Pantera Deliver New Levels of Savagery at Leeds First Direct Arena [Photos]

One of the most anticipated musical returns of the last few decades rolled into Leeds with metal legends Pantera at the wheel. The bars surrounding the arena were buzzing with excitement before the doors opened, and that only built as the time for them to take the stage got closer and closer. The already packed venue welcomed Aussie lunatics King Parrot, who stormed through a set which included songs with fantastic titles such as: “Epileptic Butcher,” “10lbs of Shit in a 5lb Bag,” and “Fuck You and the Horse You Rode In On.” Their energy was infectious, and the audience responded well to them with an early circle pit opening up, although they did say several times that Glasgow’s crowd was better to get them even more riled up. With a chirpy “Cheers C@nts” from bassist Slatts – a phrase tha...

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