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Surviving Pantera<\/a><\/strong> members Phil Anselmo<\/strong> and Rex Brown<\/strong> are paying tribute to Jerry Abbott<\/strong>, father of Pantera<\/a><\/strong> drummer “Vinnie Paul” Abbott<\/strong> and guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott<\/strong>. Abbott<\/strong> died at 80 years old earlier this month.<\/p>\n “Rest in Peace Jerry Abbott<\/strong>,” wrote the band. “Jerry<\/strong> was the father of Vince<\/strong> & Darrell<\/strong> & was a huge influence on us, in our formative years. He passed down an incredible legacy of his own. He was a great songwriter and a much sought after engineer & producer. He managed the band from ’82-’89 & taught us a lot. We can look back now & see that without him; we might not have ever made it out of Tejas. But we did\u2026<\/p>\n “Hearing the news of his passing, we immediately thought of all the great times we had with the ‘LD<\/strong>‘, a nickname we gave him, and all the things that made him so very special!! This cannot be said enough, he was one of the good ones & will be missed!! He’s in a much better place now\u2026 God Bless.”<\/p>\n Abbott<\/strong> produced Pantera<\/a><\/strong>‘s first three records \u2013 Metal Magic<\/em> in 1983, Projects In The Jungle<\/em> in 1984, and I Am The Night<\/em> in 1985 \u2013 engineered their 1988 record Power Metal<\/em>, put out all four under his own Metal Magic Records, and eventually worked with Pantera<\/a><\/strong> again when they recorded their 1994 album Far Beyond Driven<\/em> at his Abtrax Recording studio.<\/p>\n Abbott<\/strong> also had a lengthy career as a country music songwriter and record producer. We wish Abbott<\/strong>‘s friends and family all the best at this time.<\/p>\n