PANTERA bassist Rex Brown has described supporting METALLICA on its “M72” tour for the past three and a half years as an honour. He said the stadium shows have given the band opportunities to play major, sold-out venues, underlining METALLICA’s scale and the continuing visibility of PANTERA’s reformed line-up.

Brown said METALLICA’s ring-shaped stage, with the Snake Pit at its centre, initially felt unusual but became natural once the band began performing. METALLICA members Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett have previously backed PANTERA’s return with Philip Anselmo and Brown alongside Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante, framing it as a tribute that preserves the legacy of late members Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul.