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Dimebag Darrell

Dimebag Darrell

Real/full name:
Darrell Lance Abbott
Age:
38 (born Aug 20th, 1966)
R.I.P.:
Dec 8th, 2004
Died of:
Murder by gunshot
Place of birth:
United States (Ennis, Texas)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Dimebag Darrell was best known as the guitarist for Pantera and Damageplan. He also performed in the southern rock band Rebel Meets Rebel.

On December 8, 2004, Abbott was murdered on stage during a Damageplan performance at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. He was shot 3 times by Nathan Gale. Two fans tried to administer CPR on Dimebag until paramedics arrived, but they failed to revive him ...

Trivia

Dimebag was Vinnie Paul's brother, with whom he co-founded Pantera. Their father, Jerry Abbott, was a famous country music producer.

Around 1989, Dimebag was offered a chance to play in Megadeth, but turned down the offer when his brother, Vinnie Paul, couldn't join.

Dimebag was an Overkill fan. He was influenced by Bobby Gustafson's guitar tone on the Overkill album The Years of Decay so much ...

Damageplan

Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2003-2004)

2004 New Found Power Guitars, Vocals (backing)
2004 Pride (Single) Guitars, Vocals (backing)
2004 Save Me (Single) Guitars, Vocals (backing)

Gasoline

Guitars (1997-2004)

Pantera

Guitars (1981-2003)

1983 Metal Magic Guitars (as "Darrell Abbott")
1984 Projects in the Jungle Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell Lance")
1985 I Am the Night Guitars (as ""Diamond" Darrell")
1985 The Hot 'n Heavy Home Vid (Video) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1988 Power Metal Guitars, Vocals (track 10) (as "Diamond Darrell")
1990 Cemetery Gates (Single) Guitars
1990 Cowboys from Hell Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1991 Cowboys from Hell (Video) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1992 Mouth for War (Single) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1992 Light Comes Out of Black (Collaboration) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1992 Vulgar Display of Power Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1992 For Those About to Rock - Monsters in Moscow (Split video) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1993 Walk (Single) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1993 Vulgar Video (Video) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1993 Feel It to Believe (Split) Guitars
1993 Vulgar Display of Cowboys (Compilation) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
1994 5 Minutes Alone (Single) Guitars
1994 Planet Caravan (Single) Guitars
1994 Hostile Moments 12" (EP) Guitars
1994 RockVideo Monthly - Heavy Metal Releases - Spring 1994 (Split video) Guitars
1994 I'm Broken / Slaughtered (Single) Guitars
1994 Far Beyond Driven Guitars
1994 Alive and Hostile E.P. (EP) Guitars
1995 脳殺ライヴ (Live album) Guitars
1996 The Great Southern Trendkill Vocals (backing), Guitars
1996 Becoming (EP) Guitars
1996 Cemetery Gates (Demon Knight Edit) (Split) Guitars
1997 3 - Watch It Go (Video) Guitars
1997 Official Live: 101 Proof (Live album) Guitars
1999 3 Vulgar Videos from Hell (Video) Guitars
2000 Reinventing the Steel Guitars
2001 Extreme Steel Plus (EP) Guitars
2001 Revolution Is My Name (Single) Guitars
2003 The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits! (Compilation) Guitars
2003 Reinventing Hell: The Best of Pantera (Compilation) Guitars
2004 Essential Music Videos: Alternative Metal (Split video) Guitars
2006 HiFive (EP) Guitars
2008 Vulgar Display of Power / Far Beyond Driven (Compilation) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
2010 1990-2000: A Decade of Domination (Compilation) Guitars
2010 Cowboys from Hell: The Demos (Compilation) Guitars (as "Diamond Darrell")
2012 Piss (Single) Guitars
2014 The Badge (Split) Guitars
2015 History of Hostility (Compilation) Guitars
2016 The Great Southern Outtakes (Compilation) Guitars
2018 Live at Dynamo Open Air 1998 (Live album) Guitars
(show all)

Rebel Meets Rebel

Guitars (1999-2004)

Tres Diablos

Vocals, Guitars

Anthrax

1995 High Octane (Single) Guitars (lead) (track 3)
1995 Stomp 442 Guitars (lead) (tracks 3, 4)
1998 Volume 8 - The Threat Is Real Guitars (lead) (tracks 3, 7) (as "Dime")
1998 Inside Out (Single) Guitars (lead) (track 1)
2003 We've Come for You All Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) (as "Dimebag")

Hellyeah

2016 Unden!able Guitars (track 8)

King Diamond

1998 Voodoo Guitars (lead) (track 4)

Scum Scunge

2002 Five Bucks Ain't Shit Guitars (tracks 2, 4, 9)
2005 Just a Taste (EP) Guitars (lead) (track 4)

Damageplan

2004 New Found Power Producer
2004 Pride (Single) Producer
2004 Save Me (Single) Producer

Pantera

1995 脳殺ライヴ (Live album) Producer, Mixing (tracks 1-4)
1997 3 - Watch It Go (Video) Director, Filming,
1997 Official Live: 101 Proof (Live album) Mixing, Producer
2000 Reinventing the Steel Producer
2001 Revolution Is My Name (Single) Producer, Mixing, Engineering
2003 Reinventing Hell: The Best of Pantera (Compilation) Producer
2010 1990-2000: A Decade of Domination (Compilation) Producer
2010 Cowboys from Hell: The Demos (Compilation) Engineering, Mixing, Producer
2011 Original Album Series (Boxed set) Producer

S.O.D.

2000 Kill Yourself: The Movie (Video) Cameo appearance (track 11)
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