Dec. 8 is the anniversary of John Lennon's death, but it also marks the day that Darrell Abbott, aka Dimebag Darrell, founding member of the bands Pantera and Damageplan, was killed onstage during a Damageplan gig at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, OH in 2004...
Dallas, Texas is home to many bands, including newcomers Anchored. While Anchored is a true baby band, forming just one year ago, the members are seasoned musicians, honing their chops in other national and regional acts. From inception to today, the band somehow found time to record their debut, 'Listen to This...
How do you know when you're at a Hellyeah show? There are a few giveaways: If the band takes the stage to 'East Bound and Down' -- Jerry Reed's theme song to the 1977 comedy 'Smokey and the Bandit' -- you might be at one. If there's a mass shout-out to Dimebag Darrell, former Pantera shredder and brother of Hellyeah skinsman Vinnie Paul, you're probably at one...
We're guessing that Philip Anselmo doesn't really leave his front gate unlocked and that he was speaking metaphorically when he told Noisecreep at the 25 minute and 42 second mark of last week's ''Creep Show' interview that the door's always open for his former Pantera bandmate and drummer Vinnie Paul to come back into his life...
If you're not a reader of Metal Hammer magazine, you might want to reconsider this month. That's because contained inside this month's issue is a track from late Pantera and Damageplan guitarist 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott, which was recently unearthed by Dime's former girlfriend, Rita Haney...
It's been three years since the release of Hellyeah's self-titled debut, and it'll be some months before the heavy metal supergroup -- featuring Mudvayne's Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett, Nothingface's Tom Maxwell, Damageplan's Bob Zilla and Pantera's Vinnie Paul -- issues the follow-up, which Paul is already saying will be heavier than its predecessor...
Side projects have become as prevalent in the metal world as pentagrams and Marshall stacks. Bands like S.O.D. and Ex Deo have proven that an excursion from a main project can be creatively invigorating. But there are some groups that don't really embrace the idea of letting their members indulge in side projects or other outside musical endeavors...