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Pantera Tour Manager Guy Sykes: Getting It Done By Any Means Necessary

Meet Guy Sykes. He’s a tour manager who has been in the game since 1986, getting his start working with Pantera during the pre-Cowboys From Hell days through 2001. In the years since, he’s served as the tour manager for GodsmackMarilyn Manson, Die Antwoord, Hellyeah and others, was Limp Bizkit‘s production manager and is currently Volbeat‘s tour manager.

Meet Guy Sykes. He’s a tour manager who has been in the game since 1986, getting his start working with Pantera during the pre-Cowboys From Hell days through 2001. In the years since, he’s served as the tour manager for GodsmackMarilyn Manson, Die Antwoord, Hellyeah and others, was Limp Bizkit‘s production manager and is currently Volbeat‘s tour manager. …

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2019: The Dime Cry Baby from Hell Wah.

Dimebag Darrell combined a cowboy’s swagger with high-gain riffs and squealing pinch harmonic-laden leads. One of the most significant elements of his sound and dynamics was the Cry Baby Wah, and at a time when wah pedals had fallen out of fashion, Dime flew his wah flag high. Armed with his hard-earned expertise and insight from years of touring, he helped us devise the most versatile wah in our lineup: The Dime Cry Baby from Hell Wah.

Work on this pedal first began some 20 years ago when Dime, a long-time user of the super customizable Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah, wanted even more freedom when setting up his rig on stage. Starting with the 535Q, we carried over its Q control, 6-way range selector, and adjustable kick-in boost. Next, we hot-rodded it with a wide sweep range for Dime to dig deep and fly high, a control to adjust the pedal’s toe-down frequency, an extra output for splitting your signal to a separate FX chain, and back-mounted LED indicators to conveniently show whether the wah is on and whether the boost is engaged. Finally, we replaced the standard rubber tread with skateboard skid tape so that your foot doesn’t slip on any spilled beverages.

The Dime Cry Baby from Hell Wah is the ultimate wah pedal for your touring rig, and with its new black camo finish, it’ll have you wearing a black-toothed grin in no time.…

Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals performing a vulgar display of Pantera on Slayer’s final tour.

– THE FINAL COUNTDOWN BEGINS –
SLAYER announces THE FINAL CAMPAIGN, THE LAST LEG OF ITS FAREWELL WORLD TOUR. Primus, Ministry, and Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals will support on all dates.

“If Slayer does retire, there will never be a replacement, and there will never be anyone like them ever again.” Phoenix New Times

On Saturday, November 2, 2019, Slayer – Tom Araya/bass and vocals, Kerry King/guitars, Gary Holt/guitars, and Paul Bostaph/drums – will set off on The Final Campaign, the seventh and final leg of its farewell world tour. This last hurrah will start at the ExploreAsheville Arena in Asheville, NC, and see the band taking its goodbye bow at the Los Angeles Forum on Saturday, November 30. Accompanying Slayer for this last ride are Primus, Ministry and Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals performing a vulgar display of Pantera, who will support on all dates.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 12 at 10AM local; limited VIP packages will be available. Log on to www.slayer.net for all ticketing and package details.

Watch the tour trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKWPi0I5If0

Slayer’s Final World Tour began on May 10, 2018 with the band’s intention to play as many places as possible, to make it easy for the fans to see one last Slayer show and say goodbye. By the time the 18-month trek wraps on November 30, the band will have completed seven tour legs plus a series of one-off major summer festivals, performing more than 140 shows in 30-countries and 40 U.S. states.

Slayer’s Final World Tour has been a wild ride. Three bus drivers, four truck drivers, and a crew of 32 have traveled all over the world to set the stage for this farewell. At most shows, Slayer’s pyro expert set off 160 pounds of propane and 10 liters of 99% isopropyl alcohol, prompting the Phoenix New Times reviewer to comment on the “eyebrow-singeing pyrotechnics that could be felt even 10 rows behind the pit.” In Toronto, one diehard fan was ejected from the concert before Slayer took the stage, so he jumped into Lake Ontario (that surrounds the Budweiser Arena) and swam back to the venue. The Tampa Bay Times’ Jay Cridlin wrote, “Beginning with the throttling opener ‘Repentless,’ Slayer tore through their set like a flaming cigarette boat across the river Styx, charring up a vicious circle pit by the stage,” and Detroit’s Gary Graff noted in his Oakland Press review the “10,000 headbangers who skipped the ‘Game of Thrones’ finale to pay homage to the pioneering quartet.” “The sheer physicality of their show was something to behold and was yet another indication that while the band may be calling it a career, they are going out on top, playing at their absolute best,” wrote Andy Lindquist for the SF Sonic, and Guy D’Astolfo with the Youngtown Vindicator ended his review with this: “After the final note, Tom Araya stood alone, scanning the crowd…forging a mental imprint of the moment. After a minute or two, he went to the microphone and said, ‘I’m going to miss you guys.’ Then he exited and the lights went up.”

11/2/19 Asheville, NC Explore Asheville. com Arena https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D0056E3C7B648C6

11/3/19 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D0056E2A15AAC67

11/5/19 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center www.ticketmaster.com/event/010056E3A2E13D98

11/6/19 Hershey, PA Giant Center https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/020056E2E4EB9B06

11/8/19 Springfield, MA Mass Mutual Center https://ev2.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList…

11/9/19 New York, NY Madison Square Garden https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B0056D58AC512EF

11/11/19 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/160056E2ADC64062

11/12/19 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/050056E2BA433C19

11/14/19 Moline, IL Tax Slayer Arena https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060056E1B62344A8

11/15/19 Sioux Falls, ND Denny Sanford Premier Center https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060056E39CC32ADA

11/17/19 Fargo, ND Fargo Dome https://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList

11/18/19 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060056E2BBCB34C5

11/20/19 Colorado Springs, CO Broadmoore World Arena http://axs.com/events/377654/slayer-tickets

11/22/19 Billings, MT First Interstate Arena at MetraPark https://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase…

11/24/19 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena https://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList…

11/26/19 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0056DBC7505263

11/27/19 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena https://www.axs.com/ev…/377454/slayer-tickets/promos/231537…

11/29/19 Los Angeles, CA The Forum

11/30/19 Los Angeles, CA The Forum https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/090056E3D3F9304F

Bassforge™️ Rex Brown (Available July 22, 2019) pre-order is here!

Joey Sturgis Tones teamed up with legendary bassist Rex Brown of Pantera to bring you his classic bass tones you’ve come to know and love with a JST twist. From rock and metal to southern rock and country – Bassforge™️ Rex Brown delivers a powerful force of tonal options to forge your bass tone with ease.

Bassforge™️ is a series of audio plugins designed to take any direct input bass signal all the way to fully mixed bass tone each with a unique all-in-one design. No other plugins necessary, Bassforge™️ is your complete bass guitar tone solution.

More sound examples and video demonstrations coming soon.

PRE-ORDER IT NOW: https://joeysturgistones.com/products/bassforge-rex-brown

COWBOYS FROM HELL! Pantera Rock Iconz™ Limited Edition Statues are available NOW for Pre-Order!!

There have been lots of questions about why Dime’s guitar has the CFH album artwork on it. These statues are the Cowboys From Hell era. We will be releasing statues of different eras in the future. The CFH album artwork guitar will be part of the 30th Anniversary of Cowboys From Hell and will be available for sale from Dean Guitars in Jan 2020. Knucklebonz previously released 2 Dime statues using the Dean From Hell & FBD driven guitars so we wanted to do something different for this release.
Pre-Order Now http://bit.ly/PanteraRockIconz