PANTERA
w/ Amon Amarth, King Parrot, Flesh Hoarder
9/3/25 – Dos Equis – Dallas, TX
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The Heaviest Tour of the Summer came crashing into Dallas on September 3rd, and Dos Equis Pavilion was transformed into ground zero for chaos, thunder, and one hell of a homecoming. The bill of Pantera, Amon Amarth, King Parrot, and Flesh Hoarder didn’t just deliver a show, it delivered a war, with every band bringing their own brand of brutality to the Texas crowd.
Flesh Hoarder was the first to hit the stage, and they made sure the crowd knew exactly what kind of night this was going to be. Hailing from Texas, their brand of brutal death metal is as uncompromising as it gets: blast beats, guttural vocals, and riffs so heavy they rattled the Pavilion before the sun even went down.
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Although their set was only five songs, they quickly set the tone with relentless aggression. While many fans were still filing in, those already in the pit got a face-first taste of pure, grinding brutality. Flesh Hoarder didn’t just open the show, they detonated it.
King Parrot followed, kicking things off like a bar fight set to music. These Aussie grindcore maniacs came out swinging with tracks from their new album A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot, released just a few months ago on Philip Anselmo‘s label, Housecore Records.
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Songs like “Fuck You and the Horse You Rode In On” were spat with venom, while older cuts like “Bozo” ripped like chainsaws. Frontman Matt Young worked the stage like a rabid preacher, taunting, snarling, and daring the Dallas crowd to dive straight into the madness. It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t polished, but that’s the point. King Parrot’s set was dirty, fast, and fun as hell.
Then the tone shifted from street brawl to Viking conquest as Amon Amarth stormed the stage. Their arrival felt like a call to battle, complete with massive stage props and the kind of melodic death metal thunder that shakes you in your bones.
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Johan Hegg’s growl sounded like it was forged in the fires of Valhalla, and the band thundered through a 9-song set that included their brand-new single, “We Rule the Waves.” When that one dropped, the pit exploded into a sea of headbanging berserkers, chanting like they’d just been enlisted in a shield wall. Amon Amarth doesn’t just play a set, they summon a saga, and in Dallas, they ruled every minute of it.
And then: Pantera. Dallas roared as their hometown heroes took the stage, and it was clear from the first notes of “Suicide Note, Pt. 2” that this wasn’t just another tour stop. This was a homecoming drenched in sweat, grit, and Texas pride. Phil Anselmo commanded the stage with that familiar mix of menace and gratitude, his voice still cutting like a buzzsaw.
Rex Brown’s bass rumbled like a war drum, while Zakk Wylde’s guitar work shredded with ferocity, paying homage to Dimebag without ever feeling like an imitation. Charlie Benante’s drumming was tight, relentless, and crushing, driving the band like a machine built for mayhem. The band ripped through classics with flawless aggression. The pit was a cyclone, the Pavilion a cathedral of groove-metal thunder.
The crowd gave it all back, chanting every word of “Walk,” losing their minds to “Becoming,” and raising fists high during “Fucking Hostile.” And in these moments you could feel it, Pantera wasn’t just playing for a crowd. They were playing for their city, their history, their legacy.
Between songs, Philip Anselmo connected with the Dallas audience in a way only he could: equal parts grit, gratitude, and menace. He stalked the stage, pacing between Rex and Zakk, eyeing the pit like a general surveying his troops. When he finally paused to address the crowd, his voice dropped low but carried through the entire Pavilion: “This city has always been our home.” The eruption that followed wasn’t just cheers, it was a roar of identity, of shared history between Pantera and the city that raised them.
Of course, this Pantera lineup also carries the weight of legacy. With Zakk Wylde stepping in on guitar to honor the late Dimebag Darrell, and Charlie Benante of Anthrax behind the kit in place of Vinnie Paul, the band’s sound is both a tribute and a rebirth. Together with Anselmo and Brown, they’ve built a Pantera that feels both reverent to its past and ferociously present.
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By the end of the night, Dallas had been baptized in fire, sweat, and riffs. Flesh Hoarder brought the early brutality, King Parrot brought the chaos, Amon Amarth brought the battle, and Pantera brought it all home. The Heaviest Tour of the Summer lived up to its name, and then some. This wasn’t just a concert, it was a celebration of everything metal stands for. Dallas won’t forget it anytime soon.
