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RatisBeast · 12-09-2004

Band Attacked Onstage In Ohio Nightclub, 5 Killed
Witnesses: Alleged Gunman Went Onto Stage, Fired Shots

POSTED: 10:32 pm EST December 8, 2004
UPDATED: 1:10 am EST December 9, 2004

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- At least five people died and two others were wounded after a shooting at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub on Wednesday night, television station WCMH reported.

The shooting took place shortly after 10 p.m. at Alrosa Villa, located at 5055 Sinclair Road.

Two members of the heavy metal band Damageplan were reportedly shot and killed, including Dimebag Darrell, formerly with the band Pantera, WCMH reported. The other band member's name was not released. The alleged gunman also died at the scene, Wayne reported.

Shortly after the band began playing its first song, a man reportedly ran onto the stage and began shooting, according to a witness who identified himself as Sean. Some members of the audience reportedly thought the man running onto the stage with a gun was part of the band's act, the TV station reported.

Witnesses said that several shots were fired at the band. Witnesses said that a bouncer at the club tackled the alleged gunman before that person was shot and killed. It was unclear as to whom shot the alleged gunman.

WCMH reported that of the surviving victims, one person was in critical condition while the other was in fair condition. Several others were treated at the scene, suffering from various injuries.

Alrosa Villa is a popular north Columbus nightspot for young adults, featuring rock and heavy metal bands, WCMH reported.

According to the band's Web site, Damageplan was touring nationally. It performed in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday night and had a concert scheduled in Flint, Mich., on Thursday.

Damageplan featured former Pantera artists Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. The pair were joined by vocalist Patrick Lachman and bassist Bobzilla, according to their Web site.

A sad day in music once again.....RIP Dimebag

jacs · 12-09-2004

thats some messedup stuff

RatisBeast · 12-09-2004

Very sucky jacs

.....btw, take my girl off your avatar

VirusX · 12-09-2004

GOD D*MNIT

I swear I would beat that piece of **** to death with my bare ****ing hands..

This really pisses me off...

Going to find a RIP Dimebag shirt this is messed up.

My thoughts go out to Rex, Vinnie, and Dimebags family.

jacs · 12-09-2004

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Originally Posted by RoyWillisill

take my girl off your avatar

ill think about it

**trickblue** · 12-09-2004

The members of Pantera were big Cowboy fans... sorry to lose one of the faithful...

IAMBG · 12-09-2004

First off, I am a new guy here and a Skins fan.

I never thought of posting here until I saw this news. Not a fan of trash talking, but since I am a huge fan of everything the brothers and Pantera have done, I knew some Boys fans would be talking about this if it were true.

Now I actually believe this is true.

I am deeply saddened by this.

Being a musician myself, I've gained so much from listening to these guys, but mostly from their attitudes towards life and having fun. Regardless of what team they root for.

I was fortunate enough to meet Dime and get to tell him in person how much a fan of his music and guitar playing I was despite the fact that he hated the Skins. Had a beer, laughed and saw compromise that both orgs are winning franchises with tradtion and long history.

What a great guy. Funny as all hell too.

So my condolences to you all on your loss of two die-hard fans of your organization.

I first heard on our Skins site :http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/s...08#post1059808

for those that need more info or articles.

Peace.

Dime and Vinnie RIP. We will miss you.

AmarilloCowboyFan · 12-09-2004

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Dime and Vinnie RIP. We will miss you

It doesn't say Vinnie was the other dead band member, does it?

This news has totally bummed me out. Vulgar Display is one of my all time favorite albums. I still listen to it quite a bit. Dime, you will be sorely missed.
RIP

CowboyPrincess · 12-09-2004

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Originally Posted by AmarilloCowboyFan

It doesn't say Vinnie was the other dead band member, does it?

This news has totally bummed me out. Vulgar Display is one of my all time favorite albums. I still listen to it quite a bit. Dime, you will be sorely missed.
RIP

According to the news I heard a few minutes ago.. the drummer was the other member killed... I'm pretty sure that was Vinnie

But there is still a lot of confussion going on, so it may be wrong

**BrAinPaiNt** · 12-09-2004

WOW!!!

I was a HUGE Pantera fan...not really a fan of damage plan.

But I have always thought that Dime and Vinnie were one of the best musicians of their genre...Vinnie Paul was so under-rated as a drummer in any genre really.

Wow that is just shocking.

RIP Guys and thanks for the great music over the years.

Wow...just shocking.

Duane · 12-09-2004

More on the story...

Dec. 9, 2004, 9:52AM

Gunman kills 4, wounds 2 at Ohio rock concert
Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A gunman charged onstage at a packed nightclub and opened fire on the band and crowd, killing top heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three other people before a police officer shot him to death, authorities and witnesses said.

Police spokeswoman Sherry Mercurio identified three of the victims of Wednesday's shooting as Abbott, who played for the Texas-based band Damageplan, and two other men, Nathan Bray, 23; and Erin Halk, 29.

She identified the gunman as Nathan Gale, 25, of Marysville, 25 miles northwest of Columbus. She said there was no information on a motive or any connection to the band.

Damageplan had just begun its first song at Alrosa Villa club when the man shot Abbott five or six times at point-blank range, a witness said.

Abbott, 38, one of metal's top guitarists, and his brother, Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, were members of Pantera, the Grammy-nominated thrash-rock pioneer that enjoyed wide popularity in the early 1990s.

The witness, 22-year-old Chris Couch, said he was standing about 30 feet from the stage when he saw a man wearing a hooded sweat shirt walk up to the stage, followed by a bouncer and another club employee.

The man in the sweat shirt climbed onto the stage, started yelling and opened fire on the guitarist, then shot a bouncer who pulled him off the musician, Couch said.

Police spokesman Sgt. Brent Mull said that after shooting at band members, the gunman fired into the crowd. The gunman was shot and killed by patrol officer James D. Niggemeyer, who arrived shortly after the shooting began, police said.

"If the officer wasn't as close as he was, I think this would have been a lot worse," Mull said. "It was a chaotic scene, just a horrific scene."

Mercurio said Niggemeyer, 31, was patrolling nearby when he heard the call about the shooting. He entered the club through a back door and was directed to the stage, where he saw one person lying dead and the suspect holding onto another person, Mercurio said. His deadly shot probably saved other lives, Mercurio said.

The name of the fifth person killed was not immediately released. Mercurio said family members were still being notified.

This morning, a dozen yellow roses, still in plastic wrap, lay near the entry to the low-slung beige building that since 1974 has hosted mostly heavy metal acts. The 641-person-capacity club, just off a freeway exit on the city's north side, sits amid motels, small businesses and office complexes.

After the shooting began, Couch and a friend headed for the exit along with a tide of hundreds of fans.

"It was definitely a grudge. It was against something," Couch said.

Amanda Stankus, 19, who attended the show with Couch, said she initially thought the shooting was part of the show. "I just saw the guitarist fall down, and we decided to get out of there," she said.

The Abbott brothers produced Damageplan's debut album, "New Found Power," which was released in February. Other band members are vocalist Patrick Lachman and bassist Bob Zilla.

"Damageplan carries on the tradition Pantera started, the ... hell-raising tradition we were all about," Vinnie Paul Abbott told The Dallas Morning News in October. "We do play some Pantera songs. Me and Dime wrote them, and we feel like we have the right to play them. But the focus is on Damageplan.

"It took awhile for some of the Pantera fans to accept it; we knew that was gonna be the case," he said. "Change is something that people have a hard time accepting. But me and Dime intended on doing this our whole lives."

A message left with Atlantic Records Group, which oversees Damageplan's label Elektra, was not immediately returned.

Damageplan's Web site said Darrel and Vinnie Abbott grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where their father, country songwriter Jerry Abbott, owned a recording studio.

Telephone numbers for Darrell and Jerry Abbott are unlisted and could not be reached early today by The Associated Press.

Pantera, known for its fast, aggressive sound, recorded several albums in the 1990s, attracting a massive cult following. The third release, "Far Beyond Driven," debuted at No. 1 in 1994, surprising chart-watchers and critics alike. Other hit albums were "The Great Southern Trendkill" and "Reinventing The Steel." A song by the band became the Dallas Stars hockey team's signature tune in 1999.

Pantera was nominated for Grammies for best metal performance in 1995 for "I'm Broken" and in 2001 for "Revolution Is My Name."

The video "The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits" hit the top 10 for music-video sales earlier this year; another video, "3-Watch It Go," hit the top 10 in 1998.

The shootings came exactly 24 years after John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York apartment building by a deranged fan.

Dozens of messages were posted to the Dallas band's Web site after the shootings.

"This is the worst day in metal history," one posting read.

"The metal world feels your pain," another wrote.

**BrAinPaiNt** · 12-09-2004

So I take it from the article duane posted that Vinnie Paul was not killed?

Duane · 12-09-2004

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Originally Posted by BrAinPaiNt

So I take it from the article duane posted that Vinnie Paul was not killed?

Looks like it Brain. Three band members and the gunman make four killed. However, they said in the other article that someone else was seriously injured, maybe Vinnie.

CowboyPrincess · 12-09-2004

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Originally Posted by BrAinPaiNt

So I take it from the article duane posted that Vinnie Paul was not killed?

I hope thats what it says... leave it up for broadcast news to jump to conclusions. Confussion causes false reports..

But.. the article says he killed 4 and wounded 2. One name isn't being release pending notification of family. There were 5 killed including the gunman

Such a tragedy for all involved.

**BrAinPaiNt** · 12-09-2004

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Originally Posted by CowboysPrincess

I hope thats what it says... leave it up for broadcast news to jump to conclusions. Confussion causes false reports..

But.. the article says he killed 4 and wounded 2. One name isn't being release pending notification of family. There were 5 killed including the gunman

Such a tragedy for all involved.

Yes a tragedy at an event that is to entertain and make people happy.

Shades of the band Great White and that whole situation.