Wielding some of the tightest rhythm playing along with some the most otherworldly lead playing that has ever graced heavy music, Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott is undoubtedly one of the most talented and influential heavy metal guitarists. [...] Dimebag brought a new level to heavy songwriting and shreddy guitar playing throughout the ‘90s and early 2000s. Infusing his love for blues, KISS, Van Halen and Slayer [his music] helped to pioneer the drop-tuned groovey guitar style that the vast majority of modern metal scene has sworn by.
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Dimebag Darrell was a 20th-century American guitarist. Darrell Lance Abbott, known professionally as Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founded alongside his brother Vinnie Paul. Read more on Wikipedia →