The List of Pantera Albums in Order of Release Date

 

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The discography of Pantera, an American heavy metal band released Nine Studio albums, Two Live albums, Four Compilation albums, Four Video albums, Eighteen Music videos, Four EPs, and Twenty Singles.

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Here is the list of Pantera Album in Order of Release Date:

1. Metal Magic — June 10, 1983
2. Projects in the Jungle — July 27, 1984
3. I Am the Night — October, 1985
4. Power Metal — June 24, 1988
5. Cowboys from Hell — July 24, 1990
6. Vulgar Display of Power — February 25, 1992
7. Far Beyond Driven — March 22, 1994
8. The Great Southern Trendkill — May 7, 1996
9. Reinventing the Steel — March 21, 2000

 

All Pantera Albums List in Order

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1. Metal Magic (1983)

Track

1. Ride My Rocket
2. I’ll Be Alright
3. Tell Me If You Want It
4. Latest Lover
5. Biggest Part of Me
6. Metal Magic
7. Widowmaker
8. Nothin
9. Sad Lover
10. Rock Out!

“Metal Magic,” the first studio album from Pantera, was released on June 10, 1983, by Metal Magic Records. Unlike the groove metal sound they would become well-known for later, this debut and the following three albums were glam/heavy metal-sounding with a strong Kiss and Van Halen influence. Essentially a family affair, the disc was produced by Jerry Abbott, aka “The Eld’n,” a fairly well-known country music figure, and father of band members “Diamond” Darrell and Vince Abbott, who were 16 and 19 at the time of release. It became a real testament to just how far this band would travel, but “Metal Magic” remains an integral part in the sonic journey of Pantera.

 

2. Projects in the Jungle (1984)

Track

1. All Over Tonight
2. Out for Blood
3. Blue Light Turnin’ Red
4. Like Fire
5. In Over My Head
6. Projects in the Jungle
7. Heavy Metal Rules!
8. Only a Heartbeat Away
9. Killers
10. Takin’ My Life

Their second studio album, “Projects in the Jungle,” was released on July 27, 1984, by Metal Magic Records. It was more of a developmental stage in their evolution. More famously, though, this was their first music video for “All Over Tonight.” This title track has a musical style, while still echoing Def Leppard’s pre-Hysteria sound with the influence of Pyromania released a year prior, that foreshadows exactly where they would go in the future. Most notably, it was “Projects in the Jungle” that was characterized by thrash metal-oriented guitar riffs interspersed with groove metal-like breakdowns foreshadowing the powerful fusion that defined Pantera’s unparalleled heavy metal sound.

 

3. I Am the Night (1985)

Track

1. Hot and Heavy
2. I Am the Night
3. Onward We Rock!
4. D*G*T*T*M
5. Daughters of the Queen
6. Down Below
7. Come-On Eyes
8. Right on the Edge
9. Valhalla
10. Forever Tonight

“I Am the Night” was the third studio album by Pantera, released in 1985 on Metal Magic Records. It was only issued on vinyl and cassette; any subsequent CD reissues were bootlegs created from its original source formats. More importantly, it was the last album with lead vocalist Terry Glaze and the last of their glam metal period. The song “Hot and Heavy” featured a second music video recorded by Pantera. Amazingly, it sold somewhere around 25,000 copies, quite good for an independent release. That really nailed down the fact that it was going to be like a landmark for the band.

 

4. Power Metal (1988)

Track

1. Rock the World
2. Power Metal
3. We’ll Meet Again
4. Over and Out
5. Proud to Be Loud
6. Down Below
7. Death Trap
8. Hard Ride
9. Burnnn!
10. P*S*T*88

“Power Metal,” the fourth studio album by Pantera, was released on June 24, 1988, by Metal Magic Records, and it really turned things around for this band. With the first appearance of Phil Anselmo as the lead vocalist in this now-legendary lineup, which would prevail until their split in 2003, it acted to a great extent like a crossroads of sound. It’s agile in its traverse between Pantera’s earlier glam metal roots and the weightier, thrash-inspired resonance that would flower fully with “Cowboys from Hell.” To that end, this record is a testament to Pantera’s metamorphic prowess—to forge a musical bridge that reverberated within the dynamic landscape of heavy metal.

 

5. Cowboys from Hell (1990)

Track

1. Cowboys from Hell
2. Primal Concrete Sledge
3. Psycho Holiday
4. Heresy
5. Cemetery Gates
6. Domination
7. Shattered
8. Clash with Reality
9. Medicine Man
10. Message in Blood
11. The Sleep
12. The Art of Shredding

“Cowboys from Hell” is the fifth studio album and major label debut by Pantera, released on July 24, 1990, through Atco Records. Produced by Terry Date, the record was where they finally completed their shift from glam to a much heavier sound. This would become the landmark record toward the creation of groove metal, the subgenre they championed. Known to be a transformation, “Cowboys from Hell” is dynamic, turning the events in the identity of Pantera to mark its name in the history of heavy metal as innovators.

 

6. Vulgar Display of Power (1992)

Track

1. Mouth for War
2. A New Level
3. Walk
4. Fucking Hostile
5. This Love
6. Rise
7. No Good (Attack the Radical)
8. Live in a Hole
9. Regular People (Conceit)
10. By Demons Be Driven
11. Hollow

Consent “Vulgar Display of Power,” their sixth and smash album, was issued on February 25, 1992, Atco Records. This indeed pinned the metal world to the ground. Producer Date followed up his collaboration on the breakthrough “Cowboys from Hell” back in 1990. This album is one of critical acclaim and fans’ fervor. This is Pantera’s highest-selling album ever. Double platinum certified, it is an icon of the 1990s heavy metal era, much appreciated for its influence. As Rolling Stone noted, it was 10th in “The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time” in 2017. Topping it off were classics like “Mouth for War,” “A New Level,” “Walk,” “Fucking Hostile,” and “This Love.”.

 

7. Far Beyond Driven (1994)

Track

1. Strength Beyond Strength
2. Becoming
3. 5 Minutes Alone
4. I’m Broken
5. Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills
6. Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks
7. Slaughtered
8. 25 Years
9. Shedding Skin
10. Use My Third Arm
11. Throes of Rejection
12. Planet Caravan

“Far Beyond Driven” is the seventh studio album by Pantera, released on March 22, 1994, by Elektra Records and East West Records. It really was the epitome of heavy metal power. The album became their best-selling album because it rocketed up the Billboard 200 to take the number 1 spot, while receiving a platinum rating from the RIAA. The evolution of guitarist Darrell Abbott into “Dimebag Darrell” was truly cemented within this album, marking his maturation. A cover of Poison Idea’s “The Badge” is a special-edition bonus gem. Anything but timid testimony to Pantera’s power, “Far Beyond Driven” is an echo that resounds relentlessly and iconically through the annals of metal history.

 

8. The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)

Track

1. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. War Nerve
3. Drag the Waters
4. 10’s
5. 13 Steps to Nowhere
6. Suicide Note Pt. I
7. Suicide Note Pt. II
8. Living Through Me (Hells’ Wrath)
9. Floods
10. The Underground in America
11. (Reprise) Sandblasted Skin

“The Great Southern Trendkill” is the eighth studio album by Pantera, issued on May 7, 1996, through Elektra Records and East West Records. It reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, hanging around for 16 weeks. A very different recording process had Phil Anselmo lay down his vocals on his own in Trent Reznor’s Nothing Studios in New Orleans while Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown, and Vinnie Paul worked on the music at Chasin Jason Studios in Dalworthington Gardens. This would be the last time they worked with producer Terry Date, with whom the band had been quite successful since “Cowboys from Hell” in 1990.

 

9. Reinventing the Steel (2000)

Track

1. Hellbound
2. Goddamn Electric
3. Yesterday Don’t Mean Shit
4. You’ve Got to Belong to It
5. Revolution Is My Name
6. Death Rattle
7. We’ll Grind That Axe for a Long Time
8. Uplift
9. It Makes Them Disappear
10. I’ll Cast a Shadow

“Reinventing the Steel” is the ninth and final studio album by Pantera, released on 21 March 2000 by Elektra Records and East West Records. This was the final sonic chapter before their hiatus of nineteen years from November 2003 to July 2022. Here lies all of what Pantera stands for in uncompromising sound and, finally, the legacy that defined the Abbott brothers into eternal legend—Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, both of whom tragically lost their lives in 2004 and 2018, respectively. More poignantly, “Reinventing the Steel” was the swansong to an age defined by their indelible heavy metal legacy.

 

Conclusion:

In the end, Pantera’s discography is huge—from glam metal to becoming the most influential founders of groove metal—thereby only further cementing their legacy as one of the most influential heavy metal bands. Going through these Pantera albums in order will help followers and first-time listeners through a journey of some great works, including Cowboys from Hell and Vulgar Display of Power, to see how exactly this band rose within the metal scene. Although the band had gone through some bitter disputes and eventually broke up, it cannot be denied that the influence it had on metal music is quite great. As Pantera embarks on a tour with a new lineup, what’s caught in their records becomes a living history of the strong influence and evolution in sound.

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