Pantera Booted from Euro Fests

Written By Mike Greenblatt

Bayonne Guitar Hero Zack Wylde’s stint with Pantera has hit a snag. The band—with Zakk replacing Dimebag Darrell (shot dead in 2004 while onstage in Ohio with side project Damageplan) and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante replacing drummer Vinnie Paul—was unceremoniously booted off two major June Euro festivals. No real reason was given by the promoters of the two festivals but word has it that frontman Phil Anselmo’s 2016 White Power shout-outs and Nazi salutes were at the root of it. 

Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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