Dimebag Darrel

At about 1:30 tonight, I went to Fark to read news like I do 50 times a night. I goto Fark to read oddball stories to get away from the usual top news crap. Tonight though, I did not just fine an oddball news story. I came across news that is going to fuck with me tonight, tomorrow, all this week, and probably for a few months.

Dimebag Darrel was murdered 30 seconds into his band's set during a show in Ohio. Some crazed motherfuck, reportedly came on stage and shot him right in he face, and then shot him a few more times. Then all hell broke lose.

This news just broke, so the news is sketchy. Apparently, he shot a few more people, killing a total of 4. Then a policeman busted up in there and killed this motherfucker. As of 2:42 am, about 4 and a half hours after this happened.

For those who don't know, I have very few passions in this horrible world we live in and Metal is one of them. Dimebag Darrel is one of the Godfathers of metal. He is most certainly one of the greatest guitarists to live. He was originally the guitarist of Pantera. That started up in 1980. If you haven't heard Pantera, then you haven't lived. Pantera is one of the most respected bands of all time and is held in regard by almost all metal fans as one of the few pioneers of metal.

In recent years, the singer of Pantera, Phil has been feuding with brothers Vinnie and Dimebag. Pantera never broke up, but were basically on hiatus. Sort of like a separation, not a divorce. It's a shame, because Phil has said some really nasty things about Dimebag in recent months.

Since 2003, Vinnie and Dimebag ventured out on their own and created DamagePlan. This of course was the band playing when psycho fuck murdered Dimebag. They were headlining and were supported by Shadows Fall and The Haunted. Ironically, this was the last date of their tour. I found this out by looking at their website. Chillngly, there are a few recent updates on he site from Dimebag. He speaks a lot about the future. It's heartbreaking.

Damage Plan was fairly decent, but not as good as Pantera. The godly guitar playing was still there, of course. Their first single was 'Save Me' and it got a decent amount of radio play. But their best song will never be a single. It's called 'Fuck You', No really, it's called "FUCK YOU". It's a great song. Great lyrics, great guitar playing, great everything. It's a shorty, but a goodie.

Today is a really sad day for Metal. The last show I went to was Papa Roach in July. During this show, people were jumping on stage, singing with Jacoby, and jumping into the crowd. This happened all night long. I have many pictures of this as well as a small video but I'm not posting them due to laziness. It depresses me because I know I will never get to witness anything like this ever again. There's always going to be huge barriers between stage and fan.

I will tell you one of the best feelings I've ever experienced. Going to see your favorite band for the first time, being up against the railing, inches from your favorite band on stage singing and screaming along with every lyric that comes out of your mouth. Not much can beat this experience. And as of tonight, I highly doubt I will ever get to experience it again. It's very tragic.

It's a sad day in the metal community. It's a sad day for many. This isn't some fucking life criminal rapper who died because he ate a fucking bag of cocaine. AKA ODB. This is not a fucking lowlife talentless rapping faggot. Oh no. This was a fucking metal god, and I demand you fucking all recognize it.

These are times when I truly wish a higher power existed. I wish there were hell to goto so I could fucking torment the murderer further. Then I wish a heaven existed so I could have a chance to let this man know that if I were to die, being shot in the head while rocking the fuck out in front of many fans doing what I do best isn't such a bad way to go. i know if I were him, that's how I'd want to go.

Let's just hope that the metal shows aren't ruined. Let's take a closer look at gun control. Let's take a closer look at giving stiffer penalties to violent criminals. Let's take a look at that 4th amendment. Maybe the founding father's didn't anticipate this shit. And let's just hope that I haven't developed a mass paranoia of shows after this even, and hopefully I can bring myself to go to another before my real adult life begins.

Story Here. Also, take a few minutes to do a Google search on Dimebag and read about him. Or if you're lazy, read brief summary. He was already a fucking demigod at age 16.