Now, this just sucks. The mixed reports I am getting is that Damageplan was playing at the Al Rosa Villa in Columbus, OH tonight when a man forced his way through the backdoor, walked on stage, and began shooting band members. So far I've heard everything from 3-5 people dead. All I know as confirmed dead are Dimebag and the shooter himself. Other reports include Vinnie Paul and a bouncer.
As a Pantera fan, native of Columbus, and former bouncer at a larger music venue there than this one, this whole thing stinks for me. It's hard to speculate if this could have been avoided. You can pat down, wand people, and put a barackade with all the bouncers you want behind it in front of the stage, but a gun-toting cuntface with a mission comes to the backdoor and it's hard to avoid any tragedy from taking place. I feel for the owners of this rat nest of an awesome club that has always stood for up and coming metal/rock acts for as long as I've known, and the families of those involved. Cheers to the cop who took his shotty(so I've heard) to this shithead, but sorry you had to do it.
As a Pantera fan, native of Columbus, and former bouncer at a larger music venue there than this one, this whole thing stinks for me. It's hard to speculate if this could have been avoided. You can pat down, wand people, and put a barackade with all the bouncers you want behind it in front of the stage, but a gun-toting cuntface with a mission comes to the backdoor and it's hard to avoid any tragedy from taking place. I feel for the owners of this rat nest of an awesome club that has always stood for up and coming metal/rock acts for as long as I've known, and the families of those involved. Cheers to the cop who took his shotty(so I've heard) to this shithead, but sorry you had to do it.