king23james06 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 we will all truely miss you dime. we love you and will miss you so much. you were one of the greatest guitar players and one of the greatest human beings. So everybody raise a bottle of whiskey in one hand and put some pantera on and remeber dimebag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGS Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumiere Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 This was bloody shocking. I thought the era of obsessive fans murdering rock stars was over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 10 Reasons Why Dimebag Darrell Was Cool --------------------------------------------------------------------------------(ChartAttack) By now you've all heard that Dimebag Darrell Abbott, ex-Pantera and more recently, Damageplan guitarist, was shot and killed while onstage in a incident of senseless violence on the evening of December 8. The repercussions of this act will no doubt resonate negatively throug...'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott By now you've all heard that Dimebag Darrell Abbott, ex-Pantera and more recently, Damageplan guitarist, was shot and killed while onstage in a incident of senseless violence on the evening of December 8. The repercussions of this act will no doubt resonate negatively through the music world for a long time. However, rather than dwell too much on this tragedy, we here at ChartAttack would prefer to salute the contribution this metal master made to the music world. Here then, are our Top 10 Reasons Why Dimebag Darrell Was Cool: 1. Dimebag Darrell was considered one of metal's most masterfully shredding guitarists. He put out the book Dimebag Darrell's Riffer Madness to teach people bitchin' riffery and was always willing to help fans learn how to play his songs. 2. Darrell's old band Pantera were one of the most relentless, genuine and powerful metal bands in history. They're perhaps behind only Slayer, Sabbath and pre-haircut Metallica in the lineage of metal royalty. Darrell's shredding had much to do with that. 3. Pantera's Vulgar Display Of Power (1992) ranked as the #20 album in author Martin Popoff's book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums Of All-Time. It was beaten out only by albums from the likes of Sabbath, Ozzy, Maiden, Dio, Metallica, Priest and Megadeth. In short, the biggest of the big. 4. Back in '94, when grunge and alternative were king, Pantera gave the world a giant screw-you in the form of the album Far Beyond Driven. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard album charts, proving that true metal had a strong and loyal following, which remains true to this day. 5. Darrell and his brother Vinnie Paul, the drummer for Pantera and Damageplan, were tight with the tough guys of the National Hockey League. To the point where the Dallas Stars even celebrated a Stanley Cup victory at Vinnie Paul's house which involved the Cup getting tossed in a swimming pool. 6. After Pantera dissolved in an ugly way, Darrell and Vinnie Paul continued on, joining up with Patrick Lachman and Bob Zilla to form Damageplan. Real fans accepted the new group's sound and approach with dignity. 7. True to the rock 'n' roll life, Darrell and Vinnie were co-owners of the Dallas strip club The Clubhouse. The policy: $20 cover, you bring your own booze. The club was a fame magnet, attracting sports stars, celebs and fellow touring musicians. 8. It's not so much "cool" as it is a sign of respect, but Dimebag's death will be considered by many metal fans the biggest tragedy in the genre since Ozzy Osbourne's ace guitarist Randy Rhodes died in a plane crash in 1982. 9. When Damageplan toured Canada in May, he let it be known that no matter what band he'd be in, he was a metal lifer. "We never thought about quitting music - this shit runs too deep in our veins," he said. "It's what I was put on the earth to do and I don't know what else I'd do with myself if it wasn't this. We'll be doing this until we're physically incapable. We love interacting with the fans, hanging out with the bands we tour with, getting fucked up, going to different tittie bars and seeing different towns - the whole package is great." 10. This is only the smallest of consolations, but when he went out at least he went out onstage, in front of a crowd of adoring fans and playing the music he loved. Rock on Dimebag. -Aaron Brophy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlehawk Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Even months after his death, I still miss him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I just watched the Pantera home video (the 2nd one) this week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Rose Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 R.I.P Dime! We still miss ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrslash Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Everytime i listen to Cemetery Gates i remember this... It's so sad... We'll never forget you Dime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallica1 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 R.I.P.PS. This thread would have been more apropiate on his birthday or the day he died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slashs_servant Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Ah... Why bring this up, i get so emotional. My life is basically revolved around the guitar, and i can owe alot of that to dimebag, being one of my major influences. I remeber hearing walk for the first time, and i thought the song was really average, but it got to the solo, and man could that guy play...Never forget you dimebag, you didnt diserve to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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