Vulgar Display Of Power

alright

I'll happily listen to this - I like the overall sound, it's sort of my definition of "metal". But it's a bit samey, no really standout songs, similar guitars and double bass drums (both good though) throughout.

Walk

3.55

Juuh ei oo mun musaa.

I'm travelling, so I didn't have much time to listen to this closely. Having only ever heard the MTV hits, I was never compelled by Dimebag Darrell's storied genius. But, from my half-eared listen, I'll cop to the possibility: remarkably light, clean riffs, awesome solos. An obvious influence on Billy Corgan's latter day riffing, that's for sure. I will come back to it. 2.5 This strikes me as a lopsided album. The first 4 tracks cudgel the listener - energetic, rhythmically arch music, all the more dramatically effective for having most of its notes removed. I think a sort of rot sets in with This Love. I don’t like it when Phil Anselmo sings - I don’t say ‚tries to sing‘ because he has an unexpectedly sweet voice when he takes the notion to tackle a melody - his singing just has a tacky, witless quality that his shouting and screaming doesn’t. I should say that the next track Rise is my favourite on this album, but after that I find I lose interest. Each track becomes a tedious ticking clock counting down to Dimebag‘s awesome soloes. Perhaps that’s just my lack of stamina as a listener and there is more life in that second half than I think but surely Hollow feels completely out of place to most people; a bargain bin Metallica pastiche and a miserable way to end the album. 2/5

Not particularly up our alley and extremely discordant with the pleasant sunshine vibe of our Sunday.

Not my cuppa tea. Was not a bad listen though. 7/10 [DROP]

Not normally my choice of music, but I was vibing with it this time.

There should be a headbanging emoji

🤘

A friend suggested to listen this album at the gym… and that most certainly is the best place to do so.

Absolutely fucking epic!!11

Sick as hell

Lyndsie walks in near the end of the album: “Ugh! Why Pantera, aren’t they like Nazis or something?” I don’t choose the albums! Had to double check Anthrax, Megadeth & Metallica to see where Pantera fits in & I think they’re like right down there with Metallica.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m on vacation in a topical area or if because I’ve seen too many dirt mustache teens in denim vest who clearly have listened to Pantera with the patch still proudly displayed but I couldn’t bring myself to care. Walk is good though.

2.5

boring and bland metal, i liked hollow but the rest did absolutely nothing for me

NO !!!!!!!!!!!! annoying

This band is an interesting fulcrum in how they get us from hair metal to the alt / nu metal that is going to take over the latter half of the 90s and I can also hear plenty of the DNA of other great southern metal bands like Acid Bath et cetera. But there's basically a lot of stuff that is influenced by this (or that influenced this) that I vastly prefer because it rises above the meathead mid-tempo chugging that this album so frequently settles for.

Again, not a sophisticated listen, but a fun one

A good run of albums and some big songs on this album.

I think i have cooled a bit on Pantera since having a greatest hits CD in circulation in my car as a teen. However I'd be hard-pressed to name another album that describes itself so succinctly

One ok song.

10 stars!!!!

In the conversation for best metal album of the 90's. Probably gets slightly edged out by Rust in Peace, but just barely. I listened to this a ton when it came out and it still holds up. Pantera had the metal magic and deserve more than 1 album on this list.

I need a screaming album, but it was still wannabe metallica energy

Not bad but not being a metal fan did get a bit repetitive

I’m sure this is a good example of the genre and I found it slightly less offensive than expected. Has not converted me and will not revisit.

Stonkingly good. Like Metallica but less cheesy and with bigger boots.

If I could listen without vocals, I’d enjoy the rock music

Just recently got into this, this shit hits hard. this shit rocks hard. this is some effing metal

Very powerful

este es mi álbum favorito de Pantera y probablemente uno de mis discos favoritos de metal. me gusta particularmente lo violento que suena. sí bien es una característica del metal, en este álbum siento que lograr encontrar ese punto de diferenciación con la agresividad.

como buen oyente del metal me parece uno de los mejores album del metal y representa muy bien la estética de lo que es el metal

Clean, but in a grundgy-metal kind of way.

Not for me

Well, it's not subtle. I have a problem with this sort of thing. Distorted guitars, bass heavy mix, screaming, howling vocals. I really can't tell one from another. Not just one song from another. One band from another. I was listening to this thinking, "This is really long album!" and when I checked, it had finished and Spotify had been other music for 20 minutes. I'm sure there are people who can identify Groove Metal and Grindcore and Thrash Metal and Speed Metal, but I'm not one of them. I'm not going to deny for a moment that the virtuosity on display is impressive, but to what end when the slow numbers all blend into each other and the fast numbers are SO fast they wouldn't be out of place on a Ravin' Rabbids soundtrack. I can see the appeal if you're 17 and society sucks, man. But if you're a grown-up then it kind of seems a bit ... well.... vulgar. Also, read the biography. What a great bunch of lads.

💎

Fun trip down memory lane.

Felt the power for sure

An assault to my ears. May I suggest a throat lozenge and some therapy?

first ballot entry into the cover art hall of fame. i would love to hear a version of this album without vocals. some of these guitar riffs are just so sick and catchy as hell - the way the guitar interacts with the rhythm section has me movin an groovin. not really into the poor man's metallica vocals or most of the songwriting but i suppose they wouldn’t have sold many albums without a singer. as far as this era of heavy metal goes, though, dimebag darrell's guitar work is upper echelon.

When this album popped up I thought "fuck. I have to listen to Slayer: I really don't fuck with "brother metal". The culture, the confederate flags, the general racism. It just radiates through the music. Not my vibe.

3.5 Awesome. Rob Van Dam’s theme is on here!

Það er ekkert hérna fyrir mig. Þið megið alveg hlusta en ég vil þessar fimmtíu mínútur aftur.

So good but the end is not as great

That's going to be a no from me, dawg

As solid a 1 as you’ll ever find. The only “song” was the de rigueur slow waltz that wraps the album. The rest is just paint by numbers shouty noise.

3/10 I'm sure someone out there likes this, but I don't. Screaming, poorly enunciated vocals and loud, brash music are not my thing. The disappointing thing is that when they slow down it's really great - the final track, Hollow, is terrific.

Crushing

Would have been 5 stars if Cemetery Gates was on here.

Vozi

4/7/26. Heard this before, up there as one of my metal favorites. Love the guitar tone and overall aggressive sound; Walk is a definitive classic in my opinion.

Not for me

Mouth for war - 4 A new level - 4 Walk - 5 Fucking hostile - 5 This love - 4 Rise - 4 No good (attack the radical) - 3 Live in a hole - 4 Regular people (conceit) - 3 By demons be driven - 3 Hollow - 3

Not for me

Okay, I get the idea. Really only had to know that "Walk" is the best tune on the album, even though a couple come close. Nothing I really feel compelled to hear again.

La sélection d'albums de metal commence à me frustrer. Parce que j'ai eu un Judas Priest, je suis bien content, mais ça fait peu. Depuis, j'ai eu du Limp Bizkit et voilà que maintenant, je dois me farcir du Pantera. Je sais que beaucoup de gens adorent, mais moi, ça m'ennuie profondément. En fait, je comprends pas l'intérêt. Le point fort de l'album, c'est clairement les solos qui sont plein de personnalité, hyper accrocheur, heureusement que Dimebag Darrell est là pour me réveiller un peu, parce que le reste du temps... j'accroche 0. Les riffs sont basiques au possible, c'est riffmetalannee90.mp3 et même pas du genre inspiré. Parfois, ça s'emballe un peu et ça réveille, mais non, la majorité du temps, il se passe rien d'intéressant. J'imagine que si ça me semble aussi générique, c'est parce que Pantera à largement contribué à créer ce son, mais ça ne change rien à mon ennui. Et le chant, bordel. Phil Anselmo, je le trouve totalement inintéressant. Je suppose que l'objectif, c'est d'être le plus cru possible, mais tu peux être cru et avoir de la personnalité et un peu de relief. Là, il est 90 % du temps en train de gueuler de la même façon et les 10 % restants, enfin il montre qu'il peut un peu moduler sa voix, mais encore une fois, rien pour me tirer de mon ennui profond. Nan vraiment, à une époque, j'ai essayé plusieurs fois d'écouter Pantera pour comprendre le fait qu'ils soient aussi adorés, sans succès. J'écoute à nouveau maintenant, plus de 10 ans après et rien n'a changé. Je suppose que cette musique n'est pas du tout faite pour moi. Je serai ravi de ne plus jamais me pencher dessus. Ah oui et sinon, Phil Anselmo est un personnage plus que douteux qui est coutumier des déclarations et gestes "tendancieux". Rien que pour ça, une étoile de moins. Et du coup, ça fait 1. J'espère que c'est le seul album du groupe dans la liste, hein.

Ok - bit dull repetitive heavy guitars

Fine

As a direct response to Metallica's "Black Album," the Abbott brothers are showcased here as an undeniable force.

Maybe it's the internal rage I've felt of late, but I enjoyed this, when I previously would not have. 3.5

You’ve just smashed some pre-workout and are walking into the gym with the intention of lifting heavy things and putting them down again, desperately trying to fight off the dreaded dad bod. The only thing missing is a soundtrack of fast paced angry music to keep you motivated. That’s when you remember in your youth there was a wealth of music that applies perfectly to this situation. Pantera, like most metal bands around that era were the soundtrack to many people going through their teen years, we were angry but this music would make us all jump around like fatigue didn’t exist. I guess it’s funny the music we used to put on and then steal from our parents liquor cabinet is now what we put on to help us stay healthy

Vulgar Display of Power is a searing critique of US & Israeli hegemony and foreign policy in Iran and the Middle East and their respective war mongering leaders. Oh wait no, it's more early 90s heavy metal. 2 stars

I have a lot of time for the melodic metal here. The first half of "Hollow" is great, for example. But when it comes to the thrash stuff... see my previous comments on thrash. And there is a LOT of thrash on this album.

This certainly is thrash metal.

This sort of thing can be good

Say what you like about Phil Anselmo but this rips

I was surprised that Vulgar Display of Power shares more in common with the heavier alternative music that I listened to at the time this was first released.

not my thing

Pantera is a perfect example of the phrase "rags to riches." With just one release, four Texas rednecks transformed themselves from mediocre glam losers into cowboys from hell, energizing a crowd of hundreds of thousands at Moscow's Tushino Airfield like an atomic bomb. After that, there was no slowing down, so the band decided to record the heaviest album possible. And they did! "The guitar should sound like a circular saw, the drums should pound your ears," said drummer Vinnie Paul. And that's exactly what happened, along with pulsating bass and Phil Anselmo's barking vocals. Every musician gave it their all; every song, be it the hurricane-force "Fucking Hostile," the measured "Walk," or the ballad "This Love," simultaneously feels like a punch in the face from the album cover and makes you want to give it to someone yourself. Taking one star off because the record becomes rather monotonous toward the end. Such energy needs to be carefully measured.

Not my cup of tea but good

4/10 Yuck. Despite it not being relentless riffing, with at least something resembling a nod to song craft, this still sucks

I used to work in a movie store similar to Blockbuster called movie gallery and every release day there are some people who came in and rented all of the horror movies that came out that week. The big budget ones that released in theaters and all of the B and C movies that were much much worse than those ones. As someone who work there, I never really understood this. I always thought that people would not want to watch those movies made on a shoestring budget with bad acting and no plot but I saw the frequency that people were renting them and figured that there was an audience for everything out there. And similarly, I feel the same way about metal. This music is not for me. I do not care for it and there are a lot of people who do and I'm happy for them. And this is very technically proficient and I'm sure a lot of people's favorite. But not mine.

I know a lot of people like this type of music, but this is just annoying.

Not my cup of tea. The music is more or less ok, I like the slower songs, but sometimes the riffs are too loud, too intense. However, I found the music partially appealing.

The singer sounds like the second-worst person in the world. He'll probably be the next president of the USA. And the music is just a horrible noise. What's next on this list? Skrewdriver? Hard pass.

My favorite band for a reason. One of the pioneers of groove metals, and one of the biggest reasons why certain guitarists picked up their instrument. 5 stars for a band that shaped and inspired many great bands during and after the 90s.

FUN FACT: Although this is the first time I sat down to listen to this album in full, I've previously listened to Pantera's first 3 albums (yes, the glam-hair-power metal albums) in their entirety. That was NOT fun, except for bits of the 3rd one. Anyway: older records tend to either be too raw/underproduced or, well, feel just right - as indeed, many modern records tend to be too artificial and overproduced in contrast. For Vulgar Display Of Power, honestly, it kinda straddles the line. Sometimes the overall audio experience isn't all that amazing, but in some meta way it does work in favor of the album - it just kinda fits the notion and "idea" of Pantera. Perchance. Overall, I enjoyed the album, both the tracks I knew from before and the ones that were new to me (like Fucking Hostile). With that said, I'll say something controversial and say that it's also somewhat archaic and "too raw" at the end of the day, compared to some of the more modern stuff I like. It reminds me of my experience listening to Korn's first album and being pleasantly surprised at how well it sounds, yet still finding it too raw relative to later releases. In contrast, for example, Slipknot's first album was very impressive and arguably more impressive than their follow-up. Even more controversially, I prefer Five Finger Death Punch's cover of A New Level. In general, FFDP at their best is "Pantera 2", while at their worst being far too overproduced and commercialized... They remain one of my favorite bands, and I prefer many of their songs to the tracks from this legendary Pantera album. Sill, it's never black and white of course and can be difficult to quantify... Walk may not be my favorite but, like, c'mon... It's Walk. EDIT: Ngl, yeah, I'm listening to FFDP's The Way of The Fist album and it's like explicitly better than Vulgar Display of Power, 1:1. Perhaps I lack some more nuanced, technical understanding or something, but yeah, for the listen and "fun" test, that's my (controversial) opinion.

It's fine I guess. The tracks are better listened to as part of a playlist rather than as an album - it gets kind of repetitive. You won't really find any thought provoking, groundbreaking metal here either. Just straightforward power riffs and headbanging.

Walk

Pretty silly, but still a fun listen. Drumming is satisfying.

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: This Love, Hollow Maybe I only like the earlier roots of the heavy metal genre... To expand on this, I really like Black Sabbath, I've enjoyed most of what I've heard from Metallica, and Iron Maiden. For this album, I really like the instrumentals; the guitar and drums. The almost-revving up nature of the music is sweet. I guess this instrumentation lends itself to the "Groove Metal" subgenre? Anyways, when the lead vocalist (Phil, right?) actually sings, I enjoy those songs. They are fleeting and few in number on the album. The screaming I can sort of do without. Don't get me wrong, the whole aggressiveness of the music got me pumped up when I was biking to work this morning. I suspect I would be similarly pumped if I were listening to this at the gym. This gets a 3. If the vocals were toned down (less screaming more singing) even just a little bit it might be a 3.5 or 4.

This was brutal

Not quite as bad as expected but close. Vocals were quite annoying. 1.5 rounded down.

Well, this is a first. This album was literally next in my queue of albums to listen to anyway. I was going to listen to this album today no matter what the generator produced. Thanks for saving me some time today, generator. And I liked it, too, so that’s a bonus.

3,4/5

It all started to sound the same

6/10

dont hate it just not my favourite type of music

I’m not a metal guy. The typical vocal style just isn’t something I want to listen to. After finishing this album *my* throat feels sore. But there is a lot in the instrumental side of the genre I enjoy. “Fucking Hostile” and “Rise” have that hardcore punk type of fast tempo that I love. Some bits of other tracks remind me of other iconic metal tracks from the 90’s.

Walk is a fun track. The others are decentish.

Absolutely amazing. I’m a big fan.

🤷🏿‍♀️ you do you

Since I didn't listen to Pantera as a pre-teen, there's absolutely no point in starting now. This album makes 52 minutes and 52 seconds feel like a very very long time. It can't get much worse than this!

Listening session: march 17th, while commuting to internship Listened to before: heard a couple of songs before Thoughts: some of the guitar riffs and instrumentals are nice but the screaming vocals got a bit repetitive after a while so it’s not something I would listen to regularly Favourite tracks: A New Level & This Love

Best Track - "Walk"

Holy peak. This is Pantera's best album and god is it amazing every song from start to end is just amazing Standout Songs : Walk , Hollow , Fucking Hostile

Not enough Vulgarities 0/10

2.2/5

I still don't think Pantera are particularly original, but it's still better than whatever Metallica was doing at the time.

This was the deathknell of 80's and early 90's metal. Shortly after this release Metallica wad abandoning Metal it to put out mainstream music. Megadeth was being dumbed down and slayer and anthrax were far from their heights. It's a solid album but was the last ray of sunlight on the genre before grunge and eventually nu-metal took over the scene.

They sound like they want to be Metallica and I can't blame them, and for an album's length of time, I'd let them; it sounds pretty good, though some of the Pantera musical stylings might start to feel a little old by the end. They do have moments of variety, though, it's not a slog Not quite a 4 but enjoyable

Not a fan of metal. I did not enjoy it

J'ai toujours aimé Pantera, de Cowboys from Hell à Reinventing the Steel. Difficile de croire que dans les années 80 c'était un groupe de glam metal.

Agréablement surpris! Si un jour, je veux entreprendre un chemin de rédemption pour le métal, je vais commencer par cet album. On dirait que Nirvana a respiré le même air, surtout avec l'album Bleach, le tone des guitares, les mélodies, l'aspect groovy et raw de certains trucs après sur In Utero. J'ai particulièrement aimé This Love et Hollow

Du gros groove metal des gros riffs lourds. Par contre un album complet ça m’épuise.

Not bad, but a lot of the songs blended for me. I didn't have a lot of time/energy to review this one, but put it on a couple times while I was out. I had a hard time discerning between the beginning and end of the record.

Decent listen.

If I had been in more of a mood to punch face this would have scored higher. Solid 3 still and amazing guitar work by Dime

Good stuff

Metal is just not my scene, I love rock, I love the guitar here, it's just everything else I can't really get across the gap. It's nice in small doses and I have heard some Pantera I like but yea I dunno. That being said 'Walk' pretty much rules.

These heavy metal groups sound very similar with an exception of 3 or 4. Not impressed with Pantera.

I thought the agressive sound fit so well with the title of the album. Very good execution. There were no outstanding songs for me tho, so that takes it down a point. I want to give it a 3,5 but I will round it up to 4.

Yea, this rips.

Was honestly very difficult to get through and truly not my kind of music in any way, shape, or form. I can somewhat respect the artistry here but even then it’s hard to get what is going on. Metal and this style of singing is done very well here but is not easy to get through or listen to.

This does rip, and Dime is a great guitarist. But, they might be white supremacists.

Classic thrash metal. Good stuff.

I enjoy the guitar-work. Somewhat like the vocals, but sometimes the lyrics feel forced/overly-edgy. The songs kinda blend together when trying to remember them.

3.5 This album has taught me that the type of metal I really like is groove metal.

Decent, but not one of their best.

I found it boring

Good album. In some ways it’s the estranged father of cKy. Idk how much I’ll come back to it, but it was good enough to listen to twice. 3.75 stars

Gran disco

Solid rock album. Almost an hour of listening to screaming gets old though.

Album 1070 of 1089 Vulgar Display Of Power - Pantera (1992) Rating : 3 / 5 This one comes in loud and aggressive right from the start. There’s no easing into it . The album kicks the door open and pretty much stays at that intensity the whole time. The biggest standout for me is the guitar work from Dimebag Darrell. The riffs are thick, the tone is huge, and the shredding is seriously impressive. Even if this style of music isn’t always what I reach for, it’s impossible not to respect the technical skill behind what he’s doing. Some of those riffs really lock in and hit hard. For me personally, though, the album started to feel a bit repetitive after a while. The intensity rarely lets up and many of the songs stay in a similar lane musically. Fans of this style probably love that consistency, but I found myself wishing for a little more variety as the album went along. Still, there’s no denying the impact of this record. It’s powerful, aggressive, and clearly an important album within metal. Even if it’s not one I’ll be revisiting often, I can definitely appreciate the musicianship and the energy behind it.

I listened to the first 30 seconds. That's all I needed.

Can't stand this type of music

Would I be listening to this album every day? Probably not. Would I listen to it when I want to see the whole world burn? Hell yeah!!! 3.5/5

Didn't find this that vulgar. Considering how heavy it was I could appreciate elements. 3.2/5

De bekende beukende gitaren en het geijkte waanzinnig gekrijs. Soms heb ik best zin in metal. Vandaag niet, of in ieder geval, van deze plaat raak ik er niet van in de stemming. Hilarisch: na tien nummers nihilistisch gedram, gooien ze er ineens een Aerosmith-achtige ballad tegenaan. Daar zijn ze ook al niet heel goed in, want binnen de kortste keren staan ze toch weer te raggen.

De albumtitel geeft vrij secuur aan wat de band met hun schijf wil bereiken. Het nummer Fucking Hostile is een voorbeeld hoe dit muzikaal onderschreven wordt. De schreeuwer heeft wat minder kleur dan collega's. Het is gewoon niet heel interessant. Het album zit hierdoor dicht bij een vergeetbare 3. Het bijbehorende gitaargeweld is gemaakt om te headbangen. Dat gaat bijna vanzelf; mogen we het dan toegankelijk noemen?

Ik ben helemaal niet zo thuis in dit soort metal, ondanks dat ik de naam Pantera wel ken en het genre groove metal mij wel zou moeten aanspreken. En dat doet het eigenlijk ook best wel. Het is een goeie bak herrie, maar het zit vol groove en energie, zonder dat het me qua energie in een keer leegtrekt, zoals Slipknot wel een beetje deed helaas. Ik kan hier verder een heel verhaal af gaan steken over de tragische dood van Dimebag Darrell, maar je kan ook gewoon de wiki lezen. Het is in ieder geval een keer weer iets anders dan een overdosis of een crash met een of ander snel voertuig. Tof om een keer te luisteren, prima 4 sterren waard.

Nope. I dnt know how they expect normal people to want to listen to it with a cover like that

Not a big metal fan, but i had fun with this too. I can kinda hear some nirvana influence, and a little bit of goth rock too

That driving guitar for each song gets a bit redundant

Hea algus thrash metal žanrile. Pillimängus on tunda hinge ja inimlikkust, aga samas on see kuradi täpne ja siin on meeldejäävaid riffe kuhjaga. Vokaal on plaadile sobiv, aga pole päris minu maitse (eelistan meloodilisemat laulu). Mõned lood lisan kindlasti enda jõusaali playlistidesse. 3.4/5

An Ode on Aggression Earned. Makes you understand why Dimebag is so revered in the metal community. Notes of Alice In Chains and Helmet show the reach of this band outside that community. Incidentally, just awesome pump-you-up music.

Sorry Frank, I just can't handle this

I feel like I'm in a run of albums that are so disparate in sound but that I enjoy, but not quite enough to call them 5s. This is another one that is definitely a classic and has some game-changing influence but isn't quite "masterpiece" status. That said it rips pretty damn hard - the guitars are really a cut above. Dimebag Darrell's playing is so good here, just razor-sharp, and he created tones that hadn't really been heard in this way before, with a downtuned chugging attack married to shredding solos. Walk is just an iconic blunt-force bludgeon of a song and there are other moments here that have shades of almost metalcore. This Love in particular vacillates from an almost Alice in Chains ballad to what I'd almost call a hardcore breakdown, really cool. This influenced a ton of stuff that I'd come to love in the early 2000s (Lamb of God, etc) and I totally respect its place in metal history.

Can we have fewer white supremacists now please?

Oh, this must be how other people feel when they listen to the stuff I like.

Vultures Displaying Flowers

I spent my teen years as a metal head. It's not my preferred genre today, but I still appreciate it for what it is. Pantera is one of those bands, I've always been familiar with. I even played in my own band at the same venue where Dime Bag Darrell was shot. But, even in my hey day, Pantera was never a band that really clicked with me. Listening to this album in my 40s only served to reinforce how I felt even when metal was my preferred genre of choice: Pantera is not for me.

Sum somgs i really loved sum were just not the vibe yesterday

I’m kind of happily surprised to see Pantera here. I’m not sure I’d call this a must-hear album for a lot of people. But I love it, so it gets a 5 from me. And I miss Vinnie and Dimebag.

Well, don't we all love some Pantera?. I know i would have done the same deal the guy on the cover made without hesitation. I'm surprised that this is the first album i'll review here since i come from a metal family and this band shaped my life ever as a kid (next to Megadeth). They were in their peak after their hard rock heavy roots, refreshing the metal scene in a time when others went back and forth. Revisiting this timeless classic just makes sense when thinking about not only the times i've spent blasting their songs whatever the ocassion (drinking, cleaning my house, going on car rides at night, walking straight to school trying to avoid every obstacle in my way), but on top of it i realized it's about to turn 34 years and that's awesome. It's hard to pick favorites even now when every song it's a power recharge, kind of a rude awakening from a friend who's been through everything. Besides the singles and all the anthems i think most people overlook songs like This love and Hollow, these moments (specially Hollow) are the most interesting displays of hopelessness both Anselmo and Dime knew how to work out. If you thought these macho-men had nothing to offer you, apply yourself.

Rápido, desordenado y caótico. Algo que siempre me causa conflicto con este género, es la voz del vocalista(s). Esté álbum no es la excepción, aunque los instrumentos suenen hermoso, como en Walk. La voz rasposa y gritando del vocalista es lo que no termina de convencerme. Hasta pensé en agregar This love a mis me gusta, pero empezó a gritar.

By the early 90’s, classic, black, and glam metal was evolving to grunge, which I like, and to nu-metal, of which I am not a fan. Musically, this album is heavy metal. Lyrically, it’s already looking toward the coming nu-metal, full of violence and nihilism. I guess I prefer my angst laced with the occult, not with violence. And to that end, “By Demons Be Driven” was a standout for me.

didn't listen

This is a power grid that pumps voltage to faraway places. Full of intensity that can jolt, burn, and destroy, but also provide light in the dark. It sometimes pulses at a hum and other times at a frenetic speed that's addictive.

The sonic equivalent of our 47th president - angry screeds thrown in all directions full of bile and rage, motivated by a long list of resentments - real and imagined - presented with a cartoonist tough guy attitude straight from the 7th grade playground - and a just touch of white nationalism. That being said - this concept works better as a rock n roll album than a political platform. It's influence on the next decade of metal is unmistakeable. - for better or worse. There are plenty of good ideas here (sonically) if you just don't look too closely. And having some existing grievances can't hurt with your ability to feel something from this album. I imagine this album (much like the current occupant) is a 5 or 1 for the general population so I'm going 3...

Tracks I liked: fucking hostile, hollow. Man, I'm sad I didn't enjoy this more. Just tuned out in between lol. Maybe thrash metal just isn't my thing? Awesome guitars though.

It isn’t a matter of not liking metal. I like bands ranging from Iron Maidem to Death to Blood Incantation. Pantera, though, I just don’t like.

Metal for people who unironically watched the kid rock halftime show.

19/02/2026 I enjoy this album anyway and didn't expect it to be here, bonus. Spotify listeners: 7.9 million

Talented musicians that sound almost the same every song. I'm not the target audience so not the albums fault. Last song is a completely different tune and it's quite nice

I’d always thought that Pantera were an 80s hair metal band, but this album from 1992 feels like a very different beast. It has chugging guitars, semi growled vocals and an aggressive feeling that fits with the album cover of someone being punched in the face. Sometime around the middle of the record, the lyrics started edging into racial politics which felt a bit on the nose for a bunch of white guys from Texas, so I had a look at lead singer Phil Anselmo’s politics, and yikes - no, thank you. I stopped listening at that point.

Nope nope nope

I mean it's good. I enjoy doom metal or something more atmospheric a lot more than this. I also don't really like vocals (once again) but instrumentals are pretty solid. Ofcourse This Love is absolute nasterpiece and I love but the rest of the album is just okay. Yes there is Walk but I think it's overrated and sounds lot like other songs.

Waiting until song 5 for variation from the scream singing was a bit of a test, despite enjoying the music. Enjoyed it more after, bringing from a high 2 to a low 3

Growing up o/s of Metallica I would generally avoid anything with scream vocals. Partly, I think, because bands like Slipknot were so popular at the time. This made me miss bands like this. I probably missed the moment, but the energy is good. Low 3

Liked the basic setup of syncopated riffs / grooves and simple production. Vocal style wears after a while.

I love the core ingredients of this record - how primal, furious and repetitive the band are, and the screamy vocals. I am less enamored by the singing vocals and also wish it developed a bit more as I worked my way through the track list. Still - a cool sound.

Pantera is getting a low 4 for me, another one that’s been on my radar for a while. This isn’t typically my type of metal, I generally like something more technical, chaotic, and extreme but Pantera actually do loads of stuff I love in metal that my favoured bands (Tool, Meshuggah, Dillinger Escape Plan) also foundationally do This album made say “f yeah” a few times and I did a lot of stink face so it definitely passes that test

Hmm. Very raw shouty. No colour to the music. Some solid guitar riffs allow me to present a 2.

Liked the music but they guys voice wasn’t great

90s heavy metal - I enjoyed

Couldn't do it.

I liked this way more than i expected i would.

I surprisingly love everything about this.

I said on an earlier album that I’m not a big fan of thrash metal, but after my second thrash metal album om this challenge I might have to change my view: This is a really good album! It’s straight to the point, driven by heavy guitar riffs, tempo changing drums and aggressive vocals. I also like that even if most of the songs are pretty heavy, they also throw a few more melodic songs in the mix. It definetly improves the album. Favourite songs: Walk, This Love, Mouth For War, Fucking Hostile and Hollow.

Banger

Liked having something a bit heavier today, great production levels, you can really turn it up and rock out.

There is worse heavy metal out there. The album cover is a face being punched, so it feels like it's daring me to dislike it. And you know what, I accept that dare. I don't like it!

Raw and so much power! Amazing!

I get what it did for the genre but not for me.

Just not a fan. Guitar and drums are good, but lyrics and sound just make you feel mad.

I didn’t wake up today thinking ah today is the day I became psychotic and mad

If this album was about 3-4 songs shorter it would probably be getting a 5, the musicianship is that good. The screaming vocals are whatever I don't love that for 52 minutes but it's not awful. Holy moly Dimebag (may he rest in peace) could PLAY. Absolute machine. Everything else was super solid but the guitar playing is what blew my mind. Wow.

all the tracks just blend together in a mess of trash metal, yelling, and me wanting to sit in silence for a while

…sure.

Ok first thought - how can such a heavy album sound so thin and shallow? It's like they finished recording and then just dialed the bass and low mids back a little bit. Weird choice. Like even the bass drum has no depth to it. I've heard Pantera before of course, and while they've always landed in the 'fine but nothing special and I don't get the cult following' camp for me, I've never noticed that this record sounds this way. But you sort of get used to it after a couple songs. Walk is great, I've always liked that song. There are a lot of things to like about this album and a lot of things not to like. I don't really like the rhythm guitars but the solos are generally great, tone and playing. I've never been sold on this kind of vocals, they are definitely the weak link on this album and make it worse, verging on ruining. The drums are played well but mostly sound like shit. Bass is buried under a mountain of distortion and hard to pick out. Some of the grooves are fantastic but get repetitive. 3.25/5

Brutal, raw, pure power from beginning to end. It makes you more energetic and it delves with anger and how you can direct that onto others. One of their most famous albums and with good reason.

HEY PANTERA, THIS BEER'S WARM! Overall, a very very good, popular album, that ripped off Exhorder and made a bunch of cops / future divorcees listen to metal. Also, Phil is a bitch. "This Love" is a bitchmade song. That and "Hollow," which rocks, should be switched on the track list. I got into Pantera a lot during college, so Dimebag dying really shook me. Mieszko of Nasum died that same month. Nasum is much better than Pantera.

I shamelessly love '90s groove-metal. Pantera are the kings and Vulgar Display is the pinnacle. It's defiantly a case of having to separate the art from the artist here though, because these good 'ol boys from Texas wrote some really mean riffs here.

Pantera are always the goat! Is one of the members dodgy thou I think so? I love the vocals and the guitar is beautiful 😍 Best- walk juts a diva song overall 4.3/5

6/10

Good at what they do

(2/7) makes me want to commit a crime

Didn't hate it like I thought I would. Not for me but I get the appeal.

Not for me. Disliked it.

last song is the only reason i’m ranking it a place higher

FENAAAA

so fucking good im so glad i got to see pantera live

Decent but one paced

They sound very cross .....

Just noise

This was a great album for hearing how metal band can create such a dynamic sound and feeling with the right arrangement and tone 3.5

Not a big fan... or a fan at all really. Hard for me to listen to.

This one brought back some memories. With the benefit of hindsight and knowing how the world has changed over the last 30 years, a lot of this music is cringe. And yet...I can't deny the power and precision still speaks to me. You can hear Metallica, Helmet, Alice in Chains, and others influencing the band in this effort, and I like it. Dime's riffs are razor sharp as always, and even not having heard them for decades I found myself joyfully rocking out in my Subaru on the way home from my office job. Phil's "melodic screaming" method provides *just* enough musicality for me to buy into the earnestness of the songs, and even though it sounds like neo-Nazi music in our current cynical age, there is a playfulness and positivity lurking under the bravado that elevates the tunes beyond Punisher sticker anthems. Yet another example of the outrageously high quality of music being made in the early 1990s, this album sounds great and just flat out rocks.

I’m retired so I get to spend my mornings read the news, drinking my coffee, petting my cat. It’s a gentle calming experience that allows me to begin my day of peace and joy. Then I played Pantera. I immediately wanted to slit the throat to the next person that walked in my door.

Some of the more down tempo tracks I enjoyed but the rest of the album wasn't for new.

Few albums meant more to me thru my teens. I know they had the one before this one. But *this* album was a whole new level (with the song to prove it.) And the NEXT one took things even further & cemented these boys as the greatest ever in my mind. Which was a position I held for many years. Roughly until my hormones leveled out & I didn't need so much loud angry shit to rage to. It was a fun listen and sure as shit I still knew every word. Four stars!

i’m in it until the vocals come in.

Tras escuchar este disco me he vuelto 2 veces más gordo y el triple de racista. No es un secreto que Pantera se considera el creador del Groove metal, y este album es justo el que define su sonido característico. También influyeron enormemente en estilos como el nu metal. El álbum es crudo y agresivo, cumpliendo con el título. Suena poco procesado y con un sonido que mezcla la producción de finales de los 80, sobre todo en la batería, y un rollo más metalero noventero en guitarra, bajo y voces. Personalmente odio el sonido de las guitarras de pantera, pero este disco es en el que más se salvan. A pesar de todo esto el álbum tiene varias carencias y chochadas que hacen que nadie que sea medianamente enterado en música te hable nunca de Pantera. Las letras son una mierda por norma general, solo hace falta escuchar el estribillo de Walk (canción más escuchada del grupo btw e irónicamente la más floja de album) que parece escrito por un gitano de Coia si tuviera un A1 en inglés. Phil Anselmo en dos años, entre el primer y segundo álbum, paso de ser uno de los mejores cantantes del metal de la época a un borracho, drogadicto, racista que solo sabe gritar como un yonki cuando te vas sin darle 30 céntimos para "el bus". Hay dos motivos por los que Pantera tiene tan poco prestigio. En primer lugar el ya mencionado Phil Anselmo y su kkkfilia. En segundo lugar tenemos la fama que se han ganado sus oyentes como padres borrachos gordos racistas divorciados (o casados, pero en ese caso tienen que pegar a sus mujeres). No es un mal grupo ni un mal album. Puede que tenga bastante relleno y en general no llegue a mucho, pero hay un par de temazos como This love. A pesar de que le vaya a clavar 3 estrellas, es una pena que hayan asesinado a Dimebag Darrell porque realmente era el pilar base del grupo. Después de eso no siguieron y siento que los últimos discos son muy muy buenos. El great southern trendkill es un pedazo de intento de album conceptual de Groove metal con el tema floods que es flipante. Enfin siempre me causará curiosidad saber a qué hubieran evolucionado. 7/10—>3/10 WHITE POWEEEEEER

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Really annoyed that metal comes up as one of my least favourite genres on here when two of my favourite bands are Tool and Deftones, I love Sabbath, and other favourites are at least metal-adjacent... somehow when metal is great it's transcendent, but at its worst it can, I dunno... lack subtlety? Anyway this was listenable and I was especially digging the funky grooves, but not sure the lyrics are for me. I'll give it a 3, which doesn't fix my genre problem on here but at least won't make it worse.

Man...Dimebag was an absolute beast. As far as heavy metal albums of the 90s it doesn't get much better than this. From the first riff to the last it's just a sludge fest as they drop hammer after hammer. These songs are real good too; A New Level, Fucking Hostile, This Love, Walk showcase Pantera's power but also their depth. Rex's bass playing is really underrated and helped create the groove while love em or hate em' not many can do what Phil could do in his prime. Lastly, while iconic this artwork is dumb...

This is more in line with my metal preferences. There are some good riffs and melodies on top of them. I have a fondness for ´Walk’ as it was one of the songs on the setlist of a band of metal heads at my last school.

In a way this makes a nice change from some of the recent albums but this isn’t my jam. Likely very influential on metal that followed but a lot of the tropes used in this (double kick pedal, tapping solos, half time chorus) are things I don’t particularly like from the genre. Got huge Metallica vibes from it - would be interested to know who influenced who.

The technicality on display on the guitars is great But I always feel I’m missing something slightly with metal. It doesn’t move me in the way other genres do.

Love the art hate the artist time . Great rhythmic thrash metal . Bit shouty in the vocal delivery but it fits , mostly . So the number of bands increases where the music is great but the singer turned out to be a knowbhead - fist came morrissey then Kanye , Mustaine , and now Ansalemo not necessarily in that order .

Good for what it is, great musicianship brought down by generic tough guy vocals

I don’t even want to know what this is going to do to my Apple Music algorithm 😭

I’m not a Gary young man any more, so metal mostly doesn’t appeal to me. But it was refreshing to listen to to some music that I could sink my teeth into, no experimental, gentle, pop but raw guitars and drums. I’m always a little uncomfortable with the violent (and perhaps racist?) associations, but this album gave me energy.

Maybe the most aptly named album thus far. I liked that vulgarity and power, but was missing cowboys the whole time, solid for the genre

vai berrar assim no ouvido da p*t4 que te pariu

Second best Pantera album IMO. Walk & This Love are the standout classics, but don't sleep on Rise, Hollow, or Mouth for War.

Meh. Not my cuppa even before listening to the singer's political ramblings. Bad enough for 1/5? Nah.

In my best Anthony Fantano voice, I’m feeling a decent 2 on this one.

Ett sånt album som många kommer sätta högt betyg på men jag vet inte. Helt ok, aldrig varit massivt panterafan

This has to be the straightest, most macho album on the entire list. And that is saying something, considering the amount of hip-hop on it. But this is a particular kind of machismo, the knucklehead, 'no thoughts, head empty' kind. For a gay boy like me, there is a strange allure to it, but only for the fantasy, as it is not worth it engaging with this type directly. And as for their music. It is not worth it even for fantasy. Key tracks: Walk

Crisp, precise metal, with the occasional cryptic lyric. With this release by Pantera and others by Slayer and Sepultura in the 1990s, metal began to splinter and morph far more rapidly during this decade. While not my bag, it is clear that this band was very influential to metal.

Didn’t listen - not my thing.

Heavier than I normally listen to. Enjoyed the instruments, and the screaming toned down. Pretty solid album!

Great album but I'd say the mix can feel a bit lacking outside of the mid to high. Loved Hollow.

Still heavy as hell after all these years, with the hooks and grooves to match.

i like some of pantera’s stuff but unfortunately i am incapable of getting into metal music mostly because of the lyrics. some of their instrumentals are very good though and i recognize the talent. just not typically my vibe.

I fear I have never really understood 99% of metal and probably never will. I appreciate the moments of variety here though.

Nice

Favorite track(s): A New Level, This Love I think my lack of a female partner who I desire to make the victim of physical violence hinders my potential enjoyment of this album.

I’m hungry and the band name reminds me of bread so I’m giving this a warm sourdough out of bread. A little plain and not for everyone but I like it

Should have been Cowboys From Hell, but this has the great Pantera guitar tone too. Love that

I couldn’t stand this so I skipped through most of it, only sampling a little bit of each song…I quickly got the point. What a waste of five minutes. It is aptly titled, however. I hated this…one star.

Ça riff pas à peu près. Mais y'a l'ombrage des ballades pas bonnes et des jeux de voix un peu cringe du chanteur. 3.62 étoiles.

Le drum sonne presque aussi bien que mon drum électronique à 300$. 2.5 étoiles pour Pantère A

some songs kind of slap though

Shiite!

Erster Eindruck: oh heavy Metal Overall Rating: 2/10 Andere Anmerkungen: gitarrenparts z.b. wirklich geil, aber ich kann nicht so gut mit der gesangsart/growling

Panterra is a tight example of metal from this era. Good drumming and guitar work. Angry energy. Walk is great live.

Pretty strong production value going on here. Sounds very polished for a thrash metal album. The compositions go down hill around track 6. Starts strong but can't hold on.

Enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would. I only knew Walk going into it but really liked the rest of this album. Gonna be a workout album for me for sureeeeee.

I really doing understand the appeal of this genre.

Epic guitars but.....

it’s kinda funny i grew up listening to music like this because of my dad, and i remember at the time, when i was younger, i HATED music like this, but i feel like the older ive gotten, the more ive grown to appreciate it. decent !

It's nor for me

Amazing album.

Really tried but only listened to first 2 songs. Sounds like all other thrash metal to me

OK

I am NOT a metal girlie and this was hard to get through. This love was probably my favorite if I had one.

Heavy Metal mit viel Screaming 2/5

Not for me. 1/5

It was okay. A few decent moments but truly could not tell what makes it great.

Enjoying this far more than I thought I would! Good stuff.

I love Pantera. This album has two of their most known songs, Walk and This Love. If you like metal, this album is the jam

Pretty great

VERY LOUD. This is VERY LOUD. And VERY CATCHY. Obviously, it's a "divorce the artist from the art" situation here -- but man, I wish that I'd been in the right headspace for this when it came out. Couple of decades later, I listen to "Walk" and I'm ready to run through a brick wall. (Where I would, at this age, really hurt myself!) But so many of the other tracks have that infectious groove -- New Level, Fucking Hostile, By Demons Be Driven, Hollow -- that it's still pretty approachable and holds up. A pleasant, angry surprise.

Prima, niet helemaal mijn ding maar wel grappig

not my vibe

My first pantera album I bought when I was 13. No one else had it, I couldn’t stop listening

This album would been a 2/5 if Dimebag Darrell weren’t playing his absolute heart out at every given opportunity. R.I.P. Highlights: Mouth for War, F**king Hostile, This Love, Live in a Hole, Hollow

Never really been into thrash or metal, but I actually had fun with this one.

Not for me. I enjoy some metal and find some incredibly dull. What makes this a 2 rather than a 1 for me is that I can catch glimpses of where it influenced later bands I like. But it felt like every time I encountered a moment I liked it was quickly overwhelmed by an obnoxious vocal or a repetitive riff or incoherent lyrics. It’s sort of the opposite experience of listening to Metallica… they have their annoying moments but they seem small in comparison to their overall spirit. I just didn’t hear that kind of soul in this music, tho some I guess a few moments showed me why people might.

один из лучших метал альбомов 90х

I know they’re huge and important. They’re just not for me. At least I suppose there’s an argument for this album being one should hear.

… Thanks for the times that you've given me The memories are all in my mind And now that we've come to the end of our rainbow There's something I must say out loud … You're once, twice, three times a lady And I love you Yes, you're once, twice, three times a lady And I love you I love you

Phil Anselmo is the poster child for toxic masculinity; angry, angry all the time, yelling, with a threat of imminent violence throughout. And yet, I still find him more palatable than Dave Mustaine or Fred Durst. This album could have been the record Metallica made instead of the Black Album if they hadn't decided to make a more radio-friendly record. Dimebag can do Hetfield's "Right hand of God" thing and his lead playing is more exciting than Hammer. The rhythm section pisses all over Metallica; they can actually groove. Kudos to Terry Date for the heavy, crunching production. But the Rollins-like "yelling all the time" thing is wearisome. For Anselmo too, I suspect. Have you heard his speaking voice recently? 30 years of vocal strain have certainly taken its toll. 2.5 stars, rounding up because it is better than Megadeth

I’m not a metalhead by any stretch or measure but I loved this. Beats coffee in the morning

This might be the last consistently good Pantera album..... Fight me. This one hits hard from start to finish and feels like the first full evolution of the band's sound. Lots of influences here. Obvious thrash metal nods ala Anthrax and MOP era Metallica, a little smattering of hardcore, swamp rock, and southern groove. Pretty interesting in retrospect to see how some of these vibes transfer directly and sginificantly to Super Joint Ritual and Down considering the varied membership in each project. I moved well away from Pantera in my musical journey but this album felt authentic and powerful for a formative young hesher in 92. Primal Concret Sledge should have been on this record, but then I would never listen to CFH.

Favourite track: Walk

i love this album

I’ve never had more than a passing interest in Pantera. A handful of tracks always hit the spot, but sitting through a full album of Phil Anselmo’s vocals in my early 20s had a way of turning my brain into a small, steaming bowl of inedible oatmeal. Revisiting them now at 50 didn’t yield dramatically different results. Spinning 'Vulgar Display of Power' makes me want to crush a 12-pack of Natty Light and attempt to skate a halfpipe with maximum confidence and minimal ability. I did enjoy the album—but I was also relieved when it ended. Why? Because that same steaming bowl of oatmeal was still parked between my ears, and I had to remain at least marginally productive for the rest of the day.

I was a huge metalhead in high school and this was heavy in my rotation when it came out. This was so much angrier and heavier than anything I had heard before and I loved every second of it. There was so much good rock and metal from 89-92 and I saturated myself in all of it. This style of music has always produced a calming effect and helps me focus more efficiently. Maybe it's because it has much more wrathful and antagonistic feelings than I can produce and that takes the wind out of my sails, but it continues to be a genre I always come back to today. It's been a long time since I've listened to this and nostalgia aside, I still love it man. That drop tuning and heavy crunch of guitars will be something I will never tire of.

This is not music. The vocals sound like my babies when they couldn’t get out of their cribs.

I don't care how many of my "friends" cherished this album in highschool. Most of them are now in prison or paying separate child supports with their hourly job. I won't idolize a known racist scumbag named, *checks notes* dimebag darrell. I like to separate the art and the artist, but the art is literally the same. I have more respect for the Beretta 92FS. So much better metal out there.

Un poco de tortura ha sido escuchar esto, la verdad

Way too aggressive.

Love this album. From the album cover to the music.

Another band that I had a small phase with. I was 15 and thought maybe I will become a metalhead, so I got two Pantera albums on cassette. This being one of them. The metalhead phase didn't stick and I think I liked the other album better. "Walk" is a fine track but the rest of it sounds too similar for me. Except the final track which sounds like classic Metallica.

Not exactly my style but good none the less.

Didn't convince me to enjoy a full Metal album, but is has a few certified bangers

This was too damn good, listened to it twice.

I struggled with how to rate this one. Is it iconic and genre-defining? Yup. Important to the entire direction metal took in the post-hair era? Yessir. Does Darrell's guitar crunch and wail unlike any other guitar before it had ever crunched and wailed? Indeed it does. But man, what a toxic record! I think back to being 16 and always being so furious at everything, all the time. I'm so grateful that I found aggressive music that pointed that anger toward the injustices in the world rather than just "fuck everything me punch now in face." 5 stars for the grooves. 5 stars for the guitar solos. 5 stars for the rhythm section. 0 stars for Phil Anselmo, his stupid fucking lyrics, and his ignorant ass violent nihilism on this record that would eventually evolve (as it did for so many Pantera die-hard fans) into far-right malcontented ugliness.

One of the best Metal albums of all time, RIP dimebag

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Hmm. This brought back memories. Solid stuff. Not really as into this type of music but I remember really enjoying this years and years ago.

I liked it, although it’s not my number one genre of music. Some sick guitar riffs though!

I love atmospheric, prog like metal. I can appreciate some slash metal (Reign in Blood for example). Something about Pantera just doesn’t appeal to me though. I guess I think of Pantera as a previous evolutionary step to nu-metal. It’s also so… angry? I can appreciate the rhythm section and how technical it is, and there are some pretty sweet guitar parts scattered on the record. I don’t love the vocals though.

Not my cup of tea, but I can appreciate it.

Day713 - walk is on the mt rushmore of heavy metal songs.

🤘🤘

Great metal record

Gun to my head, this is my favorite metal album of all time. The pure thrash that dominated metal at the time is replaced by rhythmic grooves. The simpler riffs made Pantera sound heavier and more punishing than the shredders. Dime’s guitar tone is pulverizing, punchy, crisp, and defined heaviness despite mostly being in standard tuning. His full embrace of the whammy pedal gives us his most mind-bending solos. At the peak of the grunge-era (which I love), Vulgar Display seemed to hold the torch for all extreme music; the follow-up, Far Beyond Driven, being even heavier, AND somehow debuting at #1. It’s the best punch to the face you can hear.

Been listening to Walk since i was a kid and this album i've seen many times because it is a iconic Metal album. Overall it is well mixed. but i can't really consider myself a Pantera fan, i mostly know the hits. For metal music i would think this is essential listening if this had been a 1001 metal albums you must hear.

Unlistenable music for incels.

Oh, this album has that song that kept me from getting into guitar hero.

Very well written and performed metal. It's not my genre, but I liked it!

Absolute rubbish. Yelling and that weird drum sound that Metallica started in the late 80s. Unlistenable.