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WRIF Midnight Metal
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
HAS IT REALLY BEEN A YEAR AGO............
In the year since PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was
gunned down while onstage at an Ohio nightclub, fans and friends have pledged that
his life and his music will live on for years to come. Now it seems that Dimebag's
legacy won't be limited to memories and familiar riffs.
"There's a lot of stuff in the archive that Dime has left us with," Dimebag's
brother and bandmate Vinnie Paul told MTV News. Speaking on-camera for the first
time since his brother's tragic death, Paul said that in addition to the oft-
discussed collaboration that he and Dime recorded with controversial country singer
David Allan Coe, there's a trove of previously unreleased Dimebag footage being
compiled for a DVD collection and an assortment of songs that had been intended for
the second DAMAGEPLAN album.
"They were the best [songs] yet," Vinnie said of the tracks he and Dime had been
working on. "We learned a lot from being on tour, we grew as a band, and we were
about to make the [equivalent of PANTERA's breakthrough sophomore album] 'Vulgar
Display of Power' for DAMAGEPLAN. Basically, a band's first record is them coming
together and really learning everything, and then after they're on the road and
really become a unit, the next record slams. We were to that point, and it was
coming, man. We felt really, really strong about it."
That material will have to wait, however, as Vinnie plans to roll out the
Dimebag/Coe collaboration album, now titled "Rebel Meets Rebel", in March on his
own Big Vin Records. The brothers and Coe worked on the project off and on for the
better part of four years, and the result is "something that Dime was very proud
of."
"It's the first thing that came to me since all of this happened, to keep my
brother's legacy and everything he did alive," Vinnie said. "It's a fun record,
that's what I like about it. It's not metal, it's not country — it's fun. Anybody
that can smoke a joint, drink a beer, this record is for them. His Southern roots
really come through big, and it's something that we were waiting on the right time
to put out."
While the growth of DAMAGEPLAN was the chief concern for Vinnie and Dime when
trying to get the album's timing right, Vinnie was forced to confront a whole new
host of previously unthinkable concerns after his brother's death last year. The
months that have followed have been, in Vinnie's words, full of "unimaginable
sadness." He said the idea of returning to music without his chief creative
partner — and best friend — has been difficult to face.
"Gettin' on with gettin' on ain't an easy thing," Vinnie said. "I've been down to
the studio where we recorded everything two times since then. It still has his
brand-new Krank amp sitting right where he had [his amps], still has the police
tape where he didn't want anybody touching them, 'cause he loved the tone. It was
really weird, man. I just ... I didn't stay long. I walked in and ... I just ...
it's pretty tough, man. It freaked me out, and I just left. It's not good."
Other News,
...TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA will appear on “Good Morning America” on December 14th,
2005 and on “Live with Regis & Kelly” on Thursday, December 15th. In addition, PBS
will re-broadcast the group’s TV special, “The Ghosts of ChristMas Eve” for the
fourth year in a row...
*Cannibal Corpse - Announce "Kill" As New Album Title
**In Flames - New Tour Date!
More dates have been added to IN FLAMES' 2006 'Come Clarity' North American tour
featuring TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER, and ZAO:
February 10 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
WOW< WHAT A LOUD SHOW COMMIN!!!!!
Taste of Chaos - Full Lineup and North American Itinerary Revealed
Kevin Lyman, the brainchild behind the Vans Warped Tour, has once again created a
model for more-bang-for-your-buck. Lyman says, “Our goal is to give fans a six hour
arena show with a multimedia experience of live music and activities for under $30
bucks”. The tour is scheduled to hit 46 cities in the U.S. and Canada between mid-
February and mid-April. The multi-artist package in the U.S. will feature:
THRICE
ATREYU
DEFTONES
STORY OF THE YEAR
AS I LAY DYING
DREDG
SILVERSTEIN
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
THE RECEIVING END OF SIRENS
PELICAN
THE CONFESSION
ADAIR
STREET DRUM CORPS
GREELEY ESTATES
MILLIONAIRE
THE SMASHUP
Sponsors include Best Buy, Hot Topic and Ernie Ball (who will provide musical
instruments for fans to test out.) FUSE Television, MySpace.com, Alternative Press
and Revolver have signed on as official Taste of Chaos media partners.
Internet pre-sale for the 2006 edition of Taste Of Chaos will begin December 2nd at
http://tasteofchaos.ducatking.com. Fans can check in at tasteofchaos.com to get
continuous updates regarding the tour.
Taste of Chaos Tour MICHIGAN Date is
March 11 - Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena .
...SEVENDUST will release their “best of” collection, “Chapter One: 1997 - 2004" CD
on December 27. Tracklisting includes:
1. BLACK
2. BITCH
3. TOO CLOSE TO HATE
4. DENIAL
5. WAFFLE (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)
6. ASSDROP
7. BENDER (feat. Chino of Deftones)
8. ANGEL¹S SON
9. PRAISE
10. FOLLOW (feat. Aaron Lewis of Staind)
11. ENEMY
12. FACE TO FACE
13. COWARD ("Seasons" B-Side, UK release bonus track)
14. RAIN ("Seasons" B-Side, UK release bonus track)
15. INNER CITY BLUES (Marvin Gaye cover, "Seasons" B-side, bonus track on Bonus DVD
included in "Seasons")
16. SCHOOL'S OUT ("Sevendust" B-Side, Previously Unreleased)
Once Again , Its great to be back .......
"SCREAMIN"
¶ 10:51 PM
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