![]() Until we meet again, you will always be such a huge part of my life. I will miss you forever my friend, my brother, my family. We have shared so many moments together that are just indescribable. I was with you the very first time you met Annie and fell in love with her from the moment you saw her. We'd sit out in the garage and run through the 'Darkness Descends' set. I remember when I first joined DA and you would come over to my house to teach me songs. Forever in my heart, my stage right brother."ĭARK ANGEL bassist Michael Gonzalez said: " Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy. A lifetime of memories were created, and I'm devastated that we won't be making more. We instantly connected, and I will never forget that first phone call, the beginning of a friendship that would last 39 years. Jim Durkin called me, DARK ANGEL was his band. From day one… we were Brothers… Yesterday, today and forever Jimmy will always be my Brother!!! Until we meet again!! I Love you."ĭARK ANGEL guitarist Eric Meyer stated: "Way back in '84, I placed an ad in the Recycler newspaper: 'Guitarist seeking established band'. I can't count the times where I would end up spitting something out of my nose!!! Jimmy would just laugh! He had the best sense of humor. Someone told Jimmy, 'I don't like you when you're drunk,' and without skipping a beat, Jimmy answers, 'I don't like you when I'm sober.' I almost swallowed my tongue. Another great memory I have was at a METALLICA and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES show. Right from the start he was busting my balls! When I first spoke to Jimmy, we were talking about the band that I had just left. I love you, Brother."ĭARK ANGEL singer Ron Rinehart said: " Jimmy D was the very first person that I met in DARK ANGEL. Annie, Ron, Eric, Michael, Laura, Rob, and all of your friends and family love and miss you so much, Jimmy. In life, you'll always be in our hearts, right where you belong. Onstage, with us, your wings will always be right where they belong, on stage right. Your spirit will eternally live on, Brother. And you are so beloved by everyone who knows you, Jim. My love for you gives me strength to get through this. Only now am I beginning to grasp the complexity and graciousness of your monumental gift. You chose The Unicorn yourself to fill that void. Realizing we'll never share the stage in this physical plane again…the greatest void. Had I, or any of us, only known that you'd be taken from us so suddenly, we would not have let you leave us…So suddenly. ![]() You were my original guitar hero, my biggest influence, a truly inspirational legend to me and so many others. Had I known that our last few times together would be our last times together, I would have cherished them more. I never quite know how to grieve anymore. " DARK ANGEL will continue to perform and record in Jim's memory and preserve his legacy, as he requested before his passing."ĭARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan said: "I miss you so much, my Brother. Jim requested Laura Christine as his replacement, and she has joined us at the more recent DARK ANGEL appearances, as he'd requested that we keep it in the family. " Jim had been sitting out DARK ANGEL shows due to personal matters since 2020. ![]() Jim Durkin was family to all of the DARK ANGEL camp and will be deeply missed. He was known as the master of the riff with some of the most memorable and evil thrash riffs ever. ![]() Jim Durkin was the founder of DARK ANGEL, a major contributor to the music and was one of the founding fathers of thrash. California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL have paid tribute to their founding guitarist Jim Durkin, who died on March 8 at the age of 58.Įarlier today, DARK ANGEL's surviving members issued the following statement: "On Thursday March 9, everyone in the DARK ANGEL family was notified of Jimmy Durkin's passing on Wednesday morning, March 8. ![]()
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