CapNColostomy Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 This makes Cap very sad. I used to be a big fan of Pantera, and I've always loved Dimes guitar work. I feel like I lost someone close to me, since I kinda grew up looking up to the man. This is a sad day for me. *bows head in moment of silence for Dime.* http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/09/national/main659983.shtml RIP mang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Ive always wanted to know where he got his name from..??? mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 You're kidding, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by CapNColostomy You're kidding, right? no ! dimebag is a term that hasnt made it into australian english....! mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Yeah, I read about this earlier... The only Pantera I've heard is The Badge from the Crow soundtrack... Still very sad though On a side note, the norwegian black metal band Satyricon (whom I like) were going to play at that same club later that night, which is how I first heard about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I was never a fan, but that still sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I heard this when i got up this morning, and im seriously wrecked now. If the shooter wasnt already dead, i would kill him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 no ! dimebag is a term that hasnt made it into australian english....! mtfbwya I've never heard of the term dimebag either. I've also never heard of dimebag darrel... *leaves thread* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothiX Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I haven't heard much of his new band, Damageplan, but I loved his unique style. You could always tell it was Dimebag when you heard one of his solos or riffs. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_One Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Man, this is truly sad. Dimebag was one of the greatest guitarists of 90s heavy metal - he had such a distinct style. I can't believe his life could be cut so short like that. There are some f**ked up people on this planet. He'll be missed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeleneRayne Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Damn, that is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Damn... that sucks... Completely out of the blue... I've only heard Pantera on an episode of Spongebob... they had some pretty cool riffs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 no ! dimebag is a term that hasnt made it into australian english....! mtfbwya Let's just say its something I've bought before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaulerZ Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by Acrylic Let's just say its something I've bought before. pants? I heard about this on Mancow this morning What SpongeBob episode featured Pantera Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by Acrylic Let's just say its something I've bought before. A thong? Anyways, this is sad for Dimebag Darrel. Pity this happend while he was doing what he loved; playing music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by Tyrion A thong? No. I'd say it's time for Sith to give you all a lesson. Not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by Acrylic No. I'd say it's time for Sith to give you all a lesson. Not me. I checked on Urban Dictionary. I imagine you repeatedly bought dimebags, as that would explain how you turned out. Kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaulerZ Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by Tyrion A thong? Honestly how do you sleep at night Ty... *pulls a Kain© and proceeds to bash his head repeatedly on his keyboard in hopes to wash the image of acrylic in a thong out of his head* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by MaulerZ Honestly how do you sleep at night Ty... *pulls a Kain© and proceeds to bash his head repeatedly on his keyboard in hopes to wash the image of acrylic in a thong out of his head* You know you like it. *runs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverhoodian Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I heard the news on the radio this morning. I've haven't heard any of Damageplan's tunes, but the group, fans, friends and family have my condolences. I guess there were some in the audience who thought at first that it was part of the stage act. Why human beings commit these horrible deeds is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--ZeeMan-- Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 cowboys from hell and cemetary gates were the result of a musical genius.... RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaulerZ Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by Tyrion You know you like it. *runs* *clubs Ty with a driver blessed by Glick* Serendipity-He said it himself...he's ****ing a demon. You hit a demon with an instrument of God...the pure side's always going to do the most damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 There is about 6 threads on this over at the Ministry forums. Some clerification for those who don't get it. A band with truly few peers, Pantera rose to unprecedented prominence in the early '90s with an uncompromising approach that prided itself on brutality and reverence rather than style or trend. Their eccentricity and stubborn insistence on being the most intense metal band this side of death metal took them to the top of the Billboard charts, yet also ironically reduced them to cult status. Either way, Pantera never followed the bandwagon, winning legions of metalheads with sincerity, even if it meant they had become the genre's dark horse. But the Texas band wasn't always uncompromising. In fact, for much of the '80s, an admittedly formative version of Pantera was indeed rather trendy. That changed, though, in 1990 when the group released Cowboys From Hell. Undeniably influenced by late-'80s thrash, it nonetheless stunned much of the metal community by toning down the tempo and upping the intensity level. Pantera's king-of-the-hill status, however, came with 1992's Vulgar Display of Power. Their next album, Far Beyond Driven's debut at the top of Billboard in 1994 confirmed this lofty status. Yet, by the time Pantera returned two years later in 1996, things had changed and they saw their following dwindle slowly. It was inevitable. Yet rather than adapt to the latest trend, Pantera remained Pantera, priding themselves on their workmanlike approach to keeping heavy metal heavy, never toning down their intensity level, and scoffing at trends. They may have become bitter and jaded, but you could never call Pantera sellouts. The group's beginnings date back to the early '80s when they began releasing albums for the Metal Magic label. Originally, the band featured brothers Darrell and Vincent Abbot, Rex Brown, and Terrence Lee. They debuted in 1983 with Metal Magic, followed by Projects in the Jungle in 1984, and I Am the Night in 1985. Singer Philip Anselmo replaced Glaze in 1986, and the group went on to record Power Metal, an album released in 1988 that eventually scored the group a deal with East West. While these '80s albums are no doubt curious to hear, it's fairly evident that this was a much different Pantera. For the most part, fans and surely the band treat Cowboys From Hell as Pantera's "official" debut album featuring the group's longtime lineup: Anselmo (vocals), Diamond Darrell (guitar), Vinnie Paul (drums), and Rex Brown (bass). This album put Pantera on the national metal map, particularly thanks to songs like "Cemetery Gates" and the title-track. Still, as treasured as this album has become to many of the group's fans and while it features some of Pantera's most crafted songwriting, it's a rather derivative album owing obvious debt to the late-'80s thrash movement and didn't sell many units at the time of its release. Two years later, the group truly came into its own with Vulgar Display of Power, what will no doubt forever remain the definitive Pantera album. Rather than derive its approach from thrash like much of Cowboys From Hell did, Vulgar Display carves out its own unique aesthetic, emphasizing not so much musicality or speed but rather intensity and heaviness. In fact, much of the music on Vulgar Display is downright simple and straightforward, which only accentuates the album's unbelievably menacing delivery. Anselmo in particular blossoms here as not only a lyricist but also as a vocalist, singing/yelling/screaming his words/sounds with reckless abandon. And with such classic songs as "Walk," "Mouth for War," and "****ing Hostile," this album essentially changed the sound of heavy metal upon its release in 1992, a key moment in the evolution of metal, post-dating the simultaneous demise of thrash and Metallica's commercial breakthrough and pre-dating the rise of Korn and the successive alternative metal movement. If Vulgar Display of Power and the band's ensuing tour changed the sound of metal in 1992, Pantera capitalized on that change two years later with the release of Far Beyond Driven, which shocked the States by debuting at number one on Billboard's album chart, a remarkable feat for such a harsh album. Yes, Pantera actually one-upped themselves with Far Beyond Driven, delivering the heaviest album they could seemingly make. In fact, the album's relentless focus on intensity and abandon came at the expense of the songwriting. Where past songs like "Cemetery Gates" or "Walk" boasted crafted songwriting, Pantera seems to care less about songwriting on Far Beyond Driven than sound and intensity, every bandmember funneling his efforts into delivering the most brutal performance possible. So while it's easy to criticize the album for being a bit careless in terms of songwriting, it's just as easy to cherish the album's sonic blitzkrieg. Legions of fans did just that on Pantera's ensuing arena tour with Type O Negative. (This album also found Diamond Darrell changing his name to Dimebag Darrell.) Things would never be the same for Pantera after Far Beyond Driven, their zenith in terms of popularity. In the two years following that album's release, bands like Korn and Tool arose while the entire metal genre essentially bottomed out for two or three years (before being resurrected by Ozzfest and the alt-metal bands). Given the context, The Great Southern Trendkill was no doubt a fitting title for Pantera's next effort. Here the group expanded their approach, realizing that they couldn't continue on the path they were headed with Far Beyond Driven. As a result, there is a commendable diversity present, some of the songs proving success, others failed experiments. Furthermore, the album found Anselmo's lyrics taking a surprisingly turn toward self-destructive negativity, with cynical themes like suicide, disillusionment, and depression taking precedent over the empowering themes of past albums. Though few knew it at the time, Anselmo struggled with drug abuse in the years following Far Beyond Driven, culminating sadly with a heroin overdose in July 1996 that left him pronounced dead for four minutes, only two months after the release of Southern Trendkill and in the midst of the ensuing tour. As a testament to Anselmo's willpower and inner strength, he went cold turkey, didn't miss a single show, and continued touring despite struggling with severe withdrawals. From this point onward, from 1996 through 1998, Pantera focused on literally touring the world as a means of retaining and hopefully expanding their fan base, which had diminished slightly with the general declining interest in metal. In particular, they headlined the 1997 Ozzfest tour and released Official Live: 101 Proof that same summer, which featured two new songs. Then in 2000, they finally returned with another studio album, Reinventing the Steel, a succinct and relentless album that found them abandoning the diversity and at times sedate moments of Southern Trendkill in favor of manic bombardment. Pantera went back to the basics and simply delivered the heaviest metal they could possibly make, and their existing fans were no doubt pleased. The following year they toured extensively with Slayer, a similar band who had never compromised their trademark intensity over the years even if that meant losing some fans. At this point, nearly 20 years after Pantera first formed and 15 years after Anselmo joined the group, the band remained as committed to their music as ever. Their albums no longer debuted atop the Billboard charts, and they no longer wore the crown as metal's band of the moment; rather, Pantera stood tall, one of the precious few metal bands, like Slayer, who had endured mass admiration, commercial success, and personal adversity. Not only had they endured, though; they treaded forward, championing their individuality within a tumultuous genre notorious for being trendy. While legions of die-hard fans no doubt cherished Pantera's music, they perhaps admired the band more for their unending reverence and their earnest stance. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide I was a big Pantera fan. I will never be able to listen to "Planet Caravan" ever again without the tears welling up in my eyes. Part of me thought for sure they would get back together some day just to raise Hell again. Those dreams were crushed early this morning. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by MaulerZ What SpongeBob episode featured Pantera Mike? The one where Sandy had 1 week till hibernation and she put Spongebob through hell trying to cram crazy stuff in... "extreme jacks, find the hay in the needlestack, sand-boarding" etc. Pantera played every time Sandy had him do something new... like bicycling through the industrial park. Good metal backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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