Dimebag Darrell

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]

Dimebag Darrell
Abbott in June 2004
Born	Darrell Lance Abbott (1966-08-20)August 20, 1966 Ennis, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 8, 2004(2004-12-08) (aged 38) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Other names	Diamond Darrell (1981–93)
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Years active	1981–2004
Partner	Rita Haney (1984–2004)
Musical career
Genres	Groove metal heavy metal Southern metal thrash metal glam metal (early)
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Labels	Atco Big Vin East West Elektra Metal Magic
Website	dimebagdarrell.com

Death

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

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

1. "100 Greatest Guitarist: Dimebag Darrell". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
2. "Darrell Abbott, 38, a Guitarist Featured in Heavy-Metal Bands, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
3. "Officer Who Felled Dimebag's Killer Breaks Silence". MTV. Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
4. "Nuclear Hellfrostin jäsenet häpäisivät Panteran edesmenneen kitaristin hautaa". kaaoszine.fi. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
5. "Indiana metal band defaces Dimebag Darrell's grave". lambgoat.com. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
6. "Dimebag Darrell's Grave Desecrated and Robbed by Shitty Local Band - MetalSucks". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
7. "Pantera - Timeline Photos - Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
8. "The posts about us and to us are a... - Nuclear Hellfrost - Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved February 28, 2015.