Sad day...Dimebag Darrell killed

[SpiralArchitect]

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I woke up today and drove to work, totally oblivious to any of this, I was listening to Mastadon on the way to work and thinking about nothing as usual, got to work and my best friend called me and was hysterical, Proceeded to tell me my guitar hero was murdered, and I have been in a complete daze all day today, I can't eat, I can't anything....

Both guitar heros gone in December....

I am just so confused right now...At first I thought he was joking, this is such a godamn random thing....I just don't know what to say...

I can't even play guitar right now, I have lost any will right now...

for the times I've met Dime I am thankful, for the music he gave me I am thankful for helping me through some rough teenage years I'm thankful


my condolences go out to The Abbott's and his friends and the mourning community

Dime, RIP Brother you will always be in my mind
RIP Chuck
Chris

[Tekky]

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Moshwitz, may I use one of those on my site??? I'd like to get a smaller one to put on the site somewhere.

[charvelguy]

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Good point. Being subject to criticism is part of the biz tho, this won't stop it. Darrell died playing for his fans...even the disgruntled coward that took his life.

I once saw Yngwie come within inches of a guys face with the headstock of his guitar cause the guy was going to fiddle with the knobs on his pedalboard. It was a smaller club setting, people were within arms reach of this stuff.

He just swung his strat over his shoulder and then waggled his finger in a 'no-no' kind of gesture.

You just do not think of people coming up to you and blowing you away like that- they usually just want attention and jump into the mosh pit.

[Ralph E.]

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Crankin' Psycho Holiday right now, best ever Pantera song...

R.I.P. DBD

[dinkyjacksonman]

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I picked up this photo.
Outside of Dime's home.

[Freehill]

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Dime was one of my influences when I first started playing guitar. Tragic... truly tragic.

[VitaminG]

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Charlie Benante: "This guy didn't wait till after the show , he did it on stage. How **** horrific. All those people freaking out, watching this happen. This will change things for the music world. It won't be the same vibe at shows... this is scary."

I pity the next dopey fuk that climbs on stage with the band at a show. This is gonna change things......at least for a while.

[jem777az]

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RIP brotha [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

I'll always have fond memories of catching your pick - Ozzfest 97 in San Antonio.

[IrfaanSE801]

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Still can't get over this. It dosen't feel real yet. Since most of my friends don't listen to metal and my family dosen't really know of him, no one really understands why I'm feeling this much remorse for someone i don't know. Besides being the reason for playing guitar more seriously, I'm studying to be a music teacher to give kids the chance to open up to all kinds of music and possibilies, whether they want to play an instrument themselves or just know there's more out there than they are exposed to. Sounds dumb, but one great album (CFH) can do wonders for ya. I also grew up a pretty timid kid and when you see this guy acting like a party animal, havin fun and everyone loves & respects ya, you open yourself up to people in hope you can spread the same sort of joy and have the same sort of fun.

Might've got a little too personal with that post, but hell, that's what the dude meant to me. Thanks to ya'll for sharing your stories and memories. Great to have a place like this where we can all be civil and have a respectful conversation

- Irfaan -

[dinkyjacksonman]

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Still can't get over this. It dosen't feel real yet. Since most of my friends don't listen to metal and my family dosen't really know of him, no one really understands why I'm feeling this much remorse for someone i don't know.
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Me too! My wife finally started to understand what is happening by checking all the news coming out though....

[Firebird V]

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DB was murdered in cold blood. No accident there. It was made to happen. This will sting for years to come. Just like Lennon. It still brings back memmories and questions of why? and that was 24 years ago. When someone mentions Lennon or you here his voice or a song. No doubt it will be like that for DBD. Fuk that fuckin fucker that took away life. I hope the devil himself is fuckin that motherfukker in the **** with a cattle prod right now and for eternity! Bitter right NOW!

[Ace]

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I think everyone here takes it personal Irfaan. Dimebag was a true Metal God. I still can't put into words how I feel. I've been listening to Pantera since Cowboys From Hell. When I was a formative metalhead ten plus years ago they were one of the big ones that drew me into the scene. Like Slayer and Sepultura, no matter what they do now nothing can change the impact they had on me when I was younger. Those bands were all role models to me. Now listening back in my own playing style, I hear a lot of Dimebag's influence that I didn't realize was there.

I've pretty much dedicated my life and my career to metal at this point, just like Dime did. He was one of the souls that kept Metal alive for years. I never followed Pantera much after Far Beyond Driven, by then I was listening to stuff like Death, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Bolt Thrower, and it just got heavier from there. And I got more and more involved to the point I am at now.

Dimebag lived my dream. People like him give me the courage to go on in this world as a true metal warrior. For that, he is my hero and will be truly missed.

[Firebird V]

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He flew the flag... Held the raines.... Carried the torch.... AND VERY PROUD TO DO IT!!!! HE LIVED FOR METAL!

[Tetsuo]

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The reality with Dime is how legit he was... He wasn't fake and that is why this hurts. Was he perfect? Naw of course not but he was real and everyine could respect him. Couldn't have happened any worse than this and not to dog some other star ut I honestly wish it had happened to someone who had given u on living rather than someone who was still kicking. That adds to the sadness....

[Donovan]

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The passing of Darrell has hit the music world hard and swift. I'm sorry to see this happen. This was senseless and evil. The gunman shall surely enjoy no quarter in the company of my God.