This was a #1 album?!!

Review Score: (10/10)
Not just the heaviest album to debut at #1, but probably the heaviest album, ever. It's nice when deserving music like this and Radiohead's "Kid A" can debut at the top. Like Radiohead, Pantera were pushing the bounds of hard, fast music with this one, and they succeeded admirably. It's hard to imagine that an album can get any heavier than this one, without degenerating into mush. How does Vinnie Paul keep up that double bass onslaught on "Strength Beyond Strength" without collapsing. I get worn out just listening to him. Elsewhere, Pantera shows why they are one of the few bands in history who could never be accused of "selling out." After I listen to this CD, I always have to put on some nice mellow jazz to come back down from sledgehammer city. The cover picture says it all.

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