Gibson TV has released a video clip featuring Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell sharing a personal story about meeting Dimebag Darrell for the first time at a Texas club in 1985.

At just 18 years old, both musicians were already playing gigs and shredding clubs nightly, but when Jerry saw Dimebag, he had immense respect for him as a guitarist.

“I remember after that show going up to him and introducing myself,” Jerry says.

“His tone was just otherworldly.” Jerry talks about spending nights at rock clubs like Matley’s in Dallas and Cardi’s in Houston, soaking up live music and becoming part of the music scene.

That night in Houston, he caught Pantera—then fronted by Terry Glaze—and struck up a conversation with Dime about guitars and their shared admiration of Eddie Van Halen.

A conversation that would spark one of the most meaningful friendships of his career.

“This is one of those guys… there’s really nobody like him,” Jerry says.

“He had another worldly thing, and he was just a great dude.

One of my best friends in this life of pirate ship rock and roll.” The video is part of the ICONS series.

In other news, Paul Di’Anno’s final solo album of original material, Warhorse, is now available on colored vinyl through BraveWords Records.

Metal Digest praises the album as “a tight as fuck album which delivers proper fist in the air heavy metal that demands you attention as everything is turned up to 11.”"