The annual DIMEBASH is an all-star jam honoring the life and legacy of “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, the late co-founder and guitarist of Pantera and Damageplan, and the unofficial kickoff party for the NAMM convention. Jose Mangin and Riki Rachtman co-hosted the event on January 16, 2020 at The Observatory OC in Santa Ana, California.

Over 5 incredible hours, artists from dozens of bands rotated on and off the stage, performing 40 songs, including Pantera classics and other legendary tunes. Sadly, this event now also honors the late Vinnie Paul, drummer of Pantera, Damageplan and Hellyeah, and Dimebag’s brother. Both men were more than stellar musicians, they were incredible human beings who brought light into so many lives. It is no surprise that their musical peers and friends show up in droves to honor their memory by playing their songs, and sharing their love for these two giants.

The one-of-a-kind lineup featured members of Accept, Act Of Defiance, Anthrax, Armored Saint, Bad Wolves, Bad Guys Wear Black, Broken Hope, Butcher Babies, Cody Jinks, Crowbar, Cypress Hill, Dylan Rose, Foo Fighters, Grim Reaper, Hatebreed, Hellyeah, In Flames, In This Moment, Iron Maidens, Kill Devil Hill, King Diamond, King’s X, Kyng, Lamb of God, Lita Ford, Pearl, Prong, Sebastian Bach, Sepultura, Stone Sour, The Haunted, Testament, Tyr, Vio-Lence and more, including the debut of Revel Ian, son of Scott Ian and Pearl Aday.

Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin kicked things off on lead vocals, performing the second song from all over the crowd, as fans surfed him from the front of the house all the way back to the stage. He also shared emotional speeches about the power of music and love and gratitude. Riki Rachtman also told stories from his days on MTV’s Headbangers Ball, where he was forced to call him “Diamond” Darrell instead of “Dimebag” due to outrageous censorship.

Ron Williams of RONZ WORLD Custom Painted Guitars delivered yet another amazing original piece, which was auctioned off, as the winner was chosen by Rita Haney, Dime’s longtime girlfriend and keeper of his legacy. Proceeds from the event will benefit music education and animal rescues.

After the show, VIP guests were able to join the artists backstage to enjoy Back Beat BBQ, which none other than Dave Grohl himself had been cooking since 8:00 that morning. This was the best pulled pork and ribs that I have ever eaten. Is there nothing this man cannot do? All in all, it was an emotional, empowering evening of entertainment and excess.

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Hellyeah continued their Celebration Of Life tour at the House of Blues in San Diego, California on December 17, 2019. The show was an early Christmas present as friends and fans gathered to celebrate the life and music of drumming legend Vinnie Paul. Nonpoint and Deepfall put on energetic shows to get the crowd primed for an intense, emotional set led by Chad Gray’s impassioned vocals and emotional stories. Guitarists Tom Maxwell and Christian Brady traded licks over bassist Kyle Sanders wild energy. Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga played the drums brilliantly.

Hellyeah decided to finish the album they had begun before Vinnie Paul’s sudden passing, and completed it as a tribute to thier blood brother in arms. The resulting album is as emotionally powerful as it is musically. The band performed a tribute concert in Las Vegas, and was touched by the love, support and catharsis shared equally by artist and fan alike. The rock and roll community is truly a family, and they decided that they had to “Keep on keepin’ on”, as Paul like to say, by taking the tribute on the road to visit family.

Chad Gray spent most of the show in the crowd, making a physical connection with as many people as he could – screaming together, moshing and crowd surfing. He gave several motivational speeches which lifted the spirits of everyone there. They ended the celebration with 2 Pantera songs, “I’m Broken” and “Walk”, joined by Nonpoint vocalist Elias Soriano. For the encore, they went back to the beginning with 2 songs from their first album. Music heals and binds us, and Hellyeah still has so much more to give to us all.

Keep up with future tour dates and music at https://hellyeahband.com/

Hellyeah San Diego 2019 setlist:
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Oh My God
Demons In The Dirt
Sangre por Sangre (Blood for Blood)
Moth
Cross to Bier
Say When
Love Falls
Black Flag Army
Welcome Home
Skyy and Water (video tribute)
Broken (Pantera)
Walk (Pantera) with Elias Soriano of Nonpoint
Waging War
HELLYEAH

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WELCOME HOME TRACKLIST: 1.    333 2.    Oh My God 3.    Welcome Home 4.    I’m the One 5.    Black Flag Army 6.    At Wicks End 7.    Perfect 8.    Bury You 9.    Boy 10.  Skyy and Water 11.   Irreplaceable Unfortunately, the band had to cancel a short run of tour dates due to guitarist Tom Maxwell’s trigger finger, detailed in the full statement HERE. The surgery will not affect the band’s November and December U.S. and Canada headlining dates, starting on November 15 in Cincinnati, OH, through December 19 in Phoenix, AZ. The band will continue to honor their late bandmate by donating a portion of ticket sales from each tour date to the American Heart Association in Vinnie Paul’s memory. Tickets and full routing are available HERE. In addition to this initiative, HELLYEAH will host a TEXT TO DONATE campaign during each of their upcoming tour dates. Fans can TEXT ‘VINNIE’ to #41411, or head to a special CrowdRise page where they can also DONATE to help fight heart disease, as well as read more about the American Heart Association and HELLYEAH’s interview with them HERE. HELLYEAH 2019 TOUR DATES w/Nonpoint & Deepfall November 15 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts November 16 – Peoria, IL – Monarch Music Hall* November 19 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Hall November 20 – London, ON – London Music Theatre November 22 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop* November 24 – Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room November 26 – Belvidere, IL – The Apollo Theatre November 27 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre November 29 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep December 2 – Missoula, MT – Palace Theatre December 3 – Billings, MT – Pub Station December 5 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre December 6 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall December 8 – Vancouver, BC – The Imperial December 10 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon December 11 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory December 12 – Boise, ID – Revolution December 14 – Chico, CA – Senator Theatre December 15 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades December 17 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues December 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater December 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren * = Without Nonpoint 2020 TOUR DATES February 1-6 — ShipRocked 2020 FOLLOW HELLYEAH: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

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