| Written by Alex Stojanovic TRACK LISTING Twisted Ain't No Struggle True Let's Go Whiskey Road |  |
It's been 13 years since the devastating day that Dimebag Darrell was taken from us. Ever since then, celebrations of the man's life have not ceased and they never will. Even though he's not with us anymore, he seems more alive now in the consciousness of music fans all across the world. The annual Dimebash show still goes on, and there have been a bunch of special releases that have come out over the years. Back in 2006, the first volume of Dimevision titled That's The Fun I Have came out, featuring hours and hours of footage taking you in the life of the man himself. Now 11 years later, the second volume is ready to see the light of day. Titled Roll With It Or Get Rolled Over, this two-disc edition will contain a DVD featuring more footage of Dimebag's life and the second disc contains five never-heard-before demos of songs he wrote in his downtime. Just to make it clear, if you're expecting these tracks to be Pantera outtakes, they aren't. Some of them do have a slight Pantera feel, but they were never meant for any of the albums. They also aren't high quality recordings as they were recorded on a 4-track. This review will focus on the unreleased tracks, which give you a great insight into the other music Dimebag enjoyed.
Since several of you want to know about the heavy stuff first, the heaviest cut of these five tracks is "Let's Go", where it truly sounds like a Pantera outtake with Phil Anselmo-esque. This track may only be 56 seconds long, but the ending will give you a good laugh. Opener "Twisted" also has heavy moments, but it's predominantly an acoustic track. The chorus is where you get your heavy fix with this track. If you'd like a purely acoustic track, then the last track "Whiskey Road" is just for you. "True" may come as a surprise to many people because of the fact that it's a very synth-oriented track. It contains a big George Michael feel. When you think of all the brutal riffs that Dimebag has given us, you wouldn't think he listened to this type of music. However, Dimebag had no limits when it came to inspiration, which is how it should be when you're a musician. This was definitely a nice surprise for 2017. Rita Haney has stated that there's so much more footage left over for future Dimevision volumes and the plan is to release the future volumes on an annual basis. I'm pretty sure there's also much more unreleased music from the Dimebag vault to come as well. Grab yourself a shot of black-toothed grin, put in Dimevision Vol. 2 and GETCHA PULL! R.I.P. Dimebag!
Highs: Five really enjoyable tracks
Lows: How could you hate anything that Dimebag has done?
Final Rating: 10/10
Since several of you want to know about the heavy stuff first, the heaviest cut of these five tracks is "Let's Go", where it truly sounds like a Pantera outtake with Phil Anselmo-esque. This track may only be 56 seconds long, but the ending will give you a good laugh. Opener "Twisted" also has heavy moments, but it's predominantly an acoustic track. The chorus is where you get your heavy fix with this track. If you'd like a purely acoustic track, then the last track "Whiskey Road" is just for you. "True" may come as a surprise to many people because of the fact that it's a very synth-oriented track. It contains a big George Michael feel. When you think of all the brutal riffs that Dimebag has given us, you wouldn't think he listened to this type of music. However, Dimebag had no limits when it came to inspiration, which is how it should be when you're a musician. This was definitely a nice surprise for 2017. Rita Haney has stated that there's so much more footage left over for future Dimevision volumes and the plan is to release the future volumes on an annual basis. I'm pretty sure there's also much more unreleased music from the Dimebag vault to come as well. Grab yourself a shot of black-toothed grin, put in Dimevision Vol. 2 and GETCHA PULL! R.I.P. Dimebag!
Highs: Five really enjoyable tracks
Lows: How could you hate anything that Dimebag has done?
Final Rating: 10/10
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