The racism did not destroy the popularity of Pantera: in Helsinki the ice rink was full – and the band in a great bet

1990s Pantera’s most influential metal band return to the gigs has not gone unnoticed by the media and Cancelists.

The reason is the soloist Phil Anselmoon an associated racism that escalated in 2016 when the intoxicated Anselmo made his late colleague Dimebag Darrellin At the memorial concert, Nazi greeting and praised white power.

Some of the old fans of the act turned their backs on the Pantera, and Germany and Austria canceled the band’s return concerts.

Finnish fans do not seem to have been affected. The Helsinki Ice Hall was sold out, and a very middle-aged audience was devoted to the fist in their youth sound landscape.

With No surprise. Pantera was perfect music for the rebellious and broken back console teens of the 1990s because it operated mentally at the same level and offered a fresh alternative to the spacious thrash metal of its time.

20 years later, Taika is still there. The band is able to download power, groove and intensity to their songs with their fists, and rolls the hit after the hit so that almost laughs: Mouth for War, Strength Beyond Strength, Becoming, Floods, Walk, Cowboys from Hell…

Typically, Pantera could be blamed for macho bulging or over -emphasized Texas identity.

However, there are no signs of them in the ice rink, but the atmosphere is more like a class meeting.

Anselmo, in particular, has been scratching: he seems to be dry drugs and does not fall into the tastelessness other than the peri -American “Fucking Awesome”. On the other hand, the words seem sincere, and Anselmo is of the attention he has genuinely moved.

Anselmon In addition, the classic Pantera is only involved Rex Brownwhich is a fat bass sound for the entire ice rink to shake.

Deceased Abbotin The brothers are present in backing videos, drum membranes and vest embroidery. Physically patched by a drummer Charlie Benante and guitarist Zakk Wyldewho disappear on the abbotes in charisma but repair it in skill.

Despite the characteristic pinch harmonics, Whammmy bars and tapping, Wylde takes too many freedoms in Dimebag’s interpretation, and does not quite reach his rude style.

As the nostalgia dars fall slightly, it can be said that Pantera’s music or sound has not lasted the most optimal way.

One of the reasons is the intermediate or backfoot adopted from thrash metal, which Pantera uses like main riffs. In the 1990s, it sounded innovative, but now the impression is more monotonous-or disturbing if you happen to hate the bouncy metal bands inspired by Pantera.

At its best However, the compositions are still ironically catchy: like a zz top played with furious circular circles.

It was quite a realization at a time when grunge in theory killed the metal.