Zakk Wylde joins Pantera for 2023 tour

Written By Mike Greenblatt

Zakk Wylde—born in Bayonne—will join the two surviving members of Pantera plus Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante for a 2023 tour. Vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown—who originally refused to participate—have now signed off on the deal that will bring the heavy metal heroes to major festivals throughout North America and Europe next summer. The estates of the Abbott Brothers—Vincent “Vinnie Paul” Abbott and “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott—are solidly behind the project.

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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