Very VERY sad news. Dimebag Darrell shot dead.

[888888]

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1494653/20041209/damageplan.jhtml?headlines=true

Dimebag Darrell, guitarist for Pantera and Damageplan, was one of at least four people fatally wounded during a bizarre shooting at a concert in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday night.

According to Columbus NBC affiliate NBC4, Dimebag — real name Darrell Abbott — was among the fatalities resulting from the incident, which occurred during a Damageplan performance at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus. Authorities did not release the names of any of the other fatalities to NBC4. Columbus police told MTV News that a total of four people were killed and two wounded, and that the death toll included the assailant.

How could anybody do such a thing. This is too sad. He was an incredible guitar player from the great band Pantera. RIP

[lordsmurf]

Here's an expanded story:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/120904dnmetnightclub.90a94.html

5 dead in shooting during Dallas group's concert

Man appeared to target Damageplan guitarist, witnesses say
02:13 AM CST on Thursday, December 9, 2004

From Staff and Wire Reports


A gunman opened fire in a crowded Columbus, Ohio, nightclub during a concert by a Dallas-based band Wednesday night, killing at least four people and wounding at least two others before police fatally shot him, authorities said.

The man walked onstage and fired on members of the heavy metal band Damageplan just after they began playing at the Alrosa Villa club, witnesses said.

Authorities didn't immediately provide the names of the victims. Columbus TV station WCMH reported that another member of the band was also killed.

Employees of the club, which is a popular venue for rock and heavy metal bands, declined to comment. A witness, 22-year-old Chris Couch, said the shooting started about 30 seconds after Damageplan had begun playing.

Mr. Couch, who said he was standing about 30 feet from the band, saw the gunman walk up to the stage, followed by a bouncer and another club employee.

The man climbed onto the stage, started yelling and shot the guitarist five or six times at close range, Mr. Couch said. The gunman also shot a bouncer who pulled him off the musician.

"It was definitely a grudge. It was against something," Mr. Couch said.

Columbus police spokesman Sgt. Brent Mull said that after shooting at members of the band, the gunman fired into the crowd. Mull said a police officer who arrived shortly after the shooting began shot and killed the gunman.

"If the officer wasn't as close as he was, I think this would have been a lot worse," he said. "It was a chaotic scene, just a horrific scene."

Amanda Stankus, 19, said she initially thought the shooting was part of the show.

"I just saw the guitarist fall down, and we decided to get out of there," she said.

Dimebag Darrell and his brother Vinnie Paul, who co-founded Damageplan, are the sons of country musician Jerry Abbott. The band was headlining the show, which included two other groups.

Representatives for the band could not be reached for comment. The manager at a Dallas strip club that some of the Damageplan members co-own said he had not heard for sure that band members had been shot.

Damageplan was touring nationally. The band's most recent performance in North Texas was at Fort Worth's Ridglea Theater on Nov. 4. They were scheduled to perform Thursday in Flint, Mich.

Vinnie Paul Abbott, Pantera's drummer, and Dimebag Darrell formed Damageplan in 2003. The group's debut album, New Found Power, was released in February. The album was produced by the Abbott brothers, along with frequent collaborator Sterling Winfield. The band includes Patrick Lachman on vocals and bassist Bob Zilla.

Damageplan's predecessor, Pantera, was a key band in 1990s heavy metal. The band was nominated several times for Grammy Awards. A song by Pantera became the Dallas Stars hockey team's signature tune in 1999.

"Damageplan carries on the tradition Pantera started, the ... hell-raising tradition we were all about," Vinnie Paul Abbott told The Dallas Morning News in October. "We do play some Pantera songs. Me and Dime wrote them, and we feel like we have the right to play them. But the focus is on Damageplan. It took a while for some of the Pantera fans to accept it; we knew that was gonna be the case. Change is something that people have a hard time accepting. But me and Dime intended on doing this our whole lives."

[skullfullomagots]

As ugly as he may look, may be he slept with someone's wife :P
haha.. I am just kidding. No offense bro. I am a fan of their music too and I think it is a great loss to rock community.

Peace and out

[888888]

As ugly as he may look, may be he slept with someone's wife :P
haha.. I am just kidding. No offense bro. I am a fan of their music too and I think it is a great loss to rock community.

Peace and out

With a name like "skullfullomagots", you probably should like METAL, most likely Cannibal Corpse.

Anyway, this is not over him sleeping with somebody's wife. This is some very weird shit. Apparently this shooter was upset over the breakup of Pantera and decided to kill Dimebag and the rest of the new band for it. More details will pop up soon no doubt.

I am not familiar with the music of DamagePlan but I am very familiar with Pantera's awesome records. Dimebag was a great musician and his brother Vinnie (who may also be dead) an amazing drummer, really one of the best. This is a sad day for anybody who really loves metal guitar.

[VCDHunter]

Whenever I see anything like this it always reminds me of the Bill Hicks gag (it was about Lennon) that if you do have to kill someone, have some ******* taste, I'll drive you to Kenny Rogers house.

It pisses me off when this twat could have shot Robbie Williams, any spice girl, any boy band or pretty much any made by TV reality star.

How did he manage to get a gun into a gig anyways ?

[smearbrick1]

I just checked out the Damage Plan website... apparently 2 members of the band (not including Darrell) were also shot. The person on the Damage Plan site said that Vinnie (Darrell's brother) is fine. However, they did say that Pat(?) was shot and was in critical condition at the hospital.

What the hell is wrong with people?

[Guest]

As ugly as he may look, may be he slept with someone's wife :P haha.. I am just kidding. No offense bro. I am a fan of their music too and I think it is a great loss to rock community.

Peace and out

My first thought.

[Capmaster]

Mine too. Or some little groupie girl's father or older brother

[VCDHunter]

As ugly as he may look, may be he slept with someone's wife :P haha.. I am just kidding. No offense bro. I am a fan of their music too and I think it is a great loss to rock community.

Peace and out

My first thought.

Not mine. Having seen Pantera in Newport Centre supporting, IIRC, Sepultura this is quite shocking. I just imagine the fear the fans in the front row must've felt as, after blasting away at the band, the nutter turns his attention on the crowd.

[Faustus]

Heard this when I woke up. Dallas area legend gone.

edit: wait! which one owns the strip club of superness?

[888888]

Heard this when I woke up. Dallas area legend gone.

edit: wait! which one owns the strip club of superness?

If I remember correctly, Phil Anselmo owns or used to own a strip club in New Orleans.

[richdvd]

This is unbelievable.
VERY VERY Tragic......
First the Great White tragedy, now this.

R.I.P. Dimebag.

[888888]

BTW, John Lennon was shot on December 8th as well.

[tgpo]

The difference between John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell is that Lennon made some good music.

It's tragic when people are killed, but he was in no way a legend IMO

[housepig]

The difference between John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell is that Lennon made some good music.

my, aren't we snarky today?

[Doramius]

Damn people ruining it for all the rest of us with guns. Did they ever release why the guy had a vendetta to shoot someone on stage in public?

[smearbrick1]

I haven't really heard a concrete motive. Just that the guy may have disgruntled that Pantera broke up last year.

Hopefully this isn't relagated to the back burner news story area of CNN only to be replaced by some BS story about Jacko's trial. I would like to stay informed on this as much as possible. Although it really doesn't matter at this point... Darrell's already dead... nothing more to say I guess.

Top five Pantera songs:

1. I'm Broken
2. Walk
3. ******* Hostile
4. This Love
5. Five Minutes Alone

Very cool stuff...

[888888]

It's tragic when people are killed, but he was in no way a legend IMO

You can have your opinions tgpo but just because he isn't a legend to you doesn't mean he didn't have a real impact on music history. Most anybody will tell you that Dimebag was a very influential guitarist and legendary in the context of his instrument. You did not need to wait for him to die for people to say that.

The difference between John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell is that Lennon made some good music.

Hmmm, some good songs eh? Maybe a handful or half dozen at most right? Not a big Beatles fan either?

Anyway, I was not trying to compare the two... but Dimebag was a better guitarist... and maybe even a nicer guy from all the interviews I have seen and read.

Damn people ruining it for all the rest of us with guns. Did they ever release why the guy had a vendetta to shoot someone on stage in public?

Now this is the fucked up part. From what I read, the guy who shot him ran up on stage and started yelling about how Dimebag destroyed Pantera and betrayed Phil and how Phil needs money for drugs and how Dimebag ruined this guy's life. Then he shot Dimebag a bunch of times and started shooting at band members and the audience. This may all be a BS rumor I read, but if it is true, it means the guy who shot Dimebag was a disgruntled Pantera fan. Very weird.

[Dr. DOS]

Never heard of him... not a pantera fan (should i have been?)

[smearbrick1]

Never heard of him... not a pantera fan (should i have been?)

Check out their sophmore release "Vulgar Display of Power"... easily their best stuff. A classic album in the metal genre.

[tgpo]

The difference between John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell is that Lennon made some good music.

my, aren't we snarky today?

Yeah, it's final week, which tends to put me on edge.

[richdvd]

The difference between John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell is that Lennon made some good music.

It's tragic when people are killed, but he was in no way a legend IMO

He is a legend in the Metal community.
Completely different from Lennon.
Lennon had millions of album sales under his belt, Dimebag didn't.
Just because he wasn't on TV/Radio everday, doesn't mean he wasn't a legend.

[tgpo]

Just because he wasn't on TV/Radio everday, doesn't mean he wasn't a legend.

Whoa. Most people who are on TV/Radio are not legends. Most are trends. And most suck.

[lordsmurf]

"Reinventing the Steel", one of their final albums (maybe THE final), was also pretty good too. Pantera were both legends in metal (large scale) and the Dallas music scene (local scale). It's quite sad.

[glockjs]

this shit shouldnt happen at rock concerts, its not like its a freakin rap concert

just proves that it can happen to anybody, too many crazy people out there


RIP

[rhegedus]

The difference between John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell is that Lennon made some good music.

........when he was with the Beatles

[Lucifers_Ghost]

Dimebag was one of the reasons I first picked up a guitar. His style was in a class of its own.

Its pretty sad how someone's vice for doing this is because a band broke up. Time to check out of reality my friend.

Such a shame.....

RIP

LG

[lordsmurf]

Having just watched a 5-minute news story, it's being said the REASONING IS UNKNOWN still. Everything else so far is pure speculation and rumor.

[JohnnyCNote]

While I was never a Pantera fan, as a guitar player this really sends a chill through my spine. Musicians on stage are really vulnerable to attack, and it's amazing more haven't occurred already. I hope we can find out why this happened and find ways to better protect live performers....

[Guest]

Never heard of him... not a pantera fan (should i have been?)

Word.The loss of ODB was more to me. He would have been a good death pool pick.How old was he?