Former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul will publish a paperback photo book/DVD on his late brother, Dimebag Darrell Abbott, on November 18 via Vinnie’s Big Vin label. Entitled ‘He Came To Rock’, the book will contain over 400 pictures of Dimebag along with a biography of his life written by authors Susan Doll and David Morrow (’Elvis, Forever In The Groove’, ‘Marilyn Monroe: Her Life And Legend’). Also included will be personal tributes from a number of metal’s most prominent musicians, among them Slayer’s Kerry King, Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Black Label Society’s Zakk Wylde. The DVD portion of the package will consist of the previously released ‘DimeVision - Vol 1: That’s The Fun I Have’, complete with never-before-seen bonus footage.
The book was compiled by Vinnie and his father Jerry Abbott and has been in the works for more than a year. “We are very excited about this as it’s a true tribute to the King himself!” Vinnie previously stated.
Dimebag was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk last May in a ceremony attended by Vinnie Paul, their father Jerry Abbott and Dimebag’s longtime girlfriend, Rita Haney, along with members of Alice In Chains, Anthrax, KISS, Slayer and Ozzy Osbourne’s band.
A bronze bust of Dimebag was unveiled during the ceremony and later installed on the RockWalk’s posthumous inductee wall, alongside luminaries such as Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix and Robert Johnson.
