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DIMEBAG DARRELL Public Memorial Details Revealed

A public memorial for DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott will be held at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday, December 14. Doors will open at 8 p.m.; the service will start at 9 and continue until midnight, according to a venue spokesperson. The hall...

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Security Experts: DIMEBAG's Murder Could Have Been Prevented

MTV.com reports: The onstage murder of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott leaves not just DAMAGEPLAN fans, but concertgoers everywhere, with many troubling concerns. Chief among them was that the tragedy might have been prevented for less than $50, the price of a handheld metal detector. "It should have been...

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Were PANTERA Planning A Reunion?

Singer Mike D. Williams of EYEHATEGOD, which features in its ranks SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist Jimmy Bower, has posted the following message at his Southern Nihilism Front web site: "I know by now you've all heard this bullshit [about Dimebag being shot to death]... It's sad as fuck. I can't even pu...

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NORTHER, OMNIUM GATHERUM To Perform At DIMEBAG Tribute Concert

NORTHER and OMNIUM GATHERUM have reportedly been added to the list of bands slated to perform at a "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott tribute concert to be held in Helsinki, Finland on January 15, 2005. Other artists that are said to have volunteered their services for the show include CHILDREN OF BODOM and A...

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SEVENDUST Dedicate 'Angel's Son' To DIMEBAG, Perform PANTERA Cover

SEVENDUST dedicated their song "Angel's Son" in memory of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, as well as the other victims of the Alrosa Villa shootings, during a headlining performance in Columbus Sunday (Dec. 12). Commented Adam Schneider of local radio station 99.7 The Blitz, "I have never heard a more pow...

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DOKKEN Singer Discusses The Murder Of DIMEBAG DARRELL

DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken spoke to Abrasive Rock over the weekend about the tragic murder of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Don Dokken: "I heard about it twenty minutes after it happened. We were playing, we got a call, four of...

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QUIET RIOT Singer: DIMEBAG Was A Nice Person In A Business Full Of Phonies

QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "I did not know Darrell as well as many others but well enough to know that he was a really, really nice person in a business full of phonies. "Darrell and Vinni...

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Tributes Scheduled For Columbus Shooting Victims

Columbus, Ohio's NBC 4 TV is reporting that a local radio station scheduled a live tribute Sunday night to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, the former PANTERA guitarist who was killed during a shooting spree at the Alrosa Villa Wednesday night. WBZX-FM scheduled a live tribute for Abbott and three other sh...

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DIMEBAG's Funeral Arrangements To Remain Private; Public Memorial Service Planned

Susan Schrock of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting that the family of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, former guitarist for heavy metal band PANTERA, has requested that his funeral arrangements remain private, according to officials at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington. A public memorial service is b...

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Psychiatrist: DIMEBAG's Murderer Fits Pattern Of Other Celebrity Killers

Dr. Reed Meloy, a San Diego-based forensic psychiatrist who specializes in celebrity stalking cases, told Newsday.com that the profile of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's shooter, Nathan Gale, fits the pattern of other killers — such as Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon 24 years to the day befo...

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Eyewitness Account Of DIMEBAG's Murder: Audio Available

Danny Dunford (a.k.a. Deege),one of the webmasters of the Zakk Wylde/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY fan site SDMFWorldwide.com, attended the concert in Columbus, Ohio last Wednesday which ended in the shooting death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and four others (including suspect...

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Former 24-7 SPYZ Drummer Remembers DIMEBAG DARRELL

Former 24-7 SPYZ drummer Joel Maitoza has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "I am deeply saddened, shocked and appalled by the recent death of Dime (guitarist and founder of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN). "I was very aware of his unique t...

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EVANESCENCE Members Pay Tribute To DIMEBAG DARRELL

EVANESCENCE members Will Boyd (bass) and John LeCompt (guitar),have posted the following messages in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: Will Boyd: "I love music. It's probably the most important thing in my life, as most of you know, but I don't care what band you a...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX And TOMMY LEE Talk About DIMEBAG DARRELL: Video Available

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee were interviewed by Fox News on Thursday (Dec. 9) about the tragic death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and their upcoming tour. Download video of the four-and-a-half-minute interview here (Windows Media, 5 MB). An excerpt from the...

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QUEEN Guitar Legend: 'DIMEBAG Was An Innovative And Passionate Player'

QUEEN guitar legend Brian May has posted the following message on his official web site, BrianMay.com: "We are all gutted to hear of the senseless and tragic death of Dimebag Darrell, who was shot by a 'fan' who climbed on the stage at a show of his new band, DAMAGEPLAN. He was, of ...