Rex Brown
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Rex Robert Brown (born July 27, 1964 in Graham, Texas) was the bassist for the American heavy metal band Pantera until its dissolution in 2003. Along with former Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo, he subsequently joined Down to replace bassist Todd Strange, and most recently played bass on the Crowbar album, Lifesblood for the Downtrodden.
[edit] Playing Style
Rex was a jazz bassist in high school. He often plays with a pick. He is widely considered to be, along with Dimebag Darrell, one of the driving forces behind groove metal. Standout tracks include "Walk" "5 Minutes Alone", "Throes of Rejection", "Cowboys From Hell", "Living Through Me (Hells Wrath)", "I Can't Hide", "Use my Third Arm" and many others. He has a signature Spector bass modelled after a Gibson Thunderbird.
[edit] Discography
- Metal Magic (Pantera) (1983)
- Projects In The Jungle (Pantera) (1984)
- I Am The Night (Pantera) (1985)
- Power Metal (Pantera) (1988)
- Cowboys From Hell (Pantera) (1990)
- Vulgar Display of Power (Pantera) (1992)
- Far Beyond Driven (Pantera) (1994)
- The Great Southern Trendkill (Pantera) (1996)
- Official Live: 101 Proof (Pantera) (1997)
- ECW Extreme Music, Vol 1. (appeared with Tres Diablos on Heard It On The X) (1998)
- Boggy Depot (Jerry Cantrell) (1998)
- Reinventing the Steel (Pantera) (2000)
- Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (Down) (2002)
- Lifesblood for the Downtrodden (Crowbar) (2005)
- Rebel Meets Rebel (Rebel Meets Rebel) (2006)
- Down III (Down) (2007)
| Pantera |
| Members |
|---|
| Phil Anselmo | Dimebag Darrell | Rex Brown | Vinnie Paul |
| Terry Glaze |
| Discography |
| Albums: Metal Magic | Projects in the Jungle | I Am the Night | Power Metal | Cowboys from Hell | Vulgar Display of Power | Far Beyond Driven | The Great Southern Trendkill | Reinventing the Steel |
| Live and compilation albums: Official Live: 101 Proof | The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits! |
| Songs |
| "Cowboys from Hell" | "Cemetery Gates" | "Walk" | "This Love" | "Hollow" | "Becoming" | "5 Minutes Alone" | "I'm Broken" | "Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks" | "Slaughtered" | "War Nerve" | "Drag the Waters" | "Suicide Note Pt. I" | "Floods" | "Revolution Is My Name" |
