Cowboys from Hell
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| Studio album by Pantera | |||||
| Released | July 24, 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | 1989 - 1990 | ||||
| Genre | Groove metal, heavy metal, thrash metal | ||||
| Length | 57:29 | ||||
| Label | Atco | ||||
| Producer | Terry Date | ||||
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Cowboys from Hell is Pantera's fifth album and their first Atco Records album, released on July 24, 1990.
This was their first commercially successful album, exposing the band's choppy rhythms and dissonant vocals to mainstream audiences for the first time.
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[edit] Album information
Cowboys from Hell is seen as Pantera's "official" debut by most fans, as well as the band itself as they left behind their glam metal past and began to exhibit a more groove-oriented sound.
Soon after its release, a logo for the band was made. It is the letters 'CFH' in a circular design that are the initials for this albums title. Philip Anselmo has this tattooed on the side of his head with a ring of barbed wire surrounding it. Many Pantera fans now have this tattoo design on various places on their bodies.
Many songs from this album remained in Pantera's set lists right up until they disbanded in 2003.
The song "Cowboys from Hell" is featured on the PlayStation 2 game Guitar Hero, where it is considered one of the hardest songs in the main setlist, due to its placement in the game's last tier, "Face-Melters".
The song "Domination" has been covered by the Finnish band Apocalyptica, and is featured on their second album, Inquisition Symphony.
Metalcore band Bullet For My Valentine covered "Domination" and released it as a b-side on their Tears Don't Fall single. Also, on the front cover, Vinnie Paul appears to be holding a sandwich in his left hand.
[edit] Reception
On the Billboard Music Charts Top Heatseekers, Cowboys from Hell peaked at #27.
IGN named Cowboys from Hell the 19th most influential heavy metal album of all-time[1]. They said about the album:
"Along with Vulgar Display of Power, Pantera's fifth album is not only considered one of the band's best, but is also one of the defining albums of early '90s metal. The band's chemistry really begins to gel with collective symmetry here, as a pre-Dimebag Darrell (he was known as Diamond Darrell back then) rips the strings of his axe like a rabid weasel, frontman Phil Anselmo following in kind with chaotic vocal utterances, and the rhythm section of Vinnie Paul and Rex Brown keeping the rhythms in check and the whole mess glued together with low end prowess."
The album was ranked #11 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time. [1] It was ranked the #85 heavy metal album of all time by metal-rules.com.[2]
[edit] Track listing
- All tracks by Pantera.
- "Cowboys from Hell" – 4:06
- "Primal Concrete Sledge" – 2:13
- "Psycho Holiday" – 5:19
- "Heresy" – 4:45
- "Cemetery Gates" – 7:03
- "Domination" – 5:02
- "Shattered" – 3:21
- "Clash with Reality" – 5:15
- "Medicine Man" – 5:15
- "Message in Blood" – 5:09
- "The Sleep" – 5:47
- "The Art of Shredding" – 4:16
[edit] Credits
- Terry Date – Producer, Engineer
- Phil Anselmo - Vocals
- Dimebag Darrell – Guitar
- Rex Brown – Bass Guitar
- Vinnie Paul - Drums
[edit] Charting positions
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| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | Top Heatseekers | 27 |
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