Pantera

Reinventing The Steel

Look out Slipknot, Pantera's back!

Review Score:

(10/10)
Here lately, we've been needing an album in mainstream rock that just really rocks good and hard. Slipknot's pretty heavy, but there's still too much hip hop in there. That is where this album comes in. The newest album by Pantera, a monument to true heavy metal. This album never stops pounding you from start to finish. The highlights would have to be "Goddamn Electric", which features guitar work from none other than Slayer's Kerry King, very cool stuff, and "Revolution is my Name", the single, which features some progressive-style solos and killer riffs. I once heard this song right after Metallica's "I Disappear", and, well, as much as I love Metallica, Pantera blew em away. The only song on here that I don't care for is "Hellbound", mainly because of the way Phil screams the word "hellbound", it's kind of irritating. But, his voice sounds great everywhere else, incredibly menacing, and Dimebag's guitar work shines. Pantera is one of those bands that will rarely, if ever, let you down. They play very technical and crushingly brutal music that will just fill you with energy. Just listen to the mighty "Death Rattle" to see what I mean (I'll put it up against any Cannibal Corpse song any day!). Anyway, if you love your music heavy (and I mean HEAVY), this is the album for you. Not quite as good as "Cowboys from Hell" or "Vulgar Display of Power", but definitely a good buy.

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