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Is DEVILDRIVER 'The Next PANTERA?'
- Aug. 17, 2007
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Sant Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will be the featured band on this Sunday's (August 19) "Rebel Access" TV, which airs at 10:00 p.m. on Channel 19 all over the Chicagoland area. The entire episode is dedicated to DEVILDRIVER, featuring videos, interview, and live performance footage shot while they were in Chicago. An exclusive interview with frontman Dez Fafara and John Boecklin contains their recollections on how the two met and formed the band. John explained, "We are in small town in this bar, and I had heard Dez wanted to start another band. So I came up to him and I told him I play guitar and he says to me, 'Why should I pick you over this guy?' and I said, 'Well, that guy can shred my face off, but he can't write a song.' Dez put up his drink and said, 'Honesty I like it.'" DEVILDRIVER was reportedly dubbed "the next PANTERA" by that group's former lead singer Philip Anselmo, who has been friends with Fafara since the mid-'90s. When asked about Anselmo's stamp of approval, Dez replied, " Phil is by far the best frontman out there, and everyone knows we've been friends for a long time. We first heard that comment when we were at a press conference in Europe. That comment kinda humbles you, and you don't know what to really say to that. There will never be another [ PANTERA] — no one is trying to do that, we can never hold a candle to that band. All the things you have to say just to humble yourself for a comment like that makes you say, 'Thanks bro.' After all that, you just say, 'Thanks, man, I'll do a shot of whiskey for you saying that.' Every single member of that band is an ultimate player and we can't hold a candle to that, so we say thank you and leave it at that." The advice DEVILDRIVER has for the younger musicians? John: "Focus on writing the best songs before you go out and play live. If you don't have good songs, you don't have nothing." Dez: "Don't follow. Focus in on something different. If you end up sounding like your favorite band your not on a good wave length." "Rebel Access" features a band one week and plays the hardest "in-your-face" music videos in Chicago the next week. For more information, visit www.rebelaccess.com.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 12:48:51 PM
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Don't think so
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COMMENT | ..............
posted by : Totalp26
8/17/2007 12:53:01 PM
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Normally I'm pretty cynical about annointing bands "the next big thing" but Devildriver brings it and brings it hard.
Nobody will ever be the next Pantera but Devildriver is definitely the real deal and will be for years to come.
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COMMENT | In way No...
posted by : sammy-hagars-car-on-ebay
8/17/2007 12:54:39 PM
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In a more accurate way... Hell No!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 12:55:26 PM
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they are definatley one of the top bands out there right now however NO ONE WILL EVER COME CLOSE TO WHAT PANTERA DID
PERIOD
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COMMENT | Nope
posted by : ThisIsNot
8/17/2007 12:56:07 PM
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I really, really like DevilDriver but I don't think they could ever be the next Pantera, no band could ever be Pantera. DevilDriver bring something unique and they can actually come close to Pantera but I don't think they will ever be at the same level. I am just glad that DevilDriver are still around as you never know with Dez.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 12:59:11 PM
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no...there will never be another Pantera...ever
R.I.P. Dime
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 12:59:32 PM
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Pantera is the ONE
Devildriver is the ONE
Devildriver is not Pantera
Pantera is Pantera, Devildriver is Devildriver
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COMMENT | No
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:03:41 PM
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Question: Is DEVILDRIVER 'The Next PANTERA?
Answer: No.
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COMMENT | HAHAHA
posted by : CKess316
8/17/2007 1:04:05 PM
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wow, compelling article
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COMMENT |
posted by : mortalfungus
8/17/2007 1:04:52 PM
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Was Pantera the next EXHORDER?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:05:22 PM
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sammy hagar > Pantera & Devildriver
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COMMENT |
posted by : Bloodthirsty
8/17/2007 1:08:21 PM
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I guess its kinda the same thing. Pantera went from that glam shit to ripping off other bands for their second sound. Then Dez went from nu-metal shit then putting on a death metal shirt and claiming he's MEDAL BRO!!!!!1111....same shit...two shitty bands...who gives a shit?
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posted by :
8/17/2007 1:09:46 PM
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posted by : mortalfungus
8/17/2007 1:04:52 PM
Was Pantera the next EXHORDER?
What? You make it sound as if Pantera may have possibly been the dreaded "D" word.
Spot the gramatical curiosity in this sentence:
"If you don't have good songs, you don't have nothing."
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COMMENT |
posted by : Jailbait
8/17/2007 1:09:51 PM
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No way will this band ever be as widely accepted as Pantera. They're not commercial or dynamic enough.
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COMMENT |
posted by : 5142
8/17/2007 1:10:19 PM
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No, No , & No
there will never be another pantera just like there will never another nirvana...
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COMMENT | Easy answer....
posted by : grendelson
8/17/2007 1:16:45 PM
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Listen to Cowboys from Hell...now listen to Devildriver's first. It's obvious they could never, ever, ever, ever, ever hope to be as good as Pantera. Ever.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:22:00 PM
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Devildriver > Pantera
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COMMENT | Bloodthirsty...
posted by : Metalfan87
8/17/2007 1:24:04 PM
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...hit the nail right on the head
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COMMENT | No.
posted by : fatjimmorrison
8/17/2007 1:25:49 PM
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Devildriver are mediocore. Pantera were awesome.
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COMMENT | NO FUCKING WAY
posted by : dimmudemigod
8/17/2007 1:26:20 PM
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WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT???
DEVILSHITDRIVER WILL NEVER NEVER EVERRRR BE LIKE PANTERA. GOD WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS FUCKING WORLD..COMPARING THE MIGHTY PANTERA WITH THIS PIECE OF SHIT...JEZZZZ WHAT'S NEXT
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:31:33 PM
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Pantera took metal forward, Devildriver arguably arent. In my opinion if there ever is gonna be a 'new Pantera' its gonna be Lamb of God
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COMMENT | hahahahaha
posted by : Cloud Connected
8/17/2007 1:36:56 PM
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First you have to do something original.
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COMMENT |
posted by : pigchop
8/17/2007 1:37:48 PM
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In better news (actually interesting news, I'm sure most will agree): The new Exodus record will soon be with us!!!
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COMMENT | the next pantera?
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:41:51 PM
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How about the next original band? No originality anymore, they all sound the same, really sad.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:42:04 PM
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"Spot the gramatical curiosity in this sentence:"
LOL.. ironic!
PS - Phil is not "the greatest frontman ever". Dez knows that if he doesn't say that, Phil will no longer be his lover.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Jack Klompus
8/17/2007 1:42:34 PM
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based on what's going on in metal these days i'd say lamb of god are the closest thing to being the next pantera...
it is a stupid camparison though. why can't be the first so and so? why do they always have to be the next version of something people have already heard. i know history repeats itself, but stop living in the past
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COMMENT | Pantera
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:44:37 PM
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I agree. The band who more came close itself to the energy of the PANTERA was LOG.
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COMMENT | The more appropriate question would be
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:47:59 PM
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Can Blabbermouth be taken seriously if they are going to run a ridiculous headline like that??
I like Devildriver just fine, but "the next Pantera"??? Come on.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:51:07 PM
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can these people actually read the thing before posting, dez says
"There will never be another [PANTERA] — no one is trying to do that, we can never hold a candle to that band"
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COMMENT | My opinion
posted by :
8/17/2007 1:57:08 PM
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Devildriver has that same groove sound as Pantera did..but I don't think they will ever be as BIG as Pantera was.
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COMMENT |
posted by : houde666
8/17/2007 1:59:24 PM
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These guys are great. I'm a fan from day 1. Those haters called them posers but they now realize that DD is here to stay and kick asses in every albums.
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COMMENT | LOL
posted by : Braineater
8/17/2007 2:09:10 PM
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Dez really does seem to think that he is some legend or leader in the underground scene. I will always remember him first as being Coal Chamber's singer. Coal Chamber played some shows with death metal bands, and that's probably how he really heard death metal for the first time. I doubt that he grew up on the shit like he tries to make it seem.
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COMMENT | wow,
posted by :
8/17/2007 2:11:08 PM
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no one can compare to pantera
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COMMENT | News From Diamond Darrel
posted by : erpbass6
8/17/2007 2:14:17 PM
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Phil told that to Devildriver when he was doped up...
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COMMENT | No
posted by : Bastard Fetus Eaters
8/17/2007 2:15:40 PM
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nobody will ever be 'the next Pantera' but DevilDriver KICK ASS none the less.
Rather than trying to be the 'next (insert band name here)', let DevilDriver be the 1st DevilDriver!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 2:17:03 PM
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The next Pantera is "Lamb of God".
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COMMENT | meh.
posted by : Metal Gimp
8/17/2007 2:17:32 PM
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pantera are GOOD. devildriver are ok.
Death beat them both.
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COMMENT | THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD
posted by :
8/17/2007 2:24:43 PM
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BUT WHO DOES THAT MEAN DEVILDRIVER STOLE THIER SOUND FROM? BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW PANTERA GOT THEIRS FROM EXHORDER. AND ON WHAT ALBUM DID DEVILDRIVER PLAY POWER METAL LIKE PANTERA'S EARLIER STUFF.
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COMMENT | Call me biased but…….
posted by :
8/17/2007 2:32:38 PM
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Yeah…… this thread was conjured up by some prick at blabbermouth trying to generate hate mail. You’ll get none from me sir!!! I’ve got better topics to debate. For example, does fecal matter have any potential to become a new glade plug-in scent. Plug it in, plug it in!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 2:36:40 PM
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this is just as retarded as saying that trivium is the next metallica
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COMMENT | well i think that might be a bit of a stretch.
posted by :
8/17/2007 2:38:22 PM
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but i do think devildriver rocks though. can't understand why everyone slams dez for having been part of another movement with coal chamber and then changing directions with devildriver.....yet nobody gives pantera shit for having been a glam cover band. i think it's just because dez was more visible than pantera was during their early period unless you happened to live in dallas or maybe houston at the time. would dez have formed devildriver if coal chamber hadn't played with some death metal bands....?
maybe. maybe not. would pantera have strayed away from the glammy early sound & come up with their signature heavy hardcore groove metal sound if it weren't for exhorder and dead horse....?
maybe....maybe not.
but nobody pops out of the womb though as a fully developed musician that knows exactly what they wanna do though....you take inspiration and influences where they come and that all happens eventually.
speaking of exhorder though, it's really cool to see kyle thomas out there kicking ass with alabama thunderpussy after all this time. now if mike hagga from dead horse could get a decent break that'd be really cool too.
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COMMENT | No they're not
posted by : I-777
8/17/2007 2:44:57 PM
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But they're a good band.
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COMMENT |
posted by : jackcake
8/17/2007 2:47:00 PM
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One Pantera was too many.
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COMMENT | I like DevilDriver......
posted by :
8/17/2007 2:50:00 PM
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but there will NEVER be another Pantera. There is only one mighty Pantera and unfortunately they will never play again.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Bloodthirsty
8/17/2007 3:27:18 PM
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^^^^ I bet you have tribal tattoos and frequent Hot Topic everyday.
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COMMENT | !!!
posted by :
8/17/2007 3:29:23 PM
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Stupidest thing i've ever heard
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COMMENT | Devildriver
posted by :
8/17/2007 3:29:51 PM
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doesnt come close. they're good, but Pantera was a machine from day ONE. i at least respect Dez's humble words.
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COMMENT | btw
posted by :
8/17/2007 3:31:09 PM
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i checked out DOWN recently and they fucking kick ass.
y'all should check out maylene and the sons of disaster too!
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COMMENT | yeah!!!
posted by :
8/17/2007 3:35:50 PM
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I will say that Dez handled the complement with class, and I respect that greatly
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COMMENT |
posted by : Hotdog Fingers
8/17/2007 3:37:49 PM
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Of cousre he'd say that. I heard they used to fuck. No jokes.
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COMMENT |
posted by : gumplunger
8/17/2007 4:00:44 PM
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Devildriver is a fairly decent metal band that is straightforward enough to gain a large fanbase, but they don't actually bring anything new to the table. I think Dez knows this, as I remember reading a quote in a recent news post saying that he wanted to be in a band that wasn't popular so he could push boundaries, or something to that effect. As long as they're content with what they're doing, so be it, but claiming they're innovators or legends is obvious hyperbole.
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posted by : Jailbait
8/17/2007 4:14:00 PM
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"DD doesn't come close. they're good, but Pantera was a machine from day ONE. i at least respect Dez's humble words."
Well, that depend on your perspective. Day One starting with "Cowboys From Hell" maybe.
Day One starting with their 80's Van Halen-ish output and hair band style - maybe not.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 4:32:17 PM
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one similarity that they share is that they both fucking slay(ed) live
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COMMENT |
posted by : Dee67
8/17/2007 5:04:36 PM
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I like what DevilDriver is doing musically, but vocally, I pass.
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posted by :
8/17/2007 5:13:58 PM
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"^^^^ I bet you have tribal tattoos and frequent Hot Topic everyday."
LOL.. good one!
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COMMENT | fuck no!!!
posted by :
8/17/2007 5:14:51 PM
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im sick of roadrunner records plugging there shitty bands, trivium next metallica, devildriver next pantera, throwing 9 outa 10 on album reviews then bands like behemoth and nile are releasing MILES better work and not getting the recognition they deserve.... fuck of trendrunner
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/17/2007 5:49:57 PM
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80's Pantera >>>> Coal Chamber
From there it's obvious where I stand on this.
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COMMENT | insert clever title here
posted by :
8/17/2007 6:18:02 PM
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duh, of course Devildriver is better than Pantera. only a complete idiot would think differently.
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COMMENT | " Is DEVILDRIVER The Next PANTERA?"
posted by :
8/17/2007 6:19:20 PM
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Yes, They are. And Behemoth are the next Winger.... Jackasses.
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COMMENT |
posted by : wajahat_k
8/17/2007 7:25:18 PM
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Hell ya....DEVILDRIVER r CERTAINLY on the right track w/o a shred of doubt. No ghost from the nu-metal past to haunt dez or us anymore.
Saw phil with DOWN on thursday, he's as good as ever, voice is still brutal and he keeps on brining the goods. Great to see hes doin kewl
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COMMENT | No they ain't
posted by : RiotAct666
8/17/2007 9:28:35 PM
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There is only one Pantera , there will never be another.
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COMMENT | THROWDOWN
posted by :
8/17/2007 10:12:33 PM
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The new Throwdown is pretty damn close to Pantera level. I was a huge fan of their last album "Vendetta', but "Venom and Tears" is a whole different bands in regards to style. Some damn good shit. I like it better than Devildriver in that Throwdown can put out a complete album that rocks with no filler.
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COMMENT | And I like Devildriver
posted by :
8/17/2007 10:13:04 PM
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They Destroy also!
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COMMENT | Grimfist
posted by :
8/17/2007 10:14:57 PM
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is closer to being the next Pantera than Devildriver are.
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COMMENT | It's best coming from Phil's own mouth...
posted by : -gODGRINDER-
8/18/2007 2:21:01 AM
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...rather than Dez's.
DD kicks ass. Period.
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COMMENT |
posted by : CapnNsaNeO
8/18/2007 4:18:50 AM
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metallica breaks both of the advice points..they don't write good songs, or songs at all to play live...and they try to sound like their favorite bands ( diamond head, misfits ect., )
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COMMENT | Answer:
posted by :
8/18/2007 8:50:55 AM
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No.
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COMMENT | DEVILDRIVER!!
posted by :
8/18/2007 12:07:58 PM
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Devildriver was dubbed "the next Pantera" by ANSELMO, not Roadrunner or Devildriver!!
Coal chamber has been dead for YEARS... Why is that band even mentioned here??
The Last Kind words is one of the best metal releases 2007. I fucking love that album!! Is Devildriver the next Pantera? Not as a Pantera rip-off, but as the next big thing in metal... oh yes!
Monte Conner (who discovered Sepultura) was on Sirius Radio, on Hard Attack and the dj asked him what the next big thing is going to
be as far as metal and he said, "DEVILDRIVER." Fuck yeah!"
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COMMENT | goddamn
posted by :
8/18/2007 5:49:45 PM
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I normally don't post to these fucking things but come on...man...you guys really love exhorder huh? a failed thrash band that never went anywhere Roadrunner thought they were on to something but decided they were wrong...pantera is pantera plain and simple and they were damn good at what they did I don't think vinnie labella or david main could touch what dime did on the guitar period...his influences and feeling are way more prevalent...don't be mad cuz' pantera did a far better job I mean come one seriously dudes pantera had their own groove listen to "regular people" conceit...who wrote far beyond driven?...strength beyond stength, slaughtered, hard lines and sunken cheeks, throes of rejection or better yet let's hear exhorder write something with as much as suicide note part 2 or Floods...they can't their 'debut' album shows they can't even be creative enough to put out better material it's same shit as 2 years before yet they still have nothing to show for the fact if they did "create" pantera's sound face it pantera are more diverse and heavier far more intense...it figures people would dog on'em simply because they went somewhere and kicked ass whilst your Exhorder band didn't make much of shit with themselves I mean you can hear influences from slayer and other predecessing 80's bands in them as well...so to say pantera ripped'em off is bullshit they claimed that because pantera was successful and they were not Take beer for example... there's good beer and there's shitty beer it's not what it's made of( it's all pretty much made barley, hops, yeast etc...) but how it's made is a totally different story take it or leave it
and it's already been said...pantera is pantera...devildriver is devildriver
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COMMENT | I gotta say....
posted by : EmoDeathCampKid
8/18/2007 6:33:11 PM
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I have to agree with:
"WillInTheAbyss: im sick of roadrunner records plugging there shitty bands, trivium next metallica, devildriver next pantera, throwing 9 outa 10 on album reviews then bands like behemoth and nile are releasing MILES better work and not getting the recognition they deserve.... fuck of trendrunner"
Fuck DevilDriver, Hail, the legends that are Pantera!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/19/2007 2:16:58 PM
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Nice reply Dez.
Phil must of been wasted when he said that.
Pantera > All
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COMMENT | Probably.............
posted by :
8/20/2007 5:50:12 AM
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....................they also suck.
That is all
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COMMENT |
posted by : MurderCapital666
8/20/2007 6:36:01 AM
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Is Devildriver the next Pantera? Well, we can all agree that Hellyeah is not the next Pantera, can't we?
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COMMENT | Devildriver the next Pantera?
posted by :
8/20/2007 9:29:46 AM
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How can anybody think something like that, DD sucks.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Fani Dilth
8/25/2007 11:25:17 PM
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The only thing DD can stake a claim on is the front man is the leading canidate for the ultimate Pantera tribute band...
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