REST IN PEACE - DIMEBAG
By FuZ
You will be sorely missed. Your end was not fitting. I haven't the peace of mind to wish forgiveness
on the son of a bitch who did this useless, stupid, terrible, destructive thing.
Your music has inspired through decades millions of music-lovers and musicians alike.
Your compositions and passionate playing touched those of us who are not easily touched.
With pulse-pounding riffs and heart-rending melodies you changed the face of music and of guitar and
of metal. Those that would disrespect your work or recent projects are either ignorant or ill-informed.
Your death brings a sorrow that cannot be assuaged. May you and the other victims of this senseless attack
rest forever in peace. Your legacy is well established.
Godspeed. God Bless.
Update 12-10-04...
I cannot get over this loss...
I've been listening, of course like everybody else, to everything I have that Darrell worked on. It's not
as though I'm re-discovering how brilliant he was cuz damnit, who doesn't know that?
The thing that stands out in my mind is that his work on various albums represents landmarks in my life. I
am sure that I am like many others in that when I think of a particular song or solo . . . it puts me back
somewhere in my life. And the introduction of new music from Darrell in any form was definitely a fuckin'
highlight.
I guess I gotta get over it cuz nothing is going to bring him back . . .
I think, though, that the biggest shock is the REAL loss of an on-going great rock hero. So many of the
"losses" I and others have suffered in terms of rock in recent years have been the stupid, hollow kinds of
losses - you know what I mean . . . like Layne Staley or Metallica. These were deaths of a different sort.
Lots of bands and artists have "died" in terms of inspiration or influence.
This is a real loss of a guy that was still doing great shit. I don't care what anyone says about Damageplan.
Is it fucking Pantera? No, it's not supposed to be. But it's solid and there's some great stuff on that disc
and lots of great guitar playing and song-writing.
Darrell was still giving us great stuff to inspire and move us . . . and that worthless son-of-a-bitch decided
he should take that away from us cuz he couldn't cope with a comparatively insignificant loss . . . the loss of
a band!
Hey, nobody wanted to lose Pantera, but at least they didn't start sucking hardcore like Metallica before petering
out. They went out strong. Very few bands can claim that.
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