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…
During their May 23 set in Athens, Greece, Anthrax performed with Darby Todd on drums. Fan-filmed footage of that performance can be found below. Todd was recruited as a fill-in for Charlie Benante, who is currently touring with Pantera.
As previously reported, Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) recently made headlines after claiming that rock music was “purposely dialed down in the culture” in the late ’90s. Now, during an interview with Hot Metal, Charlie Benante (Anthrax, Pantera, etc.) responded to those comments, saying he agrees. Benante said the following: “That’s something I’ve been saying for…
During a recent interview with Hot Metal, Pantera’s current drummer Charlie Benante was asked about the possibility of a live album from the group. He says he “would love to release a live album of this lineup.” Benante said the following when asked about the possibility of new music from the band: “There was some…
During an appearance on the Everblack podcast, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante offered an update on the band’s upcoming album. According to him, the effort is now scheduled to be released in September. Benante said the following when asked if the group were still aiming for a May release: “No, it doesn’t come out in May.…
During an interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF, current Pantera guitarist Zakk Wylde discussed the possibility of recording new music based on riffs from the late great Dimebag Darrell. He says it’s “all up to” vocalist Philip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown. Wylde said the following: “Everyone’s always asking about something like that, but I…
Last night (January 22), various artists took the stage at the Belasco in Los Angeles, CA to pay tribute to the late Dimebag Darrell (Pantera) during the 2026 Dimebash. You can see fan-filmed from that event below. The following musicians took part: Charlie Benante (Anthrax, Pantera), Chris Jericho (Fozzy), Dino Jelusick (Whitesnake), Doug Pinnick (King’S…
Anthrax have officially finished the mixing process for their new album. Drummer Charlie Benante confirmed the news via Instagram. Release plans are still pending.
Metal Allegiance’s Mark Menghi, Anthrax’s Charlie Benante, and Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz have released a new cover of Soundgarden’s “The Day I Tried To Live” as part the Chris Cornell tribute project King Ultramega. A portion of the proceeds from the track, which features Soundgarden’s own Kim Thayil, will be donated to MusiCares. All four…
Halloween is officially over and a number of rock/metal artists have taken to social media to share pictures of the costumes they wore this year. You can check out a bunch of those posts below: Metallica: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Metallica (@metallica) Charlie Benante (Anthrax, Pantera) and Carla Harvey (The…
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