PANTERA Announces 'The Great Nola Trendkill' Two-Day Festival With DOWN, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, Others

Behold! The Great Nola Trendkill is upon us. Presented by Housecore Horror, Housecore Records and Live Nation, the special two-day festival will take place at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 20- 21, featuring a landmark performance by PANTERA, marking their first show in New Orleans in 30 years, as well a nod to the 30th anniversary of PANTERA's "The Great Southern Trendkill" full-length, originally released in 1996.

The weekend will also serve as DOWN's official "Volume V" record release show and feature additional performances by BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, POWER TRIP, CROWBAR, EYEHATEGOD, RĀDE, HERAKLEION and PIG DESTROYER. This is not just a lineup; it's a takeover! Individual-day lineups will be revealed at a later date.

As an added bonus, The Great Nola Trendkill will host the return of the Housecore Horror Festival. Over a decade since its inception, PANTERA/DOWN vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, the undisputed icon of the heavy metal world, is returning to New Orleans with the ultimate weekend of movies and mayhem. Through his Housecore Records label, Anselmo has championed numerous rising artists. By way of Housecore Horror, he's shared his passion for dark, cinematic excess. The Great Nola Trendkill will include a terrifying takeover of screenings and screams. Guests, gigs, and guts will all be on offer as the festival utilizes venues across the city, showcasing vendors, special appearances, and plenty of horror movies. (Not included in the all-in ticket price for the arena shows; further details to be unveiled in the weeks to come.)

Comments Anselmo: "To be back in New Orleans with such a package of bands and events is a dream come true. Besides PANTERA and DOWN, we have great NOLA and national bands playing, Housecore Records and Housecore Horror specialties, horror industry personalities, talented artists, and so much more. Please come down to my hometown and have a blast the entire weekend!"

The Great Nola Trendkill artist presale begins today, Tuesday, September 8 at 1:00 p.m. EST (password: NOLA),Live Nation, Ticketmaster and local presales begin on Wednesday, September 9 at 11:00 a.m. EST. General on sale date is Friday, September 11 at 11:00 am EST.

The festival will also offer a variety of different travel VIP packages for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include 2-day festival tickets, a hotel stay for 2 nights, specially designed VIP merch item, exclusive shuttle service to and from the festival grounds and more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

The Great Nola Trandkill:

Nov. 20 - Lakefront Arena – New Orleans, LA
Nov. 21 - Lakefront Arena – New Orleans, LA

PANTERA persists and perseveres as one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time. Selling tens of millions of records worldwide, earning four Grammy Award nominations, and generating tens of billions of streams, the iconic lineup — Philip H. Anselmo (vocals),Dimebag Darrell (guitar),Rex Brown (bass) and Vinnie Paul (drums) — pioneered a groove-driven sound unlike anything that came before or after. Grinding on the local Texas circuit, the group broke through on their own terms with the multiplatinum "Cowboys From Hell" in 1990. Two years later, "Vulgar Display Of Power" changed metal and hard rock forever. It went multiplatinum, spawned generational classics such as "Walk" and "This Love", and eventually claimed a spot in the Top 10 of Rolling Stone's "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time". 1994's platinum-certified "Far Beyond Driven" bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and is renowned to this day as "the heaviest album to ever claim the chart's top spot." Getting more extreme once again, "The Great Southern Trendkill" reached gold status in 1996 and would retrospectively be hailed by Pitchfork as "about as thrilling as they come." The group notched their third consecutive Top 5 debut on the Billboard 200 with the gold-certified "Reinventing The Steel" during 2000. A period of dormancy followed, and the world tragically lost Dimebag and Vinnie. Over the years, the quartet's music surged through culture, appearing everywhere from "The Crow" and "Donnie Darko" to "Sonic The Hedgehog 2" and Academy Award winner "The Big Short".

In 2022, PANTERA stirred to life again with Philip and Rex alongside longtime friends and brothers in arms, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's Zakk Wylde on guitar and ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante on drums. In triumphant fashion, the band headlined Download, Sonic Temple, Aftershock and Welcome To Rockville and even sold out venues like Madison Square Garden. They also accompanied METALLICA on the "M72" world tour for just shy of three years. PANTERA capped off 2025 with "The Heaviest Tour Of The Summer", celebrating their legacy and captivating a new generation of fans that's forever stronger than all.

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