Metal Anarchy

During a recent appearance on the Talk Is Jericho podcast, Charlie Benante expressed interest in recording new music with Pantera. The drummer hopes new material will surface “at some point.”

Benante said the following when asked if him and guitarist Zakk Wylde can create Pantera-style riffs:

“Oh, I can do it, no doubt. But I just don’t know yet if that’s where this is going. I would hope, at some point. We’ll see. It’s all up to [vocalist] Philip [Anselmo] and [bassist] Rex [Brown], really, where they wanna take this. Zakk and I are just there for the ride, and [to help], whatever we can do.”

He also discussed his drumming approach:

“I guess the thing is that people don’t realize this, but the Anthrax style of drumming, or the drumming in Anthrax, is so busy. Vinnie [Paul Abbott]’s style of playing is so — I call it the meat and potatoes of Pantera, because when Vinnie does something with a bit of flair, it’s, like, ‘Wow, that’s really cool. That’s such a signature lick right there.’ Whether it’s ‘Becoming’ or ‘Cowboys From Hell’, that’s such a Vinnie lick. There’s no way I was gonna replace that with anything that was gonna be too busy. I stuck to exactly what Vinnie did. And I’ve said this many times where the drum configuration is exactly like Vinnie’s, so I can’t go off and play anything else. I’m sticking to his parts. And I think Philip and Rex really respect that. I know they do, because Rex sometimes will close his eyes and it’s like he’s playing with Vinnie. And he said that to me, too. It’s the same thing with Philip. They wanna hear the way they heard it. So I am not coming in and gonna alter it. I’m playing it exactly how they want it.”

[via Blabbermouth]