{"id":94805,"date":"2022-07-31T14:53:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T19:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=94805"},"modified":"2022-07-31T15:01:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T20:01:12","slug":"dimebag-darrells-pantera-riff-that-phil-anselmo-called-terrible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=94805","title":{"rendered":"Dimebag Darrell\u2019s Pantera Riff That Phil Anselmo Called \u2018Terrible\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PANTERA’s origins date back to 1981, when the band members came together to form one of the most successful and popular heavy metal groups in the history of music. Not only did they have a significant impact on the metal scene, but they also paved the way for the grooved metal subgenre. The band has produced iconic albums such as \u2018Metal Magic,\u2019 \u2018Projects in the Jungle,\u2019 \u2018I Am the Night,\u2019 making them one of the most influential bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, nothing good lasts forever. Tension began to rise among the group members. Phil Anselmo became addicted to painkillers, alcohol, and heroin due to severe back pain. His addictions caused many internal conflicts among Pantera members. This split between the band members resulted in the recording of \u2018The Great Southern Trendkill\u2019 being a separate process. The Abbott brothers eventually disbanded the group. After the breakup, former bandmates began criticizing each other\u2019s previous works, including Anselmo and Dimebag Darrell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which Dimebag Darrell Riff Did Phil Anselmo Criticize?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

After Pantera\u2019s breakup became official, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell decided to form Damageplan in 2003. That lineup didn\u2019t last long, as Darrell was tragically\u00a0shot and killed<\/strong>\u00a0by a mentally unstable fan during a Damageplan concert in Ohio. This tragedy occurred just one year after Pantera broke up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, the tragedy did not end there. Although Vinnie Paul continued his career with his band Hellyeah, which he founded in 2006 after the death of his bandmate and sibling, he too passed away<\/strong> in 2018 from heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the band suffering tragic deaths, surviving members, especially Phil Anselmo, were still critical of one of Darrell\u2019s riffs. The vocalist thought that the riff in \u2018Slaughtered,\u2019 which was\u00a0written by the late star Dimebag Darrell, was terrible.<\/strong>\u00a0However, he added that the riff fitted perfectly and made it a moving song that has stood the test of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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