Korn, SOAD, Ozzy Members Remember Dimebag

During this past weekend's one-day Ozzfest in Dallas, Chris Steffen of RollingStone.com spoke to members of Korn, System Of A Down and Ozzy Osbourne about their memories of Pantera and Damageplan guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was killed onstage at an Ohio concert in 2004.

Jonathan Davis (Korn): "The shit he did, that's what got me into heavy music — 'Vulgar Display of Power'. I was only into Eighties music before that. The heaviest thing I listened to was Skinny Puppy and Ministry, but that wasn't metal. When I heard 'Vulgar Display', I was like, 'Holy shit, what the fuck is this?' The first time I ever saw them live, before Korn was even signed, me and Fieldy [Korn bassist] went, and it was Pantera and Sepultura at Irving Meadows in L.A. They came out, started the first song, the curtain dropped, and me and Fieldy just started crying. We looked at each other and we had tears in our eyes because it was so fucking intense and heavy and sick."

Serj Tankian: "When [System Of A Down] played with Pantera at the Forum, my parents had come to the show, and my parents are definitely not into heavy music at all. They were older, in their late sixties. What they were doing was very special, to a point where my parents, who are not into any rock or metal or any type of heavy music, really got them. I was blown away, and I said, 'Really? You're not just messing with me?' They said, 'No, we love them. You guys were great, but they are awesome.'"

Blasko (bass, Ozzy Osbourne): "The first Pantera song I heard probably would have been 'Cowboys From Hell', which I thought was cool, but I don't think I really got it until 'Vulgar Display of Power'. Then I said, 'Okay, now I get it, now I see what's happening.' When I first heard 'I'm Broken', I thought, 'This is the raddest song ever — the raddest riff.' It just makes me want to break shit. It was like, 'This is the song I wish I wrote.' That was the song where I was just said, 'Fuck!'"

A special one-time only all-star tribute to fallen Pantera/Damageplan guitarist and Texas native "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was held at this year's Ozzfest.

Fan-filmed video footage of Lars Ulrich of Metallica performing Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" alongside Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains), Mike Inez (Alice In Chains), Scott Ian (Anthrax) and Pearl Aday (Ian's fiancée and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf) can be viewed at this location.

Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[Metallicaloveu]

Much missed.

[grand_funky]

koRn is balls, Dimebag is god

[condork]

This is awsome, glad that the recognition doesnt stop. God bless, RIP Dimebag

[Megadeth2011]

Hopefully he'll make it on to the cover. It would be their best yet.

[Death-Speak]

For me it was Cowboys From Hell. One of the first tapes I ever bought.

[SuicidalFreak]

And Bob Seger was right, Rock and Roll never forgets. The legacy of Dimebag also never forgets. His legacy on Cowboys from Hell, Vulgar Display of Power, Far Beyond Driven and the rest of Pantera's albums will always live on!

[Billy Picken]

Mouth for War was the song that got me into Pantera.

RIP Dime

[36mikeyb36]

Walk was my first Pantera song, I listened to it high as hell and i got so ****ing angry i punched like seven holes in my wall and really wanted to fight someone. Dimebag is a huge inspiration to me in guitar playing and in music, R.I.P. brother.

[Amito]

ironic as I just bought reinventing hell, gonna check out the dvd! RIP

[Creep_C-1]

i'm broken is also my favorite song and riff

[Primus12]

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

[Metonyx]

You know, I really think Metal/Heavy has some sort of insane powers.. Cause my parents, who never listen to anything but Indian movie songs, saw me playing guitar, and they told me they were thinking: "wow that music we listen to is so boring and predictable.."

It was really weird, actually.

[Shredder Guitar]

i think its great how everyone wants to remember Dimebag and not let him fade away. This is awesome.

[dann_blood]

Song that really got me into them was Cemetary Gates. I love all their other stuff, but Cemetary Gates shows the talent that was really in the band and altered between soft and heavy.
RIP Dime.

[xXCRA1GXx]

KoRn YEEAAAHHHH!!!!!

[xXCRA1GXx]

xXCRA1GXx wrote:

KoRn YEEAAAHHHH!!!!!

And DimeBAG YEAH

[F8iscruel]

i love dimebags riffs, and i am thankful he created my favorite guitar, a guitar that actually makes me not feel like im holding a toy, man i love my razorback. and i kind of had the same pogression with pantera as ozzy's bassist did

[DiveRightIn63]

KoRn and SOAD blow, haha. Pantera is pretty damn good though. I hate his guitar >_

[Phazer]

so dimebag walks into this bar right...

[Cobain_Is_King]

This is the worst article ever.

[Led4UrHead88]

no one... i mean NO ONE can set up a power groove like Dimebag could

[Monolith295]

I love how the SOAD dudes parents are like "yeah, sure you're ok, but holy sh*t Pantera's good" kinda like how I look at them.

[Phazer]

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

Can we murder you and see how long it takes for UG to get over it?!?

[acdclandon]

Phazer wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

Can we murder you and see how long it takes for UG to get over it?!?

LMAO
classic
yeah primus, go live in a hole (pun intended to those hardcore pantera fans)

[Shazazmic]

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

+1 This is just ridiculous.

[Nothing_2_lose]

DiveRightIn63 wrote:

KoRn and SOAD blow, haha. Pantera is pretty damn good though. I hate his guitar >_

OMFG his guitar rules

[Nothing_2_lose]

DiveRightIn63 wrote:

KoRn and SOAD blow, haha. Pantera is pretty damn good though. I hate his guitar >_

OMFG his guitar rules

any dimebag fan should read that. when i read it i was insanely angry.

http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3412

o and dime bag R.I.P

[OzZY-RuLE5!!!!!]

acdclandon wrote:

Phazer wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

Can we murder you and see how long it takes for UG to get over it?!?

it is just the way dime was killed. last time i checked no muscian was shot and killed on stage. this has not happened before to the best of my knowledge. you may say time to put is past us but to us dime will neve die in our hearts

[nikhil101]

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

+1, how many tributes have they had to him already? I know how he was killed was bad and on stage etc. but they have had loads of tributes to him already.

[horandago]

SOAD rule

[llamaloser]

SOAD RULES

[stratupyourass]

nikhil101 wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

+1, how many tributes have they had to him already? I know how he was killed was bad and on stage etc. but they have had loads of tributes to him already.

stop complaining...dime deserves all the appreciation and gratitude the world has to offer even if it means paying tribute to him everyday..everyday dimebag followers are born...his music and guitarplaying remains powerful and still inspires to this day..theres times i would reach the point of boredom listening to pantera but it wont take long til you hunger to hear his playing then you feel like shredding the shitt out of your guitar again and again..i dont get that much inspiration from any other guitarist but dimebag

[cleonjones]

stratupyourass wrote:

nikhil101 wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

+1, how many tributes have they had to him already? I know how he was killed was bad and on stage etc. but they have had loads of tributes to him already.

stop complaining...dime deserves all the appreciation and gratitude the world has to offer even if it means paying tribute to him everyday..everyday dimebag followers are born...his music and guitarplaying remains powerful and still inspires to this day..theres times i would reach the point of boredom listening to pantera but it wont take long til you hunger to hear his playing then you feel like shredding the shitt out of your guitar again and again..i dont get that much inspiration from any other guitarist but dimebag

You should probably listen to more music.

[Hamsterboy420]

i love pantera and dime. but the ozzfest tribute could have been better. they didnt announce who was on stage or anything. i was hoping for better.

[morgy159]

Why is it all the greatest musicians die early? Kurt Cobain, Cliff Burton, DimeBag, the singer from Drowning Pool etc.

[zakkwyldefan79]

electricwizard_ wrote:

dime rules. he deserves all the tributes.

I couldn't agree more.

[RhythmsMethod]

Hamsterboy420 wrote:

i love pantera and dime. but the ozzfest tribute could have been better. they didnt announce who was on stage or anything. i was hoping for better.

Yea, I was there, I though Jerry Cantrell was going to play a better song than he did, kerry king and scott ian kicked ass on Fucking hostle and A New Level, but they could of atleast do cemetary gates instead of that pink floyd song, and also no cowboys or walk. But it was still amazing to watch the love for Dimebag and pantera from all the fans, R.I.P. Dimebag.

[KoRnyKenny]

I'm.
Fucking.
Broken.

RIP.

[SensesFail_dude]

dimebag was sick and all, but damn dude the guy has been dead for sometime now, get over it, people die wehther its of old age or a bullet, its part of life

[flyboyC17]

OzZY-RuLE5!!!!! wrote:

acdclandon wrote:

Phazer wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

Can we murder you and see how long it takes for UG to get over it?!?


it is just the way dime was killed. last time i checked no muscian was shot and killed on stage. this has not happened before to the best of my knowledge. you may say time to put is past us but to us dime will neve die in our hearts

Guess what dude. Dime will never die in my heart either, he was a great inspiration but dude enough is enough. Just because i say that and Primus said what he said doesn't mean we didn't like him or whatever it's all about accepting reality and the reality is that he died and is not coming back and you don't need all this public attention and tribute crap which seems like publicity hype(coughRitacough) just to remember him, i can do that in the privacy of my room listening to some Pantera albums or jamming out their songs with my band.

[kylewieldsax]

Another reason we should pay tribute to the Dime, is the way he handled himself when he was alive. He didn't get caught up in being a superstar, he just went out to kick ass every night. And I respect the shit out of him for that and many other reasons. BTW, favorite Dime riff- Regular People(Conceit).....even a street-wise s.o.b. knows---DONT F*CK WITH THIS!

[Saikotic]

A New Level is what got me. RIP Dimebag.

[dieloony2]

it sucks what happened to him but seriously let it go.

now this is just getting annoying. if people cared this much when he was still alive he wouldn't have been playing at shit bars.

he was just a freekin guitar player.

[soadrocker301]

grand_funky wrote:

koRn is balls, Dimebag is god

couldnt have said it better myself.

[Cameronrobson]

Randy Bobandy wrote:

I love how everyone thinks this band was So HeAvY and ExTrEme! Are you kidding me? Pantera was just commercial mallcore shit made for angsty teens. You want heavy? how about Dark Angle, Possessed, Sodom or Kreator. That was heavy, this shit was just essentially the very first Nu Metal band.

Get over it. He was an average guitarist in some crappy aggro rock band. How about tributes to Rory G. or Tommy Bolin? F u cking actualy guitarists who did things, Jeez.

UG, stop posting these stupid Dime related articles.

+1

Pantera was good, but Pantera fans are ruining them for me.

[MetalGS3SE]

Jesus, let the dude die already.

[ALLmustPAY]

RhythmsMethod :
Hamsterboy420 wrote:

i love pantera and dime. but the ozzfest tribute could have been better. they didnt announce who was on stage or anything. i was hoping for better.


Yea, I was there, I though Jerry Cantrell was going to play a better song than he did, kerry king and scott ian kicked ass on Fucking hostle and A New Level, but they could of atleast do cemetary gates instead of that pink floyd song, and also no cowboys or walk. But it was still amazing to watch the love for Dimebag and pantera from all the fans, R.I.P. Dimebag.

Yeah I agree with ya, I was there too and I was just waiting for the CFH riff to get everything set off. I was kinda pissed when it seemed like Cavalera Forgot the words to a new level and King Diamond came out and just kinda hopped around. Was really suprised zakk wasnt out there. Was also cool when Metallica dedicated fade to black to him later in the show. RIP DIME

[les_paul_01]

i remember dimebag!

wasn't he the pantera guitarist?

[SharpObject]

Who was that drumming at the Ozzfest tribute?

[xXChimairaXx]

Randy Bobandy wrote:

I love how everyone thinks this band was So HeAvY and ExTrEme! Are you kidding me? Pantera was just commercial mallcore shit made for angsty teens. You want heavy? how about Dark Angle, Possessed, Sodom or Kreator. That was heavy, this shit was just essentially the very first Nu Metal band.

Get over it. He was an average guitarist in some crappy aggro rock band. How about tributes to Rory G. or Tommy Bolin? F u cking actualy guitarists who did things, Jeez.

UG, stop posting these stupid Dime related articles.

There really are a lot of pissed off babies out there. Whine somewhere else.

PANTERA = LEGENDARY. KREATOR = who the...?

But it really does have to end sometime.

[DiveRightIn63]

Nothing_2_lose wrote:

DiveRightIn63 wrote:

KoRn and SOAD blow, haha. Pantera is pretty damn good though. I hate his guitar >_

OMFG his guitar rules

any dimebag fan should read that. when i read it i was insanely angry.

http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3412

o and dime bag R.I.P

destroyers and flying v's and guitars shaped like that are stupid, imo.

[DimeForever]

I wish I could've been there for that. I'm sure it kicked ass.

Rest In Peace, Brother Dime!!!!

FOREVER STRONGER THAN ALL!!!!

Cheers!

[ShadowsThatMove]

"Korn, SOAD, Ozzy Members Remember Dimebag"

did no one else find that hilarious?
i read it and felt like they'd just suddenly remembered he was dead. hahaha

[Metonyx]

ShadowsThatMove wrote:

"Korn, SOAD, Ozzy Members Remember Dimebag"

did no one else find that hilarious?
i read it and felt like they'd just suddenly remembered he was dead. hahaha

rofl just noticed the headline makes no sense..

[Ingsoc]

As long as there's no "DIMEBAG OZZFEST REMEMBERANCE REISSUE RAZORBACK" I'm all for respecting and remembering Dimebag Darrell.

[Les Paul Ell]

Ingsoc wrote:

As long as there's no "DIMEBAG OZZFEST REMEMBERANCE REISSUE RAZORBACK" I'm all for respecting and remembering Dimebag Darrell.

Amen. Dean are arseholes for what they did with him. A sign of respect would be 2 signature models at most, an ML and a Razorback just for kicks. Milking as much money out of a dead man as they can would be making 33 signature models...OH WAIT.


I remember Dimebag too..

[ValoRhoads]

nikhil101 wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

+1, how many tributes have they had to him already? I know how he was killed was bad and on stage etc. but they have had loads of tributes to him already.

They do it because Dimebag has become much more than a man in his death. Dimebag has become a symbol of freedom for metal heads. He is the metal head's John Lennon.

[guitaringnathan]

i love dime to , i admire his music entirely in about every form, and i believe he does need to be tributed because despite what the rs say, dimebag was awesome, his riffs were sometimes complex and sometimes simple but they had a certain feel that it feels so many bands are missing despite how complicated their riffs get.

but that being said, i am personally a little tired of all these dime tributes as well. if you look, truly he was only a guitarist for a band and he did do a little charity work, but people who devote their entire lives to helping people only get 10 second spots on local news casts. at the end of the day thats all he was.

i think we should tribute him every once in a while like we do with rhoads, hendrix, cobain, and so on. but we should also tribute him by takin what we learned from him and pushing it to the next level. i think thats what he would want and not want us living in the past.

[Guitarfreak777]

People will never ever forget Dimebag, just as people will never ever forget Kurt Cobain. They were both very influentual and when people with that much talent die early in their lives they will be remembered forever.

Now that being said, I don't see a reason for having an article on these bands remembering him, seems like a waste of an article when people remember him everyday.

[bigtimmy]

to the people here that don't seem to appreciate all the tributes to dime, its one thing to say that to a person who didn't know him personally, but you're forgetting that so many of us here started playing because of him.

Having lost a friend of mine to cancer recently, my mates and i constantly talk about him and miss him dearly. All these tributes made on stage are from dime's friends and colleagues...you would deny them their grievance.

I'm no saying you guys are being cruel, but a death of someone you care about is something you will never get over. You can accept it but you will always miss them.

please remember this when you have your opinion on the matter

[swift2k8]

I know he was a great gutiarist to some, sorry though not a "god". I respect him, and I agree to keep his memory alive, but enough is enough with this Dimebag worship. In the end he is just another person, no better than you or I.

[3dd_bggst_fan]

swift2k8 wrote:

I know he was a great gutiarist to some, sorry though not a "god". I respect him, and I agree to keep his memory alive, but enough is enough with this Dimebag worship. In the end he is just another person, no better than you or I.

no... much better than you

[Unrulyguitarist]

Cameronrobson wrote:

Randy Bobandy wrote:

I love how everyone thinks this band was So HeAvY and ExTrEme! Are you kidding me? Pantera was just commercial mallcore shit made for angsty teens. You want heavy? how about Dark Angle, Possessed, Sodom or Kreator. That was heavy, this shit was just essentially the very first Nu Metal band.

Get over it. He was an average guitarist in some crappy aggro rock band. How about tributes to Rory G. or Tommy Bolin? F u cking actualy guitarists who did things, Jeez.

UG, stop posting these stupid Dime related articles.

+1

Pantera was good, but Pantera fans are ruining them for me.

If the fans are ruining it for you. Then maybe you should stop listening to the fans and listen to their music. Dime, you rock brother. You deserve this.

[IfDaysEnd]

Randy Bobandy wrote:

I love how everyone thinks this band was So HeAvY and ExTrEme! Are you kidding me? Pantera was just commercial mallcore shit made for angsty teens. You want heavy? how about Dark Angle, Possessed, Sodom or Kreator. That was heavy, this shit was just essentially the very first Nu Metal band.

Get over it. He was an average guitarist in some crappy aggro rock band. How about tributes to Rory G. or Tommy Bolin? F u cking actualy guitarists who did things, Jeez.

UG, stop posting these stupid Dime related articles.

I love how people are always trying to look bad and mouth off bands and stuff like that. Who cares who is heavier than who...besides all those bands you mentioned don't even play the same damn thing. Stop comparing different genres, obviously thrash metal isn't the same as black metal...WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE ARE HEAVIER BANDS IN THE WHOLE WORLD, people just can't stop babbling about who is heavier than who.

But please, appreciate music as it is, Kreator, Sodom, Possessed, Decapitated, Morbid Angel, Opeth, Scar Symmetry bla bla bla I can go on and on, people have different taste in music, but you know what? Being humble is what makes a great musician, not being virtuous or anything, maybe you can learn from that.

By the way, I feel good for you because you hear heavy bands and you feel like a total badas$ because of that, I really do.

[landerson]

[quote]Randy Bobandy wrote:

Pantera was just commercial mallcore shit made for angsty teens. You want heavy? how about Dark Angle, Possessed, Sodom or Kreator. That was heavy, this shit was just essentially the very first Nu Metal band.How about tributes to Rory G. or Tommy Bolin? F u cking actualy guitarists who did things, Jeez./quote]

who?

[landerson]

ehh sorry for teh typo.

[TheCondors]

heres what i dont like-->

making Dime signature model guitars that he has never played

[HH_Emo_666]

i miss dimebag and shit .. but this was already on ug

[wyldeshredder]

to the guys bashin the dime tributes, if u dont enjoy them, dont watch them,listen to them,read about them w/e
im perfectly happy to see these dime tributes going on. if u dont, that fine. just dont try to piss all over the people putting time,effort,and money into honouring him. if u dont like them, go pay attention to something else

[BlisteringDDj]

Cameronrobson wrote:

Randy Bobandy wrote:

I love how everyone thinks this band was So HeAvY and ExTrEme! Are you kidding me? Pantera was just commercial mallcore shit made for angsty teens. You want heavy? how about Dark Angle, Possessed, Sodom or Kreator. That was heavy, this shit was just essentially the very first Nu Metal band.

Get over it. He was an average guitarist in some crappy aggro rock band. How about tributes to Rory G. or Tommy Bolin? F u cking actualy guitarists who did things, Jeez.

UG, stop posting these stupid Dime related articles.
+1

Pantera was good, but Pantera fans are ruining them for me.

I don't know if I agree with randy 100% here, but Cameron, +1! Sometimes, a band having too many dumb fanboys can ruin it all...

I love Slipknot, but their fans and haters **** it all up! DAMN!

[GREENWARRI0R]

Shazazmic wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

+1 This is just ridiculous.

Agreed. Though I did like the "Wish You Were Here" tribute to him. Pretty well done, though the drums could've been left out... or not so damn loud.

[reactionzero10]

ok people are prolly gonna hate me but i didnt even know he was dead.... i was kinda suprised when i saw memories lol i never was a big fan but RIP man

[vertigodown]

FUCKING HOSTILE

R.I.P. Dime

[Chasepw133]

Pantera/Dimebag fanboi's are the worst.
just let him be in peace.

[stitches31]

omfg stop saying crap about dime. he died so long ago and he wasnt even that great. its so annoying!

[Shockball V]

I know one thing that Dimebag would want me to do and thats listening to Pantera!!!

[kfong03]

stitches31 wrote:

omfg stop saying crap about dime. he died so long ago and he wasnt even that great. its so annoying!

show some respect dude, dime was THE metal guitarist of the decade and even now he still impresses ppl wth the work he left behind, if u don't like him then don't come here and comment yea? GO DIME!!!

[Hamsterboy420]

SharpObject wrote:

Who was that drumming at the Ozzfest tribute?

i believe it was lars. at least for a couple of songs.

[ScreaminSavior]

the songs that got me into Pantera were [[two of theyre best imo]] Walk and This Love...Walk is just like the greatest metal song ever is so heavy. and This Love is like soft but then kicks ass. Dime is such an inspiration and was amazing.

[i_r_guitar]

im sad hes gone=(

[METAL HEAD 3#]

S.trength
.
D.etermination
.
M.erciless
.
F.orever

BYLAWS AND THE CODE OF HONOUR
God, Family, Beer
Suicide is not an Option
Complaint Dept. Closed
Live Life Stronger Than Death
Thou Shall Not Spilleth The Beer
Refuse To Lose/Born To Booze
Respect Is To Be Shown To All Society Dwellers Worldwide
Colours Must Be Worn At All Black Label Society Shows & Events
FEAR NO BEER
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R.I.P
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
GODS OF \../,METAL,\../

[Bunyip]

Cobain_Is_King wrote:

This is the worst article ever.

for a good cause. pantera and dimbag are awesome. dont really need to hear about feildy and jonathan davies crying our serj tankians mum rocking out lol

[ripdime04]

o god it makes me sik to my ****in stmach to wear wut people say about a great man

-r.i. brother dime your spirit lives on

[IronMaiden5]

Les Paul Ell wrote:

Ingsoc wrote:

As long as there's no "DIMEBAG OZZFEST REMEMBERANCE REISSUE RAZORBACK" I'm all for respecting and remembering Dimebag Darrell.

Amen. Dean are arseholes for what they did with him. A sign of respect would be 2 signature models at most, an ML and a Razorback just for kicks. Milking as much money out of a dead man as they can would be making 33 signature models...OH WAIT.


I remember Dimebag too..

Agreed. It's wrong that people are milking his name to make all that money, especially Dean.

[Crashman77]

R.I.P. Dimebag :~(

[archangelseren]

Oh thats nice....

[huevos]

guitaringnathan wrote:

i love dime to , i admire his music entirely in about every form, and i believe he does need to be tributed because despite what the rs say, dimebag was awesome, his riffs were sometimes complex and sometimes simple but they had a certain feel that it feels so many bands are missing despite how complicated their riffs get.

but that being said, i am personally a little tired of all these dime tributes as well. if you look, truly he was only a guitarist for a band and he did do a little charity work, but people who devote their entire lives to helping people only get 10 second spots on local news casts. at the end of the day thats all he was.

i think we should tribute him every once in a while like we do with rhoads, hendrix, cobain, and so on. but we should also tribute him by takin what we learned from him and pushing it to the next level. i think thats what he would want and not want us living in the past.

I definitely agree with that last paragraph. We should still tribute him (and the other musicians you mentioned, because they were all more than just guitarists), just not as zealously or with non-altruistic intentions (I'm looking at you, Dean).

[RUSTDOGG666]

This is really great. I think another dimebag tribute is coming out. Every band out there misses him and I don't think any of us will ever truely get over what happened except for the people that just don't like him. I don't think they're over doing this remembering dime stuff at all. RIP Dime. Hope there's more tribute's to you to come.

[BirdHouse]

they should host DimeFest!

[goneshootin]

i was at Ozzfest when the did the whole dime tribute


it was def a great moment in music

[\m/(^.^)\m/-666]

whys there a pic of jonathan davis on here??!?!?!?!?!
shouldnt it be dimebag???

awww im gutted, we love you dimebag!

[LifesSweetDrug]

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

I am a big Pantera, Rebel Meets Rebel and Damageplan but it is going over the top, sure the guys needs some way to remember him by but every other day a Dimebag tribute? Come on and as for all the lines of Razor Backs coming out after he is dead . . .

[ytse Jammer]

LifesSweetDrug wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it


I am a big Pantera, Rebel Meets Rebel and Damageplan but it is going over the top, sure the guys needs some way to remember him by but every other day a Dimebag tribute? Come on and as for all the lines of Razor Backs coming out after he is dead . . .

Totally agree. I actually don't want to listen to Pantera because of all this shit tribute nonsense.

[fvck_dimebag]

ha ha the fvcker is DEAD!!!!!

[7stringuzr]

nikhil101 wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

+1, how many tributes have they had to him already? I know how he was killed was bad and on stage etc. but they have had loads of tributes to him already.

you can NEVER have too many Dimebag tributes

[MonsterOfRock]

Agreed on the Dean comment. I have a Dean catalogue from 2004, its mainly focused on the Schenker model and like a few MLs, but ZERO DIMEBAG SIGS!!!

but now deanguitars.com is like the official Dimebag tribute homepage, with like 15 different Dime models. Love how the kiddies go "ooo I got me a razorback, im so metal!" but seriously...

Well I believe there are better dead musos that don't get enough recognition, but hey! Can't mess with the kiddies can ya? Dime tributes work, coz kiddies buy it. its a simple word called "Business".

*checked*

[BlisteringDDj]

7stringuzr wrote:

nikhil101 wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

+1, how many tributes have they had to him already? I know how he was killed was bad and on stage etc. but they have had loads of tributes to him already.

you can NEVER have too many Dimebag tributes

There are already too many tributes. That's why peole are annoyed.

[bfchead]

KORN ISNT EVEN METAL, HOW COULD PANTERA EVER COME OUT OF THERE AXES, I HOPE THEY CHOKE ON THERE STRINGS

[Tubyboulin]

Who was the blonde chap singing? Not the chick. also, cool tribute. i Liked it.

[worton]

if dimebag wasn't dead he would be so well known, how many of you knew about him after he died because of his death?

[Primus12]

OMFG dimebag man we were brothers! i love you we kissed and hugged everyday !!! It doesn't matter that i barely listened to pantera until you died and everyone started talking about you because i have 12398 razorbacks !!



I mean come on guys .. listen to yourselves, its a bit pathetic.
+1 to the last paragraph of guitaringnathan

[sk8_punk_Trev]

i like him alot, did before he died too. and i know im going to get bashed for this, but cant all the metal dudes just let him rest now? i mean, its great to remember him n tribut him and what not, we all should, but it seems like theres a new dimebag tribut 3 times a month. and i know he was great, but why dont we have any, say, cliff burton tributes? just move on.

[DimeShadow]

S.ociety
D.welling
M.other
F.ucker

That's what I found in my research, dude. But you could be right. Maybe we're both right. Sorry, just puttin' it out there

METAL HEAD 3# wrote:



S.trength
.
D.etermination
.
M.erciless
.
F.orever

BYLAWS AND THE CODE OF HONOUR
God, Family, Beer
Suicide is not an Option
Complaint Dept. Closed
Live Life Stronger Than Death
Thou Shall Not Spilleth The Beer
Refuse To Lose/Born To Booze
Respect Is To Be Shown To All Society Dwellers Worldwide
Colours Must Be Worn At All Black Label Society Shows & Events
FEAR NO BEER
Bleed Black Label Society

R.I.P
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
GODS OF \../,METAL,\../

[DimeShadow]

I remember being in my Physical Science class in the 9th grade and hearing that some Dimebag Darrell. I thought every1 was saying Diamndback Darrell, come to find out that was his name in the 80's. I first heard Pantera when the school used 'Walk' to introduce the football team at Homecoming. I was like "Who is this? What's the song called again? What album?" And then in summer school I heard CFH and the Domination solo but it was Cemetary Gates that really grabbed me. I HAD to know how he did that squeal on guitar! Now I got his tattoo on my right calve and miss him every day! Thanks, Brother! R.I.P.
And for that douchebag that said he died SO long ago, it's been four years, peckerhead! Show some ****ing RE-SPECT! WALK ON HOME, BOY!

[rocka120]

OzZY-RuLE5!!!!! wrote:

acdclandon wrote:

Phazer wrote:

Primus12 wrote:

Getting a bit sick of all this dimebag stuff ... Don't get me wrong he was absolutely amazing, but hes dead, people need to start accepting it

Can we murder you and see how long it takes for UG to get over it?!?


it is just the way dime was killed. last time i checked no muscian was shot and killed on stage. this has not happened before to the best of my knowledge. you may say time to put is past us but to us dime will neve die in our hearts

dimebag shall never be forgotten, and what happened to that sick mother****er who killed him?
R.I.P. dimebag

[guitargodwannab]

dimebag = bigger and badder then God

[METAL HEAD 3#]

DimeShadow wrote:

S.ociety
D.welling
M.other
F.ucker

That's what I found in my research, dude. But you could be right. Maybe we're both right. Sorry, just puttin' it out there

dude i know ur just putting it out there but its both
s.trengh
d.determination
m.merciless
f.forever
thi s one above is out of zakk wyldes (black label society)song called "S.D.M.F"
and this is the other one.
s.society
d.dwelling
m.muther
f.****er

[Kuzak]

dimebag wasn't that great. the only reason hes so loved is because he died.

[McMullen20]

SensesFail_dude wrote:

dimebag was sick and all, but damn dude the guy has been dead for sometime now, get over it, people die wehther its of old age or a bullet, its part of life

YESSSSS!!!!! finally thankyou hes dead... get over it people... its a sad story but 90% of you ****s havent even seen panthera live! stfu about it... you didnt even know the guy!

[Paramecium302]

Kuzak wrote:

dimebag wasn't that great. the only reason hes so loved is because he died.

uh, go **** yourself

[exos308]

I am not even a big fan of Dime, and I think he should get his attention. If any of you were shot on stage, you would want this attention.

R.I.P. 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott \m/

[Tod Allgemeinen]

KoRn!!!!! haha RIP Dimebag you were one good band 2 bro.