Vulgar Display of Power detonated like a bomb when it dropped in February 1992. Pantera’s impossibly tight, ferocious groove-metal masterpiece was an undeniable game changer that cemented their position as heavy music’s new dominant force. Worldwide fame and critical acclaim followed — and by the time the Texas crew began work on their next album, Far Beyond Driven, external expectations were high. Could they keep up the momentum? Was it even possible to write something heavier than Vulgar?
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1992 was a stacked year for heavy music. Grunge and alternative were ruling the roost with standout releases from Alice in Chains (Dirt), Ministry (Psalm 69), Rage Against the Machine (self-titled) and Faith No More (Angel Dust) while heavy-metal icons including Megadeth and Iron Maiden dropped fire, too (Countdown to Extinction and Fear of the Dark, respectively). But arguably the year’s most important and hard-hitting heavy release was by rising Texas stars Pantera — who unleashed their genre-defining groove-metal magnum opus Vulgar Display of Power.
The Texas juggernaut comprised of singer Philip Anselmo, guitarist Dimebag Darrell, bassist Rex Brown and drummer Vinnie Paul — are one of the greatest metal bands of all time, hands down. Revolver has teamed with the trailblazing group for new, exclusive colored vinyl editions of the band’s five classic albums: Cowboys From Hell on “marbled white and whiskey brown,” Vulgar Display of Power on “marbled white and true metal gray,” Far Beyond Driven on “marbled white and stronger than blue,” The Great Southern Trendkill on “marbled white and sandblasted orange,” and Reinventing the Steel on “marbled white and southern flames yellow.”
Dimebag Darrell was truly one of a kind! Luckily, he left behind an amazing legacy. Check out this footage of Dime wailing on the guitar at 18 years old! RIP Dime, Jeffrey Mayhem Thompson, Nathan Bray & Erin Halk.
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Iconic by Collectionzz is commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Pantera’s album Reinventing The Steel with an official limited edition poster! They’re 24 x 36 inches, hand-numbered, and come in 3 different versions. Grab one before they’re gone! https://iconic.collectionzz.com/
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You can now order merchandise from the Official Pantera store and enjoy free shipping on orders over $75 in the United States only. Click here.…
Pantera “Far Beyond Driven” 3D Vinyl™ Limited Edition is available NOW for Pre-Order ? https://bit.ly/PanteraFBD
Officially licensed, each is hand-painted, numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity printed on the back. Edition of only 1,994 will be produced.
Created to capture some of the most iconic images in album art, this 3D Vinyl™ is 9″ (tall) x 7″ (wide).
Pre-Order Now !
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Dallas craft brewery Texas Ale Project has announced a new beer collaboration with legendary Texas music icons PANTERA. Pantera Golden Ale, 5.4% ABV, the first beer to bear the PANTERA name, will be available March 2021.
“We love creating fine ales and enjoy all kinds of music,” says Brent Thompson, founder and brewmaster of Texas Ale Project. “We’re very excited to unite these two passions together under our roof, this time in partnership with the almighty PANTERA. I couldn’t be more pumped about this project.”
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As originally posted on rollingstone.com here.
Black Sabbath’s ‘Black Sabbath,’ David Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust,’ and Cream’s ‘Disraeli Gears,’ and more ranked high on the Metal God’s ballot for Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums poll
10. Pantera, Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera came about around the early Nineties. They were together before then, but they suddenly started to crush with the impact of Cowboys From Hell. If you know your music and your rock & roll, great things happen at the start of every decade. So when I got an earful of Cowboys From Hell, I knew that this was going to be a shifter. This actual display of the style of music that these guys were playing was literally going to shake up the world, which it did. We all know so many beautiful things about the band, especially Dimebag [Darrell, guitar], who I think was the driving force behind that band. What everybody was doing was just a full-on assault and attack, which got even stronger and more potent as they moved on to Far Beyond Driven, Great Southern Trendkill, and all of those other great records later on. But this one, this first one, really does the business for me.…
Earlier today (Friday, November 13), Rex spoke to The Pit staff writer Chris Krovatin about the 20th-anniversary reissue of Pantera’s final album, “Reinventing The Steel”. You can now watch the full chat below.
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Join us this Friday at 5pm EST as Pantera bassist Rex Brown talks to The Pit Staff Writer Chris Krovatin about ‘Reinventing The Steel’ 20 years after its release. Grab your 20th Anniversary Edition of ‘Reinventing The Steel’ here: https://Rhino.lnk.to/RTS20Pit
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Join En Minor – Live at the Orpheum Theater – NOLA on Wed. November 25th.
Tickets $9 with exclusive merch opportunities at https://nocap.events/enminor…
In honor of the 20th Anniversary of Reinventing The Steel, we created a RTS Filter for Instagram
. We want to see you on the cover of the original Reinventing the Steel. Make sure you tag @Panteraofficial & share in your stories. We will share on our stories. smarturl.it/RTSFilter
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