D I M E B A G ! ! ! !

Its been almost 3 years since we lost Dimebag Darrell and we still remember to this day we remember him. Several bands have dedicated albums to this fallen guitar god. I remember when I heard he was taken from us. I was workin at the Battleforeds and District Co-op and and my heart just broke. On that day metal died and a new era began. Some call it the post dime era. His influences can be found everywhere from songs by such badns like Machine Head, Trivium, but most of all it one person very hard. Zakk Wylde, Zakk and Dime were like brothers. Zakk dedicated the song "In This River" to Dimebag, "I was looking at the lyrics, and I just said, 'Man, this has gotta be Dime's tune,' so we just made it Dime's song" says Zakk. The song gained a new importance and was improved from its original version during the live performances also with the addition of more solos, with Zakk playing with the Dean Razorback guitar Dime had given him. He dedicates each live performance of the song to Dimebag and, several times, nearly cried on stage when playing the song. He has also stated it will be played at every Black Label Society concert as long as he is touring, and I can say that it is true, as zakk said

" this song will never leave the black label set"

The vid for the song features the childhood versions of Zakk and Dime riding bicycles together and diving in to a river. At the end of the video, the grown up version of Wylde emerges, and Dimebag's doesn't appear as child or man, symbolizing Darrell's death. "The river is a metaphor for life in general, all the bullshit that you deal with from being a kid growing up. The whole thing's just about life and death." says Zakk.

On May 17, 2007 Dimebag Darrell was posthumously inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk, the only sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring those artists who have made a significant impact and lasting contribution to the growth and evolution of rock 'n' roll.

Heres to ya dime. gone but NEVER forgotten !!!!!!!