Dimebag Darrell

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  • Guitarist Darrell Lance Abbott, better known as "Dimebag" Darrell, was a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. He was also a performer in the country music band Rebel Meets Rebel. Darrell was often voted one of the top ten metal guitarists by guitar magazines and in reader polls. He also wrote a column in Guitar World magazine for several years.

    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 band's first song.

  • Career

    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.

  • Notable Pantera Recordings

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

  • Damageplan

    • 2004: New Found Power

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