Pantera Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

5^th August 2008

Fact: Jerry Cantrell and heavy rock couple Scott Ian and PEARL ADAY are to perform an acoustic version of Pink Floyd's WISH YOU WERE HERE as part of a tribute to slain Pantera/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist 'DIMEBAG' Darrell Abbott at Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas on Saturday (09Aug08).

24^th July 2008

Fact: Metallica star Kirk Hammett, Slayer'S KERRY KING, Scott Ian and Jerry Cantrell will lead an all-star tribute to slain Pantera and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist DIMEBAG DARRELL ABBOTT at the Ozzfest festival in Dallas, Texas next month (09Aug08).

7^th October 2005

Quote: <p>"The day DARRELL died was the 9/11 of rock." Disturbed frontman DAVID DRAIMAN on heavy rock hero 'DIMEBAG' DARRELL ABBOTT's fatal shooting at a show in Ohio in December (04). The song DEIFY on Disturbed's new album, TEN THOUSAND FISTS, is a tribute to the former Pantera guitarist. </p>