Dimebag Darrell

The Seven Sexiest Guitars

If there's one thing that starts a guitarist's heart thumping, it's the heat from the fretboard as his or her fingers slide across the strings. It's a sordid love affair that leaves fans screaming for more, and the guitarist's soul longing for more. In fact, B.B. King loved his $30 guitar so much t ... More >>

Uproar Festival - Gexa Energy Pavilion - 9/16/12

Uproar Festival Gexa Energy Pavilion Sunday, September 16 See also: The tattooed fans of Uproar Festival "Buttrock: a term to identify a band trademarked with cheap, unoriginal song lyrics; the vocalist hiding his lack of vocal talent by producing a deep and 'raspy' voice (i.e. Nickelback, Creed) ... More >>

Staind's Aaron Lewis Talks Country Music, Ron Paul and the Constitution

Known as the bellowing frontman for alternative metal band Staind, Aaron Lewis shocked many when he released the Town Line EP earlier this year. Not only did it feature Lewis singing a collection of country-influenced songs, but the singer was insistent the project was not a one-shot endeavor. F ... More >>

Scott Ian: "If More People Worshipped Music, The World Would Be a Better Place."

For three decades, Anthrax has been one of the most consistently interesting bands to emerge from the thrash metal heyday of the early 1980s. Founded by guitarist Scott Ian, Anthrax has always stood out among the sweaty throng. The band was one of the first metal bands to incorporate rap music int ... More >>

Watch: The Famine -- "Ad Mortem"

The Famine​In case you haven't been paying attention: Dallas-Fort Worth has been back on a metal kick of late, with new metal bands popping up and grabbing our attention -- like Warbeast and Maleveller, to name a few. Now there's another act to add to the list of attention-worthy upstarts: Arlingt ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: A Handy Guide to the Worst Local Records of the '90s

​In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, we go back to the year 2000, when former Observer music editor Zac Crain did one of the things he did best -- take shots at really bad bands. And at the beginning of 2000, he set his sights on the worst local records of the '90s.In no particul ... More >>

Dave Grohl, Kerry King Among Stars Booked To Pay Dimebag Darrell Tribute At October 29 Benefit Jam at Los Angeles' Key Club

​Dave Grohl, Slayer's Kerry King and Dio's Simon Wright are among the rock and metal icons that have been confirmed to participate in an upcoming all-star benefit jam at Los Angeles' the Key Club, held in Arlington native and Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's honor. The event, called Di ... More >>

Ride For Dime Proves "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott Is Not Forgotten.

Grill At Reno's Honors Dimebag Darrell With Blacktooth Whiskey Burger

​"Videobob" Moseley, new owner of The Grill At Reno's (adjacent to Reno's Chop Shop, which, on Thursday, was approved for a three-year extension on its SUP), is introducing a new menu that includes a hamburger inspired by slain Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott. Moseley w ... More >>

Dollars for Dime

A Salute to Those About to Hard Rock, At the Far End of Victory Park

Patrick MichelsThe decor recalls great moments in Texas music history. Also, that time Kelly Clarkson sang at a Cowboys game. The Hard Rock Cafe is finishing up its preparations for a soft opening next week, but invited press to take a look around their new digs today, at the south end of Victory Pa ... More >>

Zac Crain's Dimebag Darrell Bio Gets Release Date Pushed Back

Not sure exactly what the holdup is, but over on Blabbermouth today--your source, apparently, for all things wrong with the fact that former Observer music editor Zac Crain is writing a book about the late, great Dimebag Darrell--comes the news that Crain's 288-page Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, ... More >>

Vinnie Paul's Latest Gig: Used Cellphone Salesman

Vinnie Paul Abbott's at it again, folks. About half a year after the Pantera, Hellyeah and DamagePlan drummer put his oven up for sale on eBay, Abbott (as seen above) is now selling an old Motorola Startrac--his first cellphone, actually, which was given to him by his brother, the late, great Dimeb ... More >>

Dean Guitars Sets Up Online Dimebag Memorial

Yesterday, of course, was the fourth anniversary of Dimebag Darrell's untimely death--which probably explains the large amount of information we keep finding about him and the biographies being written about him and whatnot of late. And, sorry we didn't post this yesterday when it went up, but, to c ... More >>

Vinnie Paul Announces Plans For Another Dimebag Bio--And He's Endorsing This One

Roger Caldwell Ah, yes. What would a week be without another head-spinning look into the nutty world of book publishing--as applied to biographies about the late, great Dimebag Darrell. Sure, you already know about the so-called "controversy" surrounding Zac Crain's book. And, if you've been up on y ... More >>

Vinnie Paul Abbott Came to Rock Best Buy, and Totally Succeeded

Most nights, try shouting, "Can I get a hell yeah?!" in a Best Buy and all anyone will give you is a mean staredown from the washing machine aisle.When it happened Thursday night at the store along LBJ Freeway, though, with a whole line of Dimebag Darrell fans waiting to meet the late Pantera founde ... More >>

Vinnie Paul To Sign Copies Of The New Dimebag Darrell Book At The LBJ Freeway Best Buy On Thursday

The new Dimebag Darrell Abbott book/DVD He Came To Rock earns its release today with the claim that it's the first book about the legendary Pantera guitarist's life (a fact that certainly can't sit too well with a certain other Dimebag biographer...), and, unlike the other upcoming book about the ... More >>

Red Monroe, Baboon, Pikahsso and Tahiti with Glen Reynolds

Saturday, September 6, at Club Dada

At Least Deep Ellum'll Look Pretty

Today's School Lunch: Honoring Dimebag Darrell

Q&A: Blues and Rock Guitarist Rocky Athas

A Metal Monument, Or: Trying to Build a Bronze Statue of Dimebag Darrell

Metal Monument, Literally

Over The Weekend: Lamb of God, Blue Yule at MAC, Art Conspiracy III

Last Night: Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage at Nokia Theatre

Re*Cov*Ering Deep Ellum

Recovery Is A Must

The muralists of Deep Ellum are honored

Memories of Mayhem

Hellyeah

Hellyeah (Sony)

Zac Crain: "I'm a Moron With My Heart in the Right Place."

Grin and Bear It, Mr. Crain

Who'll Buy Their Memories?

226 Music Group Now Close to Zero

Vinnie Paul's Got a New Band, Hellyeah. No, Wait. That's What It's Called: Hellyeah.

Dime For Your Thoughts

Odds & Ends

On Pantera's Behind the Music special, Phil Anselmo offers fans two equally pleasing options

Odds & Ends

Necrogazm, Six Past Hell and others sacrifice eardrums to remember the Dimebag anniversary

Dimes for Dimebag

Pinky Swear

A music critic's resolution for 2005

Letters

Trend-spotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top 10 music stories were all about winning the popular vote

Letters

Dirty Life and Times

The media's sanitized coverage of Dimebag's memorial service left out all the good parts

Every Picture Tells a Story

Putting a face on tragedy

"Our Hero"

Friends mourn the loss of Dallas' Mayhem

Far Beyond Redneck

A childhood Pantera fan comes out of the closet

Slaughtered

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, 1966-2004

The Perfect Valentine's Gift

Damageplan's New Found Power will leave you all warm andfuzzy

Thanks, but no thanks

D Magazine has an interesting take on the local music scene

Out There

Pantera