Zakk Wylde on taking part in Pantera tour: "I think it's a beautiful thing"
Zakk Wylde has spoken publicly for the first time about his involvement in a Pantera tour alongside Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, saying that he's "beyond honoured to be a part of it."
"Obviously, it's not Pantera," he told Matt Pinfield and Jose Mangin of Danny Wimmer Presents at this weekend's Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival
"Pantera is those four guys — it's Phil, Rex, Dime and Vinnie [Paul]. But it's just like when [Led] Zeppelin went out with Jason Bonham playing, it was phenomenal.
Wylde has always been the favourite to be the guitarist in any mooted tribute tour, and he told Pinfield and Mangin that he was always open to the call.
"I think it's a beautiful thing," added Wylde. "It's like when we do the 'Dimebash' it's a celebration of Dime's greatness. It's a Pantera celebration — that's what it is."
Anselmo and Brown are still yet to comment on the news that the Pantera tribute will play North American tour dates in 2023, with international dates surely an inevitable follow-up