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[Random Cool] Can You Guess All The Guitarists?

Artist Maxim Dalton painted a poster of 35 of the greatest guitar players ever. While it doesn’t include some famous axe wielders (I don’t see Dimebag Darrell on there), it is a pretty comprehensive painting of guitarists who have shaped and influenced their genres. The painting was released as a limited edition poster but sold out long ago.

But what I want to know is can you identify them all! So head on below to test yourself on your guitar player knowledge! READ MORE

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Hear A New Dimebag Solo Song ‘Twisted’

Extreme skateboarder Mike Valley has teamed up with Dimebag Hardware (the company started by Pantera/Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell and girlfriend Rita Haney) to premiere the official Dimebag Darrell tribute skateboard, which you can order here. The promotional trailer for the skateboard was filmed at Dimebag and Rita’s house in Texas and features a previously unheard solo song (all parts, including vocals, done by Dimebag) from the late guitarist entitled Twisted. Check it out below and check here for more info on the skateboard. READ MORE

We’re Gonna Hear A New Pantera Song!

 Were Gonna Hear A New Pantera Song!

Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul, brother of guitarist Dimebag Darrell, has announced that an unreleased Pantera song, entitled Piss, will be on the upcoming Vulgar Display Of Power 20th Anniversary reissue (no official release date yet). Having been a big Pantera fan for YEARS, I’m beyond excited to hear this track! Check out some words from Vinnie below.

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Check Out A Previously Unreleased Track Featuring Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell and Phil Anselmo With Sean Yseult Of White Zombie

One of the coolest rock stars I have ever met in my life was Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan). Seriously, that guy was one of the funniest, most genuine guys I’ve ever hung out with and I’ve probably never been as drunk as when I was hanging out with the Damageplan guys. I’ve always regretted never having been able to make it to one of the infamous Pantera/White Zombie tours because, let’s be honest here, that sounds so f*cking awesome! Rumors are that the balcony at the State Theater in Detroit was moving up and down nearly three feet from all the craziness. Possible lawsuit waiting to happen? Maybe. Awesome time for all? Most certainly. 

 Check Out A Previously Unreleased Track Featuring Panteras Dimebag Darrell and Phil Anselmo With Sean Yseult Of White Zombie
Anyways, back from my little tangent world, Sean Yseult, the bassist of White Zombie, has uploaded an awesome rough recording of her, Dimebag and Phil doing a song called Dawn of the Horrible Gorilla! Check after the jump for a description and a link to the song!

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Phil Anselmo Gets His Head Busted Open And Keeps Rocking

Down vocalist Phil Anselmo was cracked on the head by guitarist Pepper Keenan at their Best Buy Theater show in New York City the other night. Instead of stopping the show, Phil kept on going as though nothing had happened. The incident occurred during their song ‘Lifer‘, which Phil dedicated to late Pantera guitarist, Dimebag Darrell. Check out all the action below.

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Toy Fair ’11: Check Out Figures Of Dimebag, Ozzy, Rush, Dio And More

Toy Fair 2011 brings you all the goods with some of the coolest action figure premieres each year. I know that my desk yearns for some of them to spice things up. How cool would it be to have a long-arm Freddy staring at you while you work? Well, the Toy Fair also brings us many figures and busts of some of our favorite rock stars. After the jump, you can check out some awesome figures from Rush, Dimebag Darrell, Queen, Led Zeppelin, and more.

 Toy Fair 11: Check Out Figures Of Dimebag, Ozzy, Rush, Dio And More
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Full Tracklisting Revealed For Metal Hammer Dimebag Darrell Tribute CD

The Dimebag Darrell tribute CD with tracks from Machine Head, Five Finger Death Punch, Zakk Wylde and more will come packaged with issue 200 of Metal Hammer – on sale December 16th.

Metal Hammer wrote “Metal Hammer are honoured to pay tribute to the one and only Dimebag Darrell on December 16th. We’ve rounded up some of the biggest and best names from the world of metal to unleash their interpretations of the hardest and heaviest tracks from the Pantera back-catalogue.”

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Here’s the full tracklisting:

1) ZAKK WYLDE – SUICIDE NOTE, PT. 1
2) MACHINE HEAD – FUCKING HOSTILE
3) MALEFICE – I’M BROKEN
4) AVENGED SEVENFOLD – WALK
5) EVILE – CEMETERY GATES
6) FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – A NEW LEVEL
7) BIOHAZARD – MOUTH FOR WAR
icon cool Full Tracklisting Revealed For Metal Hammer Dimebag Darrell Tribute CD SYLOSIS – STRENGTH BEYOND STRENGTH
9) CHIMAIRA – SLAUGHTERED
10) UNEARTH – SANDBLASTED SKIN
11) THROWDOWN – BECOMING
12) KIUAS – THIS LOVE
13) THIS IS HELL – RISE

I can’t wait to hear some of these, should we take bets now on how many pinch harmonics will be in Zakk Wylde’s version of ‘Suicide Note Pt 1′? READ MORE