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A Moment of Silence for Dimebag Darrell

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If you have not heard yet, in Columbus Ohio at Alrosa Villa nightclub 5 people shot dead including Darrell Abbott, Damageplan & former Pantera guitarist. The gunman was thankfully shot by a Police officer before harming anyone else. I am a fan of both bands and have been to several concerts. I will miss his music. Sad day in heavy metal. A Mad, Mad world we live in.

“Good… Bad… I’m the guy with the gun.”

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I heard about this on the Today show this morning and it blew my mind. Not just because of the senselessness of the violence, but because I was once such a Dimebag fan. Don't know Damageplan at all, but I knew the Pantera of old and saw them live here in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom (or "Brawlroom" as many Chicagoans lovingly refer to it). Back in the day when he was Diamond Darrell. Ah, the Vulgar Display of Power tour. Damn, that man can shred. He will be missed. And it's a shame the cop shot the gunman dead. He would have been torn to bits by fans in the crowd if they had stopped him themselves.

RIP Darrell.

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Was never a Pantera fan, but this kind of thing shouldn't happen to anyone. Period.

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Originally posted by: Bossk
I heard about this on the Today show this morning and it blew my mind. Not just because of the senselessness of the violence, but because I was once such a Dimebag fan. Don't know Damageplan at all, but I knew the Pantera of old and saw them live here in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom (or "Brawlroom" as many Chicagoans lovingly refer to it). Back in the day when he was Diamond Darrell. Ah, the Vulgar Display of Power tour. Damn, that man can shred. He will be missed. And it's a shame the cop shot the gunman dead. He would have been torn to bits by fans in the crowd if they had stopped him themselves.

RIP Darrell.




I saw Pantera with White Zombie here in Louisville,Ky and it was one of the best concerts I have ever been to. You owe to yourself Bossk to take a listen to Damageplan, sounds almost like Pantera with Dimebag on lead Guitar and Vinnie Paul, also from Pantera, on drums. Not as good as Pantera though.

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Wow I JUST heard about it on the news on TV. How bizarre, why did that happen?
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I will have to give Damageplan a listen. I knew Vinnie (Darrell's brother) was in the band. I had read that just recently too.

Ric, apparently the guy came on stage muttering some crap about Darrell breaking up Pantera or some such and then fired three shots at him. Read that on MTV.com. Jilted fan?

AGR, was Dimebag still playing with Pantera on the new album they released this year?
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AGR, just checked out some of it on iTunes from New Found Power. Not bad. May have to listen to some more.
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although I have never heard of this guy and can't stand heavy metal, my sympathies go out to his family.
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jeeze... man... i used to be a huge pantera fan back in the day. I havent listened to them for years for spiritual reasons, but i kept up with them a bit... What a tragic loss...man that sucks...all because "he broke up pantera"... what a sad day all around...
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I can't imagine being Vinnie Paul (Darrell's brother and drummer for Damageplan) and watching as your brother is shot dead in front of you. I know I'd be beating myself up for the rest of my life wondering what I could have done to stop it. I know it seems unreasonable to think you could actually do something to stop the guy, but you're gonna wonder anyway. And it's gonna tear you apart from the inside out. I feel horrible for Vinnie.
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Originally posted by: Bossk
AGR, was Dimebag still playing with Pantera on the new album they released this year?


Their last 2 albums "Reinventing The Steel" (2000) & "The Best of Pantera" (2003) he was on but I dont know of an album in 2004.

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agr-were you referring to the 1996 Pantera/Zombie tour? I was there also, was a great show! I have a fairly sizeable collection of death/black metal and was pretty slackjawed when I heard about this.. speculation is that it was because of Pantera's breakup and Phil's comments in a metal magazine that contributed to this travesty, but since the gunman is dead, we'll never know for sure...
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Originally posted by: TR47
agr-were you referring to the 1996 Pantera/Zombie tour? I was there also, was a great show! I have a fairly sizeable collection of death/black metal and was pretty slackjawed when I heard about this.. speculation is that it was because of Pantera's breakup and Phil's comments in a metal magazine that contributed to this travesty, but since the gunman is dead, we'll never know for sure...


Yes that was the tour, my neck was sore for days after that one .

The gunman supposedly also was saying something about them stealing some of his song lyrics. What a dumbass, glad they shot him, one less idiot on the planet.

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I ALSO KNEW JEFF THOMPSON WHO WAS THE PERSONAL SECURITY GUARD FOR THE BAND. I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIM THOUGH I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHILE HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT I ALSO WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIS SIBLINGS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE PRESS DIDN'T RELEASE JEFF'S NAME TO THE PUBLIC.


R.I.P. MY FRIENDS

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The Mangler Bros. Psycho Dayv Armchaireviews Notes on Suicide

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DAYV, I think you've had more friends die since the OT.com forums started than anyone else. Hope you're doing OK.

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STORY OF MY LIFE. WHEN I WAS FOUR I GOT TO SEE MY FRIEND GET HIT BY A CAR. I'LL NEVER FORGET THE IMAGES OF SEEING HIS HEAD CRUSHED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT TIRE THEN MY OTHER FRIEND PICKING UP WHAT WAS LEFT OF HIS EYES. IT'S BEEN ALL DOWN HILL FROM THEN. GUESS I'M A RATHER DEADLY PERSON TO KNOW.

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The Mangler Bros. Psycho Dayv Armchaireviews Notes on Suicide

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I hereby disavow any knowledge of your existence.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
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Bloody hell.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
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Are you my tour guide?
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
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