Dimebag, pantera fans,?

compare them to alice in chains and jerry cantrell. i think they are their equal, always wanted to know what the pantera die hards thought of alice and jerry..........from my pov, i love catntrell and alice, totally dig pantera, but think cantrell i s equal if not better, what do dimebag fans think of alice and cantrell? equal respect?, or completely diff? i think jerry is the greatest liveing guitarist...........