Awful news....don't know how else to say it

[NAD]

I was 13 when I first heard Vulgar Display of Power, and I remember going out to buy Far Beyond Driven on the release date and it hitting #1 on the charts that week. Still one of my all time favorite albums.

I've always respected Pantera for a number of reasons. For starters, they are very much metal. Second, it may have spawned a whole generation of uber-testosterone-mindless-shite, but Pantera were MUCH more than that. They were always one of those bands that you wanted to stay home from school and practice their riffs and solos, and unlike a lot of other popular acts, not everybody and their brother could nail them after 3 attempts.

*withholds plenty more tidbits for future post (in about 2 minutes)*

 

[Black Winter Day]

What the hell???? I come back to THIS???

Horrible news... I always loved Cowboys From Hell. This sucks.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Hi Justin. I know, I'm hoping this was a premature report.

 

[Black Winter Day]

Me too... but I'm not really expecting to hear contrary news.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

I know I was being a tool in my earlier posts in the thread, but to be honest now: yeah, by all measures Dime and Vinnie were great guys and this will probably have huge reprecussions on the North American metal scene (ie. people not wanting to host metal concerts because of potential risks like this).

It really is a shame, but you gotta admit that dying onstage is the most metal way to go.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Yeah, I tend to think that NBC's Columbus, OH affiliate says it happened, then chances are, it did.

But there's a report from some dude/dudette who says his friend works the lights at the venue, and Vinnie Paul called an acquaintance on a cellphone or something, to say he was ok, shot, but ok.

So right now I'm waiting for some kind of confirmation. God forbid MTV or VH-1 could break away from their regularly-scheduled nonsense to clarify some things.

 

[NAD]

Outro guitar solo to Floods, please listen if you do not know it:

http://nad.ultimatemetal.com/FloodsOutroSolo.mp3

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

I know I was being a tool in my earlier posts in the thread, but to be honest now: yeah, by all measures Dime and Vinnie were great guys and this will probably have huge reprecussions on the North American metal scene (ie. people not wanting to host metal concerts because of potential risks like this).

It really is a shame, but you gotta admit that dying onstage is the most metal way to go.

Thanks for posting this.

Imagine what the insurance for venues will be like? Ugh.

 

[NAD]

Vinnie Paul called an acquaintance on a cellphone or something, to say he was ok, shot, but ok.

Good goat I hope so.

By the way I love Vinnie Paul as well, but it doesn't look like anything happened (physically) to him. So yeah.

Ugh. This still blows for a number of reasons, the security thing, the fear thing, etc. Bleargh.

 

[JayKeeley]

Outro guitar solo to Floods, please listen if you do not know it:

http://nad.ultimatemetal.com/FloodsOutroSolo.mp3

Wow, that's a lot like Joe Satch isn't it? Same kind of synthy/reverb thing going on...very cool. Is that a two-handed tapping exercise as well? Sounds very much like Satriani's "Midnight". You ever hear that one?

 

[NAD]

No, haven't heard that Satch song, gonna have to now. No surprise if Dimebag is a fan of his though.

 

[NAD]

Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure there is no tapping in that solo (I learned it long ago, and I've never been able to two hand tap on a guitar, only 6-string basses for whatever reason).

 

[NAD]

This suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks. I had to go out and drink some beers with the bro's in (hopefully temporary) mourning. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckckkckckck

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

I hate to be the bearer of more bad news, but this looks like it's being confirmed.

MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6683479/

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/09/nightclub.shooting/index.html

I'm far more affected by this than I thought I would be.

 

[NAD]

We were getting ready to form a lynch mob for the dude, but apparently he's already dead.

I hope he suffered. Dickweed.

 

[Demilich]

This fuckin sucks, I used to listen to these guys

 

[NAD]

inSTEAD whoopscaps In stead of Black Tooth Grins we're toasting with Guinness.

 

[Demilich]

hahHAHahhAH DRUNKENESS IAC COOLS!

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

i've toasted many a glass tonight already Nadster. Kind of down now.

 

[NAD]

lizard, your state has really upset me over the past several weeks.