Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Darrell Lance Abbott |
| Born | August 20, 1966 Ennis, Texas |
| Died | December 8, 2004 (aged 38) Columbus, Ohio |
| Genres | Heavy metal, groove metal, thrash metal, southern metal, glam metal, hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, bass, drums |
| Years active | 1979–2004 |
| Labels | Atco, Big Vin, Elektra |
| Associated acts | Pantera, Damageplan, Gasoline, Anthrax, Rebel Meets Rebel |
Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), also called Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American heavy metal musician. He was best known for performing with the bands Pantera and Damageplan. He was #92 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists and #1 in the magazine Metal Hammer.[1]
On the night of December 8, 2004, he was shot and killed on stage while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio.[2] The killer, Nathan Gale, continued shooting and killed three other people and injured seven others. Gale was shot and killed by police officer James Niggemeyer.[3]
2015 damage to the site where Abbott was buried[change | change source]
On February 28th, 2015, someone said that the site where Darrell Abbott's dead body was buried at Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery was damaged.[4] It is suspected but not proven that American heavy metal music group Nuclear Hellfrost from Fort Wayne, Indiana[5] damaged the site.[6] Pantera told law enforcement about this, who are trying to find answers.[7]
Close to 4:12 P.M. (Central Standard Time) on February 28th, Nuclear Hellfrost said on Facebook that their former lead singer damaged the site by himself without the other members of the group.[8]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "100 Greatest Guitarist: Dimebag Darrell". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Darrell Abbott, 38, a Guitarist Featured in Heavy-Metal Bands, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Officer Who Felled Dimebag's Killer Breaks Silence". MTV. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Nuclear Hellfrostin jäsenet häpäisivät Panteran edesmenneen kitaristin hautaa". kaaoszine.fi. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Indiana metal band defaces Dimebag Darrell's grave". lambgoat.com. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Dimebag Darrell's Grave Desecrated and Robbed by Shitty Local Band - MetalSucks". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Pantera - Timeline Photos - Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ "The posts about us and to us are a... - Nuclear Hellfrost - Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
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