Cowboys from Hell

Cowboys from Hell
Studio album by Pantera
Released	July 24, 1990
Recorded	1989 - 1990
Genre	Groove metal Thrash metal
Length	57:29
Label	Atco
Producer	Terry Date
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Pantera chronology
Power Metal (1988) Cowboys from Hell (1990) Vulgar Display of Power (1992)

Cowboys from Hell is Pantera's fifth album and their first Atco Records album, released on July 24, 1990 (see 1990 in music). This was their first commercially successful album, exposing the band's choppy rhythms and dissonant vocals to mainstream audiences for the first time. 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. 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].

Track listing

• All tracks by Pantera.

1. "Cowboys from Hell" – 4:06
2. "Primal Concrete Sledge" – 2:13
3. "Psycho Holiday" – 5:19
4. "Heresy" – 4:45
5. "Cemetery Gates" – 7:03
6. "Domination" – 5:02
7. "Shattered" – 3:21
8. "Clash with Reality" – 5:15
9. "Medicine Man" – 5:15
10. "Message in Blood" – 5:09
11. "The Sleep" – 5:47
12. "The Art of Shredding" – 4:16

Credits

• Terry Date – Producer, Engineer
• Vinnie Paul – Drums
• Philip Anselmo – Vocals
• Diamond Darrell – Guitar
• Rex "Rocker" Brown – Bass

Charting positions

Album

Miscellanea

• The song "Cowboys from Hell" is featured on the PlayStation 2 game Guitar Hero.
• The song "Domination" has been covered by the Finnish band Apocalyptica, and is featured on their second album, Inquisition Symphony.
• The album was ranked number 11 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time. [1]
• Metalcore band Bullet For My Valentine covered "Domination" and released it as a b-side to one of their singles.

References

1. ^ http://music.ign.com/articles/755/755929p3.html