Product Description

Whether you like the genre of music Pantera plays or not, you have to give respect to these guys for staying true to form. The group is still churning out the same brand of aggressive metal that their fans have come to expect. Guitarist Dimebag Darrell takes the group into a previously-unexplored melodic realm with his effective use of sound processing on the opening riff of "Hellbound", and "Yesterday Don't Mean Sh**" is a heavy tune with a great guitar riff.
"You've Gotta Belong To It" is brutal, with swirling guitar sounds on the bridge and a do-your-own-thing message. The mid-tempo trudge of "Revolution Is My Name" in a fitting musical backdropto vocalist Phil Anselmo's rally against ignorance and prejudice. "Death Rattle" is a fast, thrashing number sure to inspire many a mosh pit. "We'll Grind That Axe For a Long Time" conveys the band's dedication to metal. Anselmo's screaming vocals, Dimebag's flashy solo and Vinnie Paul's double-bass drum action make "I'll Cast A Shadow" a thunderous album closer.

Track Listing

1. Hellbound
2. Goddamn Electric
3. Yesterday Don't Mean Sh*t
4. You've Got To Belong To It
5. Revolution Is My Name
6. Death Rattle
7. We'll Grind That Axe For A Long Time
8. Uplift
9. It Makes Them Disappear
10. I'll Cast A Shadow

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #55068 in Music
• Released on: 2000-03-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Amazon.co.uk Review
Just two tracks into Reinventing The Steel, and it seems that Pantera--the godfathers of speed metal--have brightened up: "Don't waste your life / Embrace it" roars vocalist Phil Anselmo on "Goddamn Electric", an unusual sentiment to hear amid the pile driver drums and Diamond Darrell's crunching guitar riffs. Does this mean that Pantera have lost their brutal edge? Of course not. Reinventing The Steel is as vicious as they've ever been, it's just that now they're a bit more thoughtful and--after more than a decade--mature. Though for the most part the songs are as aggressive as ever ("We'll Grind That Axe For A Long Time", "Death Rattle" and frenzied album opener "Hellbound"), and display more depth than ever before, especially on standout tracks like "You Don't Belong To It" and "Uplift". Not since their breakthrough Cowboys From Hell has thrash metal sounded so fresh, and not since Vulgar Display Of Power have Pantera sounded so good. --Robert Burrow

Customer Reviews

Not for the casual fan
I agree that this album is not the band's best. There are so many more fantastic metal albums to buy. It is heavy alright but it lacks either strong melodies or top quality rhythm. The vocal track is over the top and the rest doesn't gel. "Vulgar display" is hugely better. In all honesty I find this album difficult to listen to, making me feel a bit like my old mum - yet I have a collection stuffed with Sabbath, Megadeth, Mettallica, Slayer etc. You will be told to turn this down/off - but in such circumstances it is better to have a sense of incomprehending indignation (as if for example you are playing "Vulgar Display") rather than honest agreement. Not for the casual fan. 3 stars? well it is heavy...

Career peak from the Texan all-stars
Pantera have never sounded so human. An astonishing album that retains the ferociousness of previous releases but combines it with a new found vulnerability. This particular combination of velocity, groove and pure emotion has never been bettered.

A landmark release.

best metal album of 2000
I think this album is excellent. For people who think Hatebreed and Mudvayne are metal should buy this!. I also think it's one of pantera's heaviest albums. All the song's i like which surprised me because there is song's i dont like on all their other albums. Phil Anselmo is the best metal vocalist around easily. And Dimebag Darrell is amazing on lead guitar. The best 2 tracks on the album are 1}Goddam Electric and 2}I'll cast a shadow. For anyone who like's metal and hasn't heard any pantera should get all their albums because their the best metal band of the last decade. Reinventing the steel was the their last studio album and it proves they stayed metal until the end.