Kayla Kent

Kayla Kent is an American guitarist and YouTuber. First coming to fame after being featured in Guitar World in early 2022 for her covers of Dimebag Darrell guitar solos, she predominantly is known for playing exclusively her Kramer JK8000 and Kapybara model guitars.

Following her rise in popularity, she was invited to a Pantera concert in Austin, TX in 2023 with the newly reformed Pantera with new members Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante. Phil Anselmo revealed to her at this concert that she was on the list to replace Dimebag Darrell as the guitarist in Pantera.

She is repeatedly featured in the media as articles discussing her attract much attention. Guitar World called their breakout article featuring her one of the "Best of 2022" as well as Metal Injection ranking the story featuring her on Phil Anselmo's Pantera guitarist list as #20 on the Top Stories of 2023.

Kent has a YouTube channel under her own name, where she started posting videos in late 2020 exclusively covering Dimebag Darrell solos. In addition to those, she has posted videos of guitar reviews, videos with her band and some covers of songs that aren't exclusively by Pantera. As of December 2024, her channel has 75,000 subscribers.