Reunited metal band Pantera will follow up their gig opening for Metallica with their own tour that hits Minneapolis’ Target Center on Aug. 7.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. Citi cardholders have access to a presale that runs from 10 a.m. Tuesday through 10 p.m. Thursday. Sweden’s Amon Amarth opens.
Brothers Darrell and Vincent Abbott formed Pantera in 1981 and adopted the stage names Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. They released a trio of glam metal albums before taking a turn toward harder sounds when they hired vocalist Phil Anselmo in 1986.
Pantera’s fifth album, 1990’s “Cowboys from Hell,” broke the band to a wider audience and went platinum. They went on to release four more best-selling records, including 1992’s double platinum “Vulgar Display of Power.”
In the late ’90s, Anselmo became addicted to heroin as a way to deal with his chronic back pain. It led to acrimony between Anselmo and the rest of the band. In 2003, the Abbott brothers officially disbanded the group amid a war of words between the parties in the press.
The brothers went on to form a new band, Damageplan, that ended in tragedy when a 25-year-old man walked on stage during a concert and fatally shot Dimebag Darrell. Vinnie Paul died in 2018 at the age of 54 due to heart disease.
Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown revived Pantera in 2023 and added longtime Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante to the lineup. In the years since, the foursome has played metal festivals around the world as well as their own headlining shows. The band has also opened for Metallica’s ongoing tour, including the U.S. Bank Stadium show on Aug. 16 last summer. The night prior, Pantera played a surprise gig at First Avenue.
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