During an interview with Metal Pilgrim, vocalist Tim ”Ripper” Owens was asked again if he would be willing to replace Phil Anselmo in a Pantera show.
Tim said:
“Of course, I would jump on some shows, but there’s other singers that would be better to do it and probably in that type of music, even though I can sing that really well; it’s some of my favorite stuff to sing. And I love Pantera.
“They’re not gonna get anybody else to do it, first of all, and if they did, they would pick someone else that was closer to all of them. ‘Cause I think they’re really trying to make it the family-and-friends kind of vibe, to do it. So I think they would pick someone that was in the family there more.”