Dimebag Darrell
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| Born | Darrell Lance Abbott August 20, 1966 Ennis, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 2004 (aged 38) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
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| Years active | 1981–2004 |
| Partner | Rita Haney (1984–2004) |
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| Website | dimebagdarrell |
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]
Death
[change | change source]On the night of December 8, 2004, he was shot dead on stage while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio.[2] The suspect, Nathan Gale, fatally shoots three other people and injured seven others. Police officer, James Niggemeyer shot Gale to death after the attack.[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. Archived from the original on 2013-12-29. 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. Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. 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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