MJS Music Publications announced today that it has assigned a portion of the proceeds from its new book, "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa" by Chris A., to charitable causes.

Due on April 14, "A Vulgar Display of Power" chronicles the lives of Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson, Nathan Bray, and Erin Halk; three men who were killed on December 8, 2004, when they came to the aid of famous heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott after he was attacked during a concert.

As the book relates, Abbott, formerly of PANTERA, was performing with his new band DAMAGEPLAN at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, when thirty seconds into the opening song, a deranged schizophrenic broke into the club, bypassing the public entrance to access the stage, produced a 9mm pistol and fired three point-blank shots, killing the guitarist, and later, those who tried to save him.

Of the victims who lost their lives at the Alrosa Villa incident, Nathan Bray is the only one survived by a wife and child. At the request of the victim's family, a portion of all proceeds from "A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa" will benefit the Anthony Bray Scholarship Fund set up for Nathan's son.

In addition to traditional book sales to benefit the Anthony Bray Scholarship Fund, several fund-raising concerts and events are scheduled in connection with the book release, in which 100% of proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund and other charitable causes. Frank Thompson, the father of Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson, has requested an event in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas area to provide support for a charity related to paranoid schizophrenia, which afflicted the killer. Other events include a concert at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio on April 13; a GREAT WHITE concert at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 4; and a concert featuring the band SMOKE at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ on May 12.

As of this release it is confirmed that "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa" will be distributed at all Borders bookstores and several Waldenbooks throughout the country. The mailorder company Musician's Friend will also carry the title.

Pre-orders can be placed for limited edition, autographed copies at the publisher web site, www.MJSPublications.com.