In this week's Dead Rock Stars, there's double trouble as Mick and Joel dissect the lives of brothers Darrell and Vinnie Abbott. Their band Pantera quickly rose from being an enthusiastic and talented (if derivative) hair metal act, to groundbreaking artists whose 1994 album Far Beyond Driven one of the most extreme albums to debut at number one on the Billboard charts. But the story of the Abbott brothers has been one of severe highs and lows with tragedy stalking the band; firstly with the shocking murder of Darrell on stage by a deranged fan in 2004 and then with Vinnie's death in his sleep in mid 2018.
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