Damageplan

Damageplan was an American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 2003. The band’s debut album, New Found Power, was released in the United States on February 10, 2004. Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour, Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society, and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains made guest appearances on the tracks. On December 8, 2004, a deranged fan killed guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three others before being fatally shot by a police officer.

About Damageplan in brief

Summary DamageplanDamageplan was an American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 2003. The band’s debut album, New Found Power, was released in the United States on February 10, 2004. Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour, Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society, and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains made guest appearances on the tracks. On December 8, 2004, a deranged fan climbed onto the stage and killed guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three others before being fatally shot by a police officer. Damageplan’s manager confirmed there are unreleased Damageplan recordings, although they have not surfaced, and the band has been inactive since the incident. Vinnie Paul Abbott died in 2018, and Patrick Lachman joined the Mercy Clinic in 2011. The album received mixed reviews from music critics; Christine Klunk of PopMatters commented: “I’m not in the least bit interested in where this band goes or what new and exciting ways they’ll think of to abuse the listeners,” while Johnny Loftus of AllMusic felt it was a “blazing new beginning’” The band toured with Hatebreed, Drowning Pool, and Unearth on the second installment of the Headbangers Ball: The Album, and The Punisher The Album was included on the Japanese soundtrack for the Punisher film, and on the soundtrack for The Punishers: The Movie, as well as on the DVD and CD versions of the Japanese version of the film.

The single “Save Me” debuted on American radio on January 26, 2004; the single ‘Ashes to Ashes’ was not completed in time to be featured on the album. The group toured with Drowned in Flames, Hatebreeds, Unearth, and Hatebreing Pool on the third installment of Headbanger’s Ball, and toured with the band on the fourth installment, ‘The Punisher: The album,’ which was released on November 25, 2005. The tour was the last time the band played together before the death of Dime bag Darrell in July 2007. The pair recruited former Diesel Machine and Halford guitarist Patrick Lchman on vocals, and later Bob Zilla on bass. New Found power debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200, selling 44,676 copies in its first week, and it was the band’s only album.