anomaly. A once in a lifetime thing. Pantera will never be and cannot ever be reproduced, nor can it’s core members ever be replaced! Way too many factors went into the creation of the Monster that Pantera became! It was such and unbelievable thing to witness them play when they were firing on all cylinders and giving everyone their best. Seeing all the other metal bands live was one thing, but when you got to experience Pantera live you were baptized into heavy metal!!

The groove he an Vinnie threw down with Pantera was the foundation of heavy music for everything after Pantera. Favorite rhythm section of all time! Some of the grooves they threw down especially during dimes solos changed heavy music forever and changed the way I played and approached playing the drums.

@@jasonleverington9685 100%. They played together like a "machine." So much metal music involved each player showing off and playing outside the pocket and groove. Pantera was the most musical rhythm section in metal history in my opinion. Groove, tightness, ability, musicality. Vinnie is a top 5 rock drummer of all time in my opinion. Never played a single mistake live.. Ever. What other drummer can that be said about? I don't listen to metal anymore, but every time I go back to Pantera my jaw drops. They were uniquely talented and could have been famous country or blues musicians had they gone that direction.

"you hear the bass? you hear the motherfuckin bass?"

Rex handled the Pantera wall of sound like a God...his bass cutting through the mix, giving heaviness and space for Dime's guitar...out of this world

He's freaking out thinking what if they make me play 13 steps nowhere.

Also how drummers wear shorts all the time 😂

What are you talkin about? Rick is dishonoring the Abbott Brothers. Rick is not hip to the past and what exactly happened. Money makes Amnesia real convenient. The only one here is Rex. This is not Pantera never is never was never will be. And that's not an opinion read some interviews for yourself. Too many fanboys and not enough men sticking up for the Abbott Brothers

Except that Zakk doesn't play the songs anything like Dime, and argues here that he can't do so because of his stylistic differences. Charlie isn't playing that same tune - he's doing his best to sound like Vinnie. I cringe every time Zakk absolutely butchers Dime's solos. People don't go to a Pantera show to see Zakk Wylde. A yearly tribute show where different musicians join in is not the same thing as a touring band paying tribute to legendary artists.

Perhaps you would know better than I, as I've never really got into the Pantera thing, but because Dime was so loved by my hero's like Zakk and Eddie I've always remained respectful and tried to be open to what Dime was cooking! Cheers brother:) @@BklynZoo

​@@BklynZoocringe

@cotopaximusic Yes, I cringe listening to those lazy Zakk attempts at Darrell's solos. Did I stutter?

I can tell you that from seeing these guys twice so far and watching plenty of online videos that Charlie's drum fills are not the same as Vinnie's. He's improvising and putting his own flavor on it too. It's more noticeable when Zakk does it because the guitar is out in front of everything.

I thought it was awesome when Zakk was praising social media to reach an audience with your music

I disagree, but that doesn’t mean I deny the love Zakk Wylde has for Dimebag.

Oh, I bet there's some kid bailing hay in Nebraska on his grandpa's farm who practices every night, all night - who couldn't give a damn about making KZfaq Shorts, blah, blah, blah. I bet there are dozens of guys who would rip truly new breath into many of these bands.

Even Zakk credits Ola Englund and other guitarists on KZfaq for helping him figure out some of Dime's parts.

Wes Hauch baby…but as that guy said Zakk’S love for Dime makes the mistakes alright…I’m just happy these guys are rippin ass

Way I see it, if you want perfect Dime, go listen to the records. Zakk is the man.

I'm 60. Heard Frank Marino and Robin Trower for the first time during the Pandemic. I was like, all the lost years of not taking the time to experience them. But it was truly a gift to hear them during the lockdown and yes, it was props to Zakk for mentioning them some years ago.

My 2 favorite guitarists. Unless you play guitar yourself seems like they are never mentioned unfortunately

What a great life experience and memory you have having met the original bandmates.

@@coolnout3765 thank you. Yes, many fun memories! My college roommate went to high school with Dime, her ex-boyfriend and my ex-boyfriend were both Pantera crew members. I'm grateful for being in the right place at the right time in Pantera's early days to see them set the world on fire! ❤‍🔥

I saw em once In 99. They were perfect live

I never got to see them and I’m a huge fan. Big enough fan to respect the brothers wishes to not tour under the name Pantera because there’s no Pantera without Dime. Vinnie was accurate when he said that and he was also accurate about people who want Pantera to tour without Dime being selfish. Rex is a worm and so is Phil as far as I’m concerned. They are using the brothers deaths as a manipulation tactic so he can be back in the limelight and Rex is in on it too.

Too bad he didn't bother to learn that Vinnie thought doing this very thing without Dime would be an insult. Or Zakk did and doesn't care. This whole things is a massive showing of disrespect. Vinnie's own words, "People are selfish, man, you know? They want what they want. They don't care what you want, you know? And it's unfortunate that people go 'Oh wow, they could get Zakk Wylde to jump up there on stage and it's Pantera again. No, it's not.'"

No one mentioned Saxon ⚫️🦷😼

She's So Heavy is one of the most evil-sounding songs ever. And King Crimson's first record is absolutely hellish

I seem to remember a quote from Lennon, that they invented heavy metal with Helter Skelter.

I think the vibrations of his own voice, through his skull, is what he can't live without. Either way, you're right, he sure is talkative!

He's just saying

You and Atila really deserve the shout-out man! You guys are keeping Dimebags legacy alive ❤ thank you for that! Mycket respekt!!

Agreed. Otis Gibbs' channel and interviews are pretty sweet too. Kenny Vaughn (often on Otis' channel) is a great storyteller.

Zakk knows, he knows lol --> 0:28

World

* A global one

International treasure

That’s a bit rich. Rick is definitely a cool ass dude that has done a great job carving a niche for himself while being super entertaining. But a National Treasure? Methinks not.

Should be knited... oh, they dont do that in usa??

❤🫶

🔥💯🔥

Highest compliment right there.

Attila is great, love his Pantera videos and he helped me figure out Dimebag’s tuning secrets by just adjusting the reference pitch on the tuner

@@AttilaVorosOfficial Attila, Wow, Last time I saw you, Was with Warrel , You were a Monster.... still are.. .. .... Damn I wished you had stayed... I remember Warrel calling me at like 3am wanting advice , You had done a tourist visa instead of working visa and the Airport Security was looking at your laptop... looking at all these live shows and tour info...... You always had a great attitude ... and Exquisitely Monstrous Sound and Writing... Solid Musician and Person.. True Metal Heart... \m/ If you ever want some Lyrics or Serious Vocals to fill in some blanks or just need to get away... Drop a line ... I was visiting Warrel weeks before the Tragedy and Jim came up and visited for awhile to clear his head... and do some writing... He was Crushed but Bounced back... on a positive path..., No more insane conversations at whatever time from wherever... Warrels Silence Is Deafening... And his cooking... heh... Good Luck Brother \m/ You just inspired something.. Stay True and Take Care...

I was there, Great Show.. Acustics in Stadium were terrible, but i was not missing show

I worked in Dallas in the mid 80s and went to see Pantera play and met Darrell. I was a singing drummer but he taught me how to tune an old Fender acoustic so I could tune the guitars in my band. In 2000 after I quit playing in bands I learned to play acoustic guitar. I met Stevie Ray Vaughan and his brother over there too. I had no idea what legends these guys would eventually be.