Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera

Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera

<b >The autobiography of the bassist of Pantera, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time</b><br><div><br></div><div>Few heavy metal acts survived the turmoil of the early 1990s music scene. Pantera, featuring the peerless guitar playing of the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, was different. Instead of humoring the market, the band demanded that the audience come to them by releasing a series of fiercely uncompromising platinum albums, including <i>Vulgar Display of Power</i> and <i>Far Beyond Driven</i>-albums that sold millions of copies despite minimal airplay.<br><br>This is the previously untold story behind one of the most influential bands in heavy metal history, written by the man best qualified to tell the truth about those incredible and often difficult years of fame, excess, and tragedy.</div>