and goddammit pantera aren't broken up, psssshhhhhhh!
hmmmmmmmmmm
When asked about the current status of PANTERA, Dimebag responded, "It's really weird, but this is the clear-headed, honest truth: [PANTERA/DOWN vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown] up and left us hangin' and won't let us know their intentions or future plans. For the last 20 years, my brother Vinnie and I have put our heart and soul into PANTERA and we never thought this situation would ever happen to us. By now I thought for sure we would've done another record, but they don't seem to care how it affects Vinnie and I, or the road crew or, most of all, all the PANTERA fans that have been so fuckin' awesomely great to us for so long. We've made several attempts to talk to those guys and they keep putting us off. This is not a situation we've created it's a situation we've been forced into.
AND
" Ok.. as i said, dont use my name because of legal purposes
For the last three years I have volunteered my time, and work to the well being of Pantera.com Leif, the owner, myself and a few others have dedicated our free time to making the bulletin board, and the site a free open place for all to post opinions, rants, etc. With little or no discrimination.
2 weeks ago or so, we were sent news of a lawsuit from concrete management. Suing for the site. Leif paid out of his own pockets for this site, and now Pantera is bringing him to court over it. It costs him $360 a month to run the site. And since it is add free, and Pantera does not pay a cent it is HIS site and HIS money.
Pantera suing their own fans?! YOU GOT IT. Metallica are sellouts? They mellowed out.. but do they sue their own fans? Let's look at the spectrum here....
Today, sadly this news has been confirmed by us, management and several other sources. Vincent and Darrell Abott have left Pantera to pesrue a new band called NFP (New Found Power) Hopefully, there will be a little more integrity, respect... and musicianship.
Sad day in heavy metal history. The one band who has stood for this genre, and stood by it. Has left it's side for the persue of $$$ and success. Goodbye Pantera, And good riddens."
also check this out :
http://www.panterachat.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=961256#961256