Rex Brown
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| Rex Robert Brown | |
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| Birth name | Rex Robert Brown |
| Also known as | "Rexx Rocker" (pre-1993) |
| Born | July 27, 1964 |
| Origin | Graham, Texas, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Glam metal Hard rock Heavy metal Groove metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Bass, Backing Vocals |
| Years active | 1981 - present |
| Associated acts | Pantera, Down, Rebel Meets Rebel, Jerry Cantrell, Tres Diablos, Crowbar, Cavalera Conspiracy |
Rex Robert Brown (born July 27, 1964 in Graham, Texas) is an American heavy metal bassist. Currently a member of Down, he is most famous as the longtime bassist for the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling band Pantera.
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[edit] Life and career
Along with former Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo, he subsequently joined Down to replace bassist Todd Strange, and most recently played bass on the Crowbar album Lifesblood for the Downtrodden.
During the early days of Pantera Rex Brown went by the stage name Rex Rocker. It wasn't until Far Beyond Driven that both Rex Brown and Dimebag Darrell changed their stage names. Rex dropped Rex Rocker and was just credited from then on as Rex Brown and Diamond Darrell was changed to Dimebag Darrell.
[edit] Playing style
Rex was a jazz bassist while attending James Bowie High School in Arlington Texas. He often plays with a pick. He is widely considered to be, along with Dimebag Darrell, one of the driving forces behind groove metal.
Rex was notable for often contributing walking basslines underneath Darrell's guitar solos. Standout tracks include "Walk" "5 Minutes Alone", "Throes of Rejection", "Cowboys from Hell", "Living Through Me (Hells Wrath)", "I Can't Hide", "Use my Third Arm" and many others.
He has a signature Spector bass modelled after a Gibson Thunderbird.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Jerry Cantrell (1998)
- "Dickeye," "My Song," "Keep the Light On," "Satisfy," and "Hurt a Long Time" for Boggy Depot
[edit] With Cavalera Conspiracy (2008)
- "Ultra-Violent" for Inflikted
[edit] With Crowbar (2005)
- Lifesblood for the Downtrodden (Bass and Producer)
[edit] With Down (1999-present)
- Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (2002)
- Down III: Over the Under (2007)
- NOLA (remastered) (2008)
[edit] With Pantera (1982-2003)
- Metal Magic (1983)
- Projects In The Jungle (1984)
- I Am The Night (1985)
- Power Metal (1988)
- Cowboys from Hell (1990)
- Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
- Far Beyond Driven (1994)
- The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)
- Official Live: 101 Proof (1997)
- Reinventing the Steel (2000)
[edit] With Rebel Meets Rebel (1999-2004)
- Rebel Meets Rebel (2006)
[edit] With Tres Diablos (1998)
Pantera side-project that consisted of Rex and the Abbott brothers, "Dimebag Darrell" and Vinnie Paul (essentially Pantera minus Phil Anselmo).
- "Heard It On the X" (ZZ Top cover) for ECW: Extreme Music
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