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Gale also played offensive guard for Lima Thunder, a local semipro football team.

A former schoolmate of the Abbott brothers, David Peacock of the band Forced Entry who had supported , joined the band as lead vocalist in the spring of 1986, but despite Pantera doing most of the work for their fourth album during the summer with Peacock, Rex and the Abbotts found Peacock's voice to be unsuited to the musical direction Pantera wished for.

As Mustaine had already recruited drummer and would not hire Vinnie, Darrell decided to stay with Pantera.

Abbott also used a , a DT-7 and a Rocktron Hush IIC.

It was later revealed that Abbott had died from "dilated and.

" Abbott was also influenced by contemporary metal guitarists such as of , of , and of and.

Also in 1997, Pantera played on the mainstage of alongside , , , , , , and.

Atco Records accepted, and at the conclusion of 1989, the band recorded its major label debut at Pantego Studios and hired to produce it, in large part because of his work on 's then-latest album , which inspired Pantera's new musical direction.

A son of producer , Abbott began playing guitar at age 12, and Pantera released its debut album, 1983 , when he was 16.