Rebel Meets Rebel
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Rebel Meets Rebel is a country metal
album by David Allan Coe
and Pantera
members Dimebag Darrell
, Rex Brown
, and Vinnie Paul
. The music was written and recorded by the band when the musicians had time aside from their other projects, including Pantera
's world tour supporting Reinventing the Steel
.
The album was released on May 2, 2006, under Vinnie Paul's own label Big Vin Records
, posthumously after Dimebag Darrell's murder in 2004.
guitarist Dimebag Darrell
in Fort Worth, Texas
, and the two musicians, struck by the similarity of the approaches between country and heavy metal
, agreed to work together, and began production on the album, with Vinnie Paul
and Rex Brown
, which was recorded sporadically between 1999 and 2003, and released in 2006, two years after Dimebag Darrell's murder.
.
song "Cherokee Cry", which criticizes the United States government's treatment of Native Americans
.
Rebel Meets Rebel features what has been described as a "groundbreaking" mix of country music
and heavy metal
. Allmusic writer Megan Frye wrote, "On first listen, ["Nothin' to Lose"] sounds awkward -- as if someone had spliced a Pantera song together with a David Allan Coe one on their home computer. It doesn't mesh well, and the bass seems too sharp and tinny. But after listening to the album a few times, it starts to make more sense." Dimebag Darrell
was praised for his guitar playing, which incorporated elements from thrash metal
, as well as dark melodic playing. "Rebel Meets Rebel" features fiddle playing by Joey Floyd.
.
All music by Dimebag Darrell
& Vinnie Paul
.
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
album by David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career...
and Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
members Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...
, Rex Brown
Rex Brown
Rex Robert Brown is an American heavy metal bassist. A former member of Down, he is most famous as the longtime bassist for the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling band Pantera.-Pantera:...
, and Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul
Vincent Paul Abbott, also known as "Vinnie Paul" is a heavy metal drummer and producer who is currently a member of supergroup Hellyeah, but is best known for being a member, and co-founder, of the heavy metal band Pantera...
. The music was written and recorded by the band when the musicians had time aside from their other projects, including Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
's world tour supporting Reinventing the Steel
Reinventing the Steel
-Credits:*Phil Anselmo – lead vocals*Dimebag Darrell – guitar, backing vocals*Rex Brown – bass, backing vocals*Vinnie Paul – drums*Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Sterling Winfield, Dimebag Darrell, and Vinnie Paul....
.
The album was released on May 2, 2006, under Vinnie Paul's own label Big Vin Records
Big Vin Records
Big Vin Records is a record label, based in Arlington, Texas, United States, that was formed in February 2006 by Metal drummer and producer, Vinnie Paul. Big Vin Records has a distribution deal with Fontana Records, which in turn is owned by Universal Music Group. Vinnie became famous for being in...
, posthumously after Dimebag Darrell's murder in 2004.
History
At the close of the decade, Coe met PanteraPantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
guitarist Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...
in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, and the two musicians, struck by the similarity of the approaches between country and heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, agreed to work together, and began production on the album, with Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul
Vincent Paul Abbott, also known as "Vinnie Paul" is a heavy metal drummer and producer who is currently a member of supergroup Hellyeah, but is best known for being a member, and co-founder, of the heavy metal band Pantera...
and Rex Brown
Rex Brown
Rex Robert Brown is an American heavy metal bassist. A former member of Down, he is most famous as the longtime bassist for the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling band Pantera.-Pantera:...
, which was recorded sporadically between 1999 and 2003, and released in 2006, two years after Dimebag Darrell's murder.
Production
Originally the song Rebel Meets Rebel was supposed to be released as a duet with Coe and Phil AnselmoPhil Anselmo
Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisiana-based metal act Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records....
.
Music and lyrics
Lyrical content ranges from boisterous, cocky songs about getting drunk and stoned to more serious subject matter, such as the anti-racistAnti-racism
Anti-racism includes beliefs, actions, movements, and policies adopted or developed to oppose racism. In general, anti-racism is intended to promote an egalitarian society in which people do not face discrimination on the basis of their race, however defined...
song "Cherokee Cry", which criticizes the United States government's treatment of Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
.
Rebel Meets Rebel features what has been described as a "groundbreaking" mix of country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
. Allmusic writer Megan Frye wrote, "On first listen, ["Nothin' to Lose"] sounds awkward -- as if someone had spliced a Pantera song together with a David Allan Coe one on their home computer. It doesn't mesh well, and the bass seems too sharp and tinny. But after listening to the album a few times, it starts to make more sense." Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...
was praised for his guitar playing, which incorporated elements from thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
, as well as dark melodic playing. "Rebel Meets Rebel" features fiddle playing by Joey Floyd.
Reception
Allmusic's Megan Frye wrote that "Each song on the album is as unique as the musicians who created it."Track listing
All lyrics by David Allan CoeDavid Allan Coe
David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career...
.
All music by Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...
& Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul
Vincent Paul Abbott, also known as "Vinnie Paul" is a heavy metal drummer and producer who is currently a member of supergroup Hellyeah, but is best known for being a member, and co-founder, of the heavy metal band Pantera...
.
- "Nothin' to Lose" – 3:40
- "Rebel Meets Rebel" – 3:10
- "Cowboys Do More Dope" – 4:48
- "Panfilo" – 0:34
- "Heart Worn Highway" – 4:12
- "One Nite Stands" – 2:28
- "Arizona Rivers" – 2:28
- "Get Outta My Life" – 3:33
- "Cherokee Cry" – 3:50
- "Time" – 3:35
- "No Compromise" – 3:52
- "N.Y.C. Streets" – 4:12
Musicians
- David Allan CoeDavid Allan CoeDavid Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career...
- Vocals, Guitar - Dimebag DarrellDimebag DarrellDarrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...
- Guitar, Backing vocals - Rex BrownRex BrownRex Robert Brown is an American heavy metal bassist. A former member of Down, he is most famous as the longtime bassist for the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling band Pantera.-Pantera:...
- Bass - Vinnie PaulVinnie PaulVincent Paul Abbott, also known as "Vinnie Paul" is a heavy metal drummer and producer who is currently a member of supergroup Hellyeah, but is best known for being a member, and co-founder, of the heavy metal band Pantera...
- Drums
- Joey Floyd — fiddle on "Rebel Meets Rebel"
- Hank Williams IIIHank Williams IIIShelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
— vocals on "Get Outta My Life" - Rex Mauney — keyboards
Chart positions
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Billboard 200 | 38 |
| 2006 | Top Independent Albums | 3 |