the former Pantera guitarist, and current Damageplan guitarist. was shot and killed on stage last night. the gunman allegedly target him because he felt he was the reason for Pantera's breakup. he was a great guitarist, and a great guy. he will be missed. :(

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6683479/

I met him about 10 years ago in worchester, he was a real nice guy. Good guitarist as well. :(

I saw pantera 4 times live, they were awesome. I cant believe this.
:(

i only had 1 chance to see Pantera. it was a sick show! i was supposed to go see Damageplan on thanksgiving eve this year, but went fishing instead. my friends i was going to go with ended up on stage singing "Walk" with the band.

I saw them at the Worchester Pladium with White Zombie. Was one of my favorite shows. It was right after Vulgar Display came out....was a real good show.

i have been a pantera fanatic since cowboys came out in the early 90's. dimebag was one of the best metal guitarists of all time, and one of my biggest musical influences. today was a sad day. :( its awful to think that it is taking a risk every time you go to a show. i cant believe that there are people like this in the world. :af:

R.I.P. Dimebag:(

I must be getting old!!!
Who the heck is Pantera ?

Pantera is a metal band... with a slight southern influence. Dimebag could really shred.... RIP Dimebag

Did some mother name this guy "Dimebag" :laughs:

Originally posted by Raider Ronnie
Did some mother name this guy "Dimebag" :laughs: real nice.... :af:

Originally posted by tlapinski
real nice.... :af:

???
I have NO idea who this guy is/ was!
But I gotta wonder why anyone would want to be known as "Dimebag"!!!
A drug reference ?

his real name is Darrall Abbott...

:eyes:

Raiderron..gotta agree with ya,,Never heard of him,,,But still bad he got murdered ..Dimebag or not?? What the hell is this world coming to??

Yea that was pretty messed up....I would imagine there are alot of scetchy people at those kinda shows. Any word on a motive or if they got the dude at all?

they guy did it because he was mad at Darryl for breaking up Pantera.....he was shot to death by a policeman

Skip - the psycho that shot everyone was shot and killed by a police officer walking by the club that heard the gun shots. i would have rather seen this guy go to jail and get his by the Pantera fans in jail.

Raider Ron - just comenting on your use of a smilie. who cares what his nickname is. did your mom name you "Raider"? seemed like a childish cheapshot to me.

Originally posted by tlapinski
Skip - the psycho that shot everyone was shot and killed by a police officer walking by the club that heard the gun shots. i would have rather seen this guy go to jail and get his by the Pantera fans in jail.

Raider Ron - just comenting on your use of a smilie. who cares what his nickname is. did your mom name you "Raider"? seemed like a childish cheapshot to me.

Is the name a reference to drugs????

yes. does it make a difference?

I think id rather have been nicknamed "raider" as opposed to "Dimebag myself. I wonder if he liked to smoke weed?:smash: Regardless, its a sad story.