Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power LP

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**Ltd White & True Metal Gray Marbled Vinyl

One of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990s, Vulgar Display of Power is just what is says: a raw, pulverizing, insanely intense depiction of naked rage and hostility that drains its listeners and pounds them into submission. Even the “ballads,” “This Love” and “Hollow,” have thunderingly loud, aggressive chorus sections. Preaching power through strength and integrity, Phil Anselmodiscards any further attempts at singing in favor of a militaristic bark and an unhinged roar, while the crystal-clear production setsDiamond Darrell‘s pummeling riffs against a rhythmic backdrop so thunderously supportive thatDarrelloften solos without underlying rhythm guitar parts. The album again followsCowboys from Hell‘s strategy of stacking the best songs at the beginning and letting their momentum carry the listener through the rest, but the riffs and sonic textures are more consistently interesting this time around. Pantera’s thick-sounding, post-hardcore power metal and outraged, testosterone-drenched intensity would help pave the way for alternative metal acts likeKornandTool; Vulgar Display of Power is the best distillation of those virtues. -All Music Guide