Damageplan

Damageplan
From left to right: Bob Zilla, Vinnie Paul, Patrick Lachman, Dimebag Darrell
Background information
Also known as	New Found Power (2003)
Origin	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Groove metal nu metal
Years active	2003 (2003)–2004 (2004)
Labels	Elektra
Spinoffs	Hellyeah
Spinoff of	Pantera
Past members	Vinnie Paul Dimebag Darrell Patrick Lachman Bob Zilla Shawn Matthews

Damageplan was an American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 2003. Following the demise of their previous group Pantera, brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul Abbott wanted to start a new band. The pair recruited former Halford guitarist Patrick Lachman on vocals, and later Bob Zilla on bass. Damageplan released New Found Power, their only album, in February 2004. New Found Power debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200, selling 44,676 copies in its first week.

While Damageplan was promoting the album at a concert on December 8, 2004 at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, deranged fan Nathan Gale climbed on stage and killed guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three others before being fatally shot by police officer James Niggemeyer. Although no motive was found, some of Gale's friends reported that he believed that Pantera had stolen his lyrics and that its former members were attempting to steal his identity. Damageplan's manager confirmed there are unreleased Damageplan recordings, although they have not surfaced, and the band has been inactive since the incident. Vinnie and Zilla joined the band Hellyeah, and Lachman joined the Mercy Clinic. Vinnie Paul died in 2018.