"On December 8, 2004, while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Abbott was shot onstage by a mentally ill former US Marine named Nathan Gale. Abbott was shot three times in the head, killing him instantly."
Dimebag Darrell Abbott, guitarist for the bands Pantera and Damageplan, was brutally murdered on stage four years ago, doing what he loved to do best. An influence to many guitarists and metalheads alike, he will always be remembered for his memorable songs and the passion he had for his music.
My heart goes out especially to his brother Vinnie Paul, who witnessed the violent act when he was playing drums behind Dimebag that night.
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God bless good old Dime. Truly, an inspiration to all modern metal guitarists. Dimebag Darrel Abbot, co-founder of Pantera, the band which gave birth to 90's Metal. If there was no Dimebag, there would be no Trivium, no Bullet For My Valentine, no Avenged Sevenfold, no Children of Bodom.. to put it simple, no furious shredding guitarists which make up the present metal scene.
Very nice of you Red to pay tribute to Dimebag. Click the link below to see a tear-jerking tribute by Dime's childhood friend, Black Label Society's own Zakk Wylde
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=c48oMTmYcz4
R.I.P. Dimebag
I almost forgot.. while listening to the song.. pay particular attention to the guitar solo. At first it might sound VERY out of place.. but Zakk Wylde paid Proper tribute to his friend Dimebag by playing a shredding style solo like Dimebag always played.
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