I mention 'em and they magically played a show just a few hours after! My actions changed reality!!!
(Obviously not magic, but still kinda a cool coincidence.)
They're missing Dimebag and Vinnie, but they still put on a show. They haven't performed in 20+ years. I believe Zakk Wylde is doing the guitar for 'em but I didn't pay all that much attention to the announcement.
I am not sure that's really Pantera putting on a show, its like a Pantera tribute band or something, right?
Well, that's a tough nugget to crack and quite a debated topic.
A couple of people are the same. Two of them are not. They perform Pantera's songs under the Pantera name.
Nobody thinks it's the original band, but they are technically Pantera - including a legal right to continue with the name.
So, I'd say it's something we could debate until the cows come home.\
Was it still Fleetwood Mac after Green left? How about when McVie was in the band - or when she left or when she returned?
So, I'd say it's kinda a tribute band - but there are still early members so they're legally Pantera 'cause that's their business name.
To me, it's one thing when its a band like Ozzy, where it doesn't matter who is playing along with him as long as they can play. Fleetwood Mac was kind of la little bit like that where if the Fleetwood and McVie are playing they are the band leaders so it is still their band no matter who is playing with them. But when its a band like Pantera where Dimebag and Vinny were really the leaders of the band, when they are not there, thats why, to me it feels like a tribute
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