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| Allmusic Biography : The preeminent metal band of the early to mid-90s, Pantera put to rest any and all remnants of the 80s metal scene, almost single-handedly demolishing any notion that hair metal, speed metal, power metal, et al., were anything but passé. Loathe to admit it, the Texas band had in fact been one of those 80s metal bands, releasing fairly unsuccessful (and later disowned) glam-inspired music throughout much of the decade. The about-face came with the addition of vocalist Phil Anselmo, and the key turning point was the bands major-label debut, Cowboys from Hell (1990). Panteras mainstream breakthrough came next with Vulgar Display of Power (1992), their second major-label album, which thrust the band to the forefront of the metal scene, alongside such veteran bands as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax, as well as fellow up-and-comers Sepultura and White Zombie. By the time Pantera unleashed Far Beyond Driven (1994), after two long years of touring, they were the most popular metal band in the land: the new album debuted atop the Billboard Top 200 as its lead single, "Im Broken," was getting massive airplay. At the height of their popularity and influence, Pantera began to self-destruct. Less than two months after the release of The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) -- an album ridden with allusions to drug abuse and personal destruction -- Anselmo overdosed on heroin after a homecoming concert in Texas, and as tensions rose between him and his fellow bandmembers, he began engaging with a growing list of side projects that kept him away from Pantera. A live album, Official Live: 101 Proof (1997), was compiled for release when it became evident that no new studio album was forthcoming any time soon. One final studio album did result, Reinventing the Steel (2000), but that was more or less it for the briefly reunited Pantera. The bandmembers once again went their separate ways, forming such bands as Damageplan, Down, and Superjoint Ritual. The end of Pantera then became official on December 8, 2004, when guitarist Dimebag Darrell was murdered on-stage by a deranged fan. This much-publicized murder shone the spotlight back on Pantera for an extended moment, and amid all of the emotional outpouring and tributes, a consensus arose: in retrospect, there was no greater metal band during the early to mid-90s than Pantera, who inspired a legion of rabid fans and whose oft-termed "groove metal" style bucked all prevailing trends of the day -- from hair metal and grunge to nu-metal and rap-metal -- and remains singular to this day, as defined by the vocals of Anselmo as it is by the guitar of Dimebag. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 21 Title: Metal Magic Released: 1983-06-10 Tracks: 10 Duration: 39:32 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Ride My Rocket (04:52) 2 Ill Be Alright (03:13) 3 Tell Me If You Want It (03:44) 4 Latest Lover (02:54) 5 Biggest Part of Me (04:49) 6 Metal Magic (04:17) 7 Widowmaker (03:04) 8 Nothin On (But the Radio) (03:31) 9 Sad Lover (03:24) 10 Rock Out (05:43) |
| Metal Magic : Allmusic album Review : Later disowned by Pantera once theyd discovered Metallica and reinvented themselves as an extreme metal powerhouse via 1990s Cowboys from Hell, 1983s Metal Magic was the bands true debut album, and the first of three independently released LPs featuring original vocalist Terrence Lee Glaze, who was of course eventually replaced by the notorious Philip Anselmo. Back at the start, though, Glaze, brothers "Diamond" Darrell Abbott (guitar) Vincent "Vinnie Paul" Abbott (drums), and bassist Rex Brown were a rudderless young heavy rock band and, in many ways, were as wanting for musical direction as American heavy metal in general, which was teetering on the brink of exploding in popularity along two very distinct stylistic paths: thrash and glam metal. Being that they were huge fans of Kiss, Van Halen, and Judas Priest, perhaps its not so surprising that Pantera initially chose the latter route, but in all fairness, its also unlikely that the now much maligned Metal Magic would have fared any better as a thrash album, given their youth and inexperience. In any case, with the exception of a few bright spots like the simple but well-constructed "Ill Be Alright" and "Widowmaker" and the shred-tastic second half of "Rock Out," Metal Magic was dominated by exceedingly average hard rock and metal misfires ("Latest Lover," "Sad Lover," the title cut, etc.) or failed attempts at more commercial fare like the borderline AOR of "Nothing On (But the Radio)" and synthesizer-enabled fiascos "Tell Me If You Want It" and the power ballad "Biggest Part of Me." Not surprisingly, Metal Magics strongest asset from start to finish was the already discernible talent of guitar hero in waiting Diamond Darrell, even though his biggest preoccupation at the time seemed to be paying tribute to his idol, Ace Frehley, via the especially memorable "Ride My Rocket." Needles to say, though, Pantera had their work cut out for them, so at least Metal Magic set them on their way, as they began accumulating much needed experience as the local concert openers of choice for visiting national acts like Quiet Riot, Dokken, and Stryper. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 21 Title: Projects in the Jungle Released: 1984 Tracks: 10 Duration: 36:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 All Over Tonight (03:39) 2 Out for Blood (03:13) 3 Blue Light Turnin Red (01:40) 4 Like Fire (04:04) 5 In Over My Head (04:03) 6 Projects in the Jungle (03:07) 7 Heavy Metal Rules (04:20) 8 Only a Heartbeat Away (04:03) 9 Killers (03:32) 10 Takin My Life (04:33) |
| Projects in the Jungle : Allmusic album Review : As impossible as it may seem, only a minority of Pantera fans seem to realize that the groundbreaking Texas quartets career did not begin with the blueprint-defining extreme groove-metal of 1990s Cowboys from Hell, but rather seven years and four studio albums earlier, with a different lead singer and a virtually unrecognizable sound rooted in the comparatively heretical gimmicks of 80s glam metal. This "terrifying" prospect is indeed certified historical fact, however, and despite the surviving bandmembers insistence on suppressing circulation of those out of print early albums, most of those who have heard them agree that this is all much ado about very little, once the initial surprise subsides. Having said that, 1984s Projects in the Jungle may be guilty of more 80s metal clichés than its surrounding releases, since it caught Pantera in the act of distilling their original 70s influences (Kiss, Judas Priest, Van Halen) with modern traits borrowed from the new decades rising glam metal stars, such as Ratt, Mötley Crüe, and especially Def Leppard. Yes, Diamond Darrell was still beholden to the gospel of Edward Van Halen (so much so that he tendered his own "Eruption" with the 90-second solo spotlight "Blue Light Turnin Red"), but his ever more dominant guitar work was also capable of saving otherwise forgettable efforts like the title track and "Only a Heartbeat Away" from total iniquity. And if anything, Projects in the Jungle was a riff album, with the guitarist possibly looking to Mötley Crües Shout at the Devil for the inspiration behind highlights "All Over Tonight" and "Like Fire," while providing tantalizing glimpses of Panteras future via occasional speed metal thrillers like "Out for Blood" and "Killers." On the downside, knee-jerk pop-metal exercises such as "In Over My Head" and "Takin My Life" sounded, at best, like low-budget Def Leppard, and frontman Terry Glazes ear-assaulting screeches, robotic squawks, and frequently moronic lyrics (see possible worst offender "Heavy Metal Rules") could only be forgiven in a world where Joe Elliott, Vince Neil, and Stephen Pearcy were considered bona fide "singers." Still, in the balance of things, Projects in the Jungles songs constituted a major improvement over the bands tentative performance on debut album Metal Magic, and its much improved production clarity and musicianship spoke volumes of Panteras growing professionalism and maturity. And, heck, as cock rock albums go, Projects in the Jungle was actually rather good. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 21 Title: I Am the Night Released: 1985 Tracks: 10 Duration: 38:04 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Hot and Heavy (04:08) 2 I Am the Night (04:29) 3 Onward We Rock (03:58) 4 D*G*T*T*M (01:45) 5 Daughters of the Queen (04:20) 6 Down Below (02:41) 7 Come-On Eyes (04:15) 8 Right on the Edge (04:08) 9 Valhalla (04:07) 10 Forever Tonight (04:09) |
| I Am the Night : Allmusic album Review : Panteras oft-forgotten third album, 1985s I Am the Night, was, like its two predecessors, an Abbott family affair, financed and produced by Diamond Darrell and Vinnie Pauls father, then independently released and therefore doomed to almost certain failure for lack of record company muscle to promote it. Of course, in retrospect, this proved to be a blessing in disguise, by allowing the young musicians to develop their talents in relative obscurity, while giving the latter-day, much different version of Pantera the singular opportunity of burying the "shameful" evidence of these formative years, when they were, at best, a token 80s heavy metal band. Obstinate fans still manage to track down pirated copies, though, and those who hear Panteras first three albums will realize that, come I Am the Night, the quartet had discarded many of its worst glam rock offenses and balanced the rest (including sporadic bits of electronic percussion) with ample doses of both traditional and speed metal. As a result, I Am the Night alternates numerous fist-pumping heavy metal anthems reminiscent of Judas Priest ("Onward We Rock," "Daughters of the Queen") or Ratt ("Come-On Eyes," "Down on the Edge") with a few supersonic hair metal blasts like "Down Below," "Valhalla," and the title track -- plus just one ballad, "Forever Tonight," which is wisely left for last. In fact, original vocalist Terry Lee Glazes screechy yelps and unfathomably puerile lyrics (none dumber than on the otherwise decent opener, "Hot and Heavy") are the only glaring weaknesses shared by all of these tracks, making it even more ironic that it was he who quit the group after this albums release. And at the opposite end of the qualitative spectrum were Diamond Darrells often jaw-dropping riffs and solos, holding the songs together with iron-fisted precision, while he continued to expand his guitar-shredding arsenal with the expertly controlled dissonant effects (like impossibly bent strings, squealing harmonics, and dive-bombing runs) that would years later distinguish Panteras sound from all their competitors. As with all of Panteras "forgotten" albums, it is invariably Darrells playing that makes these growing pains more tolerable, and also helps to make sense of how they became one of the only heavy metal bands in history to grow more commercially successful by becoming more extreme. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 21 Title: Power Metal Released: 1988 Tracks: 10 Duration: 38:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Rock the World (03:36) 2 Power Metal (03:54) 3 Well Meet Again (03:56) 4 Over and Out (05:08) 5 Proud to Be Loud (04:04) 6 Down Below (02:51) 7 Death Trap (04:09) 8 Hard Ride (04:18) 9 Burnnn! (03:37) 10 P*S*T*88 (02:41) |
| Power Metal : Allmusic album Review : Although hidden away by the band and dismissed as fluffy hair metal by most, the four albums that came before Cowboys from Hell were far more along the lines of Judas Priest with a little Shout at the Devil-era Mötley Crüe tossed in. Power Metal, the first to feature Phil Anselmo on vocals, was the first of these albums to point toward the direction the group chose in 1990. Although this is still quite based in the time period, songs like "Rock the World" are heavier and more anthemic than their reputation would make you think. The lyrics are the biggest problem, showing none of the gutter poetry that Anselmo would develop through time and instead reflecting a bland interest in all things "rock," from the misogynistic "P.S.T. 88" to the stereotypical "Proud to Be Loud." The music is pure 80s power metal, with Dimebag Darrell pumping out speedy riffs like he had just joined Lizzy Borden. This is actually one of the more charming elements of the bands early sound, as he was obviously a very talented guitarist even then. Pantera was a rough-edged combo before Anselmo incorporated his Sheer Terror and Exhorder influences, but Power Metal is an interesting and transitional early effort from one of the most important metal bands of the 90s. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 21 Title: Cowboys From Hell Released: 1990-07-24 Tracks: 12 Duration: 57:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Cowboys From Hell (04:06) 2 Primal Concrete Sledge (02:13) 3 Psycho Holiday (05:19) 4 Heresy (04:46) 5 Cemetery Gates (07:03) 6 Domination (05:04) 7 Shattered (03:22) 8 Clash With Reality (05:16) 9 Medicine Man (05:15) 10 Message in Blood (05:10) 11 The Sleep (05:47) 12 The Art of Shredding (04:18) |
| Cowboys From Hell : Allmusic album Review : Although Vulgar Display of Power remains Panteras best and definitive album, Cowboys from Hell was the creative breakthrough that set the stage for its conception. Not only were its demos responsible for getting Pantera signed to a major label in the first place, but its fresh musical perspective also gave them a much-needed blank slate with which to conquer the 1990s and, first and foremost, erase their 1980s failures. These failures were cataloged on no less than four independently released LPs packed with largely derivative and thoroughly unimpressive hair metal, and only the fourth of them even counted with recently installed lead vocalist Phil Anselmo, whose broader influences and irrepressible energy cannot be underestimated in altering Panteras fate. As the "new guy" entering the Texans insular world, Anselmo made only tentative contributions to that fourth Pantera album, 1988s Power Metal, but its incremental heaviness and titular statement of intent nevertheless presaged the wholesale reinvention that would be effectively crystallized by Cowboys from Hell. Here, at last, virtuoso guitarist Diamond (soon to be rechristened Dimebag) Darrell Abbott was finally inspired to snap out of the rampant Van Halen-isms that had creatively shackled his formidable talents thus far, and established his own unmistakable imprint for the instrument, and, by extension, Panteras signature sound. This was characterized by a subtlety-free sledgehammer approach informed by, but not beholden to, recent developments in extreme metal, as well as a groove-laden, muscular riffing style punctuated by squealing pinch harmonics -- as illustrated to perfection by the downtuned post-thrash beatdown of the title track, "Primal Concrete Sledge," and "The Art of Shredding," among others. For his part, Anselmo was only too eager to decorate Darrells blunt rhythmic onslaught with cavernous roars declaiming impetuous and empowering lyrics that challenged all comers. In the process, he virtually abandoned his impressive melodic singing range (on par with the great Rob Halford) altogether, only reaching for those higher registers on "Shattered" (a rather misplaced throwback to the power metal era) and the stately lament "Cemetery Gates," which, years later, would sadly serve as requiem for Darrells untimely passing. Not to be left out, drummer Vinnie Paul almost matched his baby brothers coming-out party with a heretofore unknown percussive dexterity, and bassist Rex Brown not only managed to keep up with Darrells six-string tour de force, but bolstered the bands bottom end with added gut-punching power. So it was that, in what can truly be described as a collective ritual of musical catharsis, the members of Pantera were reborn as Cowboys from Hell, simultaneously defining an entirely new subgenre in the process: groove metal. [Indeed, such was the albums lasting impact that in time it was accorded a 20th anniversary reissue comprised of three separate discs: the first contained a complete remastering of the original set; the second packed 12 live recordings, of which seven (recorded at the 1990 Foundations Forum music industry event) were previously unreleased; and the third collected the all-important album demos (most of them very faithful to the album versions, although "Shattered" boasts an intro that was later dropped -- "Cemetery Gates" still lacks the intro it got) plus a never-heard album outtake called "The Will to Survive," which, with its more traditional heavy metal riff and predominating melodic vocals from Anselmo, wouldnt have sounded out of place on Judas Priests Painkiller.] | ||
 | Album: 6 of 21 Title: Live! Hollywood Palladium 27 June 1992 Released: 1992 Tracks: 11 Duration: 53:28 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Heresy (live) (04:42) 2 Mouth for War (live) (03:52) 3 Domination (live) (04:42) 4 Hollow (live) (03:01) 5 Walk (live) (05:14) 6 This Love (live) (06:08) 7 By Demons Be Driven (live) (04:45) 8 Psycho Holiday (live) (05:30) 9 Primal Concrete Sledge (live) (02:54) 10 Cemetery Gates (live) (07:11) 11 Cowboys From Hell (live) (05:29) |
 | Album: 7 of 21 Title: Vulgar Display of Power Released: 1992-02-25 Tracks: 11 Duration: 52:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Mouth for War (03:57) 2 A New Level (03:57) 3 Walk (05:16) 4 Fucking Hostile (02:48) 5 This Love (06:32) 6 Rise (04:36) 7 No Good (Attack the Radical) (04:49) 8 Live in a Hole (05:00) 9 Regular People (Conceit) (05:27) 10 By Demons Be Driven (04:40) 11 Hollow (05:46) |
| Vulgar Display of Power : Allmusic album Review : One of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990s, Vulgar Display of Power is just what is says: a raw, pulverizing, insanely intense depiction of naked rage and hostility that drains its listeners and pounds them into submission. Even the "ballads," "This Love" and "Hollow," have thunderingly loud, aggressive chorus sections. Preaching power through strength and integrity, Phil Anselmo discards any further attempts at singing in favor of a militaristic bark and an unhinged roar, while the crystal-clear production sets Diamond Darrells pummeling riffs against a rhythmic backdrop so thunderously supportive that Darrell often solos without underlying rhythm guitar parts. The album again follows Cowboys from Hells strategy of stacking the best songs at the beginning and letting their momentum carry the listener through the rest, but the riffs and sonic textures are more consistently interesting this time around. Panteras thick-sounding, post-hardcore power metal and outraged, testosterone-drenched intensity would help pave the way for alternative metal acts like Korn and Tool; Vulgar Display of Power is the best distillation of those virtues. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 21 Title: Driven Downunder Tour 94: Souvenir Collection Released: 1994 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:55:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Strength Beyond Strength (03:38) 2 Becoming (03:05) 3 5 Minutes Alone (05:48) 4 I’m Broken (04:25) 5 Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills (02:52) 6 Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks (07:01) 7 Slaughtered (03:57) 8 25 Years (06:05) 9 Shedding Skin (05:37) 10 Use My Third Arm (04:51) 11 Throes of Rejection (05:01) 12 Planet Caravan (04:04) 13 The Badge (03:55) 1 Domination (06:33) 2 Primal Concrete Sledge (03:56) 3 Cowboys From Hell (04:16) 4 Heresy (05:01) 5 Psycho Holiday (05:50) 1 Walk (05:10) 2 Fucking Hostile (03:57) 3 By Demons Be Driven (04:16) 4 Walk (06:41) 5 Cowboys From Hell (04:16) 6 Heresy (05:01) |
 | Album: 9 of 21 Title: Far Beyond Driven Released: 1994-03-18 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:39:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Strength Beyond Strength (03:38) 2 Becoming (03:05) 3 5 Minutes Alone (05:48) 4 I’m Broken (04:25) 5 Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills (02:52) 6 Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks (07:01) 7 Slaughtered (03:57) 8 25 Years (06:05) 9 Shedding Skin (05:37) 10 Use My Third Arm (04:51) 11 Throes of Rejection (05:01) 12 Planet Caravan (03:57) 1 Use My Third Arm (04:04) 2 Walk (05:15) 3 Strength Beyond Strength (04:01) 4 Domination / Hollow (06:54) 5 Slaughtered (03:57) 6 Fucking Hostile (02:57) 7 This Love (07:16) 8 Mouth for War (04:01) 9 Cowboys From Hell (04:49) |
| Far Beyond Driven : Allmusic album Review : Far Beyond Driven may have been Panteras fastest selling album upon release, but its hardly their best. In fact, although it shot straight to the number one spot on the Billboard sales chart in its first week (arguably the most extreme album ever to do so), this incredible feat doesnt so much reflect its own qualities as those of its predecessor, 1992s Vulgar Display of Power. A true landmark by any definition, Vulgar Display had seen the Texan quartet quite literally reinventing the heavy metal wheel in ways not seen since Metallicas rise to fame in the mid-80s. But when the time came to follow it up, the members of Pantera seemed unsure about how they could possibly top it, so they decided to try and out-heavy themselves, resulting in a less cohesive record which often sacrificed songwriting for outright aggression. Guitarist Dimebag Darrell (recently re-baptized from the far more glam Diamond Darrell) took it upon himself to conjure the heaviest guitar tones imaginable, turning up the volume and dissonance to sometimes painful thresholds with his massive, grinding riffs. As a result, songs like "Becoming," "Shedding Skin," and the particularly vicious "Slaughtered" still stand head and shoulders above most of the heavy metal competition, but only die-hard fans may be able to withstand their systematic sensory bludgeoning long enough to get to the hooks hidden underneath. Indeed, except for wisely chosen first single "Im Broken," the rest of the material (and especially over-long tracks like "5 Minutes Alone" and "25 Years") generally lacks the iron-fisted discipline and controlled power captured on the bands previous triumphs. Worst of all is probably "Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills," which wanders aimlessly in formless feedback and is topped with vocalist Phil Anselmo in gratuitous, stream-of-consciousness mode -- a sketchy proposition at the best of times. In the end, its probably the bands need to justifying their faithful cover version of Black Sabbaths gentle "Planet Caravan" in the albums liner notes that sheds the most light on their embattled frame of mind at the time. With or without this evidence, however, the bottom line is that Far Beyond Driven doesnt match the hype -- but it sure proved its weight in platinum at the bank. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 21 Title: The Singles 1991-1996 Released: 1996 Tracks: 23 Duration: 1:49:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 I’m Broken (04:25) 2 Slaughtered (03:57) 3 Domination (06:33) 4 Primal Concrete Sledge (03:56) 1 5 Minutes Alone (05:48) 2 The Badge (03:55) 3 Cemetery Gates (07:03) 1 Mouth for War (03:57) 2 Rise (04:36) 3 Cowboys From Hell (04:16) 4 Heresy (05:01) 1 Walk (05:16) 2 A New Level (03:57) 3 Walk (06:41) 4 Walk (05:10) 1 Planet Caravan (04:04) 2 By Demons Be Driven (04:16) 3 Heresy (05:01) 4 Cowboys From Hell (05:08) 1 Planet Caravan (04:04) 2 Primal Concrete Sledge (02:13) 3 By Demons Be Driven (04:40) 4 Walk (05:16) |
 | Album: 11 of 21 Title: The Great Southern Trendkill Released: 1996-05-03 Tracks: 12 Duration: 58:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Great Southern Trendkill (03:46) 2 War Nerve (04:53) 3 Drag the Waters (04:55) 4 10’s (04:49) 5 13 Steps to Nowhere (03:37) 6 Suicide Note, Pt. I (04:44) 7 Suicide Note, Pt. II (04:19) 8 Living Through Me (Hells’ Wrath) (04:50) 9 Floods (06:59) 10 The Underground in America (04:33) 11 (Reprise) Sandblasted Skin (05:39) 12 Walk (05:30) |
| The Great Southern Trendkill : Allmusic album Review : Thankfully, Pantera has stopped attempting to outdo each successive album in terms of start-to-finish intensity, but that doesnt mean they dont try in spots. The Great Southern Trendkill is burdened with passages in which Phil Anselmos vocals cross the line into histrionics, making the bands trademark intensity sound dull, forced, and theatrical rather than sincere. The lyrics, which reached their apex with Vulgar Display of Powers focus on personal politics and integrity, have degenerated into half-baked rants against drugs and pop-culture media. But Trendkill is partially redeemed by trading Panteras usual pound-then-pound-harder approach to albums for a greater variety of tempos and moods. Dimebag Darrell, while mostly sticking to his familiar riffing style, does coax some intriguing, unexpected sounds from his instrument. Ultimately, though, the ballads and slower tracks ("10s," "Suicide Note, Pt. 1," and "Floods") provide the albums most chilling, memorable moments, and rank with their best material. Longtime Pantera fans will find plenty to enjoy here, and the bands expanding range bodes well, but overall, Trendkill is an inconsistent outing. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 21 Title: Official Live: 101 Proof Released: 1997-07-29 Tracks: 16 Duration: 1:16:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 A New Level (04:24) 2 Walk (05:50) 3 Becoming (03:59) 4 5 Minutes Alone (05:36) 5 Sandblasted Skin (04:29) 6 Suicide Note, Part II (04:20) 7 War Nerve (05:21) 8 Strength Beyond Strength (03:37) 9 Dom / Hollow (03:43) 10 This Love (06:57) 11 Im Broken (04:26) 12 Cowboys From Hell (04:35) 13 Cemetery Gates (07:53) 14 Fucking Hostile (03:55) 15 Where You Come From (05:11) 16 I Cant Hide (02:16) |
| Official Live: 101 Proof : Allmusic album Review : Official Live: 101 Proof hits most, but not quite all, of the high points of Panteras career ("Psycho Holiday" and "Mouth for War" are two notable omissions), drawing most heavily from Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven. There are also two new studio tracks tacked on to the end to entice the more casual fan who might find a live album redundant; however, Panteras devoted fans will pick it up anyway, and they wont be disappointed. Pantera packs just as much of a wallop live as in the studio, even if the versions here arent substantially different (other than a medley of "Domination" and "Hollow"). One warning: Phil Anselmos amazing streams of nonstop vulgarities in between songs will appeal more to the adolescent fan who finds them a liberating way to vent frustration; others may find them predictable and approaching idiotic. But that shouldnt detract from the music and performances, which are uniformly strong, as fans would expect. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 21 Title: Reinventing the Steel Released: 2000-03-14 Tracks: 10 Duration: 44:01 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Hellbound (02:40) 2 Goddamn Electric (04:56) 3 Yesterday Don’t Mean Shit (04:19) 4 You’ve Got to Belong to It (04:13) 5 Revolution Is My Name (05:16) 6 Death Rattle (03:17) 7 We’ll Grind That Axe for a Long Time (03:44) 8 Uplift (03:45) 9 It Makes Them Disappear (06:21) 10 I’ll Cast a Shadow (05:24) |
| Reinventing the Steel : Allmusic album Review : Where The Great Southern Trendkill experimented with slower, moodier pieces, Reinventing the Steel finds Pantera sticking to the pulverizing basics of their sound, with the first down-tempo, nondistorted guitar part appearing on the next-to-last track, "It Makes Them Disappear," and vanishing about 15 seconds into the song. In the tradition of the groups best albums, Reinventing the Steel is a nonstop assault on the senses, offering no respite from the intensity until the album has stopped playing. Yet somehow, it comes off as a cut below their best albums; perhaps its that the bands sound lacks the sense of freshness that sparked Cowboys From Hell, Vulgar Display of Power, and Far Beyond Driven, or perhaps its simply good in a very predictable way (contrary to its title). Yet even if Pantera is firmly entrenched in a signature sound, its a distinctive, highly effective signature sound that most of the bands fans dont want to hear changed; plus, Dimebag Darrell is still one of the most inventive guitar players in heavy metal. The bottom line is that the way you feel about Reinventing the Steel will likely depend on whether you object to more of the same; if not, then the lean focus of its attack -- the most concise, actually, since Vulgar Display -- will make it more than worthwhile. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 21 Title: The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys’ Vulgar Hits! Released: 2003-09-23 Tracks: 16 Duration: 1:16:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Cowboys From Hell (04:06) 2 Domination (05:04) 3 Cemetery Gates (07:03) 4 Mouth for War (03:57) 5 Walk (05:16) 6 This Love (06:32) 7 Fucking Hostile (02:48) 8 Becoming (03:05) 9 I’m Broken (04:25) 10 5 Minutes Alone (05:48) 11 Planet Caravan (04:04) 12 Drag the Waters (04:55) 13 Where You Come From (05:11) 14 Revolution Is My Name (05:16) 15 Immortally Insane (05:12) 16 The Badge (03:55) |
 | Album: 15 of 21 Title: Hellbound Released: 2008 Tracks: 49 Duration: 3:53:43 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Cowboys From Hell (04:06) 2 Psycho Holiday (05:19) 3 Heresy (04:46) 4 Cemetery Gates (07:03) 5 Domination (05:04) 6 Shattered (03:22) 7 Medicine Man (05:15) 8 Message in Blood (05:10) 9 The Sleep (05:47) 10 Mouth for War (03:57) 11 Fucking Hostile (02:48) 12 This Love (06:32) 13 Rise (04:36) 14 No Good (Attack the Radical) (04:49) 15 Live in a Hole (05:00) 16 Walk (05:16) 1 Hollow (05:46) 2 By Demons Be Driven (04:40) 3 Regular People (Conceit) (05:27) 4 Strength Beyond Strength (03:38) 5 Becoming (03:05) 6 5 Minutes Alone (05:48) 7 I’m Broken (04:25) 8 Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills (02:52) 9 25 Years (06:05) 10 Shedding Skin (05:37) 11 Use My Third Arm (04:51) 12 Throes of Rejection (05:01) 13 Planet Caravan (04:04) 14 The Great Southern Trendkill (03:46) 15 War Nerve (04:53) 16 Drag the Waters (04:55) 17 13 Steps to Nowhere (03:37) 1 Suicide Note, Pt. I (04:44) 2 Living Through Me (Hells’ Wrath) (04:50) 3 Floods (06:59) 4 The Underground in America (04:33) 5 Hellbound (02:40) 6 Goddamn Electric (04:56) 7 Yesterday Don’t Mean Shit (04:19) 8 You’ve Got to Belong to It (04:13) 9 Revolution Is My Name (05:16) 10 Death Rattle (03:17) 11 It Makes Them Disappear (06:21) 12 I’ll Cast a Shadow (05:24) 13 A New Level (04:24) 14 Suicide Note, Pt. II (04:19) 15 Cowboys From Hell (04:35) 16 Where You Come From (05:11) |
 | Album: 16 of 21 Title: 1990-2000: A Decade of Domination Released: 2010-03-30 Tracks: 10 Duration: 52:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Cowboys From Hell (04:06) 2 Psycho Holiday (05:19) 3 Cemetery Gates (07:03) 4 Mouth for War (03:57) 5 Walk (05:16) 6 This Love (06:32) 7 5 Minutes Alone (05:48) 8 I’m Broken (04:25) 9 Drag the Waters (04:55) 10 Revolution Is My Name (05:16) |
 | Album: 17 of 21 Title: Cowboys From Hell: The Demos Released: 2010-11-26 Tracks: 11 Duration: 53:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 The Will to Survive (04:13) 2 Shattered (04:47) 3 Cowboys From Hell (04:06) 4 Heresy (04:42) 5 Cemetery Gates (05:19) 6 Psycho Holiday (05:10) 7 Medicine Man (04:52) 8 Message in Blood (04:57) 9 Domination (04:45) 10 The Sleep (06:15) 11 The Art of Shredding (04:11) |
 | Album: 18 of 21 Title: Original Album Series Released: 2011 Tracks: 56 Duration: 4:24:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Cowboys From Hell (04:06) 2 Primal Concrete Sledge (02:13) 3 Psycho Holiday (05:19) 4 Heresy (04:46) 5 Cemetery Gates (07:03) 6 Domination (05:04) 7 Shattered (03:22) 8 Clash With Reality (05:16) 9 Medicine Man (05:15) 10 Message in Blood (05:10) 11 The Sleep (05:47) 12 The Art of Shredding (04:18) 1 Mouth for War (03:57) 2 A New Level (03:57) 3 Walk (05:16) 4 Fucking Hostile (02:48) 5 This Love (06:32) 6 Rise (04:36) 7 No Good (Attack the Radical) (04:49) 8 Live in a Hole (05:00) 9 Regular People (Conceit) (05:27) 10 By Demons Be Driven (04:40) 11 Hollow (05:46) 1 Strength Beyond Strength (03:38) 2 Becoming (03:05) 3 5 Minutes Alone (05:48) 4 I’m Broken (04:25) 5 Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills (02:52) 6 Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks (07:01) 7 Slaughtered (03:57) 8 25 Years (06:05) 9 Shedding Skin (05:37) 10 Use My Third Arm (04:51) 11 Throes of Rejection (05:01) 12 Planet Caravan (04:04) 1 The Great Southern Trendkill (03:46) 2 War Nerve (04:53) 3 Drag the Waters (04:55) 4 10’s (04:49) 5 13 Steps to Nowhere (03:37) 6 Suicide Note, Pt. I (04:44) 7 Suicide Note, Pt. II (04:19) 8 Living Through Me (Hells’ Wrath) (04:50) 9 Floods (06:59) 10 The Underground in America (04:33) 11 (Reprise) Sandblasted Skin (05:39) 1 Hellbound (02:40) 2 Goddamn Electric (04:56) 3 Yesterday Don’t Mean Shit (04:19) 4 You’ve Got to Belong to It (04:13) 5 Revolution Is My Name (05:16) 6 Death Rattle (03:17) 7 We’ll Grind That Axe for a Long Time (03:44) 8 Uplift (03:45) 9 It Makes Them Disappear (06:21) 10 I’ll Cast a Shadow (05:24) |
| Original Album Series : Allmusic album Review : Skipping clean over their time in the glam metal trenches during the 80s, the Original Album Series box set collects the five albums that make up the golden era of groove metal pioneers Pantera. Containing 1990s Cowboys from Hell, 1992s Vulgar Display of Power, 1994s Far Beyond Driven, 1996s The Great Southern Trendkill, and 2000s Reinventing the Steel, this collection easily highlights the bands most groundbreaking work with a collection of albums that earned five platinum and one gold record between them. These albums are undoubtedly sitting on the shelf of any serious metalhead, but for anyone who doesnt own them, this five-disc set will definitely give some insight into one of the heaviest bands of the 90s. | ||
 | Album: 19 of 21 Title: The Pantera Collection Released: 2013 Tracks: 72 Duration: 5:40:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Cemetery Gates (07:02) 2 Primal Concrete Sledge (02:13) 3 Psycho Holiday (05:19) 4 Heresy (04:46) 5 Cowboys From Hell (04:03) 6 Domination (05:05) 7 Shattered (03:21) 8 Clash With Reality (05:16) 9 Medicine Man (05:15) 10 Message in Blood (05:09) 11 The Sleep (05:47) 12 The Art of Shredding (04:18) 1 Mouth for War (03:57) 2 A New Level (03:57) 3 Walk (05:15) 4 Fucking Hostile (02:48) 5 This Love (06:33) 6 Rise (04:36) 7 No Good (Attack the Radical) (04:49) 8 Live in a Hole (05:00) 9 Regular People (Conceit) (05:27) 10 By Demons Be Driven (04:40) 11 Hollow (05:45) 1 Strength Beyond Strength (03:38) 2 Becoming (03:05) 3 5 Minutes Alone (05:47) 4 Im Broken (04:24) 5 Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills (02:52) 6 Hard Lines Sunken Cheeks (07:01) 7 Slaughtered (03:57) 8 Planet Caravan (04:03) 9 25 Years (06:05) 10 Shedding Skin (05:36) 11 Use My Third Arm (04:51) 12 Throes of Rejection (05:01) 1 The Great Southern Trendkill (03:46) 2 War Nerve (04:53) 3 Drag the Waters (04:55) 4 10s (04:49) 5 13 Steps to Nowhere (03:37) 6 Suicide Note, Pt. 1 (04:44) 7 Suicide Note, Pt. 2 (04:19) 8 Living Through Me (Hells Wrath) (04:50) 9 Floods (06:59) 10 The Underground in America (04:33) 11 (reprise) Sandblasted Skin (05:39) 1 Revolution Is My Name (05:15) 2 Youve Got to Belong to It (04:13) 3 Well Grind That Axe for a Long Time (03:44) 4 Death Rattle (03:17) 5 Hellbound (02:40) 6 Goddamn Electric (04:56) 7 Yesterday Dont Mean Shit (04:19) 8 Uplift (03:45) 9 It Makes Them Disappear (06:21) 10 Ill Cast a Shadow (05:24) 1 Becoming (live) (03:59) 2 A New Level (live) (04:24) 3 Walk (live) (05:50) 4 5 Minutes Alone (live) (05:36) 5 Sandblasted Skin (live) (04:29) 6 Suicide Note, Pt. 2 (live) (04:20) 7 Strength Beyond Strength (live) (03:37) 8 Dom / Hollow (live) (03:43) 9 This Love (live) (06:57) 10 Im Broken (live) (04:26) 11 Cowboys From Hell (live) (04:35) 12 Cemetary Gates (live) (07:53) 13 Hostile (live) (03:56) 14 Where You Come From (05:11) 15 I Cant Hide (02:16) 16 War Nerve (live) (05:21) |
 | Album: 20 of 21 Title: Preliminary Groove Metal Released: 2015 Tracks: 9 Duration: 47:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Death Trap (Live) (04:22) 2 Rock the World (Live) (03:21) 3 Power Metal (Live) (05:10) 4 Well Meet Again (Live) (05:48) 5 The Art of Shredding (Live) (06:03) 6 This Buds for You (Live) (01:07) 7 Diamond Darrells Solo (Live) (09:07) 8 The Sleep (Live) (06:39) 9 Over and Out (Live) (05:59) |
 | Album: 21 of 21 Title: History of Hostility Released: 2015-10-30 Tracks: 9 Duration: 42:20 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Cowboys From Hell (04:06) 2 Cemetery Gates (05:47) 3 Mouth for War (03:57) 4 Walk (05:16) 5 Fucking Hostile (02:48) 6 I’m Broken (04:25) 7 5 Minutes Alone (05:48) 8 Drag the Waters (04:51) 9 Revolution Is My Name (05:20) |