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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend On His Murder: 'I Take Comfort In Knowing That He Didn't See It Coming'

Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: How long have you known the Abbotts? Rita: I've known him [Darrell] since the third grade...
May 13, 2006
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PANTERA: VH1 'Behind The Music' Footage Posted Online

Several portions of the VH1 "Behind the Music" special on PANTERA, which had its premiere Thursday night (May 11),have been posted online at YouTube.com. The show includes brand new interviews with the surviving members of PANTERA — Vinnie Paul Abbott (drums),Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown...
May 12, 2006
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REBEL MEETS REBEL Frontman DAVID ALLAN COE Launches New Web Site

REBEL MEETS REBEL frontman and country music "outlaw" David Allan Coe and Miss Kim have launched a new web site. The temporary address is www.ghostnetwork.org/misskim. According to Miss Kim, "David has not recieved royalties on ANY of his albums from before 1985 and does not recieve royalties from a...
May 8, 2006
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Australian DIMEBAG Tribute Album To Surface In August

14 Australian bands have joined forces to pay tribute to late PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott in the form of "The Art of Shredding - A Tribute to Dime" CD. DarkStar Records plans to release this album on August 20, 2006 to celebrate what would have been Dime's 40th birthday. A percentage...
May 7, 2006
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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: DIMEBAG's Legacy Won't Be Disrespected On My Watch

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has commented on the "controversy" surrounding a recently published Internet interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz in which Spitz appeared to insinuate that late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott "copied" his leads for ANTHRAX's "Stomp 442" record...
May 7, 2006
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Web Site Stands By Its Published Interview With ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ

Metal-Rules.com has issued a statement in response to ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz's characterization of the web site's recent interview with Spitz as "tabloid-esque journalism" and "a compilation of bullshit." The chat with Spitz, which was published in a question-and-answer format, was conducted by...
May 6, 2006
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ANTHRAX Guitarist SPITZ Says DIMEBAG Comments Were 'Taken Out Of Context'

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has issued a statement refuting the quotes attributed to him during a recent interview in which he appeared to insinuate that late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott copied his leads for ANTHRAX's "Stomp 442" record and slam some of his bandmates on a n...
May 5, 2006
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VINNIE PAUL Calls DIMEBAG's Murder 'The Ultimate Low I've Ever Been Through'

Norway's Metal Express Radio (web site) has posted a 10-minute audio interview with Vinnie Paul (ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) where he talks about his new project REBEL MEETS REBEL (also featuring Vinnie's brother — slain PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — along with contribution...
May 5, 2006
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ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ Says DIMEBAG Copied His Solos On 'Stomp 442'

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: [Did you fire] Joey [Belladonna, vocas] [in 1992] or did he [leave] by himself? Spitz: "We had just signed to Elektra, which was huge for us. Final...
May 4, 2006
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TOOL, PEARL JAM To Top Next Week's BILLBOARD Album Chart

Hits Daily Double is reporting that TOOL's "10,000 Days" looks poised to sell in the 600,000 range after a tremendous first-day start, according to retailers around the country. This is roughly in line with the first-week performance of the band's last album, "Lateralus", which shifted 555,000 copie...
May 4, 2006
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REBEL MEETS REBEL On Track To Sell 30,000 Copies First Week Of Release

Hits Daily Double is reporting that "Rebel Meets Rebel" — an album featuring the last completed recordings by slain PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott along with contributions from his brother and drummer Vinnie Paul, PANTERA bassist Rex Brown and country singer David Allan Co...
May 3, 2006
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'Rebel Meets Rebel' Adds To DIMEBAG DARRELL's Legacy

Launch Radio Networks reports: In stores today (Tuesday, May 2) is "Rebel Meets Rebel", an album featuring the last completed recordings by slain PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. The disc was recorded over a four-year period by Abbott, his brother and drummer Vinnie Paul, P...
May 2, 2006
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Rebel Meets Rebel

There's almost no way to review "Rebel Meets Rebel" in an objective fashion, since it represents the last completed recordings — aside from demos for the second DAMAGEPLAN album — to feature "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Recorded over a four-year period before Dime's death in December of 2004, this long...
May 1, 2006
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DIMEBAG's Longtime Girlfriend Talks About 'DimeVision' DVD

Revolver magazine (web site) recently conducted a short interview with Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Haney is keeping Dimebag's name and legacy alive by handling his guitar and amplifier endorsements, overseeing the Dimebag Hardwar...
April 30, 2006
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3 Vulgar Videos

Though I had seen the footage on the original release, I looked on with a mix of sadness and disbelief as Dimebag Darrell Abbott smoked, drank, shredded, blew shit up, and lived his short life to the fullest in the infamous PANTERA home videos contained on "3 Vulgar Videos from Hell". Those precious...
April 30, 2006