Cemetery Gates Traditional Cache

Metal and two of the Three Amigos L-O-V-E Pantera and wanted to place a cache at the gates of the cemetery where "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was laid to rest. If you too are a Pantera fan the reason is obvious. Redd's only connection with Pantera is that Metal and two of the Three Amigos L-O-V-E Pantera.

There is a Dimebag Darrell tribute cache at his headstone inside the cemetery as well. So stop by, pay your respects, and grab the bonus smiley if you have not already done so.

***As with every RM cache, please preview the YouTube link before viewing with children. Redd Metal is admittedly liberal with their music. ***

 

 

"Cemetery Gates" is a power ballad by heavy metal band Pantera. The song is the fifth track from Cowboys from Hell, the band's fifth album and second with lead singer Phil Anselmo (though the band considers it their first "true" album, officially ignoring their earlier independent releases as it was their first album with the groove metal genre). "Cemetery Gates" showcases Anselmo's vocal ability and range, concluding with screaming high notes answered by Dimebag Darrell on guitar in a trade off. This is the longest song Pantera ever recorded, clocking in at 7:03. It received a large amount of air-play by rock stations, and has become one of Pantera's most popular songs. Guitar World magazine readers voted the song's solo the 35th greatest of all-time, which was Dimebag's 2nd highest ranking solo (after "Floods"). A live version of the song from Official Live: 101 Proof was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998.

 

 

Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician best known for being the founding member of the bands Pantera and Damageplan alongside his brother, Vinnie Paul. Abbott also contributed to the record Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe. Darrell is considered to be one of the driving forces behind groove metal.

 

Abbott was slain by a gunman while on stage during a performance with Damageplan on December 8, 2004, at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. He ranked #92 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists and #1 in the UK magazine Metal Hammer.