Synopses & Reviews
In this brutally honest, no-holds-barred memoir, Philip Anselmo, former frontman of the legendary metal band Pantera, finally tells his side of the storyand#8212;on everything from the bandand#8217;s meteoric rise to the murder of guitarist Darrell Abbott onstage.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;From bar band obscurity to the bright spotlight of the worldand#8217;s stage, Anselmo helped lead Pantera to world domination. He soared to the top with the first extreme metal album to debut at #1 on the andlt;Iandgt;Billboardandlt;/Iandgt; music charts with andlt;Iandgt;Far Beyond Drivenandlt;/Iandgt; in 1994. He turned a bar-bumping glam metal band into the heaviest, most extreme, and most successful heavy metal unit since Metallica.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;But the ride to the top wasnand#8217;t easy.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Soon after andlt;Iandgt;Far Beyond Drivenandlt;/Iandgt; topped the charts, Anselmo hit rock bottom at the bandand#8217;s celebrated return gig in Dallas, Texas, where he was declared clinically dead for more than four minutes after he overdosed on heroin. He later watched Pantera disintegrate due to backbiting, alcohol and drug abuse, and chronic pain. And in addition to nearly killing himself, Anselmo has been blamed for killing the band and wrongfully accused as the reason his best friend and guitarist and#8220;Dimebagand#8221; Darrell Abbott was murdered onstage by a deranged fan.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Anselmoand#8217;s rise to the top of the heavy metal heap as the ultimate frontman is the stuff of modern-day legend. Finally, he tells all in this fascinating narrative of his hard-won music career with incredible highs and devastating lows. andlt;Iandgt;Mouth for Warandlt;/Iandgt; is the hard, honest, brutal truth.
About the Author
Philip H. Anselmo is the former lead singer of the multi-platinum selling metal band Pantera. He is currently the lead singer for the platinum-selling supergroup, Down; the lead guitarist for punk rockers Arson Anthem; andandnbsp;leads his own band, Philip H. Anselmo andamp; The Illegals. He is also the owner of the successful independent record label Housecore Records, a cofounder of the internationally renowned House of Shock haunted house, and the co-progenitor of the Housecore Horror Film Festival.Corey Mitchell is a bestselling author of several true crime books including andlt;iandgt;Hollywood Death Scenesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Dead and Buriedandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Pure Murderandlt;/iandgt;. He was also the founder of the #1 true crime blog, In Cold Blog, and a contributing editor for andlt;iandgt;MetalSucksandlt;/iandgt;, the #1 website for heavy metal news.