I was holding back posting this for the last few days cause I might still be in shock over his death. I have been working concerts and hanging out with rock bands since I was 16 years old in Southern California. His death like others this year, has hit a little too close to home. I feel lucky enough to have gone to many Pantera Concerts, worked too many shows to count, seeing how his life ended is not how anybody that knew him thought it would end.
RIP Dime .... I had a drink for you last night.
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot dead at a rock concert on Wednesday aged 38, was the lead guitarist of the hard rock bands Pantera and Damageplan, and one of the most influential musicians on the heavy metal scene.
Beefy, bearded and hairy with an armful of tattoos, Abbott was the epitome of the hard-living, heavy-drinking rocker. But he had an undeniable talent, and when Pantera, his first band, hit the big time in the early 1990s, his frenetic, ear-shattering guitar riffs re-defined the heavy rock sound.
RIP Dime .... I had a drink for you last night.
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot dead at a rock concert on Wednesday aged 38, was the lead guitarist of the hard rock bands Pantera and Damageplan, and one of the most influential musicians on the heavy metal scene.
Beefy, bearded and hairy with an armful of tattoos, Abbott was the epitome of the hard-living, heavy-drinking rocker. But he had an undeniable talent, and when Pantera, his first band, hit the big time in the early 1990s, his frenetic, ear-shattering guitar riffs re-defined the heavy rock sound.
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