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Cowboys from Hell
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Track Listing
- Cowboys From Hell
- Primal Concrete Sledge
- Psycho Holiday
- Cemetery Gates
- Shattered
- Medicine Man
- Sleep
- Heresy
- Domination
- Clash With Reality
- Message In Blood
- Art Of Shredding
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #9919 in Music
- Released on: 1991-06-20
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .22 pounds
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.co.uk Review
Even those who scoff at the idea that rock & roll is the devil's music have to think twice when listening to Pantera. The pill-popping, strip-bar-ogling, beer-guzzling Texas combo takes Metallica's speed-metal cues to new heights of brutality and sacrilege. Fortunately, they're extremely good at what they do. The polyrhythmic complexity of Vinnie Paul's drumming in "Psycho Holiday" and guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell's breathtaking solo in "Heresy" are examples of state-of-the-art metal musicianship. Vocalist Phil Anselmo often sounds like Metallica's James Hetfield, but his brooding croon on "Cemetery Gates" and his falsetto screams on the blindingly fast "Shattered" are more like vintage Deep Purple. Released in 1990, Cowboys made Pantera one of metal's top draws during an era in which it was almost eclipsed by alternative rock. --James Rotondi
CD Description
In the tradition of bands such as Metallica and Judas Priest, Pantera put themselves on the map with supercharged blues-based metal riffs and screaming/singing vocals. Adding groove to their artistic aggression made COWBOYS FROM HELL a landmark for the band.
With the relentless "Primal Concrete Sledge", Pantera take a chance and incorporate industrial elements into their style, a risky move for a metal band in 1990. "Psycho Holiday" showcases machine-gun syncopation while"Heresy" matches thrash riffs with double bass drumming dexterity. The haunting and dramatic "Cemetery Gates" features soulful vocals and was responsible for thrusting Pantera in the metal mainstream. The outro to "Domination" makes use ofan infectiously mosh-worthy progression, while a call-and-answer metal/blues riff comprises the hook in "Shattered". Drummer Vinnie Paul has a drum sound that's comparable to thatof Lars Ulrich (of Metallica); both of them were heavily imitated in the early '90s. "Clash With Reality" and "MedicineMan" are studies in incorporating progressive elements intothrash structures. COWBOYS FROM HELL stood at the forefrontof a new phase in heavy music; Pantera are now recognised for contributing to the development of '90s metal in the sameway that Metallica did in the '80s.
