Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl recalled his friendship with legendary metal act Pantera in the latest edition of his newly-launched Instagram series, “Dave's True Stories.”
Grohl first saw them play live when Foo Fighters were asked at the last minute to appear at the 1998 U.K. version of Ozzfest. Grohl recalled, “I stepped to the side of the stage and witnessed what can only be described as the most awesome, most brutal, most vulgar display of power known to man: Pantera, ladies and gentlemen! In all their glory! Absolutely DESTROYING the stage.”
Panicked that the Foos would play after Pantera, Grohl recalled, “I would soon have to follow this historic ass-shredding performance with my version of post-grunge, alternative rock . . . thankfully we managed to make it through the gig without having bottles of p**s hurled at our faces, so I considered it an incredible success.”
Grohl's friendship with Pantera — especially guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott — continued through the years and while the story took some of the usual Grohl twists and turns, he ended by saying, “Dime and Vinnie have since passed on to the great gig in the sky, but every memory I have of them is a joyous one. I'm so lucky and honored to have known them, even just a little.”