HELLYEAH Vocalist CHAD GRAY On Fans' Desire For PANTERA Reunion – "People Are Kind Of Assholes"

Hellyeah singer Chad Gray is interviewed by J. Bennett in the August / September issue of Revolver where he discusses his band’s new album Unden!able, as well as the controversial topic of Pantera reunion rumors, which of course would include Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul; an excerpt follows:

Revolver:  Why Unden!able?

Chad Gray:  “As an artist – or whatever you do – you wanna be respected for your work. But even after all the records we’ve done, there’s still the stigma of Pantera and Mudvayne and everyone wanting the reunions and all this shit, so it was like, ‘Is what we’re doing not good enough?’ I think it was this unspoken headspace that we had going into this new record, and when I was writing the song ‘Be Unden!able’, I came up with the line, ‘If you’re tired of being denied, be undeniable and dot your I’s on the bottom.’ And dotting your I’s on the bottom is an exclamation point. So I think the name Unden!able kind of validates what Hellyeah does.”

Revolver:  Is it also meant to discourage all the calls for reunions?

Chad Gray:  “Tragically, even if Vinnie (Paul, drummer) wanted to, Pantera can never do a reunion. You can’t do a reunion without a member of a band. I think that people forget the emotional aspect of this: Vinnie watched his brother get tragically murdered in front of him, and what’s on their mind? They wanna see a Pantera reunion. I’m not trying to call people out as assholes, but people are kind of assholes. They forget that he had to live this.”

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Catch Hellyeah live at the following shows:

August
30 – El Plaza Condesa – Mexico City, Mexico  

September
3 – Rockout Fest – Santiago, Chile      
7 – Maximus Festival – Sao Paulo, Brazil      
10 – Maximus Festival – Buenos Aires, Argentina     
18 – Rock Allegiance Festival – Chester, PA   
20 – The Cone Denin Entertainment Center – Greensboro, NC 
21 – Mavericks at The Landing – Jacksonville, FL
22 – Varsity Theatre – Baton Rouge, LA 
24 – Texas Mutiny Festival – Dallas, TX    
25 – Houston Open Air – Houston, TX   
27 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK 
28 – George’s Majestic Lounge – Fayetteville, AR 
29 – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino – Sioux City, IA 

October
1 – Louder Than Life Festival – Louisville, KY     
2 – WJJO Sonic Boom – Janesville, WI