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MP3 FLAC		Pantera Cowboys From Hell [Album] 13 July 1990 Groove Metal Wikipedia Discogs

Performers: Phil Anselmo (Vocals) Dimebag Darrell (Guitar) Rex Brown (Bass Guitar) Vinnie Paul (Drums)

TheBigBlack Review (23 March 2024) In 1990 heavy music didn't have the multitude of genres known today. Mainstream metal fans really only knew of three styles - You either played traditional metal, anything heavier was thrash, and the newly emerging really brutal stuff fell into the death metal bucket. Pantera exploded onto the scene with Cowboys From Hell, and although it was initially marketed as a new thrash album, it didn't take more than one listen to know this was something very different - and very new. This was Ground Zero for what would later be known as groove metal, a style Pantera launched, but was quickly popularised by Machine Head, early 90's Sepultura, Grip Inc and many others. The album launches a thousand future mosh pits with the title track, showcasing not only the new style, but also the guitar wizardry of Dimebag Darrell (still known as Diamond Darryl at that point). 'Psycho Holiday' razorblades its way through the listener, and 'Domination' is great display of the exquisite and varied vocals of Phil Anselmo. The album still has its fair share of traditional head-bangers, with tracks like 'Cemetery Gates' showcasing a very 1980's metal ballad, and 'Primal Concrete Sledge' and 'Heresy' bordering on thrash. 'Shattered' and 'Clash With Reality' have some amazing guitar work, but almost come dangerously close to falling into cliche, but for the most part the songs are all rock solid. This was album number 5 for the band after all, although very few listeners knew that at the time.
mindkiller Review (17 June 2023) Let's summarise quickly - A band nobody really cared about for the previous 4 releases. Change from a glam band into a heavy band. No record company wants to invest, except for 1. It's 1990 with a wave of other big band releases happening or due soon, and some-the-fuck-how these guys manage to open their shoulders and walk their way into the room and demand we better take a listen. And so we have Cowboys From Hell, a new version of the band that metalheads will come to love over the next decade. Dimebag showing us just what he is capable of executing with his guitar (there would be a better superlative but I can't think of one to describe Dimebag). He goes onto bigger and better magical efforts on future releases. This is just a taste. Vinny being the solid back-stop with his drumming. Rex solid with his bass. However for me, as much as this an arrival for the band, it is Phil on vocals bringing the aggression that had people scared to join the circle pit in the years to come. Imagine the riot 'Primal Concrete Sledge' would deliver to the pit. Then have everyone pull out their lighters for the start of 'Cemetery Gates'. This is a band for the fans. In the early 90's we had the short demise of Metal in general. We had the uplift of Grunge and Alternative and then we had Pantera. Enough said!

Tracks:
(1/1) 1.	Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (04:07)
(1/1) 2.	Pantera - Primal Concrete Sledge (02:13)
(1/1) 3.	Pantera - Psycho Holiday (05:19)
(1/1) 4.	Pantera - Heresy (04:47)
(1/1) 5.	Pantera - Cemetery Gates (07:03)
(1/1) 6.	Pantera - Domination (05:04)
(1/1) 7.	Pantera - Shattered (03:22)
(1/1) 8.	Pantera - Clash With Reality (05:17)
(1/1) 9.	Pantera - Medicine Man (05:15)
(1/1) 10.	Pantera - Message In Blood (05:10)
(1/1) 11.	Pantera - The Sleep (05:47)
(1/1) 12.	Pantera - The Art Of Shredding (04:20)

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