Texas Metal Legend Featured In New Hulu Series

Texas rockers Pantera built their brand of metal on the riffs of guitarist Dimebag Darrell. "Dime", sadly, met a tragic and violent end and now Hulu is telling his story.

Darrell Lance Abbott, (aka "Dimebag"), and his brother Vincent Paul Abbott, (aka Vinnie Paul), formed Pantera in Arlington, Texas in the early 80's as a "glam rock" band with Rex Brown on bass and Terry Glaze on vocals.

Eventually, Terry was replaced by Phil Anselmo and the band went in a new, much heavier direction - Groove Metal was born.

Pantera gave us some epic albums, (my personal favorite being 1990's "Cowboys From Hell"), but Anselmo's drug use and other inner tensions within Pantera would bring their reign to an abrupt end.

The Abbott brothers weren't going to just throw up their hands and walk away though. Hooking up with former Halford guitarist Patrick Lachman on vocals and bassist Bob Zilla, they formed Damageplan.

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Sadly, Damageplan would release only one album and embark on only one tour before Dime was brutally murdered, onstage, in front of a packed house. The band wasn't even 1 year old - Dime was only 38.

What Is Hulu Doing?

Dime's story, along with others including Randy Rhoads sudden demise and the Judas Priest suicide scandal, will be told in the new Hulu series; "Into The Void". Borrowing its title from a Black Sabbath song, the series will chronicle some of Heavy Metal's darkest moments.

INTO THE VOID is a groundbreaking documentary series that explores the epic struggles and the cultural impacts made by Heavy Metal’s most compelling artists. Their intensely personal stories about finding success offer an intoxicating combo of volume and distortion delivered via pulsating tales of murder, addiction, rebellion and redemption. - hulu