REST IN PEACE DIMEBAG DARYLL

Just thought i'd make a thread about DIMEBAG DARYLL from PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN. He was shot and killed while performing on stage in COLUMBUS OHIO. Some jackass jumped on stage and shouted some words directly at DARYLL, obviously after him he pulled out a gun and shot him 5 times point blank. Also killed were 2 audience members, and the gunman himself. SUCH A FUCKING POINTLESS THING TO DO.

Hopefully they'll find a motive as to why this guy went right after DARYLL..


R . I . P DIMEBAG DARYLL.

 

What the **** dude!!!! WHYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Just saw this a major tragedy we were listening to Pantera back when I was a kid RIP Dimebag Darrell....here you go Chronix this explains it, sorry bro...


12/09/04 Reports are coming in from Columbus, Ohio, where an alleged shooting occurred at Alrossa Villa, the nightclub where Damageplan was performing tonight. The earliest reports indicate that Dimebag Darrell and one other band member were among those killed.


The following is posted at the Web site of WCMH TV Channel 4, the NBC affiliate in Columbus at http://www.nbc4i.com/news/3983630/detail.html (video report here)


At Least 5 Dead, 2 Wounded In Nightclub Shooting


Witnesses: Alleged Guman Went Onto Stage, Fired Shots


POSTED: 10:32 pm EST December 8, 2004


UPDATED: 1:40 am EST December 9, 2004


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- At least five people died and two others were wounded after a shooting at a Columbus nightclub on Wednesday night, NBC 4 reported.


The shooting took place shortly after 10 p.m. at Alrosa Villa, located at 5055 Sinclair Road.


Two members of the heavy metal band Damageplan were reportedly shot and killed, including Dimebag Darrell, formerly with the band Pantera, NBC 4's David Wayne reported. The other band member's name was not released. The alleged gunman also died at the scene, Wayne reported.


Columbus police Sgt. Brent Mall said the alleged gunman appeared to be targeting the band members. After shooting at the stage, the gunman opened fire on the crowd. At that point, an officer shot man dead, Mall added. Police said there could have been many more fatalities had the officer not killed the gunman.


Shortly after the band began playing its first song, a man reportedly ran onto the stage and began shooting, according to a witness who identified himself as Sean. Some members of the audience reportedly thought the man running onto the stage with a gun was part of the band's act, NBC 4's Erin Tate reported.


Witnesses said that several shots were fired at the band. Witnesses said that a bouncer at the club tackled the alleged gunman before that person was shot and killed.


NBC 4 reported that of the surviving victims, one person was in critical condition while the other was in fair condition. Several others were treated at the scene, suffering from various injuries.


Alrosa Villa is a popular north Columbus nightspot for young adults, featuring rock and heavy metal bands, NBC 4 reported.


According to the band's Web site, Damageplan was touring nationally. It performed in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday night and had a concert scheduled in Flint, Mich., on Thursday.


Damageplan featured former Pantera artists Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. The pair were joined by vocalist Patrick Lachman and bassist Bobzilla, according to their Web site.


CNN.com has also posted the following article which includes eyewitness accounts:


Gunman kills 4 at Ohio nightclub


Police officer shoots suspect to death


Thursday, December 9, 2004 Posted: 2:12 AM EST (0712 GMT)


COLUMBUS, Ohio (CNN) -- A gunman opened fire Wednesday night during a heavy metal concert in Columbus, killing four people -- including at least one member of the band -- and critically wounding at least two others before a police officer shot and killed him, according to Columbus police.


The attacker leapt onstage as the group, Damageplan, performed, and began "targeting members in the band," Sgt. Brent Mull said.


Two others were injured in the incident, although the nature of their injuries was not clear.


According to eyewitness accounts, the gunman initially shot and killed the band's guitarist, Dimebag Darrell. Darrell, 38, and his brother, Vinnie Paul, 40, are former members of Pantera -- a group they formed in the 1980s. Their father is Jerry Abbott, a country and western songwriter and producer.


Police were notified of the shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub on the city's north end around 10:18 p.m. ET, Mull said. A uniformed police officer who was in the area slipped into the venue from a back entrance, confronted the gunman during the rampage and killed him.


"If not for the officer who showed up, there would have been more dead," Mull said.


Police have roped off a huge area of the nightclub's parking lot, as 60 detectives question hundreds of witnesses. Police have brought in buses to keep the witnesses warm as they wait to be questioned.


Calvin Bota said he saw the shooting from the mosh pit right in front of the stage, shortly after the band began playing.


"Somebody came -- I don't know where they came from, out of the audience or whatnot -- but they come onto (the) stage and ... he shot the guitarist at first, fired a couple of other shots and then he hid behind the stage a little bit," Bota told WSYX.


"Everybody started scattering, you know, there's mayhem everywhere. And then a police officer came into the building, you know, came in professional with his gun raised and then he proceeded to shoot the guy."


Gerald Caudill told WSYX the gunman shot the guitarist at least four times.


"I was up close to the stage and I just saw some guy run up on the side of the stage and I heard some shots and I saw (drummer) Vinnie Paul and somebody jumped on top of Vinnie, and the guy just stayed around the stage and started shooting other people," Caudill said.


"I saw wounded people all over the place, out in the parking lot, inside," he said. "It just didn't sound like gunshots or anything, it didn't occur to me that something like that was happening."


CNN Producer Steve Brusk in Columbus contributed to this report.


WCPO-TV Channel 9, the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, posted another report at http://www.wcpo.com/news/2004/local/12/08/columbus_shooting_ap.html, which includes comments from a law enforcement official and additional first-hand accounts:


Five Dead, Two Injured In Columbus Nightclub Shooting


Reported by: A.P.


Web produced by: Neil Relyea


Photographed by: 9News


12/9/2004 12:23:15 AM


A man opened fire in a crowded nightclub during a rock concert Wednesday night, killing at least four people and wounding at least two others before he was shot to death by police, authorities said.


A man walked on stage during the show at the Alrosa Villa and opened fire on band members, killing four people and wounding at least two others, said Columbus police spokesman Sgt. Brent Mull, adding that more people could have been shot and left the scene before authorities arrived.


Mull said a police officer shot and killed the gunman. It wasn't immediately clear whether the officer was already at the show or had responded to an emergency call.


Columbus resident Chris Couch, 22, said the shooting occurred about 30 seconds after the show's headliner, DAMAGEPLAN, had begun playing.


Couch, who was standing about 30 feet away from the stage, noticed a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and hockey jersey walk up to the stage, followed by a bouncer and another club employee.


The man in the jersey climbed onto the stage, started yelling and shot the guitarist five or six times at close range, Couch said.


Couch said the gunman also shot a bouncer who pulled him off the musician.


At that point, Couch and a friend headed for the exit along with a tide of hundreds of fans.


It appeared the gunman purposely sought out the guitarist, whom Couch identified as a performer who went by the name "Dimebag Darrell."


Authorities didn't immediately provide the identities of the victims.


"It was definitely a grudge. It was against something," Couch said.


Amanda Stankus, 19, who attended the show with Couch, said she initially thought the shooting was part of the show.


"I just saw the guitarist fall down, and we decided to get out of there," said Stankus, of Columbus.


Stankus said she didn't see any metal detectors or uniformed police officers at the venue and that she wasn't searched or frisked on her way in.

 

R.I.P.

 

the rolling stone website said the shooter was a marine.


government conspiracy written all over it.


rest in peace

 

Oh my God Dimebag Darrell!! That god forsaken sack of monkey ****..why are people in america so motherfuckin derranged? I never once had the desire to kill someone and I sure as hell wouldnt act on it if I did. Dimebag Darrel, one of the best guitarists to ever walk the earth.. shot down in his prime.. what a waste.. I hate people so much and it just reassures my distrust in the human race.


To you Dimebag Darrel.. 21 Bong Salute my friend.. rest in peace and God be with you.

 

"Cemetary Gates" is one of the best guitar solos ever, and who can forget "Cowboys From Hell" RIP Dimebag, may the bastard who shot you burn in hell for the rest of his afterlife!!! All good guitar players go to heaven, say "hi" to Jimmi for us!

 

just saw the sad news on tv.


RIP. oh yes cemetary gates" amazing


what a huge loss to rock metal.

 

i heard that dimebag was porking the guy`s wife.

 

been headbangin and drinking many to dimebag tonight.

 

My buddy's were supposed to open for them guy's in Flint. What a shock. He was one cool mutha. I just cannot understand. Even if he was poking the guy's wife is that worthy of a death sentence? This isn't the middle east. Sad.

 

SFC, no ****...that close to your backyard...your buddy's band was to open for Damageplan...insane!


All I can add at this time is that I am lost for words, being a musician/artist myself, makes this especially troublesome...wow, shot on stage...what the **** is this world coming to?...PC

 

if he was poking some guys wife then oh well you play you might have topay.

 

I never said it was justified just that it was enough to push the guy over the edge, on second note if you are going to pork some guys wife maybe not picking the wife of a trained killer with experience would be a good idea it does take 2 to tango though so maybe the marine should have taken it out on the wife.

 

I feel so very sad...


...metal is dying...


...the moving dark being that is the Dark metal has just losts both of its hands.


HOW IS THE BEAST SUPPOSED TO ROCK WITHOUT HANDS?!?!

 

Ohio is a hotbed of homicidal maniacs. I know I live in Ohio. This guy was obviously insane. He accused Pantera of stealing songs from him. He was totally delusional.

 

Listening to 'Planet Caravan' as we speak(excellent relaxation tune)...The Sad part behind all of this(besides the death of multiple innocent people) is hard working musicians now must worry about being shot while playing on stage, Rocks and bottles are a thing of the past. Whats next bullet proof glass between the band and audience?


<======= shakes his head in disgust

 

it is rumored that Robert Johnson was killed buy a jealous husband. Back in like the 1930's. Maybe dimebag sold his soul to the devil and now it was time to pay?

 

Maybe the guy was just a lunatic,and the devil didn't have nothing to do with it. Nice choice there SD.