DAMAGEPLAN

'Damageplan' (originally 'New Found Power') was a US-American heavy metal band, showcasing the groove metal sound that was demonstrated by guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and drummer Vinnie Paul while playing in Pantera, most notably on the ''Vulgar Display of Power'' album.

Contents

History

Murder of Dimebag Darrell

Post-Dimebag murder actions

Hellyeah

Band members

Former members

Discography

Albums

Singles

External links

History

Formed by Dime and Vinnie after Pantera disbanded, they were joined by ex-Halford guitarist Pat Lachman on vocals and ex-Jerry Cantrell guitarist Shawn Matthews ANTERA, Ex-HALFORD Members Join Forces In NEW FOUND POWER - Jan. 21, 2003(link to article) on bass. Following the recording of the album, Matthews departed and was immediately replaced by Bob Zilla by the Abbott brothers. Their debut album, ''New Found Power'', was released in the United States on February 10, 2004.
''New Found Power'' reached #34 on the Billboard charts, with the band gaining popularity within the metal community almost instantly. They toured throughout 2004 promoting the album, with continuing success.

Murder of Dimebag Darrell

On December 8, 2004, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, and 3 others were murdered when a gunman, 25-year-old Nathan Gale, took to the stage and began shooting during the band's show at the Alrosa Villa, a Columbus, Ohio, USA nightclub. Columbus police officer James Niggemeyer soon arrived at the scene and shot the attacker, killing him. Damageplan was on a world tour at the time, and according to guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell, a new album probably would have been released sometime in 2005. The band was playing the song "Breathing New Life" when Gale opened fire. The events of the evening are chronicled in the book A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa, foreword written by Officer Niggemeyer.'' (For more details about the incident, see Wikipedia's entry on Dimebag Darrell.)''

Post-Dimebag murder actions

The band has been dissolved since Darrell's murder. However, ''www.blabbermouth.net'' has reported that members of Damageplan may release their second and final album with Dimebag's final recordings later in 2005. As of April 2007, it is unknown how complete these recordings are or when they will be released. It is speculated that the recordings are demo recordings, as Damageplan were touring in support of New Found Power at the time of the shooting.

Hellyeah

On August 11, 2006, a new project involving Vinnie Paul (in addition to members of Mudvayne and Nothingface) surfaced. The band's name is Hellyeah and their debut album was released on April 10, 2007, on Epic Records. Just over a week later, Bob Zilla joined the band as their new bassist, after Jerry Montano was fired from the band after an incident at 'The Clubhouse' where Montano became intoxicated and increasingly violent towards his bandmates. Former DAMAGEPLAN Bassist BOB ZILLA Joins HELLYEAH - April 20, 2007(link to article)

Band members

★ Patrick Lachman - vocals

★ Dimebag Darrell - guitar (deceased)

★ Vinnie Paul - drums

★ Bob Zilla - bass

Former members

★ Shawn Matthews - bass

Discography

Albums

'Album Cover'	'Date of Release'	'Title'	'Label'	'Charting'
	2003	''Devastation Sampler E.P.''	Elektra Records	-
	February 10, 2004	''New Found Power''	Elektra Records	#34 U.S.

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions		Album
		US Mainstream Rock	US Modern Rock
2004	"Save Me"	#16	-	''New Found Power''
2004	"Breathing New Life"	-	-	''New Found Power''
2004	"Explode"	-	-	''New Found Power''
2004	"Pride"	#30	-	''New Found Power''

External links

★ Official site

★ New Found Power announced