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GALLERY: Remembering Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott

all photos provided from the personal collection of Buddy Blaze

Chris Kies
By Chris KiesDec 08, 2009
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.
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"Here the boys are featured in a local write-up in the Arlington, TX, newspaper prior to their first release, Metal Magic in 1983."
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