I never cared for Pantera, and never heard of Damage Plan, but this sucks..

[Urn]

Yeah, ive heard of this too.
It really suck...

[artist088]

i wasn't a huge fan of pantera or damage plan, but dime was a great guitarist. R.I.P. Dimebag Darrell

[HybridHedgehog]

Why would this be a hoax? faking to be shot at a club and reappearing isnt very funny

[Seraphis Cain]

It's no hoax. He's dead, sadly. And I live SO close to where the shooter is (was) from. In fact I looked him up in the phone book out of curiousity and lo and behold, there he was. Also I think I might have dated his sister for like, a day. Maybe. Not sure yet. I just know they (the shooter and my kinda-ex) have the same last name and went to the same school. Oh and my boss's wife went to school with the shooter, too.

(By the way, this is all truth. If you don't believe me take a look at my profile. It should (maybe) tell you I'm from Bellefontaine, Ohio, about 30 miles from Marysville, where the shooter was apparently from.)

[KnightofNachos]

As I've said in another forum, he truly lived up to his genre's title of "Death Metal".
Early reports show that his nickname has now been changed to Bodybag Darrell.

[Skinner8]

As I've said in another forum, he truly lived up to his genre's title of "Death Metal".
Early reports show that he his nickname has now been changed to Bodybag Darrell.

I find it hard to believe that I didn't think of this. I'm losing my touch, I am.

[Soeru]

As I've said in another forum, he truly lived up to his genre's title of "Death Metal".
Early reports show that his nickname has now been changed to Bodybag Darrell.

*cough*thrash, not death, but close enough*cough*

I actually thought of Bodybag Darell yesterday, but I'm not one for tasteless jokes...

[Soeru]

Hate to double-post, but read this.:

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Thousands waited in line in near-freezing temperatures Tuesday night to pay tribute at a memorial service for slain rock star "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.

Security was tight; guards used screening wands on grieving fans as they arrived for the public mourning of the former guitarist for the heavy metal band Pantera.

Messages such as "RIP Dime" and "Honk, honk for Dimebag, Peace in the after life" were scrawled on cars in the convention center parking lot. A high-pitched guitar solo blared from a pickup.

"A legend died on Wednesday night. I guarantee I'll be telling my kids about this day and the day that he died," said Skyler Smith, 18. "My heart was broken."

Abbott, 38, was shot to death in Columbus, Ohio, while performing with his new band, Damageplan. Three others also were killed before police killed 25-year-old gunman Nathan Gale, described as an obsessed fan.

Fans cheered the arrival of flower arrangements in the shape of guitars and a display with the words "Crown the Moment, Crown Royal," a reference to Abbott's favorite brand of whiskey.

Michael Schaefer, 21, of Garland, and his wife both wore black Pantera concert shirts. "It's still a real shock, the fact that it actually happened and the fact that someone would want to hurt him," Michael Schaefer said.

Rick Cunningham, 48, a former lead singer for the Dallas band "Rage," was among those who waited in the long line for the service -- and one of a few who wore a suit and tie. He said he'd known Abbott for 20 years.

"It's terrible, man. He was the nicest fella you would ever want to meet," he said.

Abbott had formed Damageplan with his brother and drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott; the guitarist lived in nearby Dalworthington Gardens.

Even Zakk Wylde has a soft side...