Far Beyond Driven
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| Studio album by Pantera | ||
| Released | March 15, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Groove metal | |
| Length | 56:26 | |
| Label | Eastwest Records | |
| Producer(s) | Terry Date | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Pantera chronology | ||
| Vulgar Display of Power (1992) |
Far Beyond Driven (1994) |
The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) |
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| The original "uncensored" cover that was rejected | ||
Far Beyond Driven is an album by heavy metal band Pantera. The album was released on March 15, 1994 through Eastwest Records. It is considered one of the most extreme albums ever to debut at No. 1.[1] An explicit version of the cover art (seen below) was originally sold but was later replaced due to censorship issues.
Far Beyond Driven took Pantera's music in an even more extreme style than on previous releases. Much of the shift was due to Dimebag Darrell's more down-tuned and up-tempo playing styles. Anselmo's lyrics of "I'll be a better father than you ever were" may shed some light on his personal life.
The album features a cover version of Black Sabbath's "Planet Caravan" as the closing track, which reached #21 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks and #26 on the UK Singles Chart. The album's fourth track, "I'm Broken", reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart.
First Pantera album with Darrell being called Dimebag Darrell and not Diamond Darrell.
[edit] Track listing
- All tracks by Pantera unless noted otherwise.
- "Strength Beyond Strength" – 3:39
- "Becoming" – 3:05
- "5 Minutes Alone" – 5:50
- "I'm Broken" – 4:25
- "Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills" – 2:54
- "Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks" – 7:01
- "Slaughtered" – 3:57
- "25 Years" – 6:05
- "Shedding Skin" – 5:37
- "Use My Third Arm" – 4:52
- "Throes of Rejection" – 5:01
- "Planet Caravan" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) – 4:04
[edit] Credits
- Pantera – Arranger, producer
- Terry Date – Producer, engineer, mixing
- Philip Anselmo – Vocals
- Rex Brown – Bass
- Dimebag Darrell – Guitar
- Vinnie Paul – Drums
| Pantera |
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| Phil Anselmo | Dimebag Darrell | Rex Brown | Vinnie Paul |
| Terry Glaze |
| Discography |
| Albums: Metal Magic | Projects in the Jungle | I Am the Night | Power Metal | Cowboys from Hell | Vulgar Display of Power | Far Beyond Driven | The Great Southern Trendkill | Reinventing the Steel |
| Live and compilation albums: Official Live: 101 Proof | The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits! |
| Songs |
| "Cowboys from Hell" | "Cemetery Gates" | "Walk" | "This Love" | "Hollow" | "Becoming" | "5 Minutes Alone" | "I'm Broken" | "Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks" | "Slaughtered" | "War Nerve" | "Drag the Waters" | "Suicide Note Pt. I" | "Floods" | "Revolution Is My Name" |
