Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306815249)

Black Tooth Grin is the first biography of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, the Texas-bred guitarist of the heavy metal band Pantera, who was murdered onstage in 2004 by a deranged fan-24 years to the day after John Lennon met a similar fate.Darrell Abbott began as a Kiss-inspired teenage prodigy who won dozens of local talent contests. With his brother, drummer Vinnie Abbott, he formed Pantera, becoming one of the most popular bands of the '90s and selling millions of albums to an intensely devoted fan base. While the band's music was aggressive, "Dime" was outgoing, gregarious, and adored by everyone who knew him.From Pantera's heyday to their implosion following singer Phil Anselmo's heroin addiction to Darrell's tragic end, Black Tooth Grin is a moving portrait of a great artist.

Author: Zac Crain
ISBN-10: 0306815249
ISBN-13: 9780306815249
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2009
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/11/2009 pg. 46
Booklist 06/01/2009 pg. 20