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  Dimebag Darrell - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was born in Mongolia in 1293.
Dimebag was killed in December of 2004, during a performance with his new band Damageplan, due to a misunderstanding involving bullets which were inconveniently placed in his brain.
Dimebag was a noted friend and ally of fellow barbarian instrumentalist and homicidal viking, Zakk Wylde.
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 "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Online Petition
Dimebag Darrell (born Darrell Lance Abbott August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004) (also known as Diamond Darrell until mid 1992) was a virtuoso guitarist in the heavy metal bands Pantera, Damageplan and Rebel Meets Rebel.
On December 8th, 2004, while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag Darrell Abbott was shot and killed onstage by Nathan Gale.
Please induct Dimebag Darrell Abbott into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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 Dimebag Darrell of Damageplan and Pantera
I met Darrell when he was only a kid, not old enough to get into the clubs for which he would later grace the stages throughout his impressive career.
It is the Dimebag Darrells that make this industry we all are so emotionally attached to "bigger than life." He truly knew his role...after all; he was also Rock's biggest fan.
Darrell and Dean were working on a new extensive line of guitars to be introduced at NAMM next month at the time of his passing.
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 CMT.com : Dimebag Darrell : Biography
Born Darrell Lance Abbott on August 20, 1966 in Dallas, Texas, Darrell was born into a musical family, as his father, Jerry Abbott, was a country & western songwriter and producer.
Darrell soon became serious about guitar playing, and he entered in local guitar talent competitions, which resulted in his winning an instrument that he would eventually become closely associated with, the Dean ML (a cross between a Flying V and an Explorer).
Darrell (who was now known as Dimebag Darrell) soon became recognized as one of metal's finest players, as evidenced by his annual appearances in guitar publication polls.
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 Dimebag Darrell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dimebag Darrell (born Darrell Lance Abbott August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), also known as Diamond Darrell until mid 1992, was the lead guitarist for the heavy metal bands Pantera, Damageplan and Rebel Meets Rebel.
Dimebag's musical roots were in Country Western music; he supported the local music scene in Dallas and would sometimes record with local musicians.
Dimebag once said in an interview that if there was no Ace Frehley, there would have been no Dimebag Darrell - he even had a tattoo of the Kiss guitarist on his chest.
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 IGN: Dimebag Darrell
Pantera founder/guitarist Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed during a performance with his current rock outfit Damageplan on Wednesday December 8th, 2004 in Columbus, Ohio.
Dimebag Darrell was born on August 20th, 1966 in Dallas, Texas.
Creepy coincidences aside, the events surrounding Darrell's death further prove that rock n' roll is indeed a dangerous business and that one should never toss around the word "fan" lightly (in an appearance on television Gene Simmons reminded viewers that the word is derived from "fanatic").
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 DIMEBAG DARRELL
Darrell Abbott was the son of country-western songwriter Jerry Abbott.
Dimebag Darrell, an enormous Kiss fan was laid to rest Tuesday Dec. 14th in a Kiss Kasket donated by Gene Simmons.
Darrell and his brother were the cornerstone of musical adventures that were always groundbreaking, pushing boundaries, and challenging to themselves.
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 Dimebag Darrell - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Dimebag aparecía frecuentemente en revistas sobre guitarra, tanto en publicidad del equipo que usaba, como en entrevistas y encuestas a lectores, donde casi siempre era incluido entre los diez mejores guitarristas de metal.
Dimebag usó guitarras Washburn por la segunda mitad de su carrera (1996-2004).
Dimebag recibió un total de 6 heridas de balas.
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 Dimebag Darrell - AOL Music
Dimebag Darrell was buried at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington,...
Dimebag Darrell was an exceptional musician and an extraordinary person.
Download, listen and watch Dimebag Darrell music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
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 Marshall, Sweetwater Team Up for Dimebag Darrell Tribute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Marshall Amplification and Sweetwater are honoring the memory of metal guitarist Darrell “Dimebag” Abbott with an auction of a Marshall AVT20 amplifier autographed by Vinnie Paul, Dimebag’s brother and bandmate, and guitar icon Zakk Wylde, a longtime friend.
Paul played with Abbott in both Pantera and Damageplan and emphasized that Dimebag’s warm, friendly nature was as important as his playing, stating, “Dime will be missed more for his giving personality, charisma, caring for others, love and most of all his heart!” Wylde agreed, adding, “All he wanted to do was make everyone happy.
The Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund was established to cover bereavement and medical expenses for Damageplan crew members Jeff “Mayhem” Thompson, also killed in the tragic December 2004 night club incident, and Chris Paluska and John “Cat” Brooks, who were wounded.
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 The Dimebag Darrell Spot-Dimebag Darrell Related News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The onstage slaying of Damageplan’s Dimebag Darrell Abbott was not motivated by the break-up of the guitarist’s former band Pantera, investigators have said.
“Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, who was shot dead at a rock concert on Wednesday aged 38, was the lead guitarist of the hard rock bands Pantera and Damageplan, and one of the most influential musicians on the heavy metal scene.
Darrell Lance Abbott was born on August 20 1966 in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jerry Abbott, a country and western songwriter and producer.
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 "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
While it seems that the majority of the media did not respect Dimebag enough to even put his name in the headlines regarding the shooting, (CNN: "Gunman Kills 4 at Ohio Nightclub," NBC: "5 Dead, 2 Wounded in Nightclub Shooting") there should be no mistaking how influential and important Darrell was to heavy metal music.
It was during the planned hiatus that brothers and Pantera band mates Vinnie Paul (drums) and Dimebag Darrell (guitar) learned that Phil had taken his side project, Superjoint Ritual, which featured the fourth member of Pantera, Rex (bass), on the road and was bashing Pantera nightly from the stage.
It is known for sure that the gunman was killed by a police officer responding to the incident.
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 RIP Dimebag and Mayhem
We are all gutted to hear of the senseless and tragic death of Dimebag Darrell, who was shot by a 'fan' who climbed on the stage at a show of his new band, DAMAGEPLAN.
Darrell and his brother were the cornerstone of musical adventures that were always groundbreaking, pushing boundaries, challenging to themselves and to their fans, respected by their peers and always true musicians' musicians, and today the rock world is worse off because of this untimely and senseless waste.
Dimebag was the kind of guy you could hang out with for 2 seconds and feel like you knew him your whole life.
www.damageplan.com   (5160 words)

  
 Sleaze Roxx: "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was fatally shot during a performance, was a frenetic, ear-shattering guitarist whose riffs for the Grammy-nominated Pantera and more recently Damageplan were a heavy-metal staple.
Darrell Abbott and his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, left Pantera last year and produced Damageplan's debut album, "New Found Power," which was released in February.
Dimebag's exceptional guitar playing and flair for partying endeared him to friends and fans, and the band was known for post-concert backstage parties spiked with Crown Royal whiskey, said Paul Gargano, executive editor of Metal Edge magazine.
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 Lucas Thompson: "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
“Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, guitarist for Pantera and Damageplan, was shot and killed during a performance on Wednesday night.
Kacey K. Dimebag Darrell was a beautiful person as well as an exceptional artist.
Dimebag- you will be missed very much and i hope they’re treating you good up there in rockstar heaven.
lucas.is-a-geek.net /blog/2004/12/09/dimebag_darrell_abbott   (1950 words)

  
 Dimebag Darrell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Their first album was released early in 2004, and they were touring in support of it when, at a show in Ohio, a gunman opened fire, killing Dimebag and several others before being shot and killed by a police officer.
Dimebag died doing, presumably, what he enjoyed doing the most--right up until the very second of his death; and this was an artistic pursuit, a creative endeavor.
Dimebag was a hero to metalheads everywhere; one deranged fan stole that.
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 MTV News | 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott: A Larger-Than-Life Guitarist And Human Being   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Dimebag Darrell — who was shot and killed onstage Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio (see "Dimebag Darrell, Four Others Killed In Ohio Concert Shooting").
From the moment he and his brother Vinnie (who went by Vinnie Paul) formed Pantera in Dallas in 1982, Abbott lived to be a heavy metal hero and strived to take guitar playing to a new place.
"Darrell inspired our lives and how we carried ourselves, not just as musicians out on the road but also as friends in everyday life," the band said in a statement.
www.mtv.com /news/articles/1494685/20041209/darrell_dimebag.jhtml?headlines=true   (1789 words)

  
 Dimebag Darrell
The son of country songwriter Jerry Abbott, Dallas-born Darrell Lance Abbott was given a strong exposure to music from the very beginning of his life, learning the basics from the various musicians that came through his father's studio.
With the arrival of their fifth release Cowboys From Hell (1990), the reinvention of the band was complete, (now 'Dimebag') Darrell and his bandmates dispensing an uncompromising form of metal that would transform the entire genre.
The tour in support of the album, however, was abruptly cut short during a performance at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus: during the band's opening song, a deranged fan jumped on stage and gunned down Darrell, one of the band's bodyguards, an audience member, and a venue employee.
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 Dimebag Eternal
Dimebag Darrell was a friend of mine, a hero and my idol and when I heard the news that he had been taken from us, I decided that I needed to make a place where everyone could come to heal.
A place to share photos, stories and pay tribute to the man who was a living legend, the man who could grind that axe like no one ever before and who is continuing to make music in the heavens.
Darrell was just a sweet guy.” ---According to a press release, the Dimebag Tribute benefit on December 12, 2004 held at the Backroom in Austin, TX raised $1000 US for the families that were affected by the tragic shootings in Columbus, OH at the DAMAGEPLAN show.
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 R.I.P. - Dimebag Darrell (1966-2004)
This is a tragic day for the music community, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their families, and the surviving members of Damageplan and their crew.
Darrell was who I looked up to, someone who did things on his own terms and still succeeded!
Dimebag Darrell was one of the nicest and most genuine human beings all of us in Unearth have ever met.
www.damageplan.com /dime_memorialpage.html   (757 words)

  
 Sevendust - Dimebag Darrell: One Year Later | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
Darrell was viciously gunned down at a club in Ohio, and three other members of the band's entourage were killed.
Dimebag is missed by his fans and by his fellow bands.
I actually called and actually talked to Vinnie while he was still sitting in the club and they hadn't even taken Darrell's body out yet.
ultimate-guitar.com /news/interviews/sevendust_-_dimebag_darrell_one_year_later.html   (593 words)

  
 MTV News | Dimebag Darrell, Four Others Killed In Ohio Concert Shooting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Dimebag Darrell, guitarist for Damageplan and Pantera, was killed during a shooting spree at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub Wednesday night.
Darrell, real name Darrell Abbott, was among the five people killed during the incident.
As word of Dimebag's death rippled through the metal community, the news was met with shock and sadness (see "Ozzy, Dave Mustaine, Jonathan Davis Remember Dimebag Darrell").
www.mtv.com /news/articles/1494653/20041209/damageplan.jhtml?headlines=true   (1091 words)

  
 Phil Anselmo talks about Dimebag Darrell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Previous : Dimebag Darrell to be buried in Kiss Kasket
Former Pantera lead singer Phil Anselmo has issued a statement about the death of his former band-mate Dimebag Darrell Abbott and he says he regrets not being able to say goodbye.
Dimebag Darrell was buried at a private ceremony in Texas on Tuesday evening.
www.undercover.com.au /news/2004/dec04/20041216_damageplan.html   (311 words)

  
 kissrocks.com: Music "Dimebag" Darrell
We here at 99.5 KISS are saddened by the loss of former Pantera/Damageplan guitarist, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was murdered on stage on 12/08/04, in Colombus, Ohio.
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was loved and respected by thousands of fans and friends all over the world.
The Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund will be accepting donations through NationalNoise until further notice.
kissrocks.com /music/dimebag_tribute.html   (300 words)

  
 Randy J. Klodz - Disturbed Rallies ‘Dimebag’ Darrell Benefit Show
The members of Chicago-native rockers were deeply hurt by the tragic Dec. 8, 2004 shooting death of former Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Darrell “Dimebag” Abbott at Alrose Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio.
The main focal point of the show was the late Dimebag Darrell and Darrell’s former bandmate and brother Vinne Paul, who drummed with his brother in Pantera and Damageplan.
On tours where one of Dimebag’s bands and Disturbed were both on the bill, Dimebag was known to appear on stage to lend his guitar talents to a cover version of “Walk” one of Pantera’s hit songs.
www.randyjklodz.com /lawndaledisturbeddimebagdarrelllive022305.htm   (391 words)

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