Dimebag Darrell shot dead last night

the_syco

RIP Dimebag, and hang the f*cker who owned the place (no metal detectors; WTF?).

Fozzy

Just found out about an hour ago..shocking. I was lookin at a Damageplan video on tv last night, just thinkin about how good Dimebag was, and about some of the cool stories I'd heard about him. Never would I have thought he was dead at the time. Really sad thing to happen

RIP

Ancient1

Dave Mustaine will be hosting the Headbangers Ball Tribute to Damageplan on December 10.

Lemming

It's been said already by a great deal many people, but ...

RIP Dimebag Darrell.

A great guitarist has been lost!

Shazbot

i read this the other day but was speechless. i still am and all i can say is that he was a legend, still is . RIP.

It must have being devestating for all in the club , partically for vinne paul. Seen his brother shot 4+ times must have been very distressing for him.

Ren0

the_syco wrote:

RIP Dimebag, and hang the f*cker who owned the place (no metal detectors; WTF?).

Yep, cos its HIS fault, NOT the gunman's :rolleyes:


****ing Retard! :mad:

It wasn't me!

There are worse ways to go but we've lost a true genius, and that's a tragedy it'll take a while to get over. I think it must have given him great pleasure to know, even as he died, how much he acheived, and if I were to die with my guitar in my hands, and a legacy behind me anything like his, I'd go peacefully and happily knowing the world had been a better place for my contribution in life.

Doctor J

I don't see how anyone who gets murdered can go peacefully? How is getting murdered a decent way to go? Dime had a lot more to offer, he was starting to work on the second Damageplan album, he was back playing Dean guitars, they were bringing out a new signature guitar, it's a ****ing tragedy the guy was taken just as he seemed to be getting up a head of steam again. He had so much yet to live for, he was only 38 FFS! This is a sickening crime. Really, what sort of country calls itself civilised yet makes it so ****ing easy for twisted mother****ers like Dime's killer to get firearms?

Deadwing

Well, put it this way, alot of people are taken before they even get the chance to make an impact. Dime made a huge impact and his music influenced a generation of metal guitarists. He'll never have to suffer the indignity of old age, or the travesty of getting crap and recording ****e like St. anger.

Doctor J

The webmaster for the official PANTERA and DOWN websites has posted a statement with former Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo's blessing about the murder of Dimebag Darrell.

"I don't have a big official statement. I do have a lot of inside knowledge on the Pantera feud from Philip's side and tonight he gave me the green light to let everyone else in on what I know. He trusts me to do this, and I take 100% responsibility for anything that is inaccurate, but I'm confident you all know I'm not going to touch on this subject unless it's from the heart. He didn't even give me any specifics except for the final part of this post... he just wants me to tell people what I know to be true.

Philip loved Darrell like a brother, always. They accomplished things together that most wouldn't even dare to dream. None of us can know what it's like to be riding such a big machine, it changes the face of music and brings joy millions of people's lives around the globe. The rewards are big, but the stress is unimaginable if things don't go perfectly. Yes, Pantera broke up and there was a lot of **** talking through the media. There are two people on this board (WOLVIE and NGJ) who would periodically ask me about what's going to happen with Pantera in the future. I told them each time that I don't know when, but I'm 100% sure that we will see Pantera together again. I told them that when Pantera does get back together, you will know somebody who never lost faith, not for a second. Why did I tell them this? Because I know Philip loves those guys and when he was ready, he would reach out to them and try to make it work again. I had the feeling that one morning (afternoon maybe), all the CFH boys would just roll out of the rack and say 'let's go!'

Of all the time I've spent with Rex and Philip, I never badgered them about Pantera, but the subject did come up every once in a while. As for Rex, he would refer to the state of things simply as 'silly nonsense.' All I ever got out of Philip was something like 'nyaaaa... I just don't feel like sitting down and writing Pantera riffs right now,'... and that's it! No crazy accusations, name calling, or carrying on. As a matter of fact, in the middle of all the heat, Philip described Vinnie as 'the perfect drummer' and that Vinnie could drum more perfect than a drum machine if he so chose. What he said of Dime, he also repeated tonight. 'The best of the best.'

It's sad that the media would irritate the situation so much. Countless times, Kate and I would listen in on Phil doing interviews. Always, always, always, the jackals wanted Pantera dirt. Sometimes Philip would give it to them, sometimes he would not. However every single time I was there, he expressed his love for, and wished luck to Vinnie and Dime but that was somehow left out of the final print more times than not. I was at Philip's house a few weeks ago and I informed him that I handle the Official Pantera site now, and he asked me if I talked to Dime. I said 'No, when was the last time YOU talked to him?' with a sigh, he said 'three years.' Not a '****in right three years', not a 'yeah three years and it's gonna be three more'... but the dude was genuinely disappointed about the situation. I could tell...the time to patch things up was drawing near.

There's more I want to share, but it's almost 5AM right now, and I just managed to hold myself together long enough to get that out.

Philip isn't hiding out or waiting for the right moment to speak, he's in Texas right now searching for answers to this tragedy the best he can. There was one thing he asked of me, that I humbly bring to you all:

'Darrell my brother. The best of the best.'"

- Philip H Anselmo

RebelRockChick

I couldn't believe it when i heard it. It f**king sucks! It's such a loss!

R.I.P Dimebag!!

cournioni

Don't forget the picture to go with that Doc...

asphalt-cushion

A friend of mine is getting a CFH tattoo on his bicep in memory of Dimebag. Anyone else doing anything like this?

Doctor J

This is truly sad. Poor fella was trying to save Dime's life and it cost him his own

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4090407.stm

R.I.P. Darrell Abbot
R.I.P. Nathan Bray

nadir

mm, really sucks, I went on a total rock and roll bender on thursday/friday when I found out. RIP dime ,

/me puts on floods in salute.

guess I should change my avatar too. Pity people dont know what they do, we should definately have some type of appreciation thread, i.e without much of the muck in this one.

It wasn't me!

Aw man, PORNAPSTER, that picture makes me want to cry!

0utshined

Doctor J wrote:

American bull**** already starting

Read the headline and the last stanza of this

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=UUPU1XYCLNZ0WCRBAELCFEY?type=topNews&storyID=7040973

Typical american bull****, they always overreact and always in the wrong way

That's only the start of it man.

Check this out for more crap : http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6701029/site/newsweek/

You better put your bullsh!t detector on high before you read it.

Doctor J

"Darrell (Dimebag) Abbott was known around the heavy-metal world for his scary stage persona. The burly lead guitarist for a group called Damageplan adorned his body with leather and tattoos, and wore a scraggly goatee he often dyed red. He spoke his own language, which friends called "Dimebonics," and enjoyed the party lifestyle, frequently ordering up his favorite drink, a "black-tooth grin": whisky with only "a splash of Coke." In reality, friends told NEWSWEEK, 38-year-old Abbott was a common type among aging rock-and-roll performers: gruff and rebellious on the outside, but gentle under the stage makeup."


Do you reckon this cretin just took his head out of his ass long enough to look at a picture of Dime and then stuck it back up and wrote this nonsense? :mad:

BolBill

asphalt-cushion wrote:

A friend of mine is getting a CFH tattoo on his bicep in memory of Dimebag. Anyone else doing anything like this?

Your friends over reacting just a little. :rolleyes:

Suaimhneach

I worked in Fibbers there,for the first time, and the amount of people drinkin in his memory was unreal. One guy had seven goslagner [sp] in bout an hour, and was carried home.

Beekay

BolBill wrote:

Your friends over reacting just a little. :rolleyes:

its not over reacting if he loves Pantera enough to do that.
My friend loves Pantera and he was gonna get one before this happened.

0utshined

Doctor J wrote:

"Darrell (Dimebag) Abbott was known around the heavy-metal world for his scary stage persona. The burly lead guitarist for a group called Damageplan adorned his body with leather and tattoos, and wore a scraggly goatee he often dyed red. He spoke his own language, which friends called "Dimebonics," and enjoyed the party lifestyle, frequently ordering up his favorite drink, a "black-tooth grin": whisky with only "a splash of Coke." In reality, friends told NEWSWEEK, 38-year-old Abbott was a common type among aging rock-and-roll performers: gruff and rebellious on the outside, but gentle under the stage makeup."


Do you reckon this cretin just took his head out of his ass long enough to look at a picture of Dime and then stuck it back up and wrote this nonsense? :mad:

I doubt it. I read it again and I came to the same conclusion: It's weakly written, poorly researched, riddled with cliches and stereotypes, has questionable grammar and uses phrases a poor junior cert english student would be ashamed of.

My favourites have to be

Heavy metal has always been a magnet for zealots and misfits.

and

For a moment, Abbott's demonic fantasy world became fatally real.

wtf?
I mean come on, compare it with the article Ph3n0m posted where you can tell that the piece took more than 5 minutes to research and write.

It looks like a piece they got the intern to write to me and the sub-editor should be ashamed of himself for passing it.

Zombienosh

i made this......
anyone can have it....

Pyr0

Man thats class...

Undergod

Because obviously Heavy Metal makes teenagers worship Satan, and read books of evil, like Wicca books and Harry Potter...

This is going to make the media's view of Heavy Metal so much worse, thanks to just the one crazy fan.

Thanks for the pic, -AlcoholicA-

Beekay

Thats a cool picture AlcholicA.

Cheers!

derrylahan

Dimebag RIP
Mayhem RIP
Nathan Bray RIP
and the others fans who were killed RIP

and @ all those saying americans are mad, please dont.
i bet your fav band is american, Dimebag was american. get my point?

cournioni

Well I think they might have just been on about the gun laws over there. People being sold guns over the counter, regardless of what mental state they are in? Very dangerous law to have.

Doctor J

Indeed, a mentally unstable teenager can get a gun before they can legally drink or get married. Hmmmm.... kids and guns... :eek:

Zombienosh

id prefer cows with guns...