I've never been a huge fan of Pantera either, but I own their Cowboys from Hell album. Many of my music tastes are products of the long-haired rock bands of the 80's and 90's. Though I've gone away from that music, I've recently started to listen to it again. No metal-head I, but damn I used to love that music.
For some reason, this news struck me really hard this morning. Perhaps it's because the shooting is so senseless, perhaps because Dimebag was about my age. Images of Randy Rhodes and Stevie Ray Vaughan are swimming through my mind.
What a horrible tragedy for everyone.