Tag Archives: Dimebag Darrell

‘Spin’ names their top 40 covers by nu-metal bands

Posted by on April 28, 2016

Back in the ’90s and early aughts, the nu-metal explosion found bands, some of which had no reasons being signed, thrust upon us in the wake of Korn, Deftones and Limp Bizkit’s success. Granted, some of those bands were great, and others not so much. What they all had in common was that one of […]

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Dimebag Darrell’s ex-girlfriend calls out Robb Flynn, accepts Phil Anselmo’s apology for racist outburst

Posted by on February 1, 2016

Phil Anselmo caused quite the commotion last week when video of him giving a Nazi salute and shouting “white power” during a “Dimebash” charity event appeared online. Many critics and fellow musicians (most vocally Machine Head’s Robb Flynn) called the former Pantera singer out for his actions, which lead to Anselmo issuing a video apology […]

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Metal Insider top 5: bands that will probably never reunite

Posted by on May 5, 2015

If there’s one thing we’ve learned throughout the years, it’s pretty much to never say never. In the next few months, records will come out from Refused and Faith No More after 17 and 18 years, respectively. They follow At the Gates, Carcass and Godflesh, all of whom got back together in the last couple […]

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Pantera fans are threatening the wrong band

Posted by on March 10, 2015

By now, the former singer of Nuclear Hellfrost (and Nuclear Hellfrost, for that matter) are a blip in the radar of metal news. The band’s former singer, Reece Eber, apologized for leaving a piece of paper with “fag” written on it on Dimebag Darrell’s grave, with an Instagram post saying he’d also spit on the […]

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Former Nuclear Hellfrost singer apologizes for Dimebag grave incident

Posted by on March 1, 2015

The phrase “all publicity is good publicity” doesn’t always apply. Take Nuclear Hellfrost, for example. They’re the band that were initially blamed after Pantera posted a picture of an Instagram account claiming that they vandalized and robbed Dimebag Darrell’s grave. Reaction  was swift, and can be imagined, overwhelmingly outraged. First Nuclear Hellfrost issued a statement, blaming […]

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Dimebag Darrell’s grave vandalized, desecrated; photos posted on social media

Posted by on February 28, 2015

There are a number of metal news sources that are reporting that the grave of the late Lance “Dimebag” Darrell Lance Abbott, guitarist of Pantera and Damageplan, was recently vandalized and defaced. The supposed culprit appears to be a former vocalist of a Fort Wayne, IN blackened death/thrash/crust band called Nuclear Hellfrost. The incident appears to have […]

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Guitar World gives vulgar display of Dimebag’s house and studio

Posted by on February 13, 2015

[youtube]http://youtu.be/PGFT4nHwlBc[/youtube] The February issue of Guitar World is a tribute to iconic Pantera/Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell, timed in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of his death. As part of the special, they were invited into Dime’s home, where they were given a video tour of his home and studio. His room full of guitars, including his original mold […]

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Lost Dimebag Darrell footage surfaces

Posted by on January 16, 2015

[youtube]http://youtu.be/luOswaDhwO8[/youtube] What would you do if you were a Pantera megafan and had some rare unreleased footage of Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul sharing the stage together? Well, if you’re Chris Stiles, you’s sit on it for a while, then suddenly release it. A little bit of background: Gasoline was a fun side project featuring the Abbott […]

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Dimebag Darrell travels the “Whiskey Road” [UPDATED]

Posted by on December 29, 2014

The February 2015 issue of Guitar World will come packed with some amazing Dimebag Darrell goodness. It’ll have interviews and stories about the legendary Pantera guitarist, of course, and will also comatione with a flexi-disc single of Dimebag’s “Whiskey Road.” The song (available to stream here) was previously unreleased, recorded way back in 2001, “during the last outing of Pantera’s Reinventing the […]

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Metal Power Rankings: For those about to rock or bust

Posted by on December 12, 2014

Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: 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, it’s all about AC/DC, who have the #3 album […]

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