'Dimebag Darrell: Riffer Madness' Instructional DVD Now Available

May 23, 2011

Alfred Music Publishing, the world's largest educational music publisher, has released "Dimebag Darrell: Riffer Madness", an instructional DVD teaching the signature riffs and patterns of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.

As the founding member of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN, Dimebag is recognized as one of the most influential guitarists in metal music.

Dime's good friend and protg, metal maestro Nick Bowcott (ex-GRIM REAPER),helps pass Dime's torch to the next generation in this much-anticipated DVD. Nick takes 97 of Dime's critical riffs and patterns and uses them as a jumping-off point to help guitarists play their favorite guitar parts and more importantly understand the creativity, attitude, feeling, and intention underlying each pattern. Topics include: killer rhythm guitar, power grooves, pick squeals, psychotic syncopation, holes of silence, chromatics, diabolical dyads, and much more. Picture-in-picture fret and pick action footage depict every performance nuance in a clear and player-friendly tutorial setting. The "Dimebag Darrell: Riffer Madness" DVD also includes a 28-page printable booklet with TAB of all 97 riff and pattern examples. Additional special features include: Two extensive "Lost Lessons" taught by Dime himself, an interview with Dime's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney, a "Dime Tribute" performance featuring Nick Bowcott, and much more.

"Dimebag Darrell: Riffer Madness" DVD (00-35005) is now available for $24.99 at music retail stores and at alfred.com/guitar. Also available is the "Guitar World Presents Dimebag Darrell's Riffer Madness" book and CD set, sold separately.

Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage on December 8, 2004 during a DAMAGEPLAN concert at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio by a 25-year-old ex-Marine named Nathan Gale. Gale murdered a total of four people and wounded three others before being killed himself by police officer James D. Niggemeyer, who arrived on the scene minutes after Gale began his rampage.

Abbott's death was a devastating blow to the close-knit hard rock and metal community. He was known to his fellow musicians for his hospitality, friendship and partying spirit, and was a legend among fans and peers for his powerful, innovative and unmistakable playing style.

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