During an interview with Pod Scum, Jimmy Bower (EyeHateGod / Down / Superjoint) offered his thoughts on Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown enlisting Charlie Benante (Anthrax) and Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society) for the ongoing Pantera tribute tour. 

Bower: "I'm absolutely excited for them. We toured with Pantera - EyeHateGod did - for two months. I saw 'em multiple times and toured with them with other bands; my point being that they were one of the most ferocious live bands on the planet. So there's a lot of kids nowadays that never had the opportunity to see Pantera. Charlie Benante is killing it, and Zakk Wylde's a no-brainer. So it's, to me, the closest thing you're gonna get."

Pantera's tour schedule is currently as follows:

 

May
20 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome To Rockville
26 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Armeets Arena
27 - Bucharest, Romania - Metalhead Meeting Open Air Festival
30 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra
31 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer

 

 

June
2-4 - Nürburgring, Germany - Rock Am Ring
2-4 - Nürnberg, Germany - Rock Im Park
5 - Lodz, Poland - Atlas Arena
10 - Sölvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
12 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena
13 - Berlin, Germany - Verti Music Hall
15 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell
15 - 18 - Clisson, France - Hellfest
20 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - AFAS Live
21 - Hamburg, Germany - Edel Optics
22-24 - Oslo, Norway - Tons Of Rock
28-29 - Lisboa, Portugal - Altice Arena
29 - Viveiro, Spain - Resurrection Festival

 

 

July
2 - Bologna, Italy - Return Of The Gods Festival
14-16 - Mansfield, OH - Inkarceration Music & Tattoo Festival

 

 

August
4 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium (with Metallica)
11 -  Montreal, QC - Stade Olympique (with Metallica)
18 - Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium (with Metallica)
25 - Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium (with Metallica)

 

 

September
1 - Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium (with Metallica)
7-10 - Alton, VA - Blue Ridge Rock Festival

 

 

November
3 - St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America’s Center (with Metallica)
10 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field (with Metallica)