Guitarist Zakk Wylde discussed the feud of Pantera and disclosed a few things about the band’s breakup and reunion.
During an interview with Metal Hammer, Wylde talked about the only time he ever spoke with late guitarist Dimebag Darrell after Pantera first broke up.
About this, Zakk recalled:
“That was the only time I ever talked to (Dimebag) when he wasn’t a force of positivity. Clearly, he was still upset about Pantera.
”They had worked so hard to get to where they did, and then it all ended, and he basically had to start over again. He was like, ‘Zakk, what am I gonna do?’”
About Phil Anselmo’s actions on the band, Wylde explained:
“With the last couple of Pantera records, we kept getting more and more narrow-minded, not due to our preference in music, but because of Phil (Anselmo).
”He was always like, ‘No, we can’t do that. We have to stick to our sound.’”