A message from the awesome band "Disturbed". Damageplan had been opening on Disturbed's Mini Tour:

IT IS WITH THE UTMOST DESPAIR THAT WE EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS OF ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITAR PLAYERS TO EVER WALK THE FACE OF THIS EARTH, DIMEBAG DARYLL ABBOT. NOT ONLY WAS HE AN INSPIRATION TO ANYONE WHO EVER PICKED UP A GUITAR, BUT HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST GENUINE, BIG HEARTED INDIVIDUALS YOU WOULD EVER HAVE THE PLEASURE OF MEETING. DIME LOVED TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, AND WAS NEVER SATISFIED UNTIL EVERYONE ELSE AROUND HIM WAS HAVING ONE TOO. WE ARE ALL STILL IN AN UTTER STATE OF SHOCK, REFUSING TO BELIEVE THAT HE IS TRULY GONE. INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE INCREDIBLY UGLY DEMISE OF HIS DEATH, LET US REMEMBER THE JOY AND STRENGTH HE BROUGHT TO ALL OF US WHILE HE WAS ALIVE. TO RITA, VINNY PAUL, AND ALL OF THOSE WHO LOVED HIM SO MUCH, WE EXTEND OUR MOST HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES. WE'LL HAVE A DOUBLE BLACK TOOTH IN YOUR HONOR BROTHER. YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

ALL OUR LOVE AND RESPECT,

DAVID DRAIMAN
DAN DONEGAN
MIKE WENGREN
JOHN MOYER

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