ZAKK WYLDE Is Open To A PANTERA Live Album, Says There Have Been No Discussions About Writing New Music

In a latest interview with Brazilian music journalist Igor Miranda, guitarist Zakk Wylde mentioned the potential future endeavors of Pantera’s present lineup. Addressing Charlie Benante‘s remarks about a possible live album, Wylde, emphasised a relaxed method: “Yeah, regardless of the fellas wanna do, we knock it out. Let’s be actual — it is a dwell album each night time. Folks with their telephones and every part are recording it anyway, so it would not matter to me. You go up there and also you play to win each night time.”

Clearly, the actual elephant within the room is the opportunity of this line-up writing new materials. Nevertheless, Wylde clarified that there have been no discussions about writing new songs. As an alternative, the main focus stays on refining their dwell performances and integrating new tracks into their units, such because the addition of “Floods” in latest rehearsals.

“No, we have not sat and talked about, like, ‘Oh, guys, let’s get collectively and write songs,’ or whatnot; there hasn’t been something like that. I imply, the one discussions we’ll have are simply what different new songs we wanna put within the setlist. Like after we put ‘Floods’ in after which we bought collectively at rehearsals, bought collectively over at Phil‘s home, we simply rehearsed every part. However no, nothing like… We’ve not been sitting round writing riffs and issues like that.”

When requested concerning the nature of their collaboration and whether or not it resembles a tribute, Wylde provided a special perspective: “Yeah, that is what I really feel it’s. It isn’t even a tribute. It is extra only a Pantera celebration. Like at any time when we exit and do the ‘Expertise Hendrix‘  excursions, which I all the time have a blast after I do, it is all of us going out and celebrating Jimi’s greatness. To me, it is a Pantera celebration. We’re celebrating all of the mountains that Pantera conquered. So that is what that is.”

Touching upon his method to enjoying the late Dimebag Darrell‘s guitar elements – which he doesn’t reproduce word by word – Wylde expressed reverence for every guitarist’s distinctive tone, drawing a comparability with Randy Rhoads and expressing his admiration for Dime.

 “Oh, yeah, even when Dime was up there enjoying the solo to ‘No Extra Tears’ or ‘Mama I am Coming Residence’, it is gonna sound like Dime enjoying the solo to ‘No Extra Tears’. ‘Trigger he has his contact and his feels. Like when Randy Rhoads was enjoying Black Sabbath songs, it appeared like Randy Rhoads enjoying Black Sabbath songs. You hearken to the Tribute album from Ozzy Osbourne, when Saint Rhoads was enjoying ‘Iron Man’ and he was enjoying ‘Paranoid’ and ‘Kids Of The Grave’, it appears like Randy enjoying Black Sabbath songs. It is Randy‘s guitar tone and Randy‘s contact and Randy‘s enjoying. However that is what makes it cool. Yeah, to me, it is simply widespread sense. Dime simply appears like Dime it doesn’t matter what he is enjoying.”