Damageplan

Damageplan was a hard rock band formed by Vinnie Paul and "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera, after Pantera disbanded, with the addition of ex-Halford guitarist Pat Lachman on vocals, and Bobzilla playing bass guitar. Their sound mixed both Pantera and Halford, with elements of Slayer, Alice In Chains, and many other bands. Their debut album, New Found Power, was released in the United States on February 10, 2004. Although many fans considered it to be old-fashioned and stupid, Damageplan was a mixture of old and new.

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and two crowd members were murdered on December 8, 2004, when a gunman, 25-year-old Nathan Gale, took to the stage and began shooting during the band's show at a Columbus, Ohio, USA nightclub. Columbus police officer James Niggemeyer soon arrived at the scene and shot the attacker dead. 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.