Behind the Murder of 'Dimebag' Darrell

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On the 15th anniversary of Dimebag Darrell's death, read Rolling Stone's investigation into the murder of the Pantera guitarist

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Four bands were on the bill at the Alrosa Villa, and about 250 people, paying around eight dollars per ticket, had shown up, well short of the venue’s capacity of 600. Members of a local group, Volume Dealer, one of the opening acts, dressed in combat fatigues. Another local opener was named 12 Gauge.In the chilly darkness, Gale had been hanging out in the club’s parking lot while the music pounded inside.

Onstage, Gale drew a Beretta 9mm handgun and headed straight for Abbott. Joe Dameron, bass player for Volume Dealer, thought Gale shouted something about Pantera, but he wasn’t sure. “With the feedback, I didn’t hear what he said,” Dameron said. “I saw him open his mouth to yell something, but I don’t know what it was. He just looked determined.” Gale shot Abbott – who was headbanging, his hair in his face – at least once in the forehead.

A security guard tackled Gale, who continued to shoot into the crowd. One bullet grazed the arm of a Volume Dealer roadie, Travis Burnett, a burly former soldier who dropped his beer and ran toward the stage to try and disarm the shooter. “I asked him, ‘Dude, what the fuck are you doing?'” Burnett said. “He was like, ‘Get out of here, get away.’ As I went to grab him, he shot at me. The bullet went through my shirt, and I didn’t even feel it.

Nathan Gale, according to people in Marysville, was troubled, but not prone to violence. He enlisted in the Marines in 2002 but left the Corps, for as yet unknown reasons, eighteen months later. He worked on construction sites; in an oil-change shop, Minit Lube; and as a landscaper. Gale also played offensive guard for Lima Thunder, a local semipro football team. On the team bus, Gale could often be found with his headphones on, listening to Pantera.

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