I have waited SO long for a Metallica fan to agree with me about James' playing!! YAHOO!!

I thought it was just ME who liked Load and Reload too

Lombardo, Hetfield and Dime in one band.....They would have DESTROYED places with that combo! Good call!

Dimebag Darrell, Four Others Killed In Ohio Concert Shooting
12.09.2004 2:10 AM EST

Unidentified man jumps onstage and shoots bandmembers, others.


Dimebag Darrell (file)
Photo: MTV News

Dimebag Darrell, guitarist for Damageplan and Pantera, was killed during a shooting spree at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub Wednesday night. He was 38.

Darrell, real name Darrell Abbott, was among the five dead in the incident, including the




as-yet-unnamed shooter and two fans, Nathan Bray and Erin Halk, according to Columbus Police public information officer Sherry Mercurio.

Damageplan had just begun their first song in front of several hundred at Alrosa Villa when the gunman jumped onstage, made a comment about Pantera's breakup, and began firing at close range into Darrell's body, shooting him several times before opening fire on the crowd.

Mercurio said an officer in the vicinity heard the call of shots fired shortly after 10 p.m., snuck in the back door of the venue and confronted the gunman onstage. When the officer took the stage, he observed one victim and the gunman holding a hostage by the neck. The officer opened fire on the male suspect, whose name has not been released pending notification of next of kin. Mercurio said the fifth victim's name and those of the two wounded have also not yet been released. Several reports stated that the club had no metal detector, though Mercurio could not confirm that at press time and a club spokesperson could not be reached.

"If the officer hadn't acted when he did and how he did, we'd probably be looking at more dead, because this guy was actively shooting," said public information officer Sergeant Brent Mull. Following the incident, police took more than 200 patrons onto three city-donated buses to interview them about the shooting.

"The ones that were inside and witnessed this ran for their lives and were in fear for their lives," Mull said. "They are victims too, and we want to take care of them."

As news of Dimebag's tragic demise rippled through the metal community, the news was met with shock and sadness.

"I'm speechless," former Rob Zombie/ Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rob Blasko Nicholson said. "This is totally unreal. Dimebag is a f---ing legend and this is total bullsh--." Damageplan also features Dimebag's brother, former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul; singer Patrick Lachman and bassist Bob Zilla.

"This is insane and this is beyond travesty," Killswitch Engage frontman and former Damageplan tour partner Howard Jones said. "This is beyond anything I've ever heard. This shouldn't happen in or outside of the rock and metal community. He will be missed and mourned as a person, as a musician, and as a friend."

[This story was updated at 7:29 a.m. ET on 12.09.2004]

— Robert Mancini, Gil Kaufman and Ryan J. Downey

This is close to were I live, Do they have the guy in custody?

This is horrible.

I've only heard of Dimebag Darrell. Saw a few guitar magazines where he was mentioned, but I've never heard him play.

Whoever it was that shot him, it was just the wrong time and the wrong place to take out a grudge. Was the guy crazy? Was it a revenge hit? We won't have a clue until the detectives do their work.

Unfortunately, Dimebag's family has lost more than one member today.

I can't find the words. I'm sure the eulogy will be, "he died on stage, man, that's where he wanted to be."

But I keep thinking of the female in the Matrix who looks up plaintively at the camera just before Joey Pants pulls her plug-- "Not...like...this..."

What will this mean for any performers on stage? Metal detectors at every show? No more shows in the round? No more live concerts? Man...It's a nightmare.

God bless the Abbot family. Go in peace to all those lost yesterday...

I'd expect us talking about it and seeing other fans' posts online will be the best discussion and showing appreciation to the man because let's face it-it's either a footnote in the newscast to the news media or it isn't a rap thing so they can't exploit it.

It's metal-and metal doesn't equal ratings to them, so he won't get the respect he deserves.

And they say hip-hop is violent

And they say hip-hop is violent

Harlepolis said:

Well, "they" are right...

Neversin.

Neversin said:

Scroll up and read that article for a reminder. Maybe you'll realize that 'they' are talking out of their asses.

Harlepolis said:

As if there never happened anything violent in Hip Hop...

Neversin.

Neversin said:

I'm denying it. But its def NOT the only violent community,,,look around ya!

Harlepolis said:

Who said it was the ONLY violent community?

Neversin.

Neversin said:

The media.

Harlepolis said:

When did they say that?
And are you actually one of those people who believes "The media"??

Neversin.

purplesmoke said:

I can't imagine what it was like for the fans who were there.. or for Dimebag's brother, who is the drummer and had to see this happen.

MotoPsycho said:

oh my god, his brother must be in such a state of shock! poor guy!

did you hear that phil anslemo could be a suspect? he was quted just last week saying that he wanted to kill dime bag and that he has fans that will do whatever he wants them to do. maybe a fan heard and took action!

Harlepolis said:

Exactly. It's sad that it takes an incident like this to prove that society shouldn't stereotype music audiences.