Dimebag Darrell dead!

[VEHEMENCE]

Photos Of DIMEBAG DARRELL's Final Resting Place Posted Online - Dec. 15, 2004

FindAGrave.com has published several photos of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's final resting place at the Moore Funeral Home Cemetery in Arlington (Tarrant County), Texas. Check them out: Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3.

According to the Star-Telegram, a small procession of limousines left Abbott's Dalworthington Gardens home on Tuesday (Dec. 14) at about 3 p.m. for the funeral service.

After the funeral, mourners said Abbott was buried in a KISS-themed casket, dubbed the "Kiss Kasket" (photo). In recent years, Abbott made recording appearances with one of his influences, Ace Frehley, KISS' first lead guitarist.

Rocker Eddie Van Halen and members of the band SLIPKNOT attended the funeral, where ex-ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell performed two songs, one acoustic and one folk, officials said.

Comedian Jim Florentine was in the VIP section at the public memorial service last night as DAMAGEPLAN drum technician John "Kat" Brooks walked by. Brooks' right hand was still bandaged from the gunshot wound he received during the rampage in Columbus last week, and he declined to be interviewed.

"He just made fans feel welcome," said Florentine, who was a friend and fan. "Whoever was there, he would treat you the same ... really rare in a guy of his status."

Vinnie Paul Abbott took the stage and pulled a life-size cutout of his brother close to him. Darrell Abbott gave his heart to everyone, his brother said. "He went down doing something he loved; he loved playing guitar."

"The brightest star in Texas is shining tonight. That's my brother Dimebag. Give it up."

 

[sweet majestic darkness]

"This has changed the entire world, and this is the last you'll be seeing of me for a long time."

That right there is a powerful statement all in it's own.

 

[VEHEMENCE]

I think SuperJoint Ritual is R.I.P. they signed our tour van and everything that was cool of them. We make big bands that we play with sign our van from time to time.

 

[The8thPlague]

The KissKasket kinda brought a smile to my face.
Knowing he was buried in that.
http://www.kissonline.com/kasket/body.html

 

[Pessimism]

i wonder just what phil really means with that lasting comment though . . .

 

[VEHEMENCE]

Yeah im thinking hes done.

Dimebag's Former Bandmate Phil Anselmo Says He's Devastated, Plans To Disappear
12.15.2004 1:37 PM EST

Singer saddened that he was not allowed to attend guitarist's funeral.
Phil Anselmo (file)
Photo: Elektra

In response to the killing of Dimebag Darrell, ex-Pantera singer Phil Anselmo has issued a rambling, emotional statement saying he's devastated by what happened, and calling the slain guitarist "the most beautiful person, one of my best friends in​

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"I never got a chance to say goodbye in the right way and it kills me. I wish to God I could've gone to his funeral." — Ex-Pantera Frontman Phil Anselmo

the world."

"I love Dimebag Darrell because there was not one mother----er like him," he said. "I love him like a brother loves a brother."

Darrell was shot onstage in Columbus, Ohio, on December 8 during the first song of Damageplan's set. The band's security chief, a club employee and a fan were also killed (see "Dimebag Darrell, Four Others Killed In Ohio Concert Shooting").

Anselmo, who currently fronts the band Superjoint Ritual, expressed his condolences to Dimebag's bandmates, especially his drummer and brother. "Vinnie Paul, my other brother, I'm so sorry," he said. "I'm so sorry to his family. I want to say bless his family, [and] all of his close friends. I wish his family the least grief they could ever have, and I know it's impossible."

The kind words countered comments Anselmo made through the media before Darrell's death. In the cover story of the latest issue of the English magazine Metal Hammer, Anselmo, in an interview conducted long before Darrell's death, called the guitarist "a "shallow, stupid man," and added "he deserves to be beaten severely."

The singer's comments were in response to Darrell's implications that Anselmo was on heroin, and that his singing was suffering as a result. "He would attack me, vocally," Anselmo said in the article. "And just knowing that he was so much smaller than me, I could kill him like a f---in' piece of vapor, you know, he would turn into vapor."

Anselmo planned to attend Darrell's public memorial service Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas, but was told that Darrell's family didn't want him to attend (see "Thousands Gather To Mourn Dimebag Darrell"). "I never got a chance to say goodbye in the right way and it kills me," he said. "I wish to God I could've gone to his funeral, but I have to respect his family's wishes, and they do not want me there. I believe I belong there, but I understand completely, I'm so sorry."

Not only did Darrell's death dash the hopes of a Pantera reunion, Anselmo said the incident has made him question his own career as a musician. "This has changed the entire world, and this is the last you'll be seeing of me for a long time," he said. "I hope you're happy, heavy metal music magazines, media, I hope you're happy. I'm done."

 

[sweet majestic darkness]

I know, I really don't know what to say to that. It's a very powerful statement yet sad at the same time. I hav eno idea how those guys are feeling and how they are going to make it through something like this.

 

[VEHEMENCE]

Keeping it real

 

[Merloch]

He must have got mad poontang. Id hit the one in the ACDC shirt over and over, and Id hit the one in the middle with a brick

 

[VEHEMENCE]

probably

 

[sweet majestic darkness]

Did you guys get a chance to see Phil's statement video? It was crushing to say the least. I'll go find the link on the Devourment froum where I found it and post the link incase you guys are interested. He showed a lot of pain and dissapointment in that clip. Very crushing.

 

[aztattooedsean]

as sad as it was, it sure shows the drugs are flowing again thru his veins.

 

[Massoyer]

Looks like his new band Damageplan inflicted a lot more damage then he had planned! HAHAHA!! YES!

 

[JRSellers]

As ya'll probably noticed, I haven't been in here for a while, but I was browsing the new posts in here, and saw this thread, so I thought I'd post my thoughts about Dimebag Darrell.

I really didn't know Dime was shot 'till I saw HBB on Dec. 11, 2K4. However, after seeing the Damageplan vidz on the show, and re-listening to some of my Pantera songs, it really started to sink in just how good a guitar player he was. Then, I really started feeling the pain when Juliya was talking about him. I even said a silent prayer for his family in Church.

 

[VEHEMENCE]

Yeah its still shocking to think about it right now.