Pantera

Far Beyond Driven

Strength Beyond Strength

Review Score:

(10/10)
Two years had passed since the release of this band's second major full length record, Vulgar Display of Power. A totally amazing, mindblowingly heavy cd is the only way to describe that release. So what does Pantera do? They create a cd that smashed all the feats the prior cd had done, something I didnt think possible.

Far Beyond Driven finds Phil Anselmo and Co. experimenting with their sound to some degree, i.e. the death metal intro to Slaughtered, the industrial tinge to Good Friends. Nevertheless, they manage to keep their own sound without ruining themselves or their music. Strength Beyond Strength is one of their heaviest songs to date, combining Dime's amazing guitar work with powerful drumming from his brother Vinnie Paul. Also noteworthy are 5 Minutes Alone, Im Broken, Hard Lines, and Use My Third Arm. The real force behind these songs are Phil's vocals and totally crazy lyrics, which are pure agression. Song topics continue to be very human as opposed to gore and murder from death metal lots at this time.

Easily the heaviest band unleashed unto the world. Buy this f**kin record!!!!

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