Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera by Rex Brown (English) Pa

Description: Official Truth, 101 Proof by Rex Brown This starkly honest memoir by Pantera bassist Rex Brown offers shocking insight into one of the most influential metal bands FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 humouring the market, the band demanded that the audience come to them by releasing a series of fiercely uncompromising platinum albums, including Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven - albums that sold millions of copies despite minimal airplay.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. Author Biography Rex Brown was born in 1964 in Graham, Texas. He joined Pantera in 1982 and has also played with Down. His new band, Kill Devil Hill, is climbing the charts.Facebook.com/RexBrownMark Eglinton is the author of James Hetfield: The Wolf At Metallicas Door. He divides his time between Scotland and the Pacific Northwest.mark-eglinton.com Review AOL Musics Noisecreep.com, 3/6/13 "A warts and all look at Browns journey from small town Texas music geek to platinum-selling, arena-filling rock star. Besides the insightful, and always colorful, Pantera stories included throughout Official Truth, Brown also comes clean about his own personal battles with drugs and alcohol." SkullsNBones.com, 3/6/13 "Rex is completely honest and forthcoming in this book, and its a major insight to one of the most influential bands of all time...A must read!" The Aquarian, 3/13 "Offers the shocking insight into one of the most influential and extremely popular metal bands to ever reach the annals of heavy metal history!... Fans of Pantera and Rex Brown will love this book!" BackstageAxxess.com, 3/10: "Rexs story is both honest and brutally real...Rockstars are often put on a pedestal and made to seem larger than life. Rex Brown gives us the other side of the story. His heartfelt account tells us the good, the bad, and the ugly, making Official Truth, 101 Proof much more than just a book about a rock band. It is a tale of friendships made and friendships lost and the triumphs and tragedies along the way. Dust off your bookshelf and clear some space. Youre going to want to add this one to your collection." RidgewoodPatch.com3/11 "Offers a very inside look at the band that we were never afforded the opportunity to voyeur into back in the day...Straight up, if youre a Pantera fan then read the book, youll enjoy it...A satisfying read. As a fan of Pantera I couldnt put the flippin thing down." Bass Guitar magazine, May 2013 "Rock star autobiographies are everywhere these days, some of them great, some less so. Official Truth, 101 Proof...falls easily into the former category. Brown...waited years to tell his tale, but the wait has been worth it...Official Truth recounts the formation and rise to prominence of Pantera, as well as the stories of Browns later bands Down and Kill Devil Hill, with unflinching courage, offering a new perspective on the chaos within those bands." SLUG (Salt Lake Under Ground) magazine, May 2013 "Rex Brown has long since taken the voice of reason mantle in the ever-fracturing post-Pantera camp. Though hes the groups least public member, hes the most fit to write a memoir on the experience. Brown pulls no punches in his yarn, nonchalantly discussing the spandex-clad inception, multiplatinum explosion and untimely demise of the 90s most definitive metal band. Most compelling are his unflinching looks into the band members individual demons, which never come off as antagonistic or gossipy, but genuine attempts at telling it like it is...As the murder of one Dimebag Darrell becomes more and more distant, no other publication has come this close to truly exploring the impact and meaning of what this band meant to the heavy metal landscape, and for that, Browns work shouldnt go unnoticed, and is highly recommended." PowerlineMag.com, 4/27/13 "Panteras fans will enjoy this up close and personal look at the band, especially those interested in hearing how the bands classic records came together." Examiner.com, 4/30/13 "If you are looking for dirt or something shocking, its all there as Rex didnt pull any punches and told it how it was including the bad times as well. If you are a fan of Pantera or if you just like a good biography I recommend this book because it will not disappoint." "A compelling read." SonicExcess.com, 3/12: "Offers a perspective from the eyes of the silent member of Pantera. Often humorous, tragic, brutally honest, and always entertaining...A must read for any fan of Rock, Metal, and Pantera...Official Truth is similar to the music of Pantera, no compromise with no room for bullshit." SkullsNBones.com, 3/12 "Rex holds nothing back and really invites you into his Pantera world like never before...Now with this new book, we understand a little more about one of the most historic bands to ever walk this planet...A very blunt and honest read that will definitely get people talking in the metal scene...A must read for all metal fans." Examiner.com, 3/12 "Will appeal not just to fans of Pantera and heavy metal, but anyone interested in a look at that time in music." Horns Up Rocks, 3/12: "[A] very honest piece of literature...Not only is it a great read, but it will open your eyes about how the music industry works." TheGauntlet.com, 3/13 "The journey of the rise and fall of one of the biggest bands in heavy metal history...An honest account of what transpired during [Browns] years in Pantera." Rich Stambolian, 3/15 Record Collector (UK), Issue 414 "Brown recounts his life in parallel to Panteras story, exploring his addiction to alcohol in courageous detail and pulling no punches when it comes to explaining the bands split and its tragic aftermath. He ascribes the various fallings-out to each of the personalities involved, without leaving anyone (including himself) blameless. Kudos to the guy for digging deep into a set of obviously painful memories to get this book done, and to his co-writer Mark Eglinton for focusing Browns recollections into an eminently readable memoir." Decibel, June 2013 "Revealing...Brown deftly explains why Panteras music works...This book wont interest the casual Pantera fan. But are there any casual Pantera fans?" Metal Forces, March 2013 "Official Truth, 101 Proof sugarcoats nothing." John Shelton Ivany Top 21 "Definitive...This is a lucid account of 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 and excess." WomanAroundTown.com, 5/28/13 "A book detailing the highs and lows of super-stardom." Curled Up With A Good Book Loudwire.com, 3/21/13 "An unflinchingly honest look at the group, from their earliest beginnings to the ending moments and the things which have happened since then...The first official statement on Pantera and the legacy of the group from a band member." NoTreble.com, 3/21/13 "Describing the book as starkly honest almost seems like an understatement as Brown details his ride with anecdotes on events and the characters involved in the bands story." MediaMikes.com, 3/18/13 "A gritty in your face tale from the man who lived it...Here is your chance to get whole truth and nothing but...Candid, brutally honest, and at times shocking Rex Brown touches on everything and pulls no punches while doing so...From start to finish a great read." North Coast Voice, 3/20/13-4/3/13 issue and The Cleveland Sound, 3/21/13 "A candid, unpretentious autobiography from one of rocks modern day survivors--a southern-fried, fist-pumpingly fun read." Alternative Control blog, 3/22/13 "A great read about one of the best metal bands of all time." Houston Press, 3/29/13 "A tell-all history of the band...The most comprehensive insider account of Panteras rise and fall." BackstageAxxess.com, 3/24/13 "Brown gives us the inside story in his new book...Its a great read." FullMetalRock.com, 3/24/13 "This is the real deal inside story, from the man himself, who was there and lived it...A no holds barred account of the rise and fall of Pantera...It is all covered here straight up...A must read for any fan of Pantera or Rock and Metal." Every Day is a New Day blog, 3/28/13 "The story of one of the craziest party bands of all time...This book was an eye opener...If youve ever been into Metal music, Id say this is required reading." The Metal Den, 4/8/13 "Hands down the most brutally frank rock memoir you will ever read in your life...This is a cautionary tale (beware of the hangers on) that will make you laugh out loud and wipe away a few tears at the same time." About.com Heavy Metal "Brown pulls no punches in the book...The behind the scenes story of Pantera is fascinating...There have been a lot of books written about Pantera, but Brown provides insight an outside author simply cant...Its a very well-written and compelling book." Music As Therapy blog, 4/14/13 "Gives you insight to the real world of Pantera and makes no qualms about it...An extremely honest look at the behind the scenes of one of the biggest bands of all time. [Brown] pokes a few holes into the fabric of our perception of band life and what being a rock star is all about...If you are a fan of Pantera and road stories then you should definitely pick this book up. It will make you laugh, choke you up, and blow your mind with the reality of what some of your favorite personalities are really like." MTVHive.com, 3/18/13 "Wildly entertaining." Boston Phoenix, 3/20/13 "No holds barred and warts and all are typical qualifiers when it comes to rock-and-roll memoirs, but rarely do they fulfill the promise. Which makes it all the more refreshing when something like Official Truth, 101 Proof comes along. Pleasantries are dispensed sparingly in this unflinching, and often biting, but also affectionate portrait." Dallas Observer, 3/18/13 "Rex takes readers into the familiar world of the Rock Star, where rivers of whiskey flow like cash pouring into the band members bank accounts...Rexs memoir delivers to fans what the bassist intended: a behind the scenes look at the events that led to the downfall of one of Americas greatest rock bands. Its full of conflict, raw emotion and backstage antics." "No one was closer to the heart of the band than Brown. He was there from the beginning and relates the ups and downs with an unabashed honesty...A book about one of the most original metal bands ever." Illinois Entertainer, 7/1/13 "[A] tell-all." Soho Tribune, 6/22/13 "A poignant and heartfelt account of life in a monstrous heavy metal band...Read the book. Its like finally getting the quiet kid in class to open up." GhostCultMag.com, 7/12/13 "The book has an easy-going style, and doesnt seem to be ghost-written like so many other tomes of this sort...If you are a fan of Pantera or 90s metal in general, this book is essential reading." Metal Hammer "A no-holds-barred insight into the mind of someone who became known as the drunk guy in Pantera, which is some feat." Hard Rockin Homemaker, 7/29/2013 "A notable and refreshing change from the vast majority of other memoirs Ive read." MetalKaoz.com, 9/7/13 "I enjoyed every page of Official Truth, 101 Proof and learned a ton of stuff about this band." HeavyMetalICU.com, 9/9/13 Long Description 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 humouring the market, the band demanded that the audience come to them by releasing a series of fiercely uncompromising platinum albums, including Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven - albums that sold millions of copies despite minimal airplay.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. Review Quote "Will appeal not just to fans of Pantera and heavy metal, but anyone interested in a look at that time in music."-- NYMusicExaminer.com Promotional "Headline" Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera is the starkly honest and revealing memoir by Pantera bassist Rex Brown about his time in one of the most influential and enduringly popular bands in heavy metal history, offering Browns shocking personal insight into a band that had swapped the grimy clubs of Texas for arenas around the world but whose story would ultimately be touched by tragedy. Description for Sales People The first memoir by a member of Pantera: Until now, no member of Pantera has written a book, so Official Truth, 101 Proof will be the first on the street to tell the story from the inside.Panteras fan base is still gigantic: 4,629,062 fans on Facebook.The Dimebag Darrell factor: Panteras tragic lead guitarist is the John Lennon of heavy metal, a beloved musician murdered by a deranged fan, who still commands loyalty from a devoted fanbase.Hard rock books sell: This year alone has seen bestsellers by hard rockers Tony Iommi, Dave Mustaine, Sammy Hagar, Nikki Sixx, Ace Frehley, and more. Marketing:Online marketing to music websites and blogs Details ISBN0306822881 Author Rex Brown Short Title OFF TRUTH 101 PROOF Language English ISBN-10 0306822881 ISBN-13 9780306822889 Media Book Format Paperback Affiliation Distinguished Senior Fellow, George Mason University Year 2014 Imprint Da Capo Press Inc Subtitle The Inside Story of Pantera Place of Publication Cambridge, MA Edition First Trade Paper Edition Publication Date 2014-03-25 Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2014-03-25 US Release Date 2014-03-25 Illustrations 16 pages of b/w photos Pages 304 Publisher Hachette Books DEWEY 792.421660922 Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-03-24 AU Release Date 2014-03-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:102232202;

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