Dimebag To Get Ozzfest Tribute

Members of Metallica, Alice In Chains, Slayer, and Anthrax are among the elite group of heavy metal’s finest who will participate in a tribute to fallen comrade “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, former guitarist for Pantera and Damageplan, at this year’s Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas.

According to Rolling Stone.com the all-star jam will include Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, Slayer’s Kerry King, Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains and Anthrax’s Scott Ian. Bob Zilla of Damageplan and Dimebag’s brother Vinnie Paul will also participate in the all-star tribute. Appropriately, the Ozzfest tribute takes place August 9 in Dallas, which Dimebag Darrell also called home.

The guitarist, best known for his work in Pantera, and widely regarded today as a leading influence on the current generation of heavy metal musicians, was shot and killed by a crazed fan while playing onstage with his band Damageplan during a 2004 performance. The shooter, a crazed fan, was initially said to be distraught over the breakup of Dimebag Darrell’s former band Pantera.

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Comments

[joshua029]

good to see a tribute but i'm suprised that it didn't happen sooner...

[melvg]

the all-star jam will include Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, Slayer’s Kerry King, Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains and Anthrax’s Scott Ian.

WOW!

[The_String_Man]

I hope Zakk is there too.

[superjoint2112]

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

[GUITAR_HERO24]

Glad to see Dime is getting a well deserved tribute, especially in his home town

[OK Revolver]

I'd love to see that show.

[b4t3man]

The_String_Man wrote:

I hope Zakk is there too.

Yeah me too. Him and the Dimebag were tight. It's good to see such an epic tribute for an epic guy.

[Black Hole Sun]

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

It's ****ing not, he murders Pantera solos. You seen Dream Theater covering Cemetary Gates? He comes out and royally ****s up.

[ALLmustPAY]

Counting down the hours until I get to see this... The question Im wondering is will it be before Metallica, or after?? And or is Ozzy going to close the show?? Im pretty sure Zakk will be out there...

[sowhat360]

that sounds pretty good to me

[DeaThrash]

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

yeah i know it would be cool, but as far as I know Dave has done a similar, thig with Dream Theater and soe other cool musicians, so I thnk thats why he is not in this, it would be very badass if he would be in though.

[flamedragon88]

wish i could be there, dime is why i play guitar and i would love to see this preformance. hopefully there will be a dvd or something.

[Zangetsu 101]

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

Dave and Kirk having a jam... :P

Just replace Hammet with Mustaine =]

[treflip]

A bit late isn't it?

[Eric 666]

Zangetsu 101 wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

Dave and Kirk having a jam... :P

Just replace Hammet with Mustaine =]

That would be the jam of the century!

[Jet_Black88]

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

It's a shame Kerry King hates Mustaine. I think if it was just Metallica, Megadeth could be there...but with Slayer there too, I don't know...

And anybody else feel like the last few sentences of the article were unnecessary?

[guns4ever]

not to sound like a bad person, but i think we get it that dimebag died. why wont ppl let it go and stop with all this nonsense. how many tributes to this guy do we need, honestly?

[Lil Macker]

treflip wrote:

A bit late isn't it?

Yup, it should have happened ages ago. Or next year to mark 5 years since his death. Why this year?

God knows.

[cliffemall123]

treflip wrote:

A bit late isn't it?

I was thinking the same thing. Dime died nearly four years ago, so a tribute to him now is just a little ridiculous.

[AmplifySilence]

Wow! those four? thats gonna be great.

[cliffemall123]

Jet_Black88 wrote:
And anybody else feel like the last few sentences of the article were unnecessary?

guns4ever wrote:

not to sound like a bad person, but i think we get it that dimebag died. why wont ppl let it go and stop with all this nonsense. how many tributes to this guy do we need, honestly?

I agree with both of you.

[roarinflames]

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUGGESTING MUSTAINE:
mustaine made some pretty negative comments back in pantera's day
i wouldnt expect them to have anything to do with mustaine

Checked.

[The Frayed Ends]

Hm, Jerry's really of out of place on that line-up.

[Pizza The Hut]

How come there are no Chris Olivia or Dave Prichard tributes? Instead it's for this really shitty guitarist who played in a mallcore band.

[Shayne777]

roarinflames wrote:

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUGGESTING MUSTAINE:
mustaine made some pretty negative comments back in pantera's day

ya but he made peace with them he has done 2 dimebag tributes (headbaggers ball & that thing with dream theatre)
i wouldnt expect them to have anything to do with mustaine

[Maggot3000]

I read yesterday that King Diamond will be part of the tribute also, I just dont see King doing much pantera with crazy vocals like his, but who knows.

[RhoadsJackson71]

Pizza The Hut wrote:

How come there are no Chris Olivia or Dave Prichard tributes? Instead it's for this really shitty guitarist who played in a mallcore band.

WTF would you read an article you don't even care about? Show somegoddamn respect for him at least. Even if you don't like Dimebag's work you could have the decency to admit he was a very talented guitarist. You're just a prick who wishes you were half the player he was.

[Cannibalhell666]

Thank god man they finnly made a tribute to dimebag but still R.I.P to the greatest guitarest ever!!!!

[ozzynator]

The_String_Man wrote:

I hope Zakk is there too.

+1

Wish i could witness this awesome Line-up play together

[djn419]

Pizza The Hut wrote:

How come there are no Chris Olivia or Dave Prichard tributes? Instead it's for this really shitty guitarist who played in a mallcore band.

you do understand that for something to be "core" nowadays, breakdowns must be in an abundance?

[Detonation]

O wow this is going to be awsome! Kerry King?! o man i wish i had the money to get down there to see that!

[Black Star]

roarinflames wrote:

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUGGESTING MUSTAINE:
mustaine made some pretty negative comments back in pantera's day
i wouldnt expect them to have anything to do with mustaine

You do realize that Mustaine's first choice for a lead guitarist on Rust In Peace was Dimebag, right? Dimebag refused because he wouldn't take Vinnie Paul, so Mustaine settled for Friedman.

[oands]

...and killed by a crazed fan while playing onstage ... The shooter, a crazed fan, was initially said to be distraught over the breakup of Dimebag Darrell’s former band Pantera.
D'OH!

[dx4life68]

i thot kerry king was in megadeth very briefly... since when does he h8 mustaine?

[MegaGreg]

I can't believe I'm gonna miss this one. Oh well, there's always next year.

[slaytanic4ever]

Jet_Black88 wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

It's a shame Kerry King hates Mustaine. I think if it was just Metallica, Megadeth could be there...but with Slayer there too, I don't know...

And anybody else feel like the last few sentences of the article were unnecessary?

who cares if kerry hates mustaine, kerrry and dime were good friends

[roarinflames]

Black Star wrote:

roarinflames wrote:

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUGGESTING MUSTAINE:
mustaine made some pretty negative comments back in pantera's day
i wouldnt expect them to have anything to do with mustaine


You do realize that Mustaine's first choice for a lead guitarist on Rust In Peace was Dimebag, right? Dimebag refused because he wouldn't take Vinnie Paul, so Mustaine settled for Friedman.

maybe you should search the tube then
because i remember an interview done a few years before pantera broke up
where dave said some not so nice things
"im not gonna name names, but lets say panther in spanish..."

[grand_funky]

the shooter, a crazed fan, the shooter, a crazed fan..over said, but yeah where the hell is Zakk in all this!?

[grand_funky]

get rid of anthrax and shove in BLS.

[Hellish_Wolf]

Nice its on my birthday

[cba_soldier]

NICE!! phil demmel should be there too but... well...
DAMN! i wanna go xD

[mohawkkidJohn]

im very glad this is finally happening, dime was one of the greatest individuals to ever exist.

[mohawkkidJohn]

dx4life68, kerry king was in megadeth for a time before they got big but there was a big drama about how he left and all.

[DimebagRob]

you would have thought they would have had the Tribute eleven days later, because August 20th was Dime's birthday.

[tim western]

Good to hear this. Dime was a king.

[Black Hole Sun]

DeaThrash wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute
yeah i know it would be cool, but as far as I know Dave has done a similar, thig with Dream Theater and soe other cool musicians, so I thnk thats why he is not in this, it would be very badass if he would be in though.

Did you watch that? The solo was so bad. It was Dead Note City. Should have just let Petrucci finish it. Besides, Mustaine claimed that Pantera ripped off his riffs, until Dime died, and then all he could say was: "

When you get to the level of guitar playing that I'm at and that he was at, the air is pretty thin up there...

He just had to put in that he thinks he's as good as Dime.

They should include Zakk really. I'm not a big fan of his, but they were friends.

[recliner33]

Black Hole Sun wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tributeIt's ****ing not, he murders Pantera solos. You seen Dream Theater covering Cemetary Gates? He comes out and royally ****s up.

What does dream theater have to do with Dave Mustaine?
And to the people saying Dave won't be there becasue he doesn't get along with king, well King also apparently hates kirk hammet. I believe he once said that kirk is the most overatted metal guitarist ever or something like that. And I didn't know anything about Dave talking shit about pantera in their heyday but dave was still friends with dime. He even asked Dime to join megadeth in the 80's but he refused because he only wanted to join if his brother could be on drums too but dave said no because he just hired nick menza on drums at the time.

[recliner33]

Also, zakk wydle will be there at the tribute since he will be performing at ozzfest with ozzy. It would be stupid if they didn't include zakk in the tribute part.

[soadrocker301]

hell yes. zakk better be there. kerry king, kirk hammet, jerry cantrel and scott ian, somebody better sneak in a ****ing good video camera and share this shit with everyone!

[Thienskater]

I'm sure Zakk will be there, Zakk was best friends with Dimebag. Too bad i won't be able to see it. Dimebag rules R.I.P.!

[wildwildwes594]

wow this show is gonna be remembered forever

[Goose183]

oands wrote:

...and killed by a crazed fan while playing onstage ... The shooter, a crazed fan, was initially said to be distraught over the breakup of Dimebag Darrell’s former band Pantera.

this is actually not true...the shooter had paranoid schizophrenia and believed that members of the band could read his mind...i remember seeing the video of it happenin...the shooter got a bunch a shotgun shells to open his face...
D'OH!

[Goose183]

oands wrote:

...and killed by a crazed fan while playing onstage ... The shooter, a crazed fan, was initially said to be distraught over the breakup of Dimebag Darrell’s former band Pantera.

D'OH!

this is actually not true...the shooter had paranoid schizophrenia and believed that members of the band could read his mind...i remember seeing the video of it happenin...the shooter got a bunch a shotgun shells to open his face...

[reallywantagibs]

Yeah it's a damn good thing they're giving Dimebag the tribute he finally deserves cause let's face it, all the signature guitars and amps released in his name after his death just don't quite do him justice. Rock on marketing department.

[bassist324]

recliner33 wrote:

What does dream theater have to do with Dave Mustaine?

Dream Theater did a cover of Cemetary Gates on the first Gigantour in Dallas that also had Russel Allen from Symphony X and Burton C. Bell from Fear Factory on vocals. Then Dave Mustaine came out for the solo and played his own solo instead of the original, and it was really out of place and sounded horrible there. They really should have let Petrucci handle it, or brought out Michael Romeo from Symphony X, I can definitely hear a Pantera vibe in some of his work.

[DarkLordArthur]

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

hmmm i think mustaine doesn't go well with kirk and kerry king, he have said to hate them both at least once
i wonder if he still hate them

anyway, it seems like it will be a very good performance, it was already time for a dimebag tribute

[zakkwyldefan79]

A DIME Tribute without Zakk would be a SIN.

[Felty666]

Black Hole Sun wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute
It's ****ing not, he murders Pantera solos. You seen Dream Theater covering Cemetary Gates? He comes out and royally ****s up.

Yeah man I saw that video and I was like WTF?? That was a killer solo but damn it didn't fit the song at all.

[Fireballz 1077]

:headbang: R.I.P Dimebag. :headbang:

[Black Hole Sun]

recliner33 wrote:

Black Hole Sun wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tributeIt's ****ing not, he murders Pantera solos. You seen Dream Theater covering Cemetary Gates? He comes out and royally ****s up.
What does dream theater have to do with Dave Mustaine?
And to the people saying Dave won't be there becasue he doesn't get along with king, well King also apparently hates kirk hammet. I believe he once said that kirk is the most overatted metal guitarist ever or something like that. And I didn't know anything about Dave talking shit about pantera in their heyday but dave was still friends with dime. He even asked Dime to join megadeth in the 80's but he refused because he only wanted to join if his brother could be on drums too but dave said no because he just hired nick menza on drums at the time.

I don't think they were friends. He asked Dime to join after hearing their album Power Metal, but Dime refused, and then Dave made the plagiarism accusations. The offer to be in the band was made before Dave started talking shit about Pantera.

[BringerOfMetal]

why did it say "crazed fan" twice?
Those last sentences were worthless.

[stueey]

Black Hole Sun wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tributeIt's ****ing not, he murders Pantera solos. You seen Dream Theater covering Cemetary Gates? He comes out and royally ****s up.

he was recoving for a broken wrist in al fairness wernt he?

[Black Hole Sun]

Double post, lollers.

Felty666 wrote:

Black Hole Sun wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute
It's ****ing not, he murders Pantera solos. You seen Dream Theater covering Cemetary Gates? He comes out and royally ****s up.

Yeah man I saw that video and I was like WTF?? That was a killer solo but damn it didn't fit the song at all.

It wasn't even good. Maybe he was having a bad day, but there were so many dead notes. He may as well have shat in the eyes of a starving orphan.

[zakkwyldefan79]

Yeah Dave Mustaine said alot of things but he was still friends with DIME. Dave even hosted a headbangers ball tribute to DIME.

[BFMV fan]

they should get synyster gates to perform there too

Checked x2.

[Black Hole Sun]

zakkwyldefan79 wrote:

Yeah Dave Mustaine said alot of things but he was still friends with DIME. Dave even hosted a headbangers ball tribute to DIME.

After Dime died. He only started saying positive things about him after he died.

BFMV fan wrote:

they should get synyster gates to perform there too

Yeah, and we can get Jesus on drums and Benito Mussolini on bass.

[Stratogibson]

The Frayed Ends wrote:

Hm, Jerry's really of out of place on that line-up.

I don't know, He probably feels more comfortable in a metal environment since his main influences were metal.(Especially Kirk Hammett and Metallica).

R.I.P. Dime

[dagget]

lol kerry king doesnt even know how to improvise, i remember him saying that on friedman's japanese show once. but who knows. theyve had enough tributes to dimebag anyways, get over him people he wasn't nearly as great as everyone says, an overated mediocre guitar player.

[boffeydaman]

BFMV fan :
they should get synyster gates to perform there too

What has Synister Gates got to do with Dime?

[Stratogibson]

grand_funky wrote:

get rid of anthrax and shove in BLS.

Amen! Good Idea

[Stratogibson]

dagget wrote:

he wasn't nearly as great as everyone says, an overated mediocre guitar player.

Maybe you should listen to a few Pantera songs...and then try to replicate the riffs and solos Dime created...I don't know who you define as "great" but, I sure would like to know who you think was a better guitarist than Dime...Overated...mmm

[bwalter32]

dave mustaine is a tool. megadeth is cheesy. dime, king, and zakk were buds so those 2 should definately do it.

and to the guy that said synester gates should be there...

you need hit by a 2x4

[chrisofeihenjar]

no zakk wylde?that seems a little odd...
but thats just awsome..wonder what songs they're gonna play

[Tubyboulin]

I hope this gets on youtube, because i want to see what Kerry does in a "Jam" :P

[Stratogibson]

They will probably play CFH and some stuff off of Vulgar...just a guess

[randyaintdead82]

nice

[randyaintdead82]

dagget wrote:

he wasn't nearly as great as everyone says, an overated mediocre guitar player.

your name rhymes with another word that i could describe you as, or are you too clueless to know just like you cant tell what guitarists are skilled

[guitaringnathan]

i could have gone to this but i was low on cash and my mum was really uneasy bout me goin to an ozzy show lol. love ozzy, love zakk, love metallica, and most of all i love dime he

oh well tho, im sure it'll be on youtube or dvd or something

[Fusanti_RHCP]

I actually met dime once...he was a really nice guy

[DimeForever]

They couldn't have picked a better place than Dallas to do it. Dime would be so honored that all of these individuals would come together and pay tribute to him for all that he gave to us. The man did things on the guitar that most people wish they could, including the individuals here making disparaging remarks. The man is GREAT and is beyond reproach. Not "mediocre" or "mallcore" whatever the hell that is. Granted, his murder is closing in on it's 4th anniversary and a tribute may indeed be too late, but regardless. I honestly don't believe that a tribute for someone like Dime could ever be "too late". The tributes are to remind fans and musicians alike of the greatness and down to earth soul that was lost on that f*cked up night, at the hands of a piece of sh*t. If you don't like Dime, fine. Don't label him as "mediocre" because he damn sure wasn't. When you can produce a catalog the caliber of Dimebag Darrell, then you have EVERY right to talk sh*t. Until then, show some respect, man! Rest In Peace, Brother Dime. We love and miss you!

Cheers!

[Fuzzbox91]

this makes me even madder at ozzy that hes making this a one show event i used to think dime was overrated but after listening to the pantera albums he is everything but that, his playing is great, hes an extremley clean and precice soloist with his solos blending the perfect blend of speed, great technique, melody, and soul. he was a great rythm player as well, he was one of the best metal guitarists out there. im really pissed that im missing this.

[MetalHead73]

I'll be there.

[Multiplayerjon]

This needs to be on Long ISLAND!! no good metal bands are playing here... other than at Mayhem! which i can't go to my mom's a little worried... it's sold out anyway

[henders1992]

Does any one else think that Rex Brown should be there too? (Pantera's bassist for those who didnt know) i mean he HAD to have been very close to Dimebag. As for the Mustaine situation with Dime, mustaine asked dimebag to be on the album Rust In Peace (as said earlier) so doesn't that show some sort of freindship? but yes i do know what Mustaine has said in past interviews aswell! and yeah its so awsome that the tribute is in Dallas, i think Hellyeah should be there too JUST so they can do 'Thank You', if you have heard the song u will know why, if you haven't GET YOUTUBING IT! it will fit in perfectly with the tribute

R.I.P Dime , Forever in our hearts

[Tubyboulin]

Come to think of it, i think it would be kind of nice if the old Pantera Singer, Phil somethingorother?, was present. i know him and Dime parted ways on poor terms, but still. They used to be pretty tight. I think at least all members of Pantera and Damageplan should be present, if not participating.

[Thayil_Noise]

Pretty cool to see all these guys together. Im not a fan of his, when you go from glam "diamond darrell" to dimebag, seems a little "uh oh, my names not cool enough" But I have a lot of respect for him as him and Zakk both LOVE(D) Randy Rhoads. I read a story that Zakk said Him and Dimebag stayed up all night listening/drinking to Randy and just ****in havin a ball! I would have loved to be there that night!

[koalabacon]

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

mustaines a doosh. no

[tom-the-lawn]

Personally Dimebag had a terrible tone.

If they do many more tributes after this they'll start to lose their meaning

[speedylocs]

The_String_Man wrote:

I hope Zakk is there too.

lol NO THANK YOU, GTFO ZAKK!!!

[kevinm4435]

blah blah blah overrated

he definitely wasn't overrated

[Billy Picken]

cliffemall123 wrote:

treflip wrote:

A bit late isn't it?

I was thinking the same thing. Dime died nearly four years ago, so a tribute to him now is just a little ridiculous.

Uh no. Its never ridiculous to honor someone that deserves it.

[Motortool79]

im heartbroken that i cant go to see it. RIP Dime!

[Guitarism12]

Black Hole Sun wrote:

DeaThrash wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute
yeah i know it would be cool, but as far as I know Dave has done a similar, thig with Dream Theater and soe other cool musicians, so I thnk thats why he is not in this, it would be very badass if he would be in though.
Did you watch that? The solo was so bad. It was Dead Note City. Should have just let Petrucci finish it. Besides, Mustaine claimed that Pantera ripped off his riffs, until Dime died, and then all he could say was: "
When you get to the level of guitar playing that I'm at and that he was at, the air is pretty thin up there...

He just had to put in that he thinks he's as good as Dime.

They should include Zakk really. I'm not a big fan of his, but they were friends.

lol mustaine is a d**k. Good guitarist but a d**k

[DeanESPJackson]

to the people going "duh. where's Zack at??" hello boneheads, guess who plays for Ozzy, Zack Wilde. No shit he'll be there, if not for the jam then for the Ozzy portion of the show., but I think the other players would want Zack up there too for it and have him get his ass out there.

[mattj2192]

Dude Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer would just be an epic rumble. Anthrax would have nothing to do with it but I think Scott Ian would jump in for the hell of it.

[thedarkblues06]

Stratogibson wrote:

grand_funky wrote:

get rid of anthrax and shove in BLS.

Amen! Good Idea

+2 my friend. +2.

[sheppo]

slayer and metallica on the same stage :O

[TC1223]

dx4life68 wrote:

i thot kerry king was in megadeth very briefly... since when does he h8 mustaine?

Is it too much trouble to spell out the word hate?

[TC1223]

kevinm4435 wrote:

blah blah blah overrated

he definitely wasn't overrated

Wait a minute.. Is someone here saying dimebag was overrated???

[3lusiv3]

thedarkblues06 wrote:

Stratogibson wrote:

grand_funky wrote:

get rid of anthrax and shove in BLS.

Amen! Good Idea

+2 my friend. +2.

F*ck no! If Zakk is already going to be there, then whats wrong with another of Dimes best friends being there?
Idiots.

[IronMaiden5]

Not that a tribute to him is bad, but it is a little late. I mean, they should have done this the year after he died. Four years is a while to just now be doing this. It would still be cool to see that, but I think they should be paying tribute to other musicians who died recently as well, not just Dime.

[skindred]

kevinm4435 wrote:

blah blah blah overrated

you sir are an inexperienced guitar douche of a noob. dimebag overrated, idiot, listen to the solos in floods and cemetery gates then give an HONEST answer.

IronMaiden5 wrote:

Not that a tribute to him is bad, but it is a little late. I mean, they should have done this the year after he died. Four years is a while to just now be doing this. It would still be cool to see that, but I think they should be paying tribute to other musicians who died recently as well, not just Dime.

but dude its the dimebag man. i mean its just because Dime got murdered in such a way and he is still missed now.

after seeing that vid of anselmo on youtube shortly after dimebags death, itd be good to see anselmo there too IMO

[nikhil101]

How many times are people going to do tributes to dimebag? Maybe it's time to move on? Just leave it now

[rgt42dx]

to me i'd like to see mike portnoy, scott ian, zakk wylde, jason newsted, and phil anselmo go at it.

[tmwtp]

The Frayed Ends wrote:

Hm, Jerry's really of out of place on that line-up.

Wow, that was my first thought, too.

[LifesSweetDrug]

tmwtp wrote:

The Frayed Ends wrote:

Hm, Jerry's really of out of place on that line-up.

Wow, that was my first thought, too.

Erm, nope.

Pantera used to tour with Alice In Chains.

[iplay6string]

anyone actually going to this?

[metalheadrenzo]

Kickass.

[slaptasticdave]

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

cuz mustaine on the same stage as all those guys would work out well, its not like he's had a feud with all of them except jerry

[Riot Act]

DeanESPJackson wrote:

to the people going "duh. where's Zack at??" hello boneheads, guess who plays for Ozzy, Zack Wilde. No shit he'll be there, if not for the jam then for the Ozzy portion of the show., but I think the other players would want Zack up there too for it and have him get his ass out there.

haha, +1

Since when does KK hate Kirk? I know they both think Mustaine is a douche, but i thought they were cool with each other, otherwise why would he be coming? No one would intentionally mix bad blood at a tribute...thats just pathetic.

[guitaringnathan]

Riot Act

Since when does KK Kirk? I know they both think Mustaine is a douche, but i thought they were cool with each other, otherwise why would he be coming? No one would intentionally mix bad at a tribute...thats just pathetic.

cause metallica stole rick rubin from him when slayer was bout to make an album and he called metallica used up and said they should just give up (but i think that metallica did that they probably should too)

[XxPunkMafiaxX]

cba_soldier wrote:

NICE!! phil demmel should be there too but... well...
DAMN! i wanna go xD

Fuck yes brother!
All of Machine Head should be there really. They have a lot of respect for Dime.
R.I.P

[highwind5150]

Kerry takes the stage with Kirk who is a part of a band Metallica, which before and after St. Anger has done nothing but talk trash on them. Interesting.

But I love Dimebag for his playing and he was a heck of a person on top of that. Why does it matter if we pay tribute to him?? It's not like we'll see another Dimebag in our lifetime with today's music.

[saucehead]

All the tools on this blog saying that one band should be there over another really have no idea of the kind of person Dime was. Dime would jam with anyone and would honored to have Anthrax, BLS, Slayer, or practically anyone else doing this. Possibly the biggest tribute would be if the guys from Kiss said a few words or jammed on a song since anyone who knows anything about Dime's history knows Kiss is what started it all for him. That probably won't happen, but don't start saying certain guys should be there or not. I doubt anyone on this board could hang with any of the talents playing there. Blacktooth Grin's 4ever, R.I.P. Dime.

[slpknt21]

joshua029 wrote:

good to see a tribute but i'm suprised that it didn't happen sooner...

it did. lamb of god and a couple of bands did it on the anniversary of dimes death a while ago.

checked.

[xXChimairaXx]

Lamb of God did a tribute to him on the anniversary of his passing in Dallas on the tour with Devildriver, Soilwork, and KSE. It was pretty well done for their style of music.

But dang, this sounds pretty damn cool.

[pkweon]

dagget wrote:

lol kerry king doesnt even know how to improvise, i remember him saying that on friedman's japanese show once. but who knows. theyve had enough tributes to dimebag anyways, get over him people he wasn't nearly as great as everyone says, an overated mediocre guitar player.

well yeah but kerry king played with darrell on a song called god damn electric so i think it's pretty proper.
besides, I'm looking forward to vinnie paul+scott ian. It'll be a good listen

[.:!j.man!:.]

good guitarist but way too over-rated.

[METALFAN254]

its zakk wylde, not zack wilde

[silent caution]

thats awesome, it might be one of those moments people talk about forever.....aint those guys to big for ozzfest? i thought they changed it for focus on younger up and coming bands

[WARLOCK123]

mustaine wont go cose kirk hammet is there. mustaine was part of metallcia but they kicked him out. and just about every other musician there hates mustaine too!

[Kadaj]

WARLOCK123 wrote:

mustaine wont go cos kirk hammet is there. mustaine was part of metallcia but they kicked him out. and just about every other musician there hates mustaine too!

Nobody knows this, seriously nobody does.

[dx4life68]

Is it too much trouble to spell out the word hate?

not really... but since you knew what i meant anyways.. what the ****s the diferrence?

[3 days grace14]

all you that think Mustaine should be there are ****ing idiots honestly when metallica threw him for being a drunken bastard he pouted and threw a hissy fit. So wish i was seeing this show and if there doing it i can almost gurantee Zakk will be there come on he has to! R.I.P DIMEBAG!!!!!

[dann_blood]

I wish Dream Theater could do it again without Mustaine. I wonder what song they'll cover, or if theyll write a new one altogether.

[Dimebag Dave]

Oh come on. This guy is overrated as hell. He's not a guitar god. People need to stop shoving his corpse down everyone's throat.

[demigod90234]

boffeydaman wrote:

BFMV fan :
they should get synyster gates to perform there too
What has Synister Gates got to do with Dime?

I think they're referring to Ozzfest 2006 when Avenged Sevenfold, (From what i've heard from others who went), did a very good and tasteful cover of Pantera's "Walk"

[Deth is iminent]

3 days grace14 wrote:

all you that think Mustaine should be there are ****ing idiots honestly when metallica threw him for being a drunken bastard he pouted and threw a hissy fit. So wish i was seeing this show and if there doing it i can almost gurantee Zakk will be there come on he has to! R.I.P DIMEBAG!!!!!

MUSTAINE IS A BADASS GUITAR PLAYER
everyone in metallica was a drunk ass mother****er
(thats when there music didnt suck like it did with the black album and after, hey, go figure thats when they sobered up and cut there hair, *******s)
and tallicas bitch asses ripped off the four horsemen from mustaine, long live mechanix

i agree dimes friends should tribute him,
and i hope that even if some of these guitarists egos do collide often, they would have the respect to put it aside to make this the best tribute they can
i would certainly hope none of these guitarists would jeperdize the quality of the tribute with some childish feelings

dime can be overrated at times simply because hes more well known now that hes dead and his face/name is on everything and this generation (i would know im a part of it) looks at the face value and the names more than whats its really about 99% of the ****in time
but he was still a good guitarist, no doubt
hes not as overrated as jimi hendrix or kiss (i know he loved kiss but that dont mean they arent sellouts and that they dont suck)

and furthermore, no one from avenged sevenfold should be there, metalcore is NOT metal, especially the kind that dime & friends produce(ed)

rest in peace man, because you deserve to

[therescue06]

treflip wrote:

A bit late isn't it?

just a tad.

[OzZY-RuLE5!!!!!]

wish i had tickets to see this show and had enough money to fly from canada down there

[TRIPPIN 24/7]

**** yeah we need more shit like this, DIMEBAG IS MY FUKIN GOD, and all u people that think hes overated must be fukin deff( or retarded) and for the record mustaine was kicked out of metallica for being way to awsome! and IF ne of u got last months guitar world magazine (the one with yngie malmsteen on the cover) watch mustaines lesson hE wrote ride the lightning. KING DIMEBAG RIP.

[jacksonwarrior1]

Mustaine rocks the living crap out of all those musicians going, he doesn't need to waste his time up on that stage with them, he already made tributes.

[RockInPeaceDime]

Black Hole Sun wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tributeIt's ****ing not, he murders Pantera solos. You seen Dream Theater covering Cemetary Gates? He comes out and royally ****s up.

I'll be the last guy to defend Mustaine cause I think he's a genuine ******* (great player however), but it's pretty well known by now that Mustaine wasn't originally supposed to play that solo. The guy who was supposed to play it didn't show up so Mustaine did it last minute.

[RockInPeaceDime]

Dimebag Dave wrote:

Oh come on. This guy is overrated as hell. He's not a guitar god. People need to stop shoving his corpse down everyone's throat.

Every major guitarist who has been well known for 15+ years is overrated...none of them are as good as they used to be. Don't be a numbnuts as well please.

[RockInPeaceDime]

nikhil101 wrote:

How many times are people going to do tributes to dimebag? Maybe it's time to move on? Just leave it now

Yeah there's so much wrong with a guy's very close friends (some of whom are childhood friends) wanting to pay tribute to a guy rather than letting his legacy slip through the cracks. It's been 4 years, not 30 years and if it's good music from cool guys paying tribute to not only a great guitarist, but a great person, why the **** does it matter what the reason for playing is? Would it make people happy for these guys just to jam together and not say it's a Dime tribute? I don't see the big deal...it's a label. If you don't like that it's for Dime, then rid your mind of the label and just listen to the music. jesus...

[The_Seventh_Sin]

Zangetsu 101 wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute


Dave and Kirk having a jam... :P

Just replace Hammet with Mustaine =]

agreed.

but dave doesnt play the solo to Cemetary Gates very well

[HammerForce]

Black Star wrote:

roarinflames wrote:

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUGGESTING MUSTAINE:
mustaine made some pretty negative comments back in pantera's day
i wouldnt expect them to have anything to do with mustaine

You do realize that Mustaine's first choice for a lead guitarist on Rust In Peace was Dimebag, right? Dimebag refused because he wouldn't take Vinnie Paul, so Mustaine settled for Friedman.

To be honest I think it's a good think, I think Friedman gave loads to their music on that album.

On another note.....Kirk Hammet...He's not bad but if they're going to have a tribute they'd be better off having Hetfield he's a much better player if you ask me :P

.....awaits flaming

[HammerForce]

Also (sorry for the double post) When did Mustaine play with Dream Theater?

[AlienMetalhead]

Goose183 wrote:

oands wrote:

...and killed by a crazed fan while playing onstage ... The shooter, a crazed fan, was initially said to be distraught over the breakup of Dimebag Darrell’s former band Pantera.

D'OH!



this is actually not true...the shooter had paranoid schizophrenia and believed that members of the band could read his mind...i remember seeing the video of it happenin...the shooter got a bunch a shotgun shells to open his face...

The key words are INITIALLY THOUGHT, they weren't sure why at first.

checked

[Warheart1188]

I'm still pissed how Ozzfest is only one freakin day in Texas. F**k that.

[Chozz]

Won't Phil Anselmo be playing? Or they still having a tiff.

[matthewanich]

they shoodve got synyster gates cuz hes a big dimebag fan

[the agony scene]

matthewanich wrote:

they shoodve got synyster gates cuz hes a big dimebag fan

lol yea great lets get every dime fan to play, if you have a stage big enough for 40 million scene kids and there dime tribute guitars thats great idea.

great guitarist and this even though late is a great tribute to him.I mean what better way than having all your friends jamming onstage in your honour .

[Magero]

Is this really neccessary?
It really just feels like another corpse raping to me. For Devin's sake, I can understand wanting to pay tribute, but it's been 3 and a half years now and they STILL want to pull this stuff out so they can draw a crowd. I get this really strong feeling that if Dime could send us a message it would just be "Dudes, seriously, chill out, move on."

[MetalliCarnage]

Lol @ Kirk Hammet and Kerry King being on the same stage..... Ive seen King take some shots @ Metallica in the past (an episode of Much Loud guest hosted by King, king burns st anger) but I think King and Hammet are man enough to put any differences aside to honour Dime. I dont think the same can be said for Mustaine cuz hes such an ******* (worse than lars in my opinion). Also an overrated guitar player (same goes for King). Hes good, but not anywhere near as good as Dime

[6Metal6Militia6]

matthewanich wrote:

they shood get synyster gates to play cuz hes a big dimebag fann

The stage is no place is posers, it's dedicated to the truest stars of Thrash Metal loving Dimebag's music. Your comment is stupidly funny.

[6Metal6Militia6]

for posers* made a mistake in typing.

[LegionsOfDeath]

another dimebag tribute?
srsly?? ughhh

[westvipor]

Wow, i cant wait.
Im goin, and love everyone whos gonna be there.

Too much to handle.

[Bullethead]

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUGGESTING MUSTAINE:
mustaine made some pretty negative comments back in pantera's day
i wouldnt expect them to have anything to do with mustaine

Actually Dave asked Dime to join Megadeth, but Dime didn't cuz vinnie couldnt come

[Bullethead]

Its kinda weird how the explain dimes death in every article about him, you think wed know

[rocknrollstar]

3rd Eye wrote:

LegionsOfDeath wrote:

another dimebag tribute?
srsly?? ughhh
Does it bother you that your not getting tribute shows played in your honor?

Silly.


Everyone knows you can only apperciate someones talent when they die. Then they get put on a shelf.



Overated guitarist (doesnt mean hes not good at what he does, well did do) but all this Dean endorsements and kids crying about it.


No one deserves getting shot in the face. Except maybe whoever started the shelfing of dead rock and roll stars.

[Levi79]

that is way over due but it is being done in the best way with kerry king scott ian kirk hammet! As people have said Zakk Wylde should definatly be there
R.I.P Dime

[RocksAwakening5]

Awesome. I would love to see it.
R.I.P. Dime.

[Joshyoung90]

This will be great!
Not Kerry King!! I seen a video on youtube with Dime and King trying to play a harmony... kerry cant play it and dime looks angry lol!

There was kinda a tribute to him at Gigantour with guys from Fear Factory, Nevermore, SymphonyX, Dream Theatre and Megadeth. They played Cemetary Gates.

[pootoob]

Black Star wrote:


roarinflames wrote:

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUGGESTING MUSTAINE:
mustaine made some pretty negative comments back in pantera's day
i wouldnt expect them to have anything to do with mustaine

You do realize that Mustaine's first choice for a lead guitarist on Rust In Peace was Dimebag, right? Dimebag refused because he wouldn't take Vinnie Paul, so Mustaine settled for Friedman.

Also, it's Mustaine, as soon as Dimebag turned him down, he was most likely thinking '**** him' and that is why he went on to rubbish him later on, before he apologised and stuffz.

[Vermillion85]

Black Hole Sun wrote:

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tributeIt's ****ing not, he murders Pantera solos. You seen Dream Theater covering Cemetary Gates? He comes out and royally ****s up.

Hey mate, i think your getting confused, or making two points. Mustaine is ex-metallica now megadeth.

John Petrucci is Dream Theatre.

But anyway, RIP Dime, fallen but never forgotten.

[systemofa blink]

i like how it says "fan".... that SOB was no fan of dimebag!

[Perpetual Burn]

More like it's a shame Phil and Vinnie still don't get along.

Vermillion85 wrote:
Hey mate, i think your getting confused, or making two points. Mustaine is ex-metallica now megadeth.

John Petrucci is Dream Theatre

Dave Mustaine played Cemetary gates with dream theater live and he messed it up pretty badly. Search on youtube for 'cemetary gates dream theater'

also... checked
also, checked

[Haunted_Shell]

systemofa blink wrote:

i like how it says "fan".... that SOB was no fan of dimebag!

[quote]

Hahahaha yeah I know eh

[N031]

superjoint2112 wrote:

its a shame mustaine isnt there they could have a big four of thrash plus AIC tribute

Dave Mustain onstage with a member of Metallica?
...
..
.
His replacement, no less?

nah, wouldn't have worked in any light.

[Stratogibson]

RockInPeaceDime wrote:

Every major guitarist who has been well known for 15+ years is overrated...none of them are as good as they used to be. Don't be a numbnuts as well please.

So are you saying that every guitarist is overated.

[awall1022]

Dimebag deserved it he deserves the best being the worlds greatest/influencial guitarist Rock in Peace Dime

[Metal_Lord666]

OH GODD!
how stupid are some of you!
1. Mettalica And Megadeth?? WTF! Never gonna happen! maustaine use to be in metallica, got kicked out, metallica hate Mustaine!
mustaine hates metallica!
2.To the **** that said kick out Anthrax and brin in BLS...FUCK YOU!! kick out metaliica! BLS and Anthrax...Scott Ian and Zakk Wylde were Dime's best mates!
****ing stupid ****s!!
time you all learn you shit!

[Metal_Lord666]

matthewanich wrote:

they shoodve got synyster gates cuz hes a big dimebag fan

OMFG!! FUCK YOU FAGGOT!!! STICK AVENGED SEVENFOLD EMO DIET CRAP OFF!!!
THEY ARE WIHINEY LITTLE FAGGOTS!!
IF THE DARE PLAY ANYTHING BY DIMEBAG, ID SAY THERE WOULD BE ALOT OF PISSED OFF METALHEAD'S!
FUCK YOU SCENE EMO CUNTS!

[Metal_Lord666]

Dimebag Dave wrote:

Oh come on. This guy is overrated as hell. He's not a guitar god. People need to stop shoving his corpse down everyone's throat.

I OUGHT TO KILL YOU CUNT!!!
HOW DARE YOU SPEAK SUCH WORDS ABOUT DIME BAG!
GO TO HELL YOU DISRESPECTFUL CUNT!

[Metal_Lord666]

tom-the-lawn wrote:

Personally Dimebag had a terrible tone.

If they do many more tributes after this they'll start to lose their meaning

TERRIBLE TONE????
WTF ARE YOU!!
DEAF OF SOMETHING!??!