In an MTV Headbanger’s Ball interview in January 2004, Vinnie Paul explained that they had not spoken to Anselmo in two years, and was cynical in response to Anselmo wishing the Abbott brothers success, citing Anselmo’s “sedated state.”
This explanation was soon dismissed by Vinnie Paul, who said shortly after the 2004 murder of his brother that he had personally listened to the audio files of the interview and that Anselmo had not been misquoted or misrepresented, but said the exact words which appeared in the article.
When Anselmo called in the aftermath of the murders, Rita Haney, Darrell’s girlfriend, told him she would “blow Anselmo’s head off” if he attended Darrell’s funeral. He was buried with Eddie Van Halen ‘s black and yellow-striped Charvel electric guitar (sometimes referred to as “Bumblebee”), which was pictured with Van…
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Anselmo’s comment in a 2004 issue of Metal Hammer magazine, saying that Dimebag would “attack him” verbally and “deserves to be beaten severely”, typified Pantera’s internal conflicts; Anselmo insisted that this comment was tongue-in-cheek , and he was upset that the quote ended up on the cover of the magazine.
The Abbott brothers officially disbanded Pantera in November 2003
also the year when their best-of compilation album was released
Also, in May of that year, Anselmo’s Superjoint Ritual released its debut album, Use Once and Destroy .
In March 2002, Down released its second studio album, Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow , which featured Rex Brown on bass following Todd Strange ‘s departure in 1999.
Pantera played their last show in Yokohama, Japan at the “Beast Feast” festival on August 26, 2001 .
“Revolution Is My Name” became the band’s fourth nomination for Best Metal Performance in the 2001 Grammys