Pantera Wins Loudwire's Metal Madness, Beats Metallica

0:00It's April 7th. This is Music News Today, powered by AI, your daily soundcheck. I'm Cory with the story. Pantera just claimed the crown in Loudwire's March Madness, decades of destruction tournament, knocking out Metallica in the final showdown. The bracket kicked off with 32 metal heavyweights, split across four eras from the 1970s through the 2000s. Fans went wild for the matchups, especially with Pantera grabbing 61% of the votes to edge out the thrash kings. In the final four, Black Sabbath faced Metallica while Pantera took on Slipknot, pitting icons who shared stages on recent tours. Pantera's groove power proved unstoppable, solidifying their spot as fan favorites in this epic metal battle.