"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was fatally shot during a performance, was a frenetic, ear-shattering guitarist whose riffs for Pantera and more recently Damageplan were a staple of heavy metal music.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The heavy metal world lost one of its biggest influences 21 years ago, but fans continue to honor his legacy. 'Dimebag' Darrell ...

The author of one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time was later murdered by a heavy metal fan. 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott created the No. 8 greatest guitar riff of all time, according to Guitar ...

This story is part of The Columbus Chronicles, a series highlighting some of the wildest, saddest, funniest and just most memorable events of the last 25 years in central Ohio. The night of Dec. 8, ...