DAMAGEPLAN - New Found Power

[deadmanshand]

Just bought this CD 2 hours ago - Oh Yeah!!!

For those that aren't aware - the mighty Pantera are no
more, and no one was more gutted than I. It seems that Phil Anselmo was more into his side projects such as Down (awsome Sabbathesque stoner doom) and Superjoint Ritual (all out Hardcore), which are both excellent, though both unique and different. With Rex following Anselmo into Down's Bass spot, Pantera are finished........or maybe not!

Damageplan is Darrell and Vinnie's new band, with Patrick Lachman on vocals(Ex Halford Guitarist) and the curiously named Bobzilla on bass.

The sound is unmistakeably Pantera - Power Groove Metal to the max-though it might take a while to get used to the fact that it ain't Anselmo on vocals - Lachman sounds like a cross between Soil's singer and Zakk Wylde's singing on his own Black Label Society albums. Incidentally, the aforementioned Messr Wylde plays lead on the track Reborn. The song "Fuck You" is a very barely disguised rant against Phil Anselmo, which I daresay he will respond to in kind on his next album.

Overall, if you are a fan of Pantera, ore just appreciate really heavy guitar playing - check it out.

[Legion]

Pantera are no more?

[deadmanshand]

Yes - apparently he just went full time on his side projects and forgot to tell Vinnie and Darrell he didn't want to do Pantera anymore - they got sick of waiting for Anselmo to communicate so they decided to carry on without him. Pick up any rock magazine at the moment, and you can see the war of words that is going on.

[Legion]

Pfff. Them Italians.

[deadmanshand]

He's actually more French than Italian(worse imo) ;D ;D

[Legion]

It's the Italian part doing the damage. Frenchness is good.

;D

[DUNK]

I SAW PANTERA A NUMBER OF TIMES AN THOUGHT THEY WERE GOOD, I GOT COWBOYS FROM HELL AND A VULGER DISPLAY OF POWER, BUT WHEN ANSELMO FUCKED HIMSELF UP IN DALLAS FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES A FEW YEARS BACK HE STARTED PREACHING AT GIGS LIKE SOME O.T.T FUCKED UP BONO(U2), AN I COULD"NT BE ARSED WITH THAT. I"M SURE VINNIE PAUL AND DIAMOND DARREL"S PROJECT WILL BE WORTHY AS IT WAS VINNIE WHO KNEW HOW TO GET THE BEST SOUND OUT OF PANTERA, CO PRODUCER WAS"NT HE !!

[deadmanshand]

Too fucking true - I saw 'em at Donnington in 94 and they were fucking awesome - didn't see 'em after Anselmo's OD though.

I like the stuff Anselmo is doing now as well, I have all the Down albums and the Superjoint stuff, but haven't seen him in this country since they wussed out of Tattoo the Planet (just after September 11). Just as well really, love the man's music but I think he is a twat!