"Dimebag" Darrell Abbot Murdered on Stage


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the only condolence is that he went down doing what he loved.....

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very well goddamn said!! at least he didnt died in a toilet (sorry elvis fans :ninja:). he died without a chance of defending himself, but at least we are all sure he died doing what he really loved, regardless of the band he was in!!

I really fail to believe the lack of respect shown by some people, if you don't like the music or have any interest in paying your respects stay out of the thread! Also the other guy who's saying he was killed for his lifestyle. If that was the case, he'd have been killed during his glory days in pantera. Damageplan have done no where near as well (I like them heaps, but they just arn't the same league to be fair).

Chances are it was some crazed fan who thought Phil (the singer from Pantera) came to them in his dreams and instructed him to kill Dimebag. That's the only reason I can think of. Zakk Wylde is going to go ape****, they were very good friends and zakk is not a person to mess with.

Bah I'm waffling. I feel so sad, we've lost a 50% of a VERY talented pair. Between him and his brother they've created music that'd make the shyest person stomp around the dance floor sober. :(

Dimebag Darrell Killed

Dimebag Darrell, of Pantera legacy, was shot tonight with another member of Damageplan while performing in a Columbus, Ohio nightclub. Today is a very very sad day for heavy metal. :no:

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Thats our lovely city of Columbus for you, total dumbasses.

RIP guys :cry:

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first off- there's multiple types of metal- i'm bass in a hair metal/ blues metal group-

metal isn't the reason he was targeted- lennon wasn't targeted for playing pop hippy music.

it's sad to lose a guitarist of dimebag's level-

it's also sad anyone else suffered injuried in the tragic event.

although- i'll be honest, i don't like pantera (their music) i can still appreciate that they were doing what they loved- and they were actually being musicians about it unlike most of what you hear today.

Edited by Dark_INk

i read in the damageplan forum one guy that says he was in the front row, and that the guy who killed darrell said something like "you broke pantera! you ruined my life! phil needs heroin money!".

kinda hard to belive if you ask me, could the volume be that low so that anyone in the audience could listen what he said? maybe he misheard it...

Here are some DIMEBAG DARRELL and PANTERA accomplishments through the years:

1995 GRAMMY NOMINATION

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Pantera, I'm Broken

1997 GRAMMY NOMINATION

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Pantera, Suicide Note Part 1

1998 GRAMMY NOMINATION

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Pantera, Cemetary Gates

2001 GRAMMY NOMINATION

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Pantera, Revolution is my Name

METAL EDGE 2001 READERS POLL

BEST GUITARIST #1: Dimebag Darrell

BEST DRUMMER #1: Vinnie Paul

BEST BASSIST #1: Rex Brown

BEST VOCALIST #1: Philip Anselmo

ALBUM OF THE YEAR #1: Pantera Reinventing The Steel

ALBUM COVER OF THE YEAR #1: Pantera Reinventing The Steel

SONG OF THE YEAR #1: Pantera Revolution is my Name

GUITAR WORLD 2001 READERS POLL

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER #5: Dimebag Darrell

BEST METAL GUITARIST #1: Dimebag Darrell

BEST METAL GUITAR ALBUM OF 2000 #1: Pantera Reinventing The Steel

GUITAR WORLD 2002 READERS POLL

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER #5: Dimebag Darrell

BEST METAL GUITARIST #4: Dimebag Darrell

METAL EDGE 2002 READERS POLL

BEST GUITARIST #2: Dimebag Darrell

BEST DRUMMER #2: Vinnie Paul

BEST BASSIST #1: Rex Brown

BEST VOCALIST #3: Philip Anselmo

TOUR OF THE YEAR #3: Extreme Steel

BAND YOU WANT TO SEE ON OZZFEST 2002 #2: Pantera

GUITAR WORLD 2003 READERS POLL

BEST METAL GUITARIST #1: Dimebag Darrell

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT #5: No new album from Pantera

GUITAR WORLD 2004 READERS POLL

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT #3: The break up of Pantera

GUITAR WORLD's TOP 100 METAL GUITARIST

TOP METAL GUITARIST OF ALL TIME #7: Dimebag Darrell

I've just read an account from someone who was there, apparently the guy grabbed dimebag by the hair, and shot him in the head 5 or 6 times :( That just makes it so much worse, almost like an execution. Several ppl who where there said he shouted **** about dime breaking up pantera. :( :(

Here are some DIMEBAG DARRELL and PANTERA accomplishments through the years:

1995 GRAMMY NOMINATION

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Pantera, I'm Broken

1997 GRAMMY NOMINATION

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Pantera, Suicide Note Part 1

1998 GRAMMY NOMINATION

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Pantera, Cemetary Gates

2001 GRAMMY NOMINATION

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Pantera, Revolution is my Name

METAL EDGE 2001 READERS POLL

BEST GUITARIST #1: Dimebag Darrell

BEST DRUMMER #1: Vinnie Paul

BEST BASSIST #1: Rex Brown

BEST VOCALIST #1: Philip Anselmo

ALBUM OF THE YEAR #1: Pantera Reinventing The Steel

ALBUM COVER OF THE YEAR #1: Pantera Reinventing The Steel

SONG OF THE YEAR #1: Pantera Revolution is my Name

GUITAR WORLD 2001 READERS POLL

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER #5: Dimebag Darrell

BEST METAL GUITARIST #1: Dimebag Darrell

BEST METAL GUITAR ALBUM OF 2000 #1: Pantera Reinventing The Steel

GUITAR WORLD 2002 READERS POLL

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER #5: Dimebag Darrell

BEST METAL GUITARIST #4: Dimebag Darrell

METAL EDGE 2002 READERS POLL

BEST GUITARIST #2: Dimebag Darrell

BEST DRUMMER #2: Vinnie Paul

BEST BASSIST #1: Rex Brown

BEST VOCALIST #3: Philip Anselmo

TOUR OF THE YEAR #3: Extreme Steel

BAND YOU WANT TO SEE ON OZZFEST 2002 #2: Pantera

GUITAR WORLD 2003 READERS POLL

BEST METAL GUITARIST #1: Dimebag Darrell

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT #5: No new album from Pantera

GUITAR WORLD 2004 READERS POLL

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT #3: The break up of Pantera

GUITAR WORLD's TOP 100 METAL GUITARIST

TOP METAL GUITARIST OF ALL TIME #7: Dimebag Darrell

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you forgot this one....

1992 saw PANTERA release VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER. This album produced the first ever heavy metal single to debut at #1

http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/P/Pantera/

I hope the person didnt shoot him in the head like 5 times that would be sick, i just hope his parents some how die in a car crash or sommit and ide slowly for raising such a beast.

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so it's the fault of the parents? -and they somehow deserve death?

wow :ninja:

u can become a beast in other ways- in my mind the blame ends /w the killer himself unless something else is found out

I never knew the bloke, never heard his music but I've gotta say, to die by the hand of someone else is not on! Its so ****ing **** I'm struggling to contain my anger! The bloke was doing something WORTHWHILE! Something he loved doing! Jeez this is a ****** up world where the people who actually contribute to music end up getting murdered.

Those audience members didn't deserve to die either.

Such a ****ing waste :(

RIP Dimebag :cry:

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