by Bram Teitelman | Dec 9, 2014 | News, Tributes, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/-xraazUstg4[/youtube] Sunday night (7) in London, Machine Head and Darkest Hour commemorated the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Dimebag Darrell by having an epic 14-minute jam of Pantera songs. The set, rreferred to as...
by Metal Insider | Dec 8, 2014 | News, Tributes
There’s no other way around it. December 8th is one of the darkest days in music history, in which two of its’ biggest stars were assassinated. John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell Abbott’s deaths occurred 24 years apart, but are linked together by the...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 8, 2014 | Milestones, News, Tributes
Despite proclaiming that he would not publicly commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, his former Pantera bandmate Phil Anselmo wrote about his memories of the guitarist on Rolling Stone today. In the moving tribute, he...
by Metal Insider | Dec 5, 2014 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings, News
Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind up on the list. This week,...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 4, 2014 | News, Tributes
On December 8th, 2004, Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was assassinated onstage while he played with his brother in post-Pantera band Damageplan. It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a decade since then, since Dime’s presence has loomed large...