You could also argue live in Los Angeles 92 remastered. That version of Domination is so good. If you are not aware of this concert video you're welcome
* I haven't heard any of their 4 early albums* 5 - Cowboys From Hell 4 - Reinventing The Steel 3 - The Great Southern Trendkill 2 - Vulgar Display Of Power 1 - Far Beyond Driven
My ranking: 1. Far beyond driven 2. Cowboys from hell 3. The great southern trendkill 4. Vulgar display of power 5. Reinventing the steel All perfect albums to me tho any of them could be my number one really. Great vid and ranking by the way oldhead. 🤘
@Awc dude, you left out glamtera; at least it wasn't influential like the '90s crap. They became a band with good leads, drums, but awful groove riffs/shit songs. This band were detrimental to metal, but fortunately, it started to recover in the 2000s. 1. Cowboys - essentially, an '80s album 2. Power Metal That's it!
Trendkill is one of those albums that you warm up to a few years later. But yeah, Far Beyond is the shit. Met Pantera in 94 in support of this album. Good times ....from what I remember 🤘🏻
My ranking is going to be all over the place but it's all a matter of personal preference anyways so here it is: (I didn't listen to the first three albums enough to give any kind of review so I'll just skip them.) 6. Power Metal - For it's time it's a good album. I can't really say that I'm a fan of the 80's sound but the guitar solo on We'll Meet Again is one of the best solos I've ever heard in my life, seriously, it's beautiful. I understand why Philip eventually moved away from this vocal style but I'm glad he has this in his repertoire. It's insane to me that this is the same guy that would latter deliver the vocal performance in a track like Slaughtered. He's insane and I mean that as a compliment. 5. Far Beyond Driven - Just because it's this low on the list doesn't mean that I don't love it or that I don't think it's a good album - it's a fantastic album but I love the other 4 more, so here it is. For some reason I never got hooked on 5 Minutes Alone but I absolutely love I'm Broken and think it's the strongest song on the album. It's blasphemous to say this but their cover of Planet Caravan is better than the original and it's placing on the album is just perfect, after you get smacked around by the intensity and heaviness of the album you listen to Planet Caravan and it feels like catharsis. 4. Reinventing the Steel - I don't understand why people seem to dislike this one so much. Pantera ended their career on a high note and putting I'll Cast a Shadow as the last song of the last album.... there's just something so poetic about that, they really did cast a large shadow over the metal world after they left. Me writing this 20 years after the release of RTS, and I was only 3 years old back then, is proof of that. The riff in Revolution Is My Name is insane and the first time I heard that song I instantly thought of Black Sabbath. 3. Cowboys From Hell - Oh, I love this one. This was the first album of theirs I ever listened to and the reason I fell in love with them. I know this was Pantera just getting started and I know it's still in part reminiscent of the 80's, but they took the best of the 80's and put it in there while at the same time foreshadowing what they were going to do later on in their career. Cemetery Gates is a timeless classic, you can't change my mind on that. 2. Vulgar Display of Power - This is the ultimate Pantera album, the one they will be remembered for, the one every metalhead, be they fans of Pantera or not, must know. There's nothing more for me to say about it. This Love is one of the greatest metal ballads ever written. 1. The Great Southern Trendkill - This is probably the most divisive Pantera album as I've seen people either say they absolutely love it or they just never got into it. I'm in the first group. I don't necessarily think it's their best but it's my personal favorite. This is the darkest, grimmest, rawest, most emotional material they ever put out there. I can't imagine the reaction of people who first got this back in '96 when they heard that 10 seconds long scream on the opening track. Floods is a masterpiece. 10's is so vulnerable you can clearly hear Phil Anselmo was going through personal hell. And then there's Suicide Note Pt II, the first time I heard it I thought it was horrendous but then it creeps up on you and gets under your skin. That is the angriest, most emotional song about depression I've ever heard, now it's one of my favorite Pantera songs. I also love how this album was basically a middle finger to the mainstream scene at the time and there isn't a single song on it that could be played on the radio. Sorry for making this 5 miles long. If you got to this point I just wanna say I'm jealous of your glorious hair.
I'm very surprised that TGST is not higher on most lists. I never thought about a Pantera rank that much but I'm not afraid to say that to this day, TGST is my favorite with CFH as a close second. Imo, TGST has the best production, not too much not too least. Dime's guitar never sounded as great, his riffs are very groovy and this album has two of his best solos: Floods and 10s. The intro of 13 Steps is perfection just like the acoustic guitar on Suicide Note. And last but not least, Phil's lyrics are so dark man, soo deep. This is a very ominous and raw record, I adore it. 1. The Great Southern Trendkill 2. Cowboys From Hell 3. Vulgar Display Of Power 4. Far Beyond Driven 5. Power Metal 6. Reinventing The Steel
My ranking 5.reinventing the steel 4.far beyond driven 3.vulgar display of power 2.the great southern trendkill 1.cowboys from hell Hell yeah man im from texas also🤘
Some people just don’t understand trendkill!!! Except maybe the guy in the comments here ranking it #1. For me I enjoy all of the albums in different ways and ranking pantera is just to hard. Except power metal,I’d have no problem putting that #6. Yes its cool to see the rawness and the skills but the band just hadn’t found themselves yet. Glad you also appreciate yesterday don’t mean shit! That’s highly underrated!!!
Youre right about Yesterday dont mean shit being underrated (so is the whole album i think) but Phil and the illegals actually playing that song live as the only one from that album.. I Think its a shame they dont play uplift - love that song!
7-Everything before Power Metal 6-Power Metal 5-Reinventing The Steel 4-Vulgar Display Of Power 3-Cowboys From Hell 2-The Great Southern Trendkill 1-Far Beyond Driven Everything after CFH is amazing, Pantera is my all time fav band(with Metallica)
I really like you ratings! I really appreciate that you have Trendkill on second position! I know it's verry agressive and extreme but it is a killer album and verry overlooked! Like how could you not like Title Track,Floods,The Underground in America,Living Through Me (Hells Wrath) or Drag the Waters?
I have a nostalgic connection to Great Southern Trendkill. Some dickhead at school jumped me and ended up kneecapping me and leaving me there... Over the course of that summer I listened to a shit load of Pantera at the gym doing physiotherapy and getting back on my feet!
7. (havent listened to first 3) 6. Reinventing the Steel 5. Far Beyond Driven 4. Power Metal 3. Cowboys From Hell 2. Vulgar Display of Power 1. The Great Southern Trendkill
9. Reinventing the steel 8. Metal magic 7. Far beyond driven 6. I am the night 5. Great southern Trendkill 4. Vulgar display of power 3. Power metal 2. Projects in the jungle 1. Cowboys from hell
My ranking: 1. Cowboys from Hell 2. Vulgar Display of Power 3. The Great Southern Trendkill 4. Reinventing the Steel 5. Far Beyond Driven 6. Everything before Cowboys.
I freel all Pantera’s albums are equally killer starting at cowboys from hell to The Great Southern Trendkill! That album kills it times 20! I need to get Phil and the boys very first album together! Far beyond driven was so anticipated and holy crap it delivered! I still love the everlasting crap out of everything they did! Those four guys were so perfect together that they easily left the pack behind. They’re chemistry was always that great!
Man, TGST is their heaviest record! Yes, Anselmo recorded vocals away from the rest of the band, but still. My list: 6. Power Metal 5. Reinventing the Steel 4. Far Beyond Driven 3. The Great Southern Trendkill 2. Cowboys from Hell 1. Vulgar Display of Power
Pretty much my feelings, though I'd probably put Trendkill above Power Metal and Reinventing above Cowboys. Poor Rex. Nary a mention, as per usual. I dig Phil, and all of the stuff he's done. He's one talented fella.
9. Power metal 7/10 8. Projects in the jungle 7/10 7. I am the night 7.5/10 6. Power metal 8/10 5. Reinventing the Steel 10/10 4. Far beyond driven 10/10 3. Cowboys From hell 10/10 2. The great southern Trendkill 10/10 1. Vulgar display of power( my favorite album of all time)
1. Far Beyond Driven 2. The Great Southern Trendkill 3. Vulgar Display of Power 4. Cowboys from Hell 5. Reinventing the Steel. All are amazing though. I really should give another listen to Power Metal though.
My ranking (best song on the album): 9-6. Everything before Cowboys 5. Reinventing the Steel (Revolution is My Name) 4. Vulgar Display of Power (Mouth for War) 3. Cowboys from Hell (The Sleep) 2. Far Beyond Driven (5 Minutes Alone) 1. The Great Southern Trendkill (10's)
Largely agree. And yes, Slaughtered is in my top 3. Vinnie’s playing is just so dynamic, Dimebags riff from 2:43 is sooo freakin’ awesome. I saw them live in 1994, one of my most memorable concerts. They had so much energy and played tighter than (put in something obscene here).
PANTERA by far kicks everyones ass in the metal world been a fan since Cowboys always made it a point to see them live in Michigan they never disappointed me ever 🤘🏻
I remember the first time I heard Suicide Note Pt1 on a plane to my highschool German trip, decided to listen to the “scary” stuff as a fifteen year old. I remember I kept going back and listening to the intro time and time again on my iPod nano. It was at that point I decided Pantera was in my all time favorite bands list.
Unpopular opinion, but "Reinventing the Steel" is my favorite Pantera album and "Far Beyond Driven" is my 5th favorite. Deal with it! It's goddamn electric!!!!
9. I Am The Night 8. Metal Magic 7. Projects in the Jungle 6. Power Metal 5. Cowboys From Hell 4. The Great Southern Trendkill 3. Reinventing the Steel (Terry Date Mix) 2. Vulgar Display of Power (Would've been 1, but I never liked No Good(Attack the Radical)) 1. Far Beyond Driven
I was still buying cassettes in 1994, and not only did I get Far Beyond Driven on cassette, but that was my introduction to Pantera; I had never heard anything they did prior to it. Now I have everything except for the four pre CFH releases on cd. I still buy cds in 2020. I don't know how I would rank them, but Trendkill is the one that has grown on me as the years went by.
I skipped school to buy Far Beyond Driven my favorite from them I saw them a dozen times form 92 when they opened for Skid Row to 2000 they kept the metal flag flying in the 90s the best era for music
My own ranking (as a preface, at a base line, even the lowest album is at least a 7.5/10, which in my book is above average. I'll also only list the one's I've fully listened to) 5. Reinventing the Steel -This album is actually way better than people give it credit for. It's only #5 because I have to have a #5 slot. It's a shame Hellbound is only 2 or so minutes long. 4. Cowboys From Hell The standout songs are Cowboy's From Hell, Domination, and Cemetery Gates. This actually has some of my favorite Dimebag solos ever, Cowboy's From Hell probably being my favorite solo by him. 3. The Great Southern Trendkill Suicide note parts are both great. Drag the Waters, 13 Steps, War Nerve being my standout songs 2. Far Beyond Driven A masterpiece of an album, but I feel it lacks some of the qualities Vulgar display. The standout songs to me are Im Broken, 5 minutes alone, Hard Lines Sunken Cheeks. 1. Vulgar Display of Power My favorite album from them, it's vulgar and unapologetic, my standout songs are Walk, Mouth for War, This Love, Rise, A New Level, Fucking Hostile.
1. Great southern trendkill 2. Vulgar display of power 3. Far beyond driven 4. Cowboys from hell 5. Reinventing the steel I haven’t listened to their their 80’s stuff so I wouldn’t know
I love both Glamtera and PANTERA. It was evident from the start, they were a solid act, they were just young so it shows in their early records but they achieved a lot fast once they chose their direction. Dime was an amazing player ever since the 1st record and all the old fanzines would mention this. What's unique about PANTERA is they went from Glam/Hard Rock to defining Groove Metal (and somewhat metal core?) and dominating the 90's, like usually bands get less heavy. One of the greatest Metal bands for sure, shame things ended the way they did...
Vulgar and Far Beyond Driven also came out when I was still in college and I was blown away by these albums. Before Vulgar (and the Black Album) I only listened to Whitesnake, Def Leppard and mostly hair metal bands but Pantera introduced me to a heavier type of music. I still love my hair bands to this day but also heavier stuff too.
Yeah, I'm the reverse in that I think their desire to be heavier undermined the more interesting melodic stuff from Vulgar. I'm less of a fan on some of the weaker tracks like Throes of Rejection,& Use My Third Arm,& if We skip over Good Friends,..its a bit shorter listen. Phil wrote Broken( which is one of the best Tracks on the LP) because of his bad back,& him self medicating,...I think a bit of that shows on the creative side. Thanks 4 Doing This.
As long as Far Beyond Driven and Vulgar Dusplays are top 2 the list is legitimate! I personally think you undersold Great Southern Trendkill. I used to think that was the weakest album (and it might be), but upon a relisten i was surprised that i didnt skip a song and i was jammign the entire goddamn time.
1.cowboys from hell. 2.driven 3.trendkill 4.vulgar 5.power metal 6.steel why cowboys is my number 1? read below. Cowboys is a super classy metal album, a golden metal statement from the 90s. this is to me the album where pantera showed to the world who they were. I remember listening this one for the first time in 1992 and blew my mind. darrell: his guitar playing is genius, showing all his trademark sounds and crazy harmonic abilities and also his trademark heavy distortion and amazing riffs. I mean , just listen to primal concrete sledge, is there a better way to start a metal song? that power chord at the begining sounds like a thunder. psico holiday solo is the shit! phil; his voice is raw and powerful with an amazing range. rex: bass is solid, almost perfect. vinnie: same as darrell, this album put vinnie on the map.
9-Reinventing the steel 8-Far beyond driven 7-The great southern trendkill 6-Metal magic 5-Projects in the jungle 4-Cowboys from hell 3-Vulgar display of power 2-Power metal 1-I am the night
I knew if I watched enough of these we'd disagree! Once again I really find zero fault in your explanations or reasoning, just for me I think Great Southern Trendkill is just one of those all-time albums, and is the Pantera album I always reach for first. I mean the solo for Floods alone, OMG.
I mentioned My Pantera album ranking from Worst to Best is (I actually loved all of these albums) on BrycetalksMetal youtube channel : 9) Metal Magic (1983) 8) Power Metal (1988) 7) Reinventing the Steel (2000) 6) The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) 5) Projects in the Jungle (1984) 4) I I Am the Night (1985) 3) Cowboys from Hell (1990) 2) Far Beyond Driven (1994) 1) Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
My Pantera ranking: 7-9: The 3 Terry Glaze albums. I always viewed these as more of a Judas Priest(Defenders/Painkiller meets VH(Romeo Delight vibe), mixed with all their other influences. Truth be told, if their father wasn't who he was, and they didn't have access to the equipment and studio and such, these would have been demos. They were kids developing their style, imo. 6: Power Metal: The bridge from the first 3 to what they became. A higher quality than their 1st 3. But with Phil, this was still like borderline their polished demos with Phil's influence. 5. Reinventing the Steel. Several standouts. I like that they cut back on the total track listing, in an era when everyone was stuffing CD's with 12-14 tunes. I may like the remix/remaster sound better. Plus the disc compiling all those great soundtrack cuts was fantastic. 4. Cowboys. Half of the tunes would be worthy of the top spot(Domination.......fuuuuuuck), but half diminish it a bit(a bit, this is a solid album with some spectacular parts). Top 3 are very difficult to rank, kind of 1a,1b and 1c 3. Vulgar Display. First half and last couple of songs great. Nothing wrong with beginning of side 2, but the track listing was kinda dumb, cuz those couple of tracks were soo similar in tempo and vibe. Better track listing prolly makes this an A+. 2. Far Beyond Driven. To have a deep track like Shedding Skin, 25 years, Hard Lines.....daym, as well as 'hits' like becoming, 5 minutes and I'm broken' like 1). Trendkill. Drier sounding, less stuff to make mtv or rock radio at the time. But also deeper, more serious/less cock-rockish. I'm splitting hairs here.
Nice list man! I havnet really listened to there 80s stuff but im definitely into there 90s stuff. Heres my ranking 5. The great southern trendkill 4. Reinventing the steel 3. Far beyond driven 2. Vulgar display of power 1. Cowboys from hell
Southern Trendkill is really sick. I’m not sure if it’s heavier than far beyond driven, but they are both boundary pushing and extreme in their own way. Sick sick band all their major label debuts are amazing and important records in metal history. Pantera is heard in almost every band that came after.
Edit 2022: my feelings on most of the Glam albums have changed recently. Here’s my re-ranking. 1. Cowboys From Hell (5/5) 2. Power Metal (4.5/5) 3. Far Beyond Driven (4/5) 4. Vulgar Display of Power (4/5) 5. The Great Southern Trendkill (4/5) 6. I Am The Night (4/5) 7. Projects In The Jungle (3.5/5) 8. Reinventing The Steel (2/5) 9. Metal Magic (1/5)
9. I am the knight 8. Metal magic 7.projects in the jungle 6. Power Metal 5. Great Southern Trendkill 4. Reinventing the steel 3. Cowboys from hell 2.Far beyond driven 1. Vulgar display of power
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The great southern trendkill is their hardest darkest and heaviest LP of all time and they styed true to themselves and heavy metal with that LP
5. Reinventing the steel. 4.Cowboys from hell. 3. Far beyond driven. 2.The great southern trendkill 1. Vulgar display of power. Such a difficult choice which way round 2 and 1 should be, so close to putting TGST at 1 but VDOP just takes it, all the classics are on there Walk, Mouth for war, a new level, this love, rise, fucking hostile , hollow….. so I had to go with it but trendkill is a masterpiece as well( as are all pantera albums), i love this album as it’s so heavy in parts then songs like 10s and Suicide note part 1 are just really soulful deep songs…..drag the waters is one of my fav pantera songs ever, suicide note pt 2 is an assault on the senses, war nerve and sandblasted skin are such crunching riffs…… but vulgar speaks for itself….RIP Dimebag and Vinnie x
1. The Great Southern Trendkill 2. Vulgar Display of Power 3. Cowboys from Hell 4. Far Beyond Driven 5. Projects in the Jungle 6. I Am The Night 7. Power Metal 8. Re-Inventing The Steel 9. Metal Magic
Cowboys is my nostalgic favorite, as it was the first album to really introduce me to them, and Reinventing will always stick out in my mind because it had the first Pantera song I learned to play from beginning to end, solos and all (Revolution). BUT, I must say my friend, I agree with your ranking, with Far Beyond and Vulgar going either way, depending on what I'm really in the mood for being the only thing to rerank them on any given day which is a really poor way to determine objectivity, lol. Therefore, I couldn't agree more. Thanks for the vid!
GS Trendkill grew much more on me than Driven did, even though FBD is amazing. Cowboys is great but I don't dig the Rob Halford screams.When it comes to speak about VDOP, that shit is so perfect, that created a subgenre called Groove Metal and tons of bands started to play like that. That's what I think Vulgar is #1. Vulgar TGSTrendkill RTSteel CFH FBD The rest.
For me 1. Far Beyond Driven 2. TGSTK 3. Cowboys From Hell 4. Vulgar Display of Power 5. Reinventing the Steel 6. Power Metal 7. Metal Magic 8. I am the night Jungle pt. 1 and 2
My ranking of their groove metal albums would be this: 1. Vulgar display of power 2. Cowboys from hell 3. Far beyond driven 4. The great southern trendkill 5. Reinventing the steel
1: Cowboys from hell 2: Vulgar display of power 3: Far beyond driven 4: Power metal 5: Trenkill 6: Reinventing the steel All these 6 are close IMO and I love power metal so much as it reminds me of Judas Priest I also like the OG 3 as well
Nice to see someone agree with my number 1. 9. Metal Magic 8. Projects in the Jungle 7. I Am the Night 6. Power Metal 5. Reinventing the Steel 4. Cowboys from Hell 3. The Great Southern Trendkill 2. Vulgar Display of Power 1. Far Beyond Driven
#1 Reinventing The Steel (by a mile) #2 Official *Live* 101 Proof #3 Far Beyond Driven #4 Vulgar Display Of Power #5 The Great Southern Trendkill #6 Cowboys From Hell #7 Power Metal ----------------------------- #8 Projects In The Jungle #9 I Am The Night #10 Metal Magic Cool channel. I strongly disagree on Reinventing The Steel as i feel it is easily the most Anthemic memorable record. The hooks are less obvious but It really grows on u with time. Saw the tours, they were playing half the record most nights. All four guys have actually said Reinventing The Steel is their best (or 2nd best) album. I look at RTS as a modern, more mature Vulgar. Its got the *heaviness of FBD while maintaining the grooves of Vulgar all with a pinch of old school Black Sabbath thrown in.* Despite the myths the band was getting along well during the writting of RTS & they took their time (the album cover is from a night hanging out at Dimes). The special ingredient that puts RTS @ #1 for me is Philip really returned to actually singing and putting melody in 10 of the 12 Steel era songs. Listen to a song like I'LL CAST A SHADOW, its like a modern Black Sabbath inspired 'BECOMING' with a DOMINATION type outro added into the end. 5 minutes alone, Walk, I'm Broken, all great songs, but no singing. By contrast, Goddamn Electric, Yesterday Dont Mean Shit, Revolution Is My Name, Ill Cast A Shadow etc all have at least some clean vocals mixed in. Imo they wrote the best most interesting ballads of their career on Trendkill and the best heavy catchy songs on RTS.
@@OldHead Are u a fan of DOWN, HELLYEAH or any other Pantera spin off bands?? Ranking the 5 Down albums would be cool. I never got into HELLYEAH til Vince died. I didnt like the direction of their early records. Then i saw an interview with Vinnie Paul and he said HELLYEAH considered their 4th album to be their real TRUE DEBUT (similar to Pantera & CFH). I gave that a try & eventually loved it. If ur not a fan, try the BLOOD FOR BLOOD 2014 album it may convert you, like it did me. Especially the title track. Keep doin what ur doin
@@OldHead Wow, so u didnt like the two albums with Rex Brown? Interesting. They were my favorite as i liked how the evolved and took a step towards hard rock with Rex in the band. Nothing In Return is definitely my all time fav Down song... To each his own. 🖒
6 Power Metal 5 Reinventing the steel 4 Far beyond Driven 3 The Great Southern Trendkill 2 Cowboys from Hell 1 Vulgar Display of Power 4 and 3 are close; and 2 and 1 moreso-I could foreseeably swap them on the right day lol. It seems I like TGSK better than most peeps I kno. It’s just preference... i’d admit it’s less consistent than FBD; but the strongest ~1/2 is sooo great, including two incredible ballads and (oxymoron or not) a veritably perfect solo in 10s. ❤️ JMO. R.I.P. Dime & Vinnie
I would have to say: 1. Far Beyond Driven 2. Vulgar Display of Power 3. Cowboys From Hell 4. The Great Southern Trendkill 5. Power Metal 6. Projects Of The Jungle 7. Reinventing The Steel 8. I Am The Night 9. Metal Magic
Totally agree with your number one. Not just because that tour was the first time I saw them or that I got to meet Dimebag before the shows but because it fucking rocks. Slaughtered is my favorite all time Pantera song. Love all your ranking videos. Binge watching them today.
Remember when I bought Trendkill as a teenager and was as very disappointed, the album was just weird, first song was good. But luckily I gave them a new chance with far beyond, and later vulgar. They are now my absolute favorite albums of all time.
I have projects in the jungle and I am the night as a split CD and got it way back in 2005 and I actually like them. But when it comes to my favorite pantera album it's the great southern trendkill. I think for me it just grew more on me over time. Great video as always man.
The Great Southern Trendkill is actually my favourite Pantera album, it's just so dark, heavy yet some beutiful songs like Floods. 1. TGST 2. FBD 3. VDOP 4. CFH 5. RTS the rest i dunno...
9. Metal Magic 8. Projects In The Jungle 7. I Am The Night 6. The Great Southern Trendkill 5. Reinventing The Steel 4. Far Beyond Driven 3. Cowboys From Hell 2. Vulgar Display of Power 1. Power Metal A bit surprising, but I REALLY love Power Metal.
Heres mine (haven’t listened to the 80s stuff): 5 Reinventing the steel 4 Vulgar display of power 3Cowboys from hell 2 The great southern trendkill 1 Far beyond driven
9. Projects in the jungle 8 I am the night 7 metal magic 6 power metal 5 reinventing the steel 4 far beyond driven 3 cowboys from hell 2 vulgar display of power 1 great southern trendkill This is THE LIST
Pantera, one of my favorite fucking bands of all time. I love all their 90’s/early 00’s output. My ranking would be, 1: Far Beyond Driven 10/10 2: The Great Southern Trendkill 10/10 3: Cowboys From Hell 9/10 4: Vulgar Display of Power 9/10 (I like their later output a lot better) 5: Reinventing the Steel 8.5/10 6: Everything else
I got into Pantera when I heard the Cowboys from Hell album, way back in high school when it was first released. A friend of mine had it playing on a boombox in the high school Cafeteria.. The opening riff to Cowboys from Hell was fucking mind blowing then and even to this fucking day! That being said, Vulgar Display of Power is my favorite Pantera album. My album rankings are a bit different. Here they are: 6. Power Metal 5. Far Beyond Driven 4. The Great Southern Trendkill 3. Reinventing the Steel 2.Cowbous from Hell and #1: Vulgar Display of Power. I'm sorry but Far Beyond Driven is ok. Yeah I'm broken, 5 Minutes alone and Becoming are great songs and my 3 favorites off the album, but the rest doesn't do it for me. Plus, I think that's when Phil started doing heroin so lyrically I don't think he shined. With that being said, Pantera hasn't put out a terrible album. Just my opinion.
1. I Am the Night 2. Power Metal 3. Cowboys from Hell 4. Projects in the Jungle 5. Metal Magic 6. The Great Southern Trendkill 7. Reinventing the Steel 8. Vulgar Display of Power 9. Far Beyond Driven
9. Metal Magic 8. Projects in the Jungle 7. Power Metal 6. I am the Night (It has some really heavy moments, idk) 5. Cowboys from Hell 4.5. Official Live: 101 Proof 4. Reinventing the Steel 3. Far Beyond Driven 2. Vulgar Display of Power 1. The Great Southern Trendkill. Yes. The heaviest beginning and ending of all of them, the most experimental, and wtf was Phil ON for this album?!?! Oh right... heroin.
Agree. That breakdown in Domination is sick. And it's even better on the live CD 101 Proof
Even better than that is Live in Moscow '91
The Moscow Performance of Domination is fucking killer 🤘💪💪
Domination live in moscow is THE best version of domination
Right, I still prefer the full cut of Domination, but that Dom/Hollow medley they do on 101 Proof is awesome in its own way.
You could also argue live in Los Angeles 92 remastered. That version of Domination is so good. If you are not aware of this concert video you're welcome
* I haven't heard any of their 4 early albums*
5 - Cowboys From Hell
4 - Reinventing The Steel
3 - The Great Southern Trendkill
2 - Vulgar Display Of Power
1 - Far Beyond Driven
Those sucks bad..Glam albums
The first 4 were pretty good (Accept the debute)
@@demonizer8739 but the vocals suck in my opinion
The last Glam album is an amazing album
Agree with your last except reinventings should be number 2/3 at least
My ranking:
1. Far beyond driven
2. Cowboys from hell
3. The great southern trendkill
4. Vulgar display of power
5. Reinventing the steel
All perfect albums to me tho any of them could be my number one really. Great vid and ranking by the way oldhead. 🤘
Thanks! 🤘🏻
@Awc dude, you left out glamtera; at least it wasn't influential like the '90s crap. They became a band with good leads, drums, but awful groove riffs/shit songs. This band were detrimental to metal, but fortunately, it started to recover in the 2000s.
1. Cowboys - essentially, an '80s album
2. Power Metal
That's it!
I agree
I have such a problem with vulgar vs FBD, they are both so good,
How dare you place Vulgar so low
Trendkill is one of those albums that you warm up to a few years later. But yeah, Far Beyond is the shit. Met Pantera in 94 in support of this album. Good times ....from what I remember 🤘🏻
My ranking is going to be all over the place but it's all a matter of personal preference anyways so here it is:
(I didn't listen to the first three albums enough to give any kind of review so I'll just skip them.)
6. Power Metal - For it's time it's a good album. I can't really say that I'm a fan of the 80's sound but the guitar solo on We'll Meet Again is one of the best solos I've ever heard in my life, seriously, it's beautiful. I understand why Philip eventually moved away from this vocal style but I'm glad he has this in his repertoire. It's insane to me that this is the same guy that would latter deliver the vocal performance in a track like Slaughtered. He's insane and I mean that as a compliment.
5. Far Beyond Driven - Just because it's this low on the list doesn't mean that I don't love it or that I don't think it's a good album - it's a fantastic album but I love the other 4 more, so here it is. For some reason I never got hooked on 5 Minutes Alone but I absolutely love I'm Broken and think it's the strongest song on the album. It's blasphemous to say this but their cover of Planet Caravan is better than the original and it's placing on the album is just perfect, after you get smacked around by the intensity and heaviness of the album you listen to Planet Caravan and it feels like catharsis.
4. Reinventing the Steel - I don't understand why people seem to dislike this one so much. Pantera ended their career on a high note and putting I'll Cast a Shadow as the last song of the last album.... there's just something so poetic about that, they really did cast a large shadow over the metal world after they left. Me writing this 20 years after the release of RTS, and I was only 3 years old back then, is proof of that. The riff in Revolution Is My Name is insane and the first time I heard that song I instantly thought of Black Sabbath.
3. Cowboys From Hell - Oh, I love this one. This was the first album of theirs I ever listened to and the reason I fell in love with them. I know this was Pantera just getting started and I know it's still in part reminiscent of the 80's, but they took the best of the 80's and put it in there while at the same time foreshadowing what they were going to do later on in their career. Cemetery Gates is a timeless classic, you can't change my mind on that.
2. Vulgar Display of Power - This is the ultimate Pantera album, the one they will be remembered for, the one every metalhead, be they fans of Pantera or not, must know. There's nothing more for me to say about it. This Love is one of the greatest metal ballads ever written.
1. The Great Southern Trendkill - This is probably the most divisive Pantera album as I've seen people either say they absolutely love it or they just never got into it. I'm in the first group. I don't necessarily think it's their best but it's my personal favorite. This is the darkest, grimmest, rawest, most emotional material they ever put out there. I can't imagine the reaction of people who first got this back in '96 when they heard that 10 seconds long scream on the opening track. Floods is a masterpiece. 10's is so vulnerable you can clearly hear Phil Anselmo was going through personal hell. And then there's Suicide Note Pt II, the first time I heard it I thought it was horrendous but then it creeps up on you and gets under your skin. That is the angriest, most emotional song about depression I've ever heard, now it's one of my favorite Pantera songs. I also love how this album was basically a middle finger to the mainstream scene at the time and there isn't a single song on it that could be played on the radio.
Sorry for making this 5 miles long. If you got to this point I just wanna say I'm jealous of your glorious hair.
Haha thanks! Yes, I read the whole thing. Great list! Thanks for watching!
NAILED IT.
I have Far Beyond..at one
But brother I loved your reviews of each album.
You should do some reviews of albums..
I would read them..
Stay Metal..
Plus drag the waters is so intense and powerful as well as sandblasted skin and the underground in America
I'm very surprised that TGST is not higher on most lists. I never thought about a Pantera rank that much but I'm not afraid to say that to this day, TGST is my favorite with CFH as a close second. Imo, TGST has the best production, not too much not too least. Dime's guitar never sounded as great, his riffs are very groovy and this album has two of his best solos: Floods and 10s. The intro of 13 Steps is perfection just like the acoustic guitar on Suicide Note. And last but not least, Phil's lyrics are so dark man, soo deep. This is a very ominous and raw record, I adore it.
1. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. Cowboys From Hell
3. Vulgar Display Of Power
4. Far Beyond Driven
5. Power Metal
6. Reinventing The Steel
5. Reinventing The Steel
4. The Great Southern Trendkill
3. Cowboys From Hell
2. Far Beyond Driven
1. Vulgar Display Of Power
My ranking
5.reinventing the steel
4.far beyond driven
3.vulgar display of power
2.the great southern trendkill
1.cowboys from hell
Hell yeah man im from texas also🤘
Lol mine is literally the other way around
I almost fainted when I saw where you placed Trendkill. Always my favorite
9) Metal Magic
8) Projects
7) I Am the Night
6) Power Metal
5) Reinventing the Steel
4) Far Beyond Driven
3) Vulgar Display
2) Cowboys
1) Trendkill
What’s crazy is I’d have to say southern trendkill is their best album
That one's my favorite
Agree
I’m with you bro
Definitely my favorite, good fall bro
100 percent agree
Some people just don’t understand trendkill!!! Except maybe the guy in the comments here ranking it #1. For me I enjoy all of the albums in different ways and ranking pantera is just to hard. Except power metal,I’d have no problem putting that #6. Yes its cool to see the rawness and the skills but the band just hadn’t found themselves yet. Glad you also appreciate yesterday don’t mean shit! That’s highly underrated!!!
I do,and Trendkill is no.2 for me
I would probably put trendkill at #2 And cowboys from hell at #1
For me it's number 1
Youre right about Yesterday dont mean shit being underrated (so is the whole album i think) but Phil and the illegals actually playing that song live as the only one from that album.. I Think its a shame they dont play uplift - love that song!
It took me forever to get Trendkill. Now it’s my favorite. I think some people don’t allow themselves enough time to get it.
7-Everything before Power Metal
6-Power Metal
5-Reinventing The Steel
4-Vulgar Display Of Power
3-Cowboys From Hell
2-The Great Southern Trendkill
1-Far Beyond Driven
Everything after CFH is amazing, Pantera is my all time fav band(with Metallica)
Pantera is in a tie with Faith No More, Primus, Dir en Grey and Mr Bungle for my all time favorite band.
I really like you ratings! I really appreciate that you have Trendkill on second position!
I know it's verry agressive and extreme but it is a killer album and verry overlooked! Like how could you not like Title Track,Floods,The Underground in America,Living Through Me (Hells Wrath) or Drag the Waters?
Slaughtered is also my favorite pantera song
Trendkill is my fav album. The heaviest for me. Brutal stuff
I have a nostalgic connection to Great Southern Trendkill. Some dickhead at school jumped me and ended up kneecapping me and leaving me there... Over the course of that summer I listened to a shit load of Pantera at the gym doing physiotherapy and getting back on my feet!
7. (havent listened to first 3)
6. Reinventing the Steel
5. Far Beyond Driven
4. Power Metal
3. Cowboys From Hell
2. Vulgar Display of Power
1. The Great Southern Trendkill
Greatest metal band of all time.
I still have never heard a drum sound like Vinnie.. And Dime ( don't get me started )..
Horns up to you my man..
9. Reinventing the steel
8. Metal magic
7. Far beyond driven
6. I am the night
5. Great southern Trendkill
4. Vulgar display of power
3. Power metal
2. Projects in the jungle
1. Cowboys from hell
Trendkill is my fav album but I'm stoked to hear that someone else's favourite song is Slaughtered! 🤘
My ranking:
1. Cowboys from Hell
2. Vulgar Display of Power
3. The Great Southern Trendkill
4. Reinventing the Steel
5. Far Beyond Driven
6. Everything before Cowboys.
If Cowboys From Hell is your favorite i strongly recommend Power Metal.
I freel all Pantera’s albums are equally killer starting at cowboys from hell to The Great Southern Trendkill! That album kills it times 20! I need to get Phil and the boys very first album together! Far beyond driven was so anticipated and holy crap it delivered! I still love the everlasting crap out of everything they did! Those four guys were so perfect together that they easily left the pack behind. They’re chemistry was always that great!
Ah, an aristocrat ey?
Man, TGST is their heaviest record! Yes, Anselmo recorded vocals away from the rest of the band, but still.
My list:
6. Power Metal
5. Reinventing the Steel
4. Far Beyond Driven
3. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. Cowboys from Hell
1. Vulgar Display of Power
Why about the fist three albums?
Pretty much my feelings, though I'd probably put Trendkill above Power Metal and Reinventing above Cowboys. Poor Rex. Nary a mention, as per usual. I dig Phil, and all of the stuff he's done. He's one talented fella.
9. Power metal 7/10
8. Projects in the jungle 7/10
7. I am the night 7.5/10
6. Power metal 8/10
5. Reinventing the Steel 10/10
4. Far beyond driven 10/10
3. Cowboys From hell 10/10
2. The great southern Trendkill 10/10
1. Vulgar display of power( my favorite album of all time)
It’s great to hear other peoples opinions!
1. Far Beyond Driven
2. The Great Southern Trendkill
3. Vulgar Display of Power
4. Cowboys from Hell
5. Reinventing the Steel.
All are amazing though. I really should give another listen to Power Metal though.
My ranking (best song on the album):
9-6. Everything before Cowboys
5. Reinventing the Steel (Revolution is My Name)
4. Vulgar Display of Power (Mouth for War)
3. Cowboys from Hell (The Sleep)
2. Far Beyond Driven (5 Minutes Alone)
1. The Great Southern Trendkill (10's)
Your list is the correct list. Well done sir.
That scream and thrash to open the album on the title track gets me fired up, sets the tone.
Yes I have the exact same list lol
Largely agree. And yes, Slaughtered is in my top 3. Vinnie’s playing is just so dynamic, Dimebags riff from 2:43 is sooo freakin’ awesome. I saw them live in 1994, one of my most memorable concerts. They had so much energy and played tighter than (put in something obscene here).
Yeah, they came though here in ‘94 and I missed it. One of my big concert regrets.
6. Power Metal
5. Reinventing the Steel
4. Cowboys from Hell
3. Far Beyond Driven
2. TGSTK
1. Vulgar
PANTERA by far kicks everyones ass in the metal world been a fan since Cowboys always made it a point to see them live in Michigan they never disappointed me ever 🤘🏻
I remember the first time I heard Suicide Note Pt1 on a plane to my highschool German trip, decided to listen to the “scary” stuff as a fifteen year old. I remember I kept going back and listening to the intro time and time again on my iPod nano. It was at that point I decided Pantera was in my all time favorite bands list.
Unpopular opinion, but "Reinventing the Steel" is my favorite Pantera album and "Far Beyond Driven" is my 5th favorite. Deal with it! It's goddamn electric!!!!
9. I Am The Night
8. Metal Magic
7. Projects in the Jungle
6. Power Metal
5. Cowboys From Hell
4. The Great Southern Trendkill
3. Reinventing the Steel (Terry Date Mix)
2. Vulgar Display of Power (Would've been 1, but I never liked No Good(Attack the Radical))
1. Far Beyond Driven
1. Cowboys
2. Vulgar
3. Driven
4. Trend
5. Power
6. Steel
I was still buying cassettes in 1994, and not only did I get Far Beyond Driven on cassette, but that was my introduction to Pantera; I had never heard anything they did prior to it. Now I have everything except for the four pre CFH releases on cd. I still buy cds in 2020. I don't know how I would rank them, but Trendkill is the one that has grown on me as the years went by.
I agree with you on "Slaughtered" and the "Domination" break down 100%
I skipped school to buy Far Beyond Driven my favorite from them I saw them a dozen times form 92 when they opened for Skid Row to 2000 they kept the metal flag flying in the 90s the best era for music
My own ranking (as a preface, at a base line, even the lowest album is at least a 7.5/10, which in my book is above average. I'll also only list the one's I've fully listened to)
5. Reinventing the Steel
-This album is actually way better than people give it credit for. It's only #5 because I have to have a #5 slot. It's a shame Hellbound is only 2 or so minutes long.
4. Cowboys From Hell
The standout songs are Cowboy's From Hell, Domination, and Cemetery Gates. This actually has some of my favorite Dimebag solos ever, Cowboy's From Hell probably being my favorite solo by him.
3. The Great Southern Trendkill
Suicide note parts are both great. Drag the Waters, 13 Steps, War Nerve being my standout songs
2. Far Beyond Driven
A masterpiece of an album, but I feel it lacks some of the qualities Vulgar display. The standout songs to me are Im Broken, 5 minutes alone, Hard Lines Sunken Cheeks.
1. Vulgar Display of Power
My favorite album from them, it's vulgar and unapologetic, my standout songs are Walk, Mouth for War, This Love, Rise, A New Level, Fucking Hostile.
1. Great southern trendkill
2. Vulgar display of power
3. Far beyond driven
4. Cowboys from hell
5. Reinventing the steel
I haven’t listened to their their 80’s stuff so I wouldn’t know
Swap CFH and Vulgar and that’s my opinion
I love both Glamtera and PANTERA. It was evident from the start, they were a solid act, they were just young so it shows in their early records but they achieved a lot fast once they chose their direction. Dime was an amazing player ever since the 1st record and all the old fanzines would mention this. What's unique about PANTERA is they went from Glam/Hard Rock to defining Groove Metal (and somewhat metal core?) and dominating the 90's, like usually bands get less heavy. One of the greatest Metal bands for sure, shame things ended the way they did...
Vulgar and Far Beyond Driven also came out when I was still in college and I was blown away by these albums. Before Vulgar (and the Black Album) I only listened to Whitesnake, Def Leppard and mostly hair metal bands but Pantera introduced me to a heavier type of music. I still love my hair bands to this day but also heavier stuff too.
Yeah, I'm the reverse in that I think their desire to be heavier undermined the more interesting melodic stuff from Vulgar. I'm less of a fan on some of the weaker tracks like Throes of Rejection,& Use My Third Arm,& if We skip over Good Friends,..its a bit shorter listen. Phil wrote Broken( which is one of the best Tracks on the LP) because of his bad back,& him self medicating,...I think a bit of that shows on the creative side. Thanks 4 Doing This.
As long as Far Beyond Driven and Vulgar Dusplays are top 2 the list is legitimate! I personally think you undersold Great Southern Trendkill. I used to think that was the weakest album (and it might be), but upon a relisten i was surprised that i didnt skip a song and i was jammign the entire goddamn time.
Projects in the jungle will always be my favorite album by them !
1.cowboys from hell.
2.driven
3.trendkill
4.vulgar
5.power metal
6.steel
why cowboys is my number 1? read below.
Cowboys is a super classy metal album, a golden metal statement from the 90s.
this is to me the album where pantera showed to the world who they were. I remember listening
this one for the first time in 1992 and blew my mind.
darrell: his guitar playing is genius, showing all his trademark sounds and crazy harmonic abilities
and also his trademark heavy distortion and amazing riffs.
I mean , just listen to primal concrete sledge, is there a better way to start a metal song? that power chord
at the begining sounds like a thunder.
psico holiday solo is the shit!
phil; his voice is raw and powerful with an amazing range.
rex: bass is solid, almost perfect.
vinnie: same as darrell, this album put vinnie on the map.
Power Metal is an awesome album. It's a shame that the band and fans distanced themselves from it. Very underrated.
Great southern trendkill is highly underrated
For real. So much diversity and it’s so awesome. My favorite album from them and probably a top 10 all time
9-Reinventing the steel
8-Far beyond driven
7-The great southern trendkill
6-Metal magic
5-Projects in the jungle
4-Cowboys from hell
3-Vulgar display of power
2-Power metal
1-I am the night
I knew if I watched enough of these we'd disagree! Once again I really find zero fault in your explanations or reasoning, just for me I think Great Southern Trendkill is just one of those all-time albums, and is the Pantera album I always reach for first. I mean the solo for Floods alone, OMG.
I mentioned My Pantera album ranking from Worst to Best is (I actually loved all of these albums) on BrycetalksMetal youtube channel :
9) Metal Magic (1983)
8) Power Metal (1988)
7) Reinventing the Steel (2000)
6) The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)
5) Projects in the Jungle (1984)
4) I I Am the Night (1985)
3) Cowboys from Hell (1990)
2) Far Beyond Driven (1994)
1) Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
THE TREND IS DEEEEAADDD!!!!!!
In my opinion "Far Beyond Driven" is their best album, unbeliavable record.
My Pantera ranking:
7-9: The 3 Terry Glaze albums. I always viewed these as more of a Judas Priest(Defenders/Painkiller meets VH(Romeo Delight vibe), mixed with all their other influences.
Truth be told, if their father wasn't who he was, and they didn't have access to the equipment and studio and such, these would have been demos. They were kids developing their style, imo.
6: Power Metal: The bridge from the first 3 to what they became. A higher quality than their 1st 3. But with Phil, this was still like borderline their polished demos with Phil's influence.
5. Reinventing the Steel. Several standouts. I like that they cut back on the total track listing, in an era when everyone was stuffing CD's with 12-14 tunes.
I may like the remix/remaster sound better. Plus the disc compiling all those great soundtrack cuts was fantastic.
4. Cowboys. Half of the tunes would be worthy of the top spot(Domination.......fuuuuuuck), but half diminish it a bit(a bit, this is a solid album with some spectacular parts).
Top 3 are very difficult to rank, kind of 1a,1b and 1c
3. Vulgar Display. First half and last couple of songs great. Nothing wrong with beginning of side 2, but the track listing was kinda dumb, cuz those couple of tracks were soo similar in tempo and vibe. Better track listing prolly makes this an A+.
2. Far Beyond Driven. To have a deep track like Shedding Skin, 25 years, Hard Lines.....daym, as well as 'hits' like becoming, 5 minutes and I'm broken' like
1). Trendkill. Drier sounding, less stuff to make mtv or rock radio at the time. But also deeper, more serious/less cock-rockish.
I'm splitting hairs here.
Nice list man! I havnet really listened to there 80s stuff but im definitely into there 90s stuff. Heres my ranking
5. The great southern trendkill
4. Reinventing the steel
3. Far beyond driven
2. Vulgar display of power
1. Cowboys from hell
Reinventing the steel is super underrated, there's some heavy shit on there: i'll cast a shadow, hellbound, it makes them disappear. damn heavy.
Southern Trendkill is really sick. I’m not sure if it’s heavier than far beyond driven, but they are both boundary pushing and extreme in their own way. Sick sick band all their major label debuts are amazing and important records in metal history. Pantera is heard in almost every band that came after.
Dude, I'm with you on Slaughtered! 100%
Edit 2022: my feelings on most of the Glam albums have changed recently. Here’s my re-ranking.
1. Cowboys From Hell (5/5)
2. Power Metal (4.5/5)
3. Far Beyond Driven (4/5)
4. Vulgar Display of Power (4/5)
5. The Great Southern Trendkill (4/5)
6. I Am The Night (4/5)
7. Projects In The Jungle (3.5/5)
8. Reinventing The Steel (2/5)
9. Metal Magic (1/5)
Wdym the glam albums kick ass
@@briskthegreasercowboydude9382 honestly, i can agree with that now. I’ve been meaning to re-do this ranking
9. I am the knight
8. Metal magic
7.projects in the jungle
6. Power Metal
5. Great Southern Trendkill
4. Reinventing the steel
3. Cowboys from hell
2.Far beyond driven
1. Vulgar display of power
The great southern trendkill is their hardest darkest and heaviest LP of all time and they styed true to themselves and heavy metal with that LP
5. Reinventing the steel.
4.Cowboys from hell.
3. Far beyond driven.
2.The great southern trendkill
1. Vulgar display of power.
Such a difficult choice which way round 2 and 1 should be, so close to putting TGST at 1 but VDOP just takes it, all the classics are on there Walk, Mouth for war, a new level, this love, rise, fucking hostile , hollow….. so I had to go with it but trendkill is a masterpiece as well( as are all pantera albums), i love this album as it’s so heavy in parts then songs like 10s and Suicide note part 1 are just really soulful deep songs…..drag the waters is one of my fav pantera songs ever, suicide note pt 2 is an assault on the senses, war nerve and sandblasted skin are such crunching riffs…… but vulgar speaks for itself….RIP Dimebag and Vinnie x
1. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. Vulgar Display of Power
3. Cowboys from Hell
4. Far Beyond Driven
5. Projects in the Jungle
6. I Am The Night
7. Power Metal
8. Re-Inventing The Steel
9. Metal Magic
6. Power Metal
5. Reinventing the Steel
4. The Great Southern Trendkill
3. Far Beyond Driven
2. Vulgar Display of Power
1. Cowboys from Hell
1. Cowboy From Hell
2. Vulgar display of power
3. Reinventing the steel
4. The great southern trendkill
5. Power Metal
6. Far beyond driven
...
Cowboys is my nostalgic favorite, as it was the first album to really introduce me to them, and Reinventing will always stick out in my mind because it had the first Pantera song I learned to play from beginning to end, solos and all (Revolution). BUT, I must say my friend, I agree with your ranking, with Far Beyond and Vulgar going either way, depending on what I'm really in the mood for being the only thing to rerank them on any given day which is a really poor way to determine objectivity, lol. Therefore, I couldn't agree more. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks for watching!
GS Trendkill grew much more on me than Driven did, even though FBD is amazing. Cowboys is great but I don't dig the Rob Halford screams.When it comes to speak about VDOP, that shit is so perfect, that created a subgenre called Groove Metal and tons of bands started to play like that. That's what I think Vulgar is #1.
Vulgar
TGSTrendkill
RTSteel
CFH
FBD
The rest.
Great raking and video, man! 120% agree! nothing beats Far Beyond Driven. My 1st PanterA album and also drives me nuts to this day after 25 years!
fuck yeah SLAUGHTERED
Vulgar and cowboys are my two go to albums, got the rest apart from the first four albums.
I’d just like to add that I *really* like TGST album art
For me
1. Far Beyond Driven
2. TGSTK
3. Cowboys From Hell
4. Vulgar Display of Power
5. Reinventing the Steel
6. Power Metal
7. Metal Magic
8. I am the night Jungle pt. 1 and 2
My ranking of their groove metal albums would be this:
1. Vulgar display of power
2. Cowboys from hell
3. Far beyond driven
4. The great southern trendkill
5. Reinventing the steel
FBD is a beast...one of those albums u can never get bored of. i got it day it came out...i was 17....still luv it.
1: Cowboys from hell
2: Vulgar display of power
3: Far beyond driven
4: Power metal
5: Trenkill
6: Reinventing the steel
All these 6 are close IMO and I love power metal so much as it reminds me of Judas Priest I also like the OG 3 as well
Nice to see someone agree with my number 1. 9. Metal Magic
8. Projects in the Jungle
7. I Am the Night
6. Power Metal
5. Reinventing the Steel
4. Cowboys from Hell
3. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. Vulgar Display of Power
1. Far Beyond Driven
#1 Reinventing The Steel (by a mile)
#2 Official *Live* 101 Proof
#3 Far Beyond Driven
#4 Vulgar Display Of Power
#5 The Great Southern Trendkill
#6 Cowboys From Hell
#7 Power Metal
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#8 Projects In The Jungle
#9 I Am The Night
#10 Metal Magic
Cool channel. I strongly disagree on Reinventing The Steel as i feel it is easily the most Anthemic memorable record. The hooks are less obvious but It really grows on u with time. Saw the tours, they were playing half the record most nights. All four guys have actually said Reinventing The Steel is their best (or 2nd best) album. I look at RTS as a modern, more mature Vulgar. Its got the *heaviness of FBD while maintaining the grooves of Vulgar all with a pinch of old school Black Sabbath thrown in.* Despite the myths the band was getting along well during the writting of RTS & they took their time (the album cover is from a night hanging out at Dimes). The special ingredient that puts RTS @ #1 for me is Philip really returned to actually singing and putting melody in 10 of the 12 Steel era songs. Listen to a song like I'LL CAST A SHADOW, its like a modern Black Sabbath inspired 'BECOMING' with a DOMINATION type outro added into the end. 5 minutes alone, Walk, I'm Broken, all great songs, but no singing. By contrast, Goddamn Electric, Yesterday Dont Mean Shit, Revolution Is My Name, Ill Cast A Shadow etc all have at least some clean vocals mixed in.
Imo they wrote the best most interesting ballads of their career on Trendkill and the best heavy catchy songs on RTS.
Great points! Thanks for watching 🤘🏻
@@OldHead
Are u a fan of DOWN, HELLYEAH or any other Pantera spin off bands?? Ranking the 5 Down albums would be cool.
I never got into HELLYEAH til Vince died. I didnt like the direction of their early records. Then i saw an interview with Vinnie Paul and he said HELLYEAH considered their 4th album to be their real TRUE DEBUT (similar to Pantera & CFH). I gave that a try & eventually loved it. If ur not a fan, try the BLOOD FOR BLOOD 2014 album it may convert you, like it did me. Especially the title track. Keep doin what ur doin
Integrity101 I like the first Down album, but they didn’t progress enough for me. I’ll have to give that HELLYEAH album a shot. 🤘🏻
@@OldHead
Wow, so u didnt like the two albums with Rex Brown? Interesting. They were my favorite as i liked how the evolved and took a step towards hard rock with Rex in the band. Nothing In Return is definitely my all time fav Down song...
To each his own. 🖒
My fav is Trilogy album :
1. Far beyond
2. Vulgar display
3. Cowboys
6 Power Metal
5 Reinventing the steel
4 Far beyond Driven
3 The Great Southern Trendkill
2 Cowboys from Hell
1 Vulgar Display of Power
4 and 3 are close; and 2 and 1 moreso-I could foreseeably swap them on the right day lol.
It seems I like TGSK better than most peeps I kno. It’s just preference... i’d admit it’s less consistent than FBD; but the strongest ~1/2 is sooo great, including two incredible ballads and (oxymoron or not) a veritably perfect solo in 10s. ❤️ JMO.
R.I.P. Dime & Vinnie
I would have to say:
1. Far Beyond Driven
2. Vulgar Display of Power
3. Cowboys From Hell
4. The Great Southern Trendkill
5. Power Metal
6. Projects Of The Jungle
7. Reinventing The Steel
8. I Am The Night
9. Metal Magic
Totally agree with your number one. Not just because that tour was the first time I saw them or that I got to meet Dimebag before the shows but because it fucking rocks. Slaughtered is my favorite all time Pantera song. Love all your ranking videos. Binge watching them today.
Thanks for watching!
Remember when I bought Trendkill as a teenager and was as very disappointed, the album was just weird, first song was good.
But luckily I gave them a new chance with far beyond, and later vulgar. They are now my absolute favorite albums of all time.
1 Vulgar Display of Power 2 far beyond driven 3 Cowboys from Hell favorite Pantera song the sleep a very underrated song
I have projects in the jungle and I am the night as a split CD and got it way back in 2005 and I actually like them. But when it comes to my favorite pantera album it's the great southern trendkill. I think for me it just grew more on me over time. Great video as always man.
Thanks!
The Great Southern Trendkill is actually my favourite Pantera album, it's just so dark, heavy yet some beutiful songs like Floods. 1. TGST 2. FBD 3. VDOP 4. CFH 5. RTS the rest i dunno...
1- driven
2- vulgar
3-cowboys
4-trendkill
5-Reinvent
6-power metal
7-the other albums
9. Metal Magic
8. Projects In The Jungle
7. I Am The Night
6. The Great Southern Trendkill
5. Reinventing The Steel
4. Far Beyond Driven
3. Cowboys From Hell
2. Vulgar Display of Power
1. Power Metal
A bit surprising, but I REALLY love Power Metal.
Damn we have the exact same favorent on all your rank em all
Heres mine (haven’t listened to the 80s stuff):
5 Reinventing the steel
4 Vulgar display of power
3Cowboys from hell
2 The great southern trendkill
1 Far beyond driven
9. Projects in the jungle
8 I am the night
7 metal magic
6 power metal
5 reinventing the steel
4 far beyond driven
3 cowboys from hell
2 vulgar display of power
1 great southern trendkill
This is THE LIST
i love the great southern trendkill.... funny how you mention War Nerve. i have a band named after that song.
Pantera, one of my favorite fucking bands of all time. I love all their 90’s/early 00’s output. My ranking would be,
1: Far Beyond Driven 10/10
2: The Great Southern Trendkill 10/10
3: Cowboys From Hell 9/10
4: Vulgar Display of Power 9/10 (I like their later output a lot better)
5: Reinventing the Steel 8.5/10
6: Everything else
I’d have to go
1.Vulgar Display of Power
2.Cowboys from hell
3.Far beyond driven
4.Reinventing the steel
5.The great southern trend kill
Spot on
I agree on far beyond driven being number one that album was pure 100% full steam ahead
I got into Pantera when I heard the Cowboys from Hell album, way back in high school when it was first released. A friend of mine had it playing on a boombox in the high school Cafeteria.. The opening riff to Cowboys from Hell was fucking mind blowing then and even to this fucking day! That being said, Vulgar Display of Power is my favorite Pantera album. My album rankings are a bit different. Here they are: 6. Power Metal 5. Far Beyond Driven 4. The Great Southern Trendkill 3. Reinventing the Steel 2.Cowbous from Hell and #1: Vulgar Display of Power. I'm sorry but Far Beyond Driven is ok. Yeah I'm broken, 5 Minutes alone and Becoming are great songs and my 3 favorites off the album, but the rest doesn't do it for me. Plus, I think that's when Phil started doing heroin so lyrically I don't think he shined. With that being said, Pantera hasn't put out a terrible album. Just my opinion.
1. I Am the Night
2. Power Metal
3. Cowboys from Hell
4. Projects in the Jungle
5. Metal Magic
6. The Great Southern Trendkill
7. Reinventing the Steel
8. Vulgar Display of Power
9. Far Beyond Driven
Interesting Ranking
my list
1. trendkill
2. reinventing the steel
3. cowboys
4. far beyond
5. vulgar
9. Metal Magic
8. Projects in the Jungle
7. Power Metal
6. I am the Night (It has some really heavy moments, idk)
5. Cowboys from Hell
4.5. Official Live: 101 Proof
4. Reinventing the Steel
3. Far Beyond Driven
2. Vulgar Display of Power
1. The Great Southern Trendkill.
Yes. The heaviest beginning and ending of all of them, the most experimental, and wtf was Phil ON for this album?!?! Oh right... heroin.
damn it's difficult
5. The Great Southern Trendkill
4. Cowboys From Hell
3. Far Beyond Driven
2. Reinventing the Steel
1. Vulgar Display of Power
most people’s first pantera song was death rattle and they don’t even know it
Huh?
Old Head A lot of kids in the 2000s watched spongebob and in one of their episodes they play a shortened instrumental version of death rattle
Ah ok. That’s awesome.