20 years ago!

[Markedman]

Damn! Tomorrow is December 8th!

My wife said to me the other day, "you're moping around like that time you cried for two days straight when that guitar player died!" I was paralyzed and inconsolable. I felt like I knew the man. I lived for Pantera.

I am still fucking devastated!!!!!

 

[VonBonfire]

It's understandable. He was the best rock guitarist since EVH and there hasn't been a heavy band that has been Panteras equal since. I will do my best to remember him in my prayers.

 

[Al Chapo]

I was 16 at the time... I've never been one to put people on pedestals, but, Dime and Hanneman were like gods to me. I never did get to see him live, he made one hell of an impression on me though.

Funny, I was playing a bunch of Pantera I had mostly forgotten this week. Maybe I'll keep at it.

 

[Nashville Riff Co]

I was literally thinking about Pantera 2 days ago and just how insane they sounded with just one fucking guitar player!

 

[griff10672]

I saw Pantera on the Vulgar display Tour in the tiny little Rocky Point Palladium here in RI ..... I stood about ten feet away from him for about an hour of the set ....... What a Fuckin Monster !!!!

 

[Floyd Eye]

I thought this would be a John Lennon thread.

 

[Erock]

One of my first concerts was Pantera opening for Skid Row in 1992 at RPI Fieldhouse. I still have hearing loss in my right ear from that concert, lol.

R.I.P. Dime.

 

[scottosan]

Having been from the Dallas area, I ran into Dime a few times in the wild. He was a class act.

Pretty sure there’s a few forum members here that have hung out with him.

 

[watson503]

Man, twenty years has gone in the blink of an eye it seems. Here's to Darrell, rest in peace, brother.

 

[JohnnyGtar]

20 fucking years?! Wow.

R.I.P. Dime!

 

[Nashville Riff Co]

Having been from the Dallas are, I ran into Dime a few times in the wild. He was a class act.

Pretty sure there’s a few forum members here that have hung out with him.

There’s at least one guy on here who supposedly grew up around the Abbott brothers but I forget his username

 

[srommes]

Saw the original line-up several times including when they opened for Black Sabbath on their reunion tour. Dime was the EVH of his era and it still crushes me that he is gone, even after 20 years.

 

[Panhead5]

Hard to believe . I lived a mile away and used to go to the Alrosa Villa all the time. NOBODY was the same after that and now sadly it's gone , fallen to the ball for apartments .

 

[VH1R2]

I remember this day very well, RIP Dime.

 

[JackBootedThug]

There’s at least one guy on here who supposedly grew up around the Abbott brothers but I forget his username

Martin. Rottincorpse…

 

[Nashville Riff Co]

Martin. Rottincorpse…

THATS THE GUY!

 

[Beyond Black]

THATS THE GUY!

The one and only!

 

[Beyond Black]

I saw Pantera on the CFH tour at the Avalon in Chicago. Absolute insanity, they destroyed that place.
Dime blew my mind and his tone was horrifying. RIP DBD

 

[JackBootedThug]

I know some people don’t like dime or Pantera but as a 53 year old who listened to them when cowboys came out…they are still my favorite band. Glad I got to see uncle Vinny with hell yeah before he passed.

 

[demondestroyer]

I saw Pantera on the CFH tour at the Avalon in Chicago. Absolute insanity, they destroyed that place.
Dime blew my mind and his tone was horrifying. RIP DBD

Man that is something my mind cannot understand, how some people hate darrells tone. Dime and Hetfield have the greatest tones for real fucking metal IMO!!