METAL CHURCH: 'We Are Immensely Saddened By This Great Loss'

December 10, 2004

METAL CHURCH tour manager Rob Monks has posted the following message regarding the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell:

"The news of Dimebag's death reached the ears of the METAL CHURCH camp about five minutes before we were due to hit stage in Tuscon, AZ. At that time it was just a rumor and not confirmed.

"This tragedy especially hit the METAL CHURCH camp hard as Dime was a friend to Kirk Arrington for many years as is Dime's wife Rita. A senseless tragedy such as this is next to impossible to process in the band's and crew's minds as when we played Ft. Worth this past Sunday night, Rita came to our show and partied the METAL CHURCH boys and afterwards treated Kirk and the road crew (myself included) to the utmost hospitality by letting us stay at her and Dime's house that evening.

"The boys in the band and crew have been in a constant state of surreal shock since this tragedy was confirmed. We are all immensely saddened by this great loss to the world of metal and the world in general.

"Dime was a hell-raising lover of life and the world is that much darker without him. It just all seems like a horrible joke or bad dream still and will for quite some time.

"I wish to personally extend my deepest condolences to Rita, a wonderful person who took us road-weary guys in and treated us like family. When you're on the road for long periods of times an act of such consideration and kindness means a lot to us and to have to have the worst thing in the world happen to such a person just days after is just unthinkable.

"Rita, I have no words to say that could possibly describe my heartfelt sorrow for your loss. If there's anything we can do for you please call."

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