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Dimebag Darrell

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Dimebag Darrell Biography

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Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. A founding member of the groove metal band Pantera, as well as Damageplan, Abbott also contributed to the record ''Rebel Meets Rebel'', a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe. Darrell is considered to be one of the driving forces behind groove metal. Abbott was shot and killed while on stage during a Damageplan performance on December 8, 2004, at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. He ranked 92 in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists and #1 in the UK magazine Metal Hammer.

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