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DimeBag Darrel formerly of Pantera currently of Damge Plan, was killed in a mass shooting at a concert this evening.
The shooter appears to have walked on stage and shot Dime and others.
Happened at a club in Ohio, Columbus I believe.
Very sad, I remember when Pantera first came out.

article?

Sorry live update on my local radio station-there are runningthe story all night if you want the streaming link-lemme check their web site--also check NBC news they are the ones whose story my local has been running.

ok

Nope they have not updated their site yet--here is the streaming link if you want ot wait till the next update--I can assure thsi station doesnt run fruad stuff of this sort.
http://tuner1.dc1.sonixtream.com/solon/media/tuner/Tuner?aff=wrif&type=IE#

where in columbus, I'm at OSU, so, I'm curious about this.

Al Villa Rosa I believe is the name of the club--10pm EST is when it happened.
Just north of Columbus.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,140955,00.html

Thanks Karma.

Aww that fucking sucks.

I liked Pantera

Aww that fucking sucks.

I liked Pantera
Dimebag and VInnie havnt played with pantera for over two years.
Phil has another band now.-
Dimebag and VInnie were in DamagePlan.

Aw jeez.
Another reason to hate Ohio.



whathe?..... 4 dead in Ohio.

deja vu

I think the total is five isnt it?

RIP Dimebag.

pass this image on in memory of Dimebag

http://www.smnnews.com/in_memory.jpg

ah fuck man!!
This sucks. :mad:

Damn

RIP Dimebag :(

"Dimebag" Darrell was murdered in a club last night by a crazy fan. R.I.P.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041209/D86S4U201.html


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A gunman charged onstage at a packed nightclub and opened fire on the band and the crowd, killing top heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three other people before a police officer shot him to death, authorities and witnesses said.

Columbus police department spokeswoman Sherry Mercurio identified three of the victims of Wednesday's shooting as Abbott, guitarist with the heavy metal rock band Damageplan, and two other men, Nathan Bray and Erin Halk.

Damageplan had just begun their first song at the Alrosa Villa when the man opened fire, first targeting Abbott, shooting him multiple times at point-blank range, a witness said.

Abbott, 38, one of metal's top guitarists, and his brother, Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, were original members of Grammy-nominated thrash rock pioneers Pantera, one of the most popular metal bands of the early 1990s.

The witness, 22-year-old Chris Couch, said he was standing about 30 feet away from the stage when he noticed a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and hockey jersey walk up to the stage, followed by a bouncer and another club employee...

:mad: What the hell is wrong with people?

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=380127
sucks dont it?

Hands down one of the most depressing stories I've seen in a long time.

Why? Pantera was a great band. Why would anyone want to kill Dimebag?

Lunatics doing shit like that for no reason just makes me shake my head.

Dimebag....Why, Why??

My eternal RE SPECT for dimebag

Yet another victim of Americans 'right' to carry guns.

Even here (Scotland) you have to pass through metal detectors at big gigs and we have no gun crime, why isnt this the case for this gig?

Sounds like the work of some crazed Phil Anselmo obsessive to me.

Well damageplan sucked. Pantera was cool but their last album was shit and they didn't plan to make another one anyway.

As for the guyz, dude, it sucks.

Shit. Dimebag was the best one.

We don't need two topics on this. iMerge.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation

RIP Dimebag. You left us way too soon.

I dunno about the rest of you, but I plan to dedicate a large portion of today to burning my way through a bag of herb, a bottle of whiskey, and my CD collection.

Hope that guy is burning in some forgotten hell even now.

RIP Dimebag. You left us way too soon.

I dunno about the rest of you, but I plan to dedicate a large portion of today to burning my way through a bag of herb, a bottle of whiskey, and my CD collection.

Hope that guy is burning in some forgotten hell even now.

I hear ya there man.

A legend of metal, R.I.P. Dimebag. :(

Apparently while on stage, the murderer yelled something about him splitting up pantera which ruined his life.. so he was killed for splitting up Pantera... what a fucked up world...

You can't even go to a concert anymore without taking a risk! Seriously, this is sad. We will miss you, Dimebag! R.I.P. my man! You are a legand!

What a crazy fucked up world this must be if someone can do something like that.

RIP Dimebag.

RIP Dimebag

Metal is dead.

Yeah, you're normal.

:gundge:

RIP Dimebag, I've been going to thrash concerts longer than most of the people on this forum have been alive, and saw Pantera in Minot, ND. I have listened to their musica longer than I have been a Christian. I'll pray for you and your family in this time. Let's hear it for the NRA.
God Bless You, Dimebag.
WWJD
Amen.

It's been said before in this thread, but Man, that's fucked up. I've been listening to the guy since he was in spandex and I was thinking that anyone over 20 was the enemy. (maybe we really are ;) )

As for the gunman - he was pissed that Pantera broke up and so decided to shoot one of them? That's gonna get them back together. Douchebag...

The "right to bear arms" is a wonderful thing, isn't it? :rolleyes:

HAH! I'm glad the fucker is dead. He was a creep anyway. Darrel :sniper:


Kindly STFU, have you no respect for the dead?

very sad news, RIP Diamond/Dimebag Darrell. :mad:

RIP...he was a great one.

On another note, this shooting- like John Lennon's death- happened on my birthday. What's with December 8 and murders?

Dimebag and VInnie havnt played with pantera for over two years.
Phil has another band now.-
Dimebag and VInnie were in DamagePlan.

In like Feb. they were gonna play one last time in oklahoma and release 1 last album...

:(


I won't post much here, already been mourning on the megadeth forums, can't think of much to say at this point.

Oh, and Sindorin, you are a disgusting, disrespectuful, piece of crap


" Ha. You make me sick. Why would a christian listen to that kind of music..huh? Exactly. Like i said...He is a creep. "



I doubt you knew him, and plenty of Christians listen to metal, you are a poor excuse for a Christian if you insult the dead, have fun in hell.

R.I.P. Dimebag. You're a fucking legend man.

yeah i found out about it this morning. my friend who ive been hanging with all day was pretty mad about it.

(Puts on Suit of Protection)

Who is Pantera? Who is Dimebag?

(ducks)

You all will never understand how the world works. People are evil. EVERYONE is evil. You, Me, and your precious dimebag. Granted, killing people for no reason is indeed wrong, but if you have a good reason and you hate the person so much then by all means, if you have a way to do it without getting caught, then DO IT! You have to learn that hate can make a single, insignificant person, the most deadliest person on the planet. Hatred truly is a force to be reckoned with.

So are moderators. Please stop hijacking the thread and begin another on the evils of metal.

Sindorin is toast, his ranting has been removed.

Tactical Grace
Game Moderator

Sindorin is toast, his ranting has been removed.

Tactical Grace
Game Moderator

woah, that gives this thread a real haircut.

(Puts on Suit of Protection)

Who is Pantera? Who is Dimebag?

(ducks)


*chokes TIOR*

Pantera = one of the greatest metal bands of the '90's.

Thank you mods

*bows head respectfully*

Sonuvabitch. Damn. DAMN.

RIP, Dimebag...you made a mark on all of us with your music.

I guess he opened the cemetary gates. Anyway, it sucks but it's not the end of the world and metal is certainly not dead and he was not a god. Some people need to de-mystify a little bit the man in my opinion. There are some other great bands out there.
I personaly think he was a great musician and an asshole in everyday life. Pantera was dead anyway. Nothing can justify his murdering though.

They only had one good song anyway.

(walk)

R.I.P Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott
We now need to say goodbye to a legend, a legend that not just inspired some of the greatest metal musicians ever, but was one of the best metal musician ever.
R.I.P

It's all too sad. But at least we can all remember him so he will never fade away.

Goodbye Dime. Ur playing was an inspiration!!

R.I.P Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott
We now need to say goodbye to a legend, a legend that not just inspired some of the greatest metal musicians ever, but was one of the best metal musician ever.
R.I.P

I didn't start to listen to Pantera until I saw them open for BLACK SABBATH.
Another musician lost...

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041210/w121012.html

Shooter in nightclub killings reportedly a fan of guitarist's former band
11:53 AM EST Dec 10
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Even at the tattoo parlour, 25-year-old Nathan Gale made people uneasy, staring and locking them into conversations about heavy metal music. But no one pegged the semi-pro football player who psyched himself up before games by piping thrash-rock legends Pantera into his headphones as the type to go on a shooting rampage.

Police say they may never know why Gale charged the stage at a heavy-metal rock show and gunned down four people, including former Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, one of metal rock's most-revered guitarists.

Some witnesses said Gale began his rampage by yelling out accusations that Abbott broke up Pantera, one of the most popular heavy metal bands of the 1990s. Sgt. Brent Mull said police had not verified those reports.

"We may never know a motive for this, unless he left a note," Mull said.

Abbott, 38, left Pantera with his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, to form the band Damageplan, which had just begun its first song at the club Alrosa Villa on Wednesday night when Gale dodged two band members, grabbed Darrell Abbott and shot him at least five times in the head.

"He grabbed Dimebag with one hand and shot him with the other," said Kevin Minerd, among the 500 people packed into the smoke-filled nightclub to see Abbott's new band.

In less than five minutes, Gale had shot three others, including Erin Halk, 29, a club employee who loaded band equipment; fan Nathan Bray, 23, of nearby Grove City, and Jeff Thompson, 40, a bodyguard for the band.

Two people employed by the band, Chris Paluska and John Brooks, were in Riverside Hospital on Friday morning with Paluska listed in good condition and Brooks serious.

An imposing figure, Gale was on the offensive line for the semi-pro Lima Thunder in northwest Ohio, coach Mark Green said Thursday. Gale listened to Pantera on headphones before games during his one season with the team, Green said.

"You wouldn't look at him and think he was capable of doing something like this," Green said. "It wasn't like he was a loner."


Gale made workers and customers uneasy at the Bears Den Tattoo Studio in Marysville, 40 kilometres northwest of Columbus, where he stared at people and forced them into conversations, said manager Lucas Bender.

"He comes in here and likes to hang out when he's not wanted," Bender said. "The most pointless conversations."

A tattoo artist at the studio, Bo Toler, said Gale was at the studio Wednesday between 5 and 6 p.m. Gale asked about having the studio order tattoo equipment for him and Toler said he told him no. Gale then got very angry and started yelling at him, he said.

"Last night was actually the first time I noticed his temper," Toler said Thursday. "After the argument we had he kind of walked out with an attitude. He didn't even say goodbye."

Edited for being a dick.