For Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul to morph from indispensable members of the legendary, hard hitting Texas band Pantera, to the indisputable twin forces behind new band Damageplan, they had to reach down inside and find a 'NEW FOUND POWER.' The phrase became not only the new band's mantra, but also one of the more ferocious songs on the 14-song disk. It became such a big part of the Damageplan lexicon; they blessed it as the album's title track. 'We didn't want to forget our mission,' says Vinnie Paul. 'We had accomplished a lot with Pantera. Always been known for straight up ass kickin', but now we want to keep that and do some branching out, too.' Never known for mincing words, Dime puts his own 'Dime-bonics' spin on it: 'When people ask me about the spectrum of this album, I say 'what kind of fucking ass kickin' do you want'' Right in the nose' One in the gut, maybe' Or how 'bout the Chinese fuckin' torture TREATMENT' It's all fuckin' there. This gave us the opportunity to do something fresh and diverse and bring it to our loyal and die hard fans. Why paint the same fucking picture 15 million times''

Born in Texas, Vinnie and Dime grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, where they came from a very musical background. Their father, Jerry Abbott, owned and engineered a recording studio not far from their home. The brothers used to hang out down at the studio on a regular basis, where they got to see their share of Texas legends. Dime and Vinnie were also influenced by such greats as Tony Iommi, Ace Frehley, Edward Van Halen, Randy Rhodes, Tommy Aldridge, John Bonham, Alex Van Halen, and Neil Peart, just to name a few. This helped progress the 'dynamic duo' into the most influential guitarist and drummer of the 1990's, where they have continued their groundbreaking techniques and styles into the new millennium.

On to Damageplan....

'When we first started putting this band together, we knew we were going to have to get a kick ass vocalist,' says Vinnie. Enter PAT LACHMAN former HALFORD and DIESEL MACHINE guitarist. 'We tried several people, and they just weren't working out. Patrick was traveling to back and forth to Dallas, and during this time, he had formed a friendship with Dime. The two were hangin' out, listenin' to jams, and drinkin', when Dime played him the new music we had been workin' on. Pat was blown away and immediately expressed interest in being part of the band, but Dimebag had the guitar already covered, so when Pat said he wanted to sing they were totally surprised.

Dimebag recalls how Lachman proved his vocal prowess. 'We gave him a track and he went back to L.A. and just killed it. He Fed Ex'd it to me and Vinnie and we put an ear to it that night...and it crushed! So we gave him a few more tracks and he kept fuckin' killin' 'em. The key was, he had that aggression, which has always been crucial to what we do, but at the same time, we love a fucking melody, and Pat can bring that too. His style is very diverse. Vinnie and I have always been about the 'Power Groove', as well as good songwriting.'