Guide Note

Guitarist Darrell Abbott, better known as "Dimebag" Darrell, was a founding member of the heavy metal band Pantera. After Pantera's break up in 2004, Dimebag and his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul, formed the band Damageplan. During a performance in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 2004 Dimebag was shot and killed on-stage during the bands first song.

Fast Facts

1. Name: Darrell Lance Abbott
2. Born: August 20, 1966
3. Died: December 8, 2004 (38)
4. Genres: Metal Hard Rock
5. Origin: Arlington, Texas
6. Active: 1981 - 2004
7. Labels: Atco, Big Vin
8. Pantera: 1981 - 2003
9. Damagplan: 2003 - 2004
10. First concert was KISS, also a member of the KISS Army

During a performance at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 2004, Dimebag was shot three times in the head and killed while performing on-stage. The gunman, Nathan Gale, was a former U.S. Marine and paranoid schizophrenic. Gale may have been upset over the break-up of Pantera.

Three other men were also shot and killed, the Damageplan's manager Jeffery Thompson, roadie Erin Halk, and a fan who attempted to perform CPR on Dimebag, Nathan Bray. Police shot and killed the gunman at the scene.

• 1990: Cowboys from Hell
• 1992: Vulgar Display of Power
• 1994: Far Beyond Driven
• 1996: The Great Southern Trendkill

• 2004: New Found Power