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Floods" is a song by
heavy metalHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States...
band
PanteraPantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and "Dimebag" Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981. Bassist Rex Brown then known as Rex Rocker would join in 1982, with vocalist Terry Glaze...
from 1996's
The Great Southern TrendkillThe Great Southern Trendkill is the eighth studio album by Pantera. It was released in May, 1996 through East West Records.Due to tension within the band, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans; Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul recorded the...
. It is the longest song on the album, about a
floodA flood is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
that destroys
mankind-Music:* "Mankind", a song by Pearl Jam from their 1996 album No Code* "Mankind", a song by Helloween from their 1991 album Pink Bubbles Go Ape* "Mankind", a 2005 song performed by Alice Cooper for the soundtrack of BloodRayne ...
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"
Floods" is a song by
heavy metalHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States...
band
PanteraPantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and "Dimebag" Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981. Bassist Rex Brown then known as Rex Rocker would join in 1982, with vocalist Terry Glaze...
from 1996's
The Great Southern TrendkillThe Great Southern Trendkill is the eighth studio album by Pantera. It was released in May, 1996 through East West Records.Due to tension within the band, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans; Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul recorded the...
. It is the longest song on the album, about a
floodA flood is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
that destroys
mankind-Music:* "Mankind", a song by Pearl Jam from their 1996 album No Code* "Mankind", a song by Helloween from their 1991 album Pink Bubbles Go Ape* "Mankind", a 2005 song performed by Alice Cooper for the soundtrack of BloodRayne ...
.
Guitar WorldGuitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. It contains original interviews, album and gear reviews and guitar and bass tablature of approximately five songs each month. The magazine is published 13 times per year .The magazine debuted in July 1980, with Johnny Winter appearing...
magazine voted
Dimebag DarrellDarrell Lance Abbott, also known as "Diamond Darrell", "Dimebag Darrell", or simply "Dime" was an American guitarist...
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guitar soloGuitar solos are a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, rock, metal and jazz styles such as swing and jazz...
in "Floods" as the 15th greatest of all-time. The solo was originally a riff written by guitarist Dimebag in the late 1980s. This is revealed in the first
DimevisionDimeVision is a forthcoming series of videos that document "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott career as a musician. The series' first installment, entitled Dimevision Vol. One - "That's The Fun I Have...", was released on May 2, 2006, containing video clips of him during his stints with Pantera and...
DVD, which features a video from 1988 of the then 22-year-old Darrell playing what would later be the ending of the solo to "Floods".