Robert 'Bob' Kakaha, also known as Bobzilla (born March 6, 1974 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

California

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) is an American bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

 best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Damageplan

Damageplan

Damageplan was an American heavy metal supergroup from Dallas, Texas that 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 Halford guitarist Pat Lachman on vocals, and later...

 and is currently a member of heavy metal supergroup Hellyeah

Hellyeah

Hellyeah is an American heavy metal supergroup, consisting of Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell, Damageplan bassist Bob Zilla, and former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. The idea to form a supergroup originated in 2001 on the...

.

Life and career

Kakaha met Pantera

Pantera

Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...

 guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott

Dimebag Darrell

Darrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...

 and Pantera

Pantera

Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...

 drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott

Vinnie Paul

Vincent Paul Abbott, also known as "Vinnie Paul" is a heavy metal drummer and producer who is currently a member of supergroup Hellyeah, but is best known for being a member, and co-founder, of the heavy metal band Pantera...

 through tattooing.

He was raised in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. He now is a resident of Dallas, Texas where he played with the Rap-Rock band

Musical ensemble

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 Hellafied Funk Crew and the Horror Rock

Horror Rock

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 band Shadow Reichenstein.

Damageplan

In 2003, The Abbott Brothers formed the heavy metal band Damageplan

Damageplan

Damageplan was an American heavy metal supergroup from Dallas, Texas that 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 Halford guitarist Pat Lachman on vocals, and later...

, after Pantera's breakup. Kakaha played bass, and former Halford

Halford (band)

Halford is a heavy metal band formed in 1999 by Rob Halford, the lead vocalist for Judas Priest. Halford formed the band to return to his heavy metal roots...

 guitarist Patrick Lachman

Patrick Lachman

-Biography:Patrick Lachman is an American heavy metal guitarist and vocalist. The Portland, Oregon native was a short-lived member of Dr. Mastermind, featuring former Wild Dogs vocalist Matt McCourt, before joining his brother, vocalist Tim Lachman, in another local band, Gargoyle, in 1988...

 on vocals. Damageplan recorded one album, New Found Power

New Found Power

- Personnel :Damageplan* Patrick Lachman − vocals* Dimebag Darrell − guitars, bass * Vinnie Paul − drumsGuest musicians* Corey Taylor - 2nd verse, breakdown, and last chorus on "Fuck You"...

, which was released in February 2004. On December 8, 2004, Dimebag Darrell was shot onstage by former US marine named Nathan Gale

Nathan Gale

Nathan M. Gale was a former American Marine who is known for having murdered former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three others during a Damageplan concert at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio, on December 8, 2004.-Life:Nathan M. Gale was born in Calumet City, Illinois, and raised...

 in Damageplan's tour at Alrosa Villa in Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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. Damageplan was split up after the death of Dimebag Darrell.

Hellyeah

Kakaha joined Hellyeah

Hellyeah

Hellyeah is an American heavy metal supergroup, consisting of Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell, Damageplan bassist Bob Zilla, and former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. The idea to form a supergroup originated in 2001 on the...

 after Jerry Montano was dismissed from the band for violent behavior. Kakaha was brought in to play bass guitar

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

 on tour for all of 2007.

Orphaned to Hatred

Recently, Bobzilla shot 2 videos with Orphaned To Hatred. "Each video is directed by OTH vocalist McBride and will feature a special guest appearance by Hellyeah

Hellyeah

Hellyeah is an American heavy metal supergroup, consisting of Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell, Damageplan bassist Bob Zilla, and former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. The idea to form a supergroup originated in 2001 on the...

 bassist Bob Zilla!"
"Bob Zilla was at Dimebag's side that devastating night of December 8, 2004 when, his friend and band mate Dimebag Darrell Abbott was suddenly and cowardly shot down in cold blood. He joined Orphaned to Hatred to silence harsh critics who feel the band is nothing more than a Rip Off and to validate the only true successor to the legacy Dimebag's Pantera left behind."
-Metalmann

External links

• http://www.damageplan.com/
• http://www.damageplan.net/
• http://www.hellyeahband.com/
• http://www.orphanedtohatred.net/