Charlie Benante Talks Dime, Vinnie & The Pantera Celebration

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

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4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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The Pantera reunion tribute tour with original members, singer Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, launched this month in Mexico with Charlie Benante on drums in honor of his great friend, Vinnie Paul, and Zakk Wylde on guitar in tribute to the great Dimebag Darrell Abbott. Charlie Benante explains how this tour came together, who contacted him, and when and why he agreed to play. He discusses learning the songs and playing them in Vinnie’s style, his favorite riffs and fills, and what he thinks about the fan reaction so far. Charlie gives a detailed look into his rehearsals with Pantera, forming the set list, bonding with Rex, Pantera’s musical legacy, the Van Halen influence, and how his longtime bandmates in Anthrax reacted when he told them what he was doing. Charlie also shares some great memories and stories about Dime and Vinnie, including how he originally met them both, gigs that Pantera and Anthrax played together, and Eddie Van Halen’s emotional and touching tribute at Dime’s funeral. Please support our sponsors! Skylight Frames: go to https://www.skylightframe.com and use promo code JERICHO to get $15 off your purchase. Mint Mobile: cut your wireless bill to $15 per month at https://www.mintmobile.com/jericho Toyota: Visit https://toyota.com/GRFamily to find your perfect Toyota! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get a “No Sweat First Bet” up to $1000 Cynch: download the Cynch app or go https://www.cynch.com/ and get your first tank exchange for $10 with code JERICHO. Bosch Tools: learn more at https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/ SlingTV: check out https://www.sling.com/ for special offers STAY CONNECTED: TikTok: @TalkIsJericho Instagram: @chrisjerichofozzy Twitter: @TalkIsJericho @IAmJericho YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisJerichoFozzy https://www.webisjericho.com/

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0:00.0	All right, welcome to Talk His Jericho, it's the part of Thunder and Rock and Roll.
0:16.4	And we are all about the Rock and Roll today on the final episode of Talk His Jericho for
0:21.0	2022.
0:22.0	I'm talking about the hottest tour and rock and roll right now.
0:24.9	It just got underway at the beginning of the month in Mexico.
0:27.8	And if you haven't guessed yet, I'm talking about Pantera.
0:31.1	My longtime friend and talk his Jericho alumni multiple times, he was just on a few weeks
0:35.5	ago with the Godfather versus Goodfellas Classic Movie Clash, Charlie Bonanti returns to give
0:40.7	him a behind the scenes look and how this incredible event came together.
0:44.8	So if you don't know Charlie and Zach Wilde have joined Pantera, Singer, Phil and Selmo,
0:49.4	and bass player Rex Brown for a celebration of Pantera, which is going to go all throughout
0:54.4	2023, including a bunch of dates opening from Metallica in the stadiums next year.
0:59.8	Charlie's telling the whole story of the band, the concept of the band, how it came together
1:05.6	in vivid detail from when he was first approached about it, how he told the anthrax guys, and
1:11.5	then what he did to learn the songs to ensure he was playing them in true Vinnie Paul style.
1:16.4	Charlie talks about his first rehearsals with Pantera, his favorite licks, the hardest drum
1:20.3	fills, and how different the drumming is for Pantera versus what he does in anthrax.
1:25.4	He shares all the ways he and the band are paying tribute to the Abbott brothers to Vinnie
1:29.1	and Dime from the stage and drum design to what they wear on stage to the last thing they
1:34.2	do before they hit the stage each night of the tour.
1:37.8	He even reveals the two very personal items from Vinnie Paul and Dime that he has with
1:41.5	him on stage for every show.
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