5. Nickelback, “Side Of A Bullet”–
When Vinnie Paul discovered that Nickelback had written a song in honor of Dimebag following his onstage assassination, he gave the Canadian mainstream rock band a few of his brother’s outtake solos from the Vulgar Display of Powerand Far Beyond Driven sessions. While it may infuriate many fans that Dimebag can be heard on a Nickelback song, the fact that a mainstream band like them wanted to pay their respect shows how Dimebag’s influence extends outside of metal.
Tags: Anthrax, Damageplan, David Allen Cole, Dimebag Darrell, King Diamond, Nickelback, Pantera, Rebel Meets Rebel, Vinnie Paul
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