Pantera “Floods“ Soundcheck Jam in Memphis

Watch Charlie’s Drum Rundown: Full Pantera Rig Rundown: Before Pantera’s show in Memphis on 2/10/24 at the FedEx Forum, bassist Rex Brown, guitarist Zakk Wylde and drummer Charlie Benante perform the haunting track from 1996’s The Great Southern Trendkill. The ’90s was a very peculiar musical decade. It entered with L.A.’s party-time hair metal and concluded with the rise of Nu metal, boy bands, and the real Slim Shady. In between those bookends saw the maturation of Metallica, a cold front moved in from the Pacific Northwest with dark clouds of morose and menace, gangsta rap from the coasts flooded the heartland and suburbs, and punk went pop with big hitters from Green Day, Offspring, and Blink 182. But Pantera proudly flew the flag of metal. Those Cowboys from Hell were Phil Anselmo (vocals), Darrell “Dimebag” Abbott (guitar), Rex Brown (bass), and Vinnie Paul Abbott (drums). They took chances and took no prisoners all while