{"id":109688,"date":"2024-02-04T19:41:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T00:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=109688"},"modified":"2024-02-04T19:55:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T00:55:26","slug":"pantera-busted-using-backing-tracks-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=109688","title":{"rendered":"PANTERA &#8211; Busted Using Backing Tracks&#8230; Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>PANTERA<\/strong> played the first concert of their latest cash grab tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last night on 02\/03\/24 and one fan commented that the band seemed &#8220;in sync&#8221; and &#8220;damn near perfect&#8221; as Zakk Wylde is busted using backing tape for the song &#8220;Suicide Note pt 2&#8221;, when it&#8217;s clear to see he is not using a Digitech Whammy pedal on the stage, which is required to play the song, when pitch shifting the notes to get the squealing effect Dimebag was so legendary for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PANTERA - Suicide Note pt2 See how dime Uses His Whammy Pedal\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V6ZJrJM1yp4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wylde was caught last year doing <a href=\"https:\/\/nightswithalicecooper.com\/2023\/05\/10\/is-pantera-playing-along-to-backing-tapes\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nightswithalicecooper.com\/2023\/05\/10\/is-pantera-playing-along-to-backing-tapes\/\">the same thing on &#8220;Becoming&#8221;<\/a> song, as was published on Alice Cooper&#8217;s former radio show site and dozens of other radio sites across the world. The replacement guitarist for the late great <strong>Dimebag Darrell<\/strong> has yet to release one single play along video to show he can actually play Pantera songs without using backing tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dimeandvin11-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"861\"  data-gnlv=\"hey\" src=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dimeandvin11-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109702\" style=\"width:221px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dimeandvin11-4.jpg 471w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dimeandvin11-4-164x300.jpg 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">What Wylde is doing is called &#8220;finger syncing&#8221; which is the same as doing lip sync when singing but you are faking playing the guitar while prerecorded audio is played through the PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>PANTERA<\/strong>\u00a0fill-in drummer\u00a0<strong>Charlie Benante<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=101915\">\u00a0went on the record last year<\/a> to say that he doesn\u2019t see anything wrong with enhancing their show by using backing tracks during their concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">It is also rumored that Benante is also using tape for the kick drums and is mostly clown miming himself too, just like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rocketmetalden\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rocketmetalden\">Randy &#8220;Rocket&#8221; Cody<\/a><\/strong> of TMD busted M\u00d6TLEY CR\u00dcE <a href=\"https:\/\/webn.iheart.com\/featured\/nudge\/content\/2022-07-28-tommy-lee-fakes-it-on-stage\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/webn.iheart.com\/featured\/nudge\/content\/2022-07-28-tommy-lee-fakes-it-on-stage\/\">fake drumming on The Stadium Tour<\/a>, which is a common practice now at most rock concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PANTERA - Full HD Concert Live in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA Tour Debut 02.03.2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DPk8EGMHHyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PANTERA \u2013 Zakk Wylde Accused of Using Backing Tracks During U.S. Gig (VIDEO)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TULi7yGO1gs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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