PANTERA, AMON AMARTH, KING PARROT Take Over​Milwaukee, WI

BY: Rick Lancaster

The Heaviest Tour Of The Summer came through The American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Wednesday night August 6th. This incredibly heavy lineup featured the mighty Pantera, Amon Amarth, and King Parrot. It was a nice night on the lakefront in Milwaukee for mosh pits and head banging!

The night started off with Australian's King Parrot. Their fast paced,kick you in the face songs such as "Bozo", "Sh*t on The Liver", and  Fu*k You and The Horse You Rode In On" really set the tone for the night. They managed to squeeze in 8 songs in a blistering 25 minutes of raw lethal aggression.

On to the Swedish melodic death metalers Amon Amarth. Their stage props included giant viking statues and a big Viking helmet which was the centerpiece for the drum riser. They also had live in-person people in ancient Viking costumes wielding giant swords. Their first three songs set the mood for their set with "Guardians of Asgard", "Shield Wall", and "The Pursuit of Vikings". The melodic death metaler's pushed on with "We Rule The Waves" and ended their set with "Twilight of the Thunder God".

It's finally the moment we've all been waiting for.... The mighty Pantera!!! The anticipation builds as the crew puts up their giant curtain backdrop with their logo on it. As it gets closer and closer by the minute then the lights go black. Chaos and mayhem are set into motion when the first chords of "Hellboud" are struck.. not to mention all the badass pyro that was going off for the chorus. Then the bust into the classics "5 Minutes Alone", "Strength Beyond Strength" and "Mouth For War". They played songs spanning their entire career such as "10's", "I'll Cast A Shadow", "This Love" and "Cowboys From Hell". Their encore was a little special with a tribute to the legendary OZZY OSBOURNE with an "OZZY" chant before "A New Level". The Last three songs were "Walk", "Domination/Hollow" and "Fu**ing Hostile".

As a huge Pantera fan growing up and having seen the OG "original" line-up perform I have to say what they're doing now with this celebration NOT a reunion is pretty awesome for all the people that never got to see the OG line-up. Phillip Anselmo, Rex Brown, Charlie Benante, and Zakk Wylde are doing the brothers (Darrell and Vince Abbott aka Dimebag and Vinnie Paul) R.I.P. justice.. If this tour comes near you, you should definitely go check it out!!!

All remaining US Tour Dates below and more info can be found at https://pantera.com/tour

8/20/2025 Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
8/22/2025 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
8/23/2025 Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater
8/26/2025 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
8/27/2025 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
8/29/2025 Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
8/31/2025 Albuquerque, NM -Isleta Amphitheater
9/02/2025 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
9/03/2025 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavillion
9/05/2025 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
9/06/2025 St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
9/08/2025 Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater
9/10/2025 Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
9/11/2025 Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Park at Walnut Creek
9/13/2025 West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

KING PARROT

AMON AMARTH

PANTERA