Rex Brown
Rex Brown ( born July 27, 1966 in Graham, Texas) is an American Metal bassist, best known as the bassist of the group Pantera, but has also worked for several other bands and artists, including Down, Crowbar, Rebel Meets Rebel, Jerry Cantrell and Kill Devil Hill.
Career
Brown came in 1982 and Pantera played there together with his high school classmates Vinnie Paul. In the early days when the band glam metal and power metal played, he also called himself " Rexx Rocker". On Cowboys from Hell he called himself simply " Rex". Only in 1996, from The Great Southern Trendkill, he used his real name. With Pantera Brown had great success - the band was nominated four times for a Grammy Award.
1998 Brown played on Jerry Cantrell's solo debut Boggy Depot. 1999 Brown and Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul joined with the country artist David Allan Coe Rebel Meets Rebel together and released an album.
After since 2001 Pantera paused back pain among other things because Phil Anselmo, Brown Anselmo followed to down and there replaced Todd Strange. In 2002 he also played Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow with a. After a temporary pause followed 2006 Down III: Over the Under. The fourth album of the band 's work, but Brown was replaced in June 2011 by Pat brother of Crowbar, such as Down drummer Jimmy Bower said in an interview. Since 2009, reported health problems Browns, he suffered from pancreatitis, underwent surgery and was unable to join the Down tour.
In March 2011 it was announced that Brown founded with Vinny Appice ( Heaven & Hell, Black Sabbath, Dio ) on drums, Mark Zavon ( RATT, WASP, 40 Cycle Hum ) on guitar and Dewey Bragg on vocals, the band Kill Devil Hill and ten demo tunes has taken. The band is loud Appice a mixture of Black Sabbath, Alice in Chains and a little Led Zeppelin dar.
Style and equipment
Brown formed with drummer Vinnie Paul, the rhythm section Panteras, he thus had some influence on the emergence of Groove Metal. He usually plays with a plectrum. Because in Pantera usually no additional rhythm guitar Dimebag Darrell was taken under solos, his bass playing is concise advantage. As a former jazz bassist Brown was offered a teaching position at the University of North Texas, which he declined. He has an endorsement deal for Spector Bass guitars and Ampeg amplifiers.
Discography
- 2002 - Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
- 2007 - Down III: Over the Under
- 2010 - Diary of a Mad band ( Live in the Year of the VI ) CD / DVD
- 2004 Life Blood for the Downtrodden
- 2006 Rebel Meets Rebel