Former members of Pantera shot and killed.
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WTF kind of name is Dimebag Darrell?
Sucks he's dead though I guess.
Sucks he's dead though I guess.
Yet Limp Biscuit still lives.
Life is unfair.
Life is unfair.
It sounds like it'd be in another galaxy though doesnt it? Like next to Aproxima Centauri or something?dexterq20 said:
That's cause Gastonia boys grew up in the streetsJeremy R said:
That sucks so bad. They have been saying on the radio this morning that Vinnie is the other member to have been killed. And the author of the storry couldn't even get the name of the band right. Its Damageplan, not play. Retards.
Man that sucks... Pantera kicked ass. RIP 
This really sucks.
Effen crazy world.
Also heard this was the anniv. of John Lennon assasination.
Effen crazy world.
Also heard this was the anniv. of John Lennon assasination.
I hope that's not right; I'd heard Vinnie was shot but was going to make it. This just sucks. Those brothers were about as cool and down-to earth as anyone who makes it big. I hung out and partied with them back in the "Cowboys From Hell" and "Vulgar Display of Power" days and one of my fishing buddies was Vinnie P's drum tech/tuner back then. Both were genuine guys, masterful musicians and fun-loving connoisseurs of the K. So fuggin' typical that some low-life loser who has accomplished nothing themself in this life has to snuff out people who have just so that somebody will remember their name and worthless existence. :angry:SiNNiK said:
Check out some of their awards:
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
the killings were probaby due to pent-up rage over the decisions relating to the cover art choices of their 1st four records:
I just don't understand. How wrong does your brain have to be wired to just decide one day that you're going to go out and kill a bunch of people like that?llkoolkeg said:
Back in the 90s Pantera was huge here in Texas and I saw them many times from small venues to stadium size shows and they still kicked ass as the only band that could maybe rival Slayer for a live metal show. Panteras vulgar display of power is one of the cds that I normally listen to when Im warming up on the trainer before a race. I hope we find out why the guy shot Darrel.
Be nice...I think the artwork is kinda cool...like they used the art class work of some highschool kid thats a huge fan...narlus said:the killings were probaby due to pent-up rage over the decisions relating to the cover art choices of their 1st four records:
That sucks ass in the worst way...
This ****ing blows, i love pantera and damageplan.
Sad day for metalheads...
Correct. It's called "The Clubhouse".Fathead said:
From their website:
Dimebag Darrell, Four Others Killed In Ohio Concert Shooting
Dimebag Darrell, guitarist for Damageplan and Pantera, was killed during a shooting spree at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub Wednesday night. He was 38.
Darrell, real name Darrell Abbott, was among the five dead in the incident, including the as-yet-unnamed shooter and two fans, Nathan Bray and Erin Halk, according to Columbus Police public information officer Sherry Mercurio.
Damageplan had just begun their first song in front of several hundred at Alrosa Villa when the gunman jumped onstage, made a comment about Pantera's breakup, and began firing at close range into Darrell's body, shooting him several times before opening fire on the crowd.
Mercurio said an officer in the vicinity heard the call of shots fired shortly after 10 p.m., snuck in the back door of the venue and confronted the gunman onstage. When the officer took the stage, he observed one victim and the gunman holding a hostage by the neck. The officer opened fire on the male suspect, whose name has not been released pending notification of next of kin. Mercurio said the fifth victim's name and those of the two wounded have also not yet been released. Several reports stated that the club had no metal detector, though Mercurio could not confirm that at press time and a club spokesperson could not be reached.
"If the officer hadn't acted when he did and how he did, we'd probably be looking at more dead, because this guy was actively shooting," said public information officer Sergeant Brent Mull. Following the incident, police took more than 200 patrons onto three city-donated buses to interview them about the shooting.
"The ones that were inside and witnessed this ran for their lives and were in fear for their lives," Mull said. "They are victims too, and we want to take care of them."
As news of Dimebag's tragic demise rippled through the metal community, the news was met with shock and sadness.
"I'm speechless," former Rob Zombie/ Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rob Blasko Nicholson said. "This is totally unreal. Dimebag is a f---ing legend and this is total bullsh--." Damageplan also features Dimebag's brother, former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul; singer Patrick Lachman and bassist Bob Zilla.
"This is insane and this is beyond travesty," Killswitch Engage frontman and former Damageplan tour partner Howard Jones said. "This is beyond anything I've ever heard. This shouldn't happen in or outside of the rock and metal community. He will be missed and mourned as a person, as a musician, and as a friend."
I really don't think Vinnie was killed. I heard he was shot and hit the floor, but that he's expected to survive.
www.knac.com is playing pantera/damageplan all day long.
crank it up!
for those that don't know (shirly..) Dimebag got his nick name in a kind of round about way. back when pantera was a wuss rock band (hair band) he went by the name of diamond darrell (hahahahah).
later, he started smoked large quantitys of weed and someone called him Dimebag because, well, you know, weed comes in dimebags....
that is how I heard it, who knows, it may be incorrect.
anywho, tune into knac.com and crank that sh1t up!
crank it up!
for those that don't know (shirly..) Dimebag got his nick name in a kind of round about way. back when pantera was a wuss rock band (hair band) he went by the name of diamond darrell (hahahahah).
later, he started smoked large quantitys of weed and someone called him Dimebag because, well, you know, weed comes in dimebags....
that is how I heard it, who knows, it may be incorrect.
anywho, tune into knac.com and crank that sh1t up!
Damn, so Dimebag is dead huh... That guy was one of the baddest guitarists in Metal... RIP dude. Wonder what the shooting was over? The dude obviously had a beef with DD.
[edit: guy was screaming about Pantara's breakup before opening fire... WTF!!!]
[edit: guy was screaming about Pantara's breakup before opening fire... WTF!!!]
One of the news stories said the guy was pissed that Pantera broke up.
Far Beyond Driven is my all time fav metal album....
Well that makes a lotta fargin' sense! Your favorite band is no longer making music together so you go and kill it's founding members??? Sounds like the same kind of nutjob loser that kills his own kid just to get back at his ex-wife. The only good to come of this story is that at least the loser died in the same manner as his victims, although the officer was undoubtedly a better shot and loser suffered less. :angry:Echo said:
"...I'd kill myself for you;
I'd kill you for myself..."
-from "This Love"
Truely sad.
Didn't the shooter just hear Motley Crue got back together? I mean there was hope for a Pantera reunion.
I would have loved to been the one who shot the sob who killed Dimebag. I met them at there strip club once, it was an honor...
You Guess ?!?!?! Pantera is was/Is one of the Best Bands in the world IMO!BurlyShirley said:
Dude, I'm so upset and pissed off that I can't even see straight.
Pantera was/Is my Favorite Band in the world.
I was just warming up to Damage Plan, And I love the new stuff.
I also love Phil's bands Down and Super Joint Ritual.
I was hoping for a Reunion someday. Now it will never happen
Thanks to some A-hole whom commits a senseless crime.
How do people become so f....ed in the head??? WTF????
Exactly my thoughts although I loved DamagePlan from the get go. I feel so lucky now. I got to see them on the Headbangers Ball Tour back in March. They played at this little club in Johnson City called Rafters. It was the best concert I have ever been to. Got to say a few things to the brothers and they both were really nice guys. Of all the people in the world they had to take a good one. This sucks.bpatterson6 said:You Guess ?!?!?! Pantera is was/Is one of the Best Bands in the world IMO!
Dude, I'm so upset and pissed off that I can't even see straight.
Pantera was/Is my Favorite Band in the world.
I was just warming up to Damage Plan, And I love the new stuff.
I also love Phil's bands Down and Super Joint Ritual.
I was hoping for a Reunion someday. Now it will never happen
Thanks to some A-hole whom commits a senseless crime.
How do people become so f....ed in the head??? WTF????
Echo said:Man that sucks... Pantera kicked ass. RIP
i love pantera. and dimebag ripped it when they were together. the drummer in that band was his brother.
So sad. Pantera has always been one of my favourite bands and Vugar Display of Power has been in my car CD changer for the last year. Dime and Vinnie are my favourite guitarist and drummer and I can't believe someone who would call themself a fan would do this.
I was on vaction in Texas a couple years ago and went to some meat market called Cowboys in Arlington. I noticed that Dime, VP, Sweet Pea and few others in the VIP section so went over to Dime and offered him a shot of CrownRoyal. He was so stoked to meet a Canadian in TX who was into Pantera that we ended up getting absolutely wasted together. They were so down to earth and approachable, even though I was hung-over for the next two days, it was a night I'll never forget.
RIP Dime :cry:
I was on vaction in Texas a couple years ago and went to some meat market called Cowboys in Arlington. I noticed that Dime, VP, Sweet Pea and few others in the VIP section so went over to Dime and offered him a shot of CrownRoyal. He was so stoked to meet a Canadian in TX who was into Pantera that we ended up getting absolutely wasted together. They were so down to earth and approachable, even though I was hung-over for the next two days, it was a night I'll never forget.
RIP Dime :cry:
Why couldn't it have happened to Mettalica instead. 