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Dimebag Darrell: The Final Interview With Pantera and Damageplan's Guitar Hero

This story was originally published in Guitar World's   Guitar Legends No. 79 and Revolver' s 2012  Pantera special collector's issue .

On December 1st, 2004, while on tour with Damageplan, his post- Pantera project alongside his brother, Vinnie Paul , guitarist Dimebag Darrell gave his final interview. Seven days later he was dead, killed onstage while playing with the band. Darrell's interviewer was Joshua Gropp, a jazz-guitar student at Humber College in Toronto, who was writing for the school newspaper, the Humber Et Cetera.

Since then, Gropp has graduated from Humber and released two solo acoustic CDs "featuring a lot of guitar drumming and tapping," he says. On his next album, which he is currently working on with producer Bill Stevenson (Rise Against), Gropp will playing with a full plugged-in band for the first time since Dime's passing because, he explains, "it was too hard to play electric for quite some time afterwards."

Of his interview with Darrell, Gropp says today, "It was conducted to give the students at my college some very professional advice on the industry, and was done assuming that not everyone had heard of Dimebag, which is why some of the questions seem a little obvious. He was the reason why I took guitar 'studies' seriously, and despite his hard-edged reputation, he truly was humble, kind and real — incredibly rare nowadays, especially in the industry." 

WHEN YOU WERE A TEENAGER, YOU WERE KNOWN FOR WINNING MOST OF THE LOCAL GUITAR CONTESTS. WHAT WAS IT THAT PROMPTED YOU TO ENTER THOSE CONTESTS?  DIMEBAG DARRELL  I used to go to this huge music store all the time, and they had these contests where you would go in and just jam out, put some riffs on a tape and do your most impressive shit and throw it in a box with your address on it. And the first one I entered I had only been playing for, like, three months, and I thought I had no chance. But that dream was always there, you know? And I won it — couldn't believe it! After a few years, I had won seven in a row. Won all kinds of cool stuff: ESP guitars, Charvels, Dean guitars, Randall amps. When I went to enter again, they said, "No, dude, don't even enter — you're going to  judge  the next one."

WHAT SORT OF THINGS WERE YOU PRACTICING BACK THEN?  I would just listen to records and learn what I could, then just roll it over and over and over. I tried to take lessons once, and the dude was really good and he tried to teach me theory and all that shit, but none of it made any sense to me. You know, to be just running up and down these scales when I could be playing fucking Randy Rhoads or something, I just didn't find any enjoyment in it. I don't know what kind of enjoyment dudes get out of it if they already know what a certain mode is going to sound like, or a certain scale before they go to it. It's kind of like the cat's already out of the bag, you know? There's a certain amount of spontaneity that goes on whenever I'm jamming, and I don't think that part of my playing would be there if I did learn all that shit. But yeah, lessons didn't really work out for me, so I went to the old school, listening to records and learning what I wanted to learn.

IN THE PAST YOU'VE SAID THAT A PERSON IS INFLUENCED BY EVERYTHING YOU SEE AND HEAR, WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT. YOUR DAD HAD A STUDIO WHILE YOU WERE GROWING UP, WHERE HE RECORDED A LOT OF LOCAL BLUES ARTISTS — DO YOU THINK THAT MUSIC INFLUENCED YOU AS WELL?  Yeah, it definitely influenced me. I mean, everything gets in there one way or another, you know? I don't know if it came from my dad's studio or from listening to my mom's 8-track Lynyrd Skynyrd tapes back in the day before I even knew what Van Halen was or Black Sabbath or Kiss. There's a shitload of kickass blues players around here in Texas, and we go out a lot and check these guys out. And it's going to get in there, you know? It's not 150 percent pure metal for me my whole life, you know? I love rock and roll, I love the blues, I love King's X, Merle Haggard, David Allen Coe, you name it. A lot of people that are in bands think you have to preach against every other kind of music in the world to be "hardcore," but that, to me, is just Hitler bullshit. Go ahead and keep your fucking ears closed, you closed-minded fucks — I'm gonna be jamming. There are so many different things that music can do to you besides beat you between the fucking eyes, you know? Of course, that's the favorite feeling, and you've got to have your favorite thing, but give me a goddamn break! Have some variety in the fucking shit, you know? 

IT SEEMS THAT, WITH BANDS LIKE DAMAGEPLAN, SHADOWS FALL, CHILDREN OF BODOM AND OTHERS, GUITAR SOLOING IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR AGAIN.  I think it's getting a little bit more like that. For a while, people were like, "Fuck guitar solos — they're boring," but I never bought into any of that shit. And all the people that it was coming from were those dudes that play the seven-string guitars that could only play the top four strings. So I think everyone that's into guitar playing has been screaming out for the last couple years and now you see more dudes doing solos, or at least short little bits. But I'm not into the short bit thing — it almost seems like you're putting it in there to say, "Look, I could do it if I wanted to." But that ain't the truth — either you can fucking rip or you can't. I mean, what if Zakk Wylde put out a record and it had only two little short solo snippets? Dude, you would know that that ain't right. You didn't get the whole meal deal!

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DAMAGEPLAN, SHADOWS FALL, THE HAUNTED: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for the upcoming U.S. trek featuring co-headliners DAMAGEPLAN and SHADOWS FALL alongside openers THE HAUNTED . The details are as follows:

Oct. 27 - Masquerade – Atlanta, GA Oct. 28 - Masquerade – Tampa, FL Oct. 30 - Floyd's Music Store – Tallahassee, FL Oct. 31 - House Of Blues - New Orleans, LA Nov. 02 - Numbers – Houston, TX Nov. 03 - Sunset Station - San Antonio, TX Nov. 04 - Ridglea Theatre - Fort Worth, TX Nov. 06 - Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ Nov. 07 - House Of Blues Anaheim – Anaheim, CA Nov. 08 - House Of Blues - Las Vegas, NV Nov. 10 - House of Blues - W Hollywood, CA Nov. 11 - The Grand - San Francisco, CA Nov. 13 - The Big Easy – Spokane, WA Nov. 14 - The Showbox – Seattle, WA Nov. 16 - Lofi Cafe - Salt Lake City, UT Nov. 17 - Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO Nov. 19 - Quest Club – Minneapolis, MN Nov. 20 - Rave Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI Nov. 21 - House of Blues – Chicago, IL Nov. 22 - Clutch Cargos – Pontiac, MI Nov. 24 - The Palladium – Worcester, MA Nov. 27 - The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA Nov. 29 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

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Moscow metro tour: architectural styles of the subway.

Duration: 2 hours

Categories: Culture & History, Sightseeing

This metro tour of Russia’s capital and most populous city, Moscow, is your chance to get a unique insight into the beautiful and impressive architecture of the city's underground stations. Admire their marble walls and high ceilings representing Stalin's desire for glory after World War 2, and see first-hand how the interiors change with the rise of new political eras. Your guide will lead you through the complex network, which is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems worldwide, with over two billion travelers in 2011.

Opened in 1935, Moscow’s underground system, now 190 miles (305 km) long with 185 stations, is today one the largest and most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world. On this Moscow metro tour, discover the impressive architecture of Moscow’s underground stations and learn how they reflect the Soviet era.

Getting around by metro, your local guide will take you through parts of Moscow’s infamous history. Stop at stations built during the time of the USSR (Soviet Union) that are praised as one of the most extravagant architectural projects from Stalin’s time. After World War 2, he was keen on establishing Stalinist architecture to represent his rising regime and a recognized empire. Learn how when his successor started the de-Stalinization of the former Soviet Union in 1953, the extravagancy of the architecture was toned down.

Discover how the unique character of each station reflected several different eras. While stations like Kievskaya and Slavyansky Bulvar have pompous halls and high stucco ceilings brimming with extravagant decorations, those built later, like Volzhskaya, are lightly adorned with sparse furnishings. Architect Alexey Dushkin and painter Alexander Deyneka were just two of the many artists who made these magnificent landmarks possible.

Revel in Moscow's glory days, as well as the years of scarcity, on this fascinating Moscow metro experience. Conclude your tour at one of the central stations in Moscow. If you're lucky, you may even find the secret entrance to the unconfirmed Metro-2, a parallel underground system used by the government -- a mystery which has neither been denied nor confirmed today.

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This is the least confronting of our tour range. Transport used on the trip is either private or a very comfortable public option, the activities included are usually iconic sites and locations that are not all too confronting.

The tour can include a mix of private and public transport providing a level of comfort that is slightly below what you would experience at home. Sites visited are usually iconic sites, tours can also include market visits, visits to communities etc that provide the traveller with a fantastic insight into destination.

Expect to rough it for parts of this tour, whether it's a packed public bus where you are forced to stand, a visit to a local market, a local community, you are sure to have an experience that is very different from what you're used to at home.

The comforts of your home town and the environment you are used to are more of a rarity. Expect some challenging transport options, visits to local sites and areas that don't resemble anything at home.

You're out there in the global community! You are likely to be exposed to the elements, travel in whatever means of transport is available and basically take it as it comes, whatever comes! It can be tough.

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These tours have very limited physical activity. Usually climbing in and out of the transport provided, walking through sites, markets etc included in the itinerary.

These tours have a bit of physical activity but nothing that should challenge you too much. This could be climbing on and off public transport through to a walk through the destination you're travelling in, they can include walking only tours or a combination of walking and transport.

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These Tours will provide you with some solid physical activity. Whether its bike riding, walking, trekking, kayaking or riding on public transport you will need to have a good level of fitness to enjoy this tour.

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Moscow Metro

The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.

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