During an interview with Talkin' Rock With Meltdown (via Ultimate Guitar Nickelback bassist Mike Kroeger revealed that he couldn't keep up with Pantera's party rhythm.
Mike recalled an occasion when he and his brother and band vocalist, Chad , drank with Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell : “They were closer to Chad because he was willing to run with them and tried to keep up with their alcohol consumption, which, if you're partying with those guys, you know what that means.”
“I only had the misfortune of getting involved in a ‘party situation’ with them once, where Dime was the bartender. Honestly, I ran away like a coward. I got to the point where my legs wouldn’t work anymore, I couldn’t see, and I just said goodbye to the Irishman and never went back. I was like, ‘These guys are going to kill me’”.
Mike went on to say that Dime had a “magnificent tolerance” for drinking and “getting funnier and funnier,” and that Chad was the only one who still tried to keep up with them. “I’m not going to tell his story, but let’s just say he hit the target Dimebag and Vinnie were looking for. They finished him off.”
Listen to the full interview below.
