The Tragedy Of Pantera Shook The Music Word To Its Core

Pantera originated groove metal. Guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, bassist Rex Brown, and singer Phil Anselmo provided a soundtrack for the disaffected, and a loud one at that. This is their tragic real-life story.

The members of Pantera were infamous for their hard-partying ways, particularly when they were on the road. Their tour rider was basically a virtual liquor store. Backstage, the band demanded liters of whiskey, vodka, and bourbon, plus several cases of beer and bottles of wine. Their production office required liters of booze and a bottle of French wine. Onstage, they demanded two cases of beer and two liters of whiskey. These were nightly requirements for tours that could run 80 or more nights.

Some of the mayhem caused by such copious alcohol consumption was caught on film. Mostly, though, it's the stuff of legend, handed down in stories told by the people who were there and shouldn't be able to remember anything, but somehow do. Rex Brown, for one, has gone sober, telling The Rock Pit,

"I quit drinking completely; I don't even think about it, and it's just amazing now."

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Fueled by alcohol | 0:15
Drugs nearly killed Phil Anselmo | 1:01
Addiction and silence | 2:02
Killed on stage | 3:09
Vinnie Paul's death | 4:19

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