HEADBANGERS BALL - E30-Dimebag Darrell Abbott Special | Celebration of a Legend

Hey there Headbangers, SGT Rock here and we here at SRTV have a very special Headbangers Ball for you. One of the worst days of my life was 08 December 2004. The news had come down that Pantera/Damageplan legend, Darrell “Dimebag” Abbott had lost his life from an act of senseless violence along with three others, Damageplan bodyguard Jeff Thompson, 40; fan Nathan Bray, 23; and Erin Halk, 29, who worked at the club; the Alrosa Villa. Officer James Niggemeyer arrived on scene where he observed one victim and the shooter holding a hostage by the neck. At that point, Officer James Niggemeyer gunned that fucker with a shotgun blast to the face. Saving the hostage and ending the carnage.

In the aftermath, millions of metal fans, me included, cried. I was inconsolable. I’d seen Pantera live, I’d seen Dime onstage, being Dime multiple times while stationed in Germany and stateside. One show that stood out with me was while I was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, I was able to not only meet Dime, Phil, Rex, and Vinny, I got to party with them. And now, one of most beautiful souls on the planet, was taken from me. The rage I felt, the holes I’d put into walls at my band’s practice spot.

I called my BrotherfromanotherMother and we linked up at my then band’s practice spot I had rented in a Storage Unit Facility. We opened the door, cranked up the PA and put all my Pantera CDs into my CD and hit the “roam” button. We sat there pounding Black Toothed Grins, Jäger, Cuervo, and German Bier. All the while, more and more bands that practiced at this compound began to show up and we turned it into a celebration while mourning Dime at the same time. We don’t know what he’d want, a moment of silence or a moment of fuckin loudness. We did both.

Darrell “Dimebag” Abbott touched so many lives, inspired so many musicians, motivated and brought folks from the brink. That was Dime. To this day as we celebrate a legend, never forget who took him from us. The devil did. The devil got into the mind of a madman and when our band played shows, we had a standing rule with the venue, “No one and we mean not one fuckin body comes onto the stage unless they’re a part of our inner circle or other bands on the bill! We took what happened to Dime seriously."

And our fans respected our wishes. And we love them to this day for it.

We love you Dime, you will forever live in our hearts. Your music will live on through the generations. We miss you. – SGT Rock

In my best Dime voice - And on that note!

This is the show you've been waiting all week for with the sounds of the world's best rock, hard rock, and metal bands, on the planet, headbangers! Put on your best, call up all your crew, get ready for the ruckus, crank this shit to 11, tell your friend to hold your beer, get in that pit and lose your fuckin' mind! THIS IS YOUR...HEADBANGERS BALL!

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