The death of Dimebag Darrell

[coolman78SLASH]

R.I.P Mr Dimebag !
This is fucked up ! He is a friend of Slash as well, wondering how Slash feels now if he has heard it...?





Dimebag and Slash 2002

[Koskenkorvasieni]

This is some sick shit! RIP Dimebag Thank god Vinnie is uninjured..

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Why do psychopaths target musicians?

Makes no sense.

[insupportofaxl]

This story broke on AOL today at 7:51am.

I'll post part of it.


Guitarist Among Five Killed in Ohio Shooting
Gunman Shot Dead by Police Officer
By JAY COHEN, AP

   
 
 
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec. 9) - A man charged onstage at a packed heavy metal show and opened fire, killing at least four people including guitarist Darrel Abbott before an arriving officer shot him to death, authorities said.

Columbus police department spokeswoman Sherry Mercurio identified three of the victims of Wednesday's shooting as Abbott, guitarist with the heavy metal rock band Damageplan, and two other men, Nathan Bray and Erin Halk.

Damageplan had just begun their first song at the Alrosa Villa when the man opened fire, first targeting Abbott, shooting him multiple times at point-blank range, a witness said.
 

[elmaestro]

I used to love Pantera back in the day: Cowboys..., Vulgar Display... and Far Beyond... were great albums, real metal classics...

This is insane and a sad day for music in general

Rest in Peace Darrell...

[Butch Français]

heard about it a couple of hours ago, Im still in shock!
what a terrible tragedy!
RIP Dime, you're a legend!

[norway]

cemetary gates, i listen to it now

and thanks for the solo in the sleep...

[Izzy]

They mean Dimebag? Oh shit......that's horrendous, he's a legend to me.

I always feared something like this could happen.

Shocked, RIP Dimebag the world is the less for losing u.

[crazycanadian]

  That's fucking ruff.Im glad the cop shot and killed that bitch that did it.You see AXL here to day and gone tommorow you never know what can happen,So get off your ass and release that fuking CD already 

[Neemo]

Dimebag was an awesome guitarist man!! This really fucking shitty news to wake up to. I saw Pantera 2 times (Detroit for the 101 proof tour, and in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for the Reinventing the Steel tour) I have never seen a better guitarist.

I mourn his death. 

RIP Dime

You will be sorely missed.

"You left me Incomplete, all alone, but the memory still remains."
Cemetery Gates, "Pantera" from the album "Cowboys from Hell"

[ppbebe]

RIP

I hope such a tragedy will never happen again.

I wonder if we'll ever find the reason behind all this, since the killer was shot as well.

I guess we won't.

[SADIS]

I just read a few minutes ago that it was a joke, I'll try to find the original source.

Edit: I found this on a Dutch website, don't know if it's true.

Ok, ok, the joke went a little too far. We did all this just to see who our true fans were, and I think we can now say we have some pretty loyal fans, and some pretty scummy people on this earth. Dime Bag isn't dead, no-one got hurt. It was a publicity stunt (which worked fairly well I must add) Please no harsh feelings against the band, or against the fans. Dime bag is going to be on MTV's breaking news at 7:00 this morning letting everyone in on the incident. Please don't panic, but please, keep spreading the rumors and gossip, we need this thing to get so completely huge that everyone out there will hear the name "Damage Plan"

-Eric Moxey
VP of Promotions Elektra/Atlantic

[anythinggoes]

I just read a few minutes ago that it was a joke, I'll try to find the original source.

Edit: I found this on a Dutch website, don't know if it's true.

Ok, ok, the joke went a little too far. We did all this just to see who our true fans were, and I think we can now say we have some pretty loyal fans, and some pretty scummy people on this earth. Dime Bag isn't dead, no-one got hurt. It was a publicity stunt (which worked fairly well I must add) Please no harsh feelings against the band, or against the fans. Dime bag is going to be on MTV's breaking news at 7:00 this morning letting everyone in on the incident. Please don't panic, but please, keep spreading the rumors and gossip, we need this thing to get so completely huge that everyone out there will hear the name "Damage Plan"

-Eric Moxey
VP of Promotions Elektra/Atlantic

Hmmm i dont think so
 
COLUMBUS, Ohio Dec 9, 2004 ? A gunman charged onstage at a packed nightclub and opened fire on the band and crowd, killing top heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three other people before a police officer shot him to death, authorities and witnesses said.

Police spokeswoman Sherry Mercurio identified three of the victims of Wednesday's shooting as Abbott, who played for the Texas-based band Damageplan, and two other men, Nathan Bray, 23; and Erin Halk, 29.

She identified the gunman as Nathan Gale, 25, of Marysville, 25 miles northwest of Columbus. She said there was no information on a motive or any connection to the band.

Damageplan had just begun its first song at Alrosa Villa club when the man shot Abbott five or six times at point-blank range, a witness said.

I see Damage Plan items on Ebay have Rocketed with a signed drum head getting 14 Bids in a few hours.

[Will]

No, I don't think it was a joke. AP would not have picked it up if it was a joke. Plus they have some pics on their wire. (not pics of the night but pics of the cops, some people leaving flowers near the club, etc.)

[Skeletor]

Ok, ok, the joke went a little too far. We did all this just to see who our true fans were, and I think we can now say we have some pretty loyal fans, and some pretty scummy people on this earth. Dime Bag isn't dead, no-one got hurt. It was a publicity stunt (which worked fairly well I must add) Please no harsh feelings against the band, or against the fans. Dime bag is going to be on MTV's breaking news at 7:00 this morning letting everyone in on the incident. Please don't panic, but please, keep spreading the rumors and gossip, we need this thing to get so completely huge that everyone out there will hear the name "Damage Plan"

-Eric Moxey
VP of Promotions Elektra/Atlantic

...Yeah right, only a total retard would believe that. People, please use your brains before posting shit.

[gnrvrrule]

I've never really listened to Pantera, but from what I understand they have a loyal fan base and were a very good metal band.  And regardless of their music, this is a very sad day not only for the people killed/injured, but for rock n' roll.  Keep in mind three weeks ago there was the brawl with the fans at the Pistons/Pacers game, and now this?  It seems that fans, whether they are at sporting events or rock shows, are getting out of control.  I know these are only two incidents, but I think there should be more security checks before you get into a sporting event or a concert.  Regardless, this is terrible.  I guess it's good that the killer was shot himself, but he still apparently achieved his goal.  R.I.P. Dimebag and the others that were killed.

[matt88]

Shit i browsed through Bad Obsession before and missed this! I just found this out now.

Man what a loss to the Heavy Metal genre, Pantera are gods. I'm glad that cop killed that fuckin prick.

R.I.P bro

[RnT]

"YOU KILLED PANTERA ! YOU?RE RUINED MY LIFE! WHAT ABOUT PHIL ( ANSELMO )? HE NEED MONEY TO BUY HEROIN!"
then the fucking idiot shooted 5 times at Dimebag !!!
ON STAGE !!

WHAT DA FUCK IS GOIN?ON IN THIS FUCKING WORLD ?!?!?!?!?!?!

and you all know about the Axl and Slash History along the years... the fans divided... all this shit

AXL ... PLEASE DUDE, I "DON?T KNOW YOU", BUT PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF... NO ONE IS SAFE IN THIS WORLD...

YOUR FAN SINCE 11 YEARS OLD

Renato.


R.I.P. DIMEBAG.

[Timothy]

I really don't know what to say ,this is beyond fucked up .


R.I.P Dimebag

[ppbebe]

"YOU KILLED PANTERA ! YOU?RE RUINED MY LIFE! WHAT ABOUT PHIL ( ANSELMO )? HE NEED MONEY TO BUY HEROIN!"------Yes, sounds familiar. Bloody hell.
Whenever I see rabid reunionistic comments, I worry about the same thing, Actually.

"YOU KILLED < *****'*****> !  YOU?RE RUINED MY LIFE! "