Why did Dime left Pantera?

Answer 1

Why is there no more Pantera?

Well… the fact is that Vinnie doesn’t know either. Sure, seeing Phil Anselmo’s name in print followed by some vague reference to drugs is nothing new, but according to all accounts, the initial hiatus that turned into a permanent dissolution wasn’t really drug motivated. To hear Vinnie tell the story, one day the band’s calls to Phil just stopped being answered. After that, the guessing game commenced which ultimately culminated in a decision by Vinnie and his brother, Dime—two years later--to form a new band of their own because at that point there was simply no reason to believe that Phil would ever come back to the fold.

Hence the birth of Damageplan--the brothers’ new group whose first album New Found Power takes the Pantera sound and diversifies it through the use of melody and increased technical virtuosity. What’s ensued are countless debates and comparisons that occur on the Internet and in discussions between metal fans every day. Who is better—Superjoint or Down? Down or Damageplan? Superjoint or Pantera? When there are this many projects involved, fans are destined to succumb to a certain degree of confusion. Besides tearing things up on tour with his new band Vinnie feels that part of his job ultimately is to clarify who is currently doing what as well as trying to explain to Pantera fans that he and his brother never lost the faith—they just had to face reality.

It’s obvious in talking to Vinnie that he’s still hurt by what has taken place and that he believes Pantera’s run was truncated before reaching the levels of which it was capable. Sitting in the bus before the show, Damageplan’s drummer is personable, focused and seemingly willing to discuss nearly any topic although he believes that many of his statements have been taken out of context and misinterpreted for the gain of others. The way Vinnie and the other members of Damageplan amiably interacted with the fans minutes before the interview was the complete and total antithesis to what I saw when a certain other person’s band rolled into town awhile back. It somehow makes him seem more down to Earth and a little more sincere.

Obviously, the old adage about there being two sides to every story holds true to some degree in this case, but it’s somehow extremely difficult to discount the words that come from Vinnie when they come with such credible tones. Does it mean they’re always true? Who knows? Will people ever know exactly what went wrong with a band that fans devoted so much of their lives to? Maybe not, but as cloudy as this account is in certain ways, it may be as lucid as this issue ever gets.

Answer 2

Because Phil Anselmo was spending all his time doing side projects, doing drugs, and avoiding the others to the point were Dime and Vinnie decided to start a new band.

R.I.P. Dimebag Darrell

Answer 3

he didn't left Pantera ... the reasong for pantera's break out was Phill Anselmo .... he was just focuse on his side projects and didnt want to do another pantera album ... Dime actually wanted to do another album but Phill never answer his calls ...

Answer 4

December 2004, he changed into shot interior the proper onstage at element-sparkling variety by using a Pantera fanatic who reportedly yelled "You broke Pantera up!". Others were killed, however the gunman changed into then shot useless by using a policeman. Mikhaela

Answer 5

they were waiting for Phil to come back. but he was doing side projects with superjoint ritual and Down. so they decided that they werent gonna wait anymore, so they left then started Damageplan. the bass player was in down also i think. i miss dimebag.