Corey Taylor Excited for Pantera Reunion: “I’m Stoked to See It Done With Respect”

During an appearance on Eddie Trunk‘s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk radio show, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor was asked the big question: what does Corey Taylor think about the Pantera reunion?

Taylor told Trunk that he thinks it’s a good thing and that it will be handled with grace (via Blabbermouth).

“I know everybody in the [current Pantera] band; I knew everybody in the prior band. So it’s interesting. I know there’s a lot of debate about it. All I’m going to say is that I’m stoked to see these songs played live. I’m stoked to see it done with respect.”

He goes on to defend the choice of Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante as the ones to fill Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul‘s shoes.

“Whether anybody wants to admit that or not, these fans online, they wanna admit this or not, you’re talking about two dudes who not only knew the brothers from years ago, knew them before Pantera was even a thing. They were friends with those guys from when Pantera was still playing clubs, and they would go and hang out with them when those respective bands would go and play Dallas; they would go and hang out with those dudes. So then when Pantera becomes massive, lo and behold they’re touring with their friends, man.”

Ultimately, Taylor just thinks that you should give it a shot.

“You can’t get a better drummer than Charlie, you can’t get a better guitar player than Zakk to step into those shoes. Is it going to work? I don’t know. But to say that it’s not the right thing — first of all, it’s for anybody else to say except for Phil [Anselmo] and Rex [Brown], because those guys, they were in the band. So let’s just give them the benefit of the doubt and let’s see what happens.”

Last week, multiple Pantera festival appearances were announced. It’s still unclear what the full extent of the touring plans are.