Big Vin Records was an American

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

based in Arlington, Texas. The company was formed in February 2006 by former Pantera,

Damageplan Damageplan was an American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 2003. Following the demise of their previous group Pantera, brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul Abbott wanted to start a new band. The pair recruited former Diesel ...

and Hellyeah drummer

Vinnie Paul Abbott Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, 'Dimebag' Darrel ...

and had a distribution deal with Fontana Records, which in turn is owned by

Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

. Abbott started the label a year after the on-stage murder of his brother,

Dimebag Darrell Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), best known by his stage name Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founded alongside hi ...

, on December 8, 2004.

Seventh Void Seventh Void was an American doom metal band composed of vocalist/guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly (both formerly of Type O Negative), guitarist Matt Brown (formerly of Uranium 235 and A Pale Horse Named Death), as well as bassi ...

, the Hillbilly Orchestra, Fountainhead, and Mark "The Chinaman" Britten are among the artists signed to the label.

Releases

Albums

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Rebel Meets Rebel ''Rebel Meets Rebel'' is a country metal album by David Allan Coe and Pantera members Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown, and Vinnie Paul. The music was written and recorded by the band when the musicians had time aside from their other projects, incl ...

'' by

David Allan Coe David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter. Coe took up music after spending much of his early life in reform schools and prisons, and first became notable for busking in Nashville. He initially played mostly i ...

and

Cowboys from Hell ''Cowboys from Hell'' is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on July 24, 1990 by Atco Records. It marked the band's major label debut and their first collaboration with producer Terry Date. This was also the al ...

(2006) *''

Heaven Is Gone ''Heaven Is Gone'' is the first studio album by American heavy metal band Seventh Void. It sold around 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, peaking at number 21 on the '' Billboard'' Top Heatseekers chart. A music vi ...

'' by

(2009) *''Underkill'' by Fountainhead (2015)

DVDs

*'' Dimevision, Volume 1'' (2006) Abbott stated that he planned to preserve his brother's legacy and continue to release his recorded material. ''DimeVision Vol. 2'', along with an official photo book for Dimebag, was released in 2017, substantially delayed from its initial planned release date of 2008.DIMEBAG: First Official Photo Book, 'DimeVision Vol. 2' DVD Coming Next Year
, ''Blabbermouth.net''. Retrieved January 1, 2008.

Artists

*Hillbilly Orchestra *

* Mark "The Chinaman" Britten

References

External links

Big Vin Records official websiteDimevision official websiteRebel Meets Rebel official websiteHillbilly Orchestra official websiteBig Vin Records' official MySpace page
{{Authority control American record labels Record labels established in 2006 Heavy metal record labels