Crazed fan kills guitarist

A gig by Heavy Metal act, Damageplan ended badly last night with a gunman going up and shooting the lead guitarist, Darrell Abbott point blank several times. I head the article further to find that the drummer, Vinne Paul Abbott, was his brother and they were both original members of Pantera. I was never a huge Pantera fan, but I acknowledge that they had a huge impact on the thrash metal scene. This is some crazy stuff though. The gunman shot him, shot a bouncer who was trying to stop him and then starting shooting into the crowd before a copper could put him down. But someone in the crowd said that they initially thought it was part of the show. Funny thing is, in some shows it might be...

Posted by Mick @ 12/10/2004 09:01:00 am