Editing Pantera (section)

===2004–2022: After Damageplan, personal issues, and Vinnie Paul's death===
When Anselmo called in the aftermath of the murders, Rita Haney, Darrell's girlfriend, told him she would "blow Anselmo's head off" if he attended Darrell's funeral.<ref name="btm" /> He was buried with [[Eddie Van Halen]]'s black and yellow-striped Charvel electric guitar (sometimes referred to as "Bumblebee"), which was pictured with Van Halen on the inner sleeve and back cover of the album ''[[Van Halen II]]''. Dimebag had asked for one of these guitars in 2004, shortly before his death. Eddie Van Halen originally agreed to make Darrell a copy of the guitar, but upon hearing of Abbott's death, offered to place the actual guitar in his casket. Dimebag was buried in a [[Kiss Kasket]] (a casket inspired by the band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]). Kiss co-founder [[Gene Simmons]] said, "There were a limited number made and I sent mine to the family of 'Dimebag' Darrell. He requested in his will to be buried in a Kiss Kasket, as he sort of learned his rock 'n' roll roots by listening to us for some strange reason." Not long after Darrell's murder, Anselmo received a heated message from Vinnie, which (according to Anselmo) "went along the lines that my (Anselmo's) day was coming." Anselmo's rebuttal was that everybody's day is coming and that if his day should come before Vinnie's, it would not change anything except for Vinnie having to go through "losing another brother".

Public comments made by Anselmo following the shooting suggested that he had considered reuniting with the band prior to Darrell's death.<ref name="anselmo">{{cite web | url = http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=11734 | title = Philip H Anselmo; On Behalf of Darrell Lance Abbott-Pt. I | publisher = Metal Underground | date = January 23, 2005 | access-date = May 16, 2017}}</ref> However, one year after the murder, Paul stated in an interview that this reunion was never going to happen.<ref name="vinniemh">{{cite magazine | last = Bowcott | first = Nick | title = Dimebag: One Year On |date = January 2006| magazine = Metal Hammer | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk}}</ref>

On May 11, 2006, the [[VH1]] ''[[Behind the Music]]'' episode on Pantera premiered. While focusing heavily on Darrell's murder and burial, the episode also detailed the band's glam metal beginnings, the band's rise in popularity after the change in musical direction, and the conflicts between Anselmo and the Abbott brothers in the band's later years that would tear them apart. When asked by Crave Music in 2006 if there was any chance of reconciling with Phil Anselmo, Vinnie Paul answered "Absolutely not. That's it."<ref name="reconciliation">{{cite interview | first=Vinnie | last=Paul | subject-link=Vinnie Paul | interviewer=Joseph Rose | publisher=CraveOnline | title=CraveOnline Talks To Vinnie Paul | date=July 26, 2006 }}</ref> The former Pantera drummer subsequently began work on [[Hellyeah]], a collaboration between him and members from [[Mudvayne]] and [[Nothingface (band)|Nothingface]]. Both Anselmo and Brown reunited with [[Down (band)|Down]], and supported [[Heaven & Hell (band)|Heaven & Hell]] and [[Megadeth]] on their 2007 Canadian tour, as well as supporting [[Metallica]] on the first half of their [[World Magnetic Tour]].

In interviews in 2009 and 2010, both Rita Haney and Phil Anselmo stated that, after a meeting at [[Download Festival|Download]] 2009, they had patched up their differences and are once again on speaking terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dimebag-s-girlfriend-says-she-hopes-vinnie-paul-sees-the-light-and-forgives-philip-anselmo/|title=DIMEBAG's Girlfriend Says She Hopes VINNIE PAUL 'Sees The Light' And Forgives PHILIP ANSELMO|date=August 22, 2011|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref> On March 30, 2010, Pantera released a greatest-hits compilation album, titled ''1990–2000: A Decade of Domination''. It was made available exclusively at [[Walmart]] stores and is made up of 10 tracks that were remastered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135719 |title=Pantera: '1990–2000: A Decade Of Domination' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=March 29, 2010}}</ref>

During a 2012 appearance on ''[[That Metal Show]]'', when asked about the possibility of a Pantera reunion, Vinnie Paul said that it would be possible if Dimebag Darrell were still alive. Despite being proud of his Pantera years, however, he indicated that there were no plans for a reunion, adding that "some stones are better left unturned."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/that-metal-show-recap-vinnie-paul-says-some-stones-are-better-left-unturned-regarding-pantera-reunion/ |title='That Metal Show' Recap: Vinnie Paul Says 'Some Stones Are Better Left Unturned' Regarding Pantera Reunion |publisher=Loudwire.com |date=May 20, 2012 |access-date=March 29, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Brown published his autobiography titled ''Official Truth: 101 Proof'', which chronicled his time in Pantera.

Comments about a potential one-off reunion concert continued to resurface periodically, with [[Zakk Wylde]] often being suggested as the stand-in replacement for Darrell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korns-munky-luzier-would-love-to-see-pantera-reunion-with-zakk-wylde-on-guitar/|title=Korn's Munky, Luzier 'Would Love' To See Pantera 'Reunion' With Zakk Wylde On Guitar |website=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 21, 2014|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/zakk-wylde-on-hypothetical-pantera-reunion-theres-no-replacing-dimebag/|title=Zakk Wylde On Hypothetical Pantera Reunion: 'There's No Replacing' Dimebag |website=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 19, 2014|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref> Paul, however, had been strictly resistant to the idea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vinnie-paul-if-you-live-in-the-past-you-dont-have-any-future/|title=Vinnie Paul: 'If You Live In The Past, You Don't Have Any Future' |website=Blabbermouth.net|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vinnie-paul-people-who-continue-to-ask-about-pantera-reunion-are-selfish/|title=Vinnie Paul: People Who Continue To Ask About Pantera 'Reunion' Are 'Selfish' |website=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 26, 2014|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref> Despite several overtures towards reconciliation by Anselmo towards Paul, the two men remained permanently estranged.

In a July 2015 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Anselmo spoke out against Pantera and his other band's usage of the [[Confederate flag]] claiming it was a mistake to use it on their merchandise, albums, and other promotional material. Anselmo said "These days, I wouldn't want anything to fucking do with it because truthfully... I wouldn't. The way I feel and the group of people I've had to work with my whole life, you see a Confederate flag out there that says 'Heritage, not hate.' I'm not so sure I'm buying into that." Anselmo said originally that Pantera used the image because they were huge fans of [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] but it was never about promoting hate.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Phil Anselmo on Confederate Flag: I Don't Want Anything to Do With It|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phil-anselmo-on-confederate-flag-i-dont-want-anything-to-do-with-it-20150713|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref>

Also in 2015, Anselmo and Brown were interviewed at length about Pantera for the book ''Survival of the Fittest: Heavy Metal in the 1990s'', by author Greg Prato. Brown also penned the foreword for the book, while a concert photo from 1994 of Anselmo and Darrell was used for the book's cover image.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Survival of the Fittest: Heavy Metal in the 1990's|first=Greg|last=Prato|date=July 9, 2015|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1512073065}}</ref>

On June 22, 2018, Paul died at the age of 54, making him the second founding member of Pantera (following his brother) to die.<ref name="vinnie paul death" /> Sources initially said that the cause of his death was a massive heart attack in his sleep,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/06/24/sources-say-vinnie-paul-died-from-a-major-heart-attack/|title=Sources Say Vinnie Paul Died from a "Major Heart Attack" – MetalSucks|date=June 24, 2018|website=Metalsucks.net|access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref> but on August 27, 2018, the official cause of death was revealed to be [[dilated cardiomyopathy]] and [[coronary artery disease]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vinnie-paul-offical-cause-of-death-revealed/|title=VINNIE PAUL: Official Cause Of Death Revealed|date=August 27, 2018|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref>

In November 2018, [[Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals]], while on tour supporting their second full-length album, played their first setlist composed entirely of Pantera songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/philip-h-anselmo-and-the-illegals/2018/the-viper-room-west-hollywood-ca-1b97e510.html|title=Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals Setlist at The Viper Room, West Hollywood|website=setlist.fm}}</ref> The trend continued all throughout the rest of the year as well as in 2019, with the tour being dubbed as "a Pantera tribute".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-max-cavalera-join-philip-h-anselmo-onstage-intense-pantera-walk-cover|title=See Max Cavalera Join Philip H. Anselmo Onstage for Intense Pantera "Walk" Cover|date=July 22, 2019|website=Revolver}}</ref> On January 28, 2020, Pantera surpassed one billion streams across most major [[Streaming media|streaming music services]] (Amazon, Apple Music, Deezer, Google, and Spotify).<ref>{{Cite web|last=newsteam|date=January 28, 2020|title=Pantera Crosses The One Billion Streaming Mark|url=https://www.ghostcultmag.com/pantera-crosses-the-one-billion-streaming-mark/|access-date=October 9, 2020|website=Ghost Cult Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Reissues ====
Between 2010 and 2020, Pantera's five major label studio albums had all been reissued, typically with extra content.

In 2010, a 20th anniversary edition of ''Cowboys from Hell'' was released, and it included the unreleased outtake track "The Will to Survive" along with various demo versions of the album's songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2010/07/panteras_cowboys_from_hell_to.php|title=Pantera's Cowboys From Hell To Receive Deluxe, 20th Anniversary Edition Re-Issue|first=Pete|last=Freedman|date=July 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725082641/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2010/07/panteras_cowboys_from_hell_to.php |access-date=July 12, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2010 }}</ref>

On April 11, 2012, at the Revolver Golden God Awards a new song, titled "Piss", was debuted after being discovered in the Pantera "vaults" by Vinnie Paul. A music video was made for "Piss" and shown at the awards show and, according to Vinnie Paul, it was the only complete previously unheard Pantera track. It was recorded during the ''Vulgar Display of Power'' sessions. The track was included on the 20th anniversary edition of ''Vulgar Display of Power'', and the single peaked at No.&nbsp;23 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. The reissue also included a live DVD from a concert in Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title= Pantera- Piss|date=April 12, 2012 |url=http://www.metalcallout.com/metal-music-videos/new-video-pantera-piss.html|publisher=MetalcallOut.com |access-date=April 12, 2012}}</ref>

On March 22, 2014, Pantera released a 20th anniversary edition of ''Far Beyond Driven''. All songs were remastered, and as a bonus, they released a live recording of their 1994 "[[Monsters of Rock]]" performance. Unlike the prior two reissues, no previously unheard songs or outtake tracks were included.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/pantera-far-beyond-driven-20th-anniversary-edition-to-arrive-in-march/#5WtDr1Q2RsbkAz8z.99 |title=Pantera: 'Far Beyond Driven: 20th Anniversary Edition' To Arrive In March |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref>

''The Great Southern Trendkill'' was reissued in 2016 for its 20th anniversary. The bonus content included instrumental versions, different mixes, demo takes, and live versions of the album's songs. Similar to ''Far Beyond Driven'', no previously unheard compositions or non-album songs were included.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/pantera-the-great-southern-trendkill-20th-anniversary-edition/|title=Pantera's 'The Great Southern Trendkill' Gets 20th Anniversary Edition|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=August 12, 2016 |access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>

In 2020, ''Reinventing the Steel'' was also reissued for its 20th anniversary. It had consisted of the album's songs remastered along with alternate mixes, radio edits, and instrumental mixes. Five non-album tracks (which were initially featured on soundtracks or as B-sides to the singles) were included as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/pantera-reinventing-the-steel-expanded-20th-anniversary-reissue-details-revealed|title=PANTERA: 'Reinventing The Steel' Expanded 20th-Anniversary Reissue Details Revealed|website=[[Blabbermouth]]|date=September 10, 2020 |access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>