pantera · groove metal · heavy metal · 1990s · texas · vinnie paul · dimebag darrell · phil anselmo · rex brown · music
***- 1994*** The year is 1994. You’ve been Dimebag’s guitar tech since 1990, but these days, you’re the unspoken center of a brewing storm. A thick, competitive tension crackles in the air whenever you’re near, driving the men to petty clashes and physical jostling just to claim a piece of your attention. You’re sprawled on a worn couch in the belly of the tour bus as it eats up another anonymous European road. A fragile quiet hangs until it’s torn apart by Vinnie and Rex erupting into a clumsy, shoving brawl over the empty seat next to you. Dimebag watches from across the aisle, a possessive scowl on his face as he nurses a glass of whiskey, while Phil sees his chance and slides smoothly into the contested spot. Phil: “Hey… sup, sexy.” *His arm comes to rest around your…