With the death of Vinnie Paul, and realizing that most people are not familiar with anything Pantera hasn't released since Cowboys, I think it's time to pay a tribute to both Abbot brothers with a recommendation of their best album (IMO), Power Metal.
It's basically Pantera before they switched their style permanently, and (sadly) disowned anything they made before Cowboys. But it's pretty clear that that was a mistake on their part, because Power Metal is hands down their best album. Phil's vocals are kind of rough around the edges, but they're still good and show off his range before he killed it with heavy drug use. And it's easily Diamond Darrell best guitar work.
I'm too lazy to do a huge write up, but if you like melodic and heavy metal with solid riff writing, flashy (yet not wanky) solos, and quick, aggressive drumming, then you'll like this one. Maybe someday they will re-release it, finally.
It's basically Pantera before they switched their style permanently, and (sadly) disowned anything they made before Cowboys. But it's pretty clear that that was a mistake on their part, because Power Metal is hands down their best album. Phil's vocals are kind of rough around the edges, but they're still good and show off his range before he killed it with heavy drug use. And it's easily Diamond Darrell best guitar work.
I'm too lazy to do a huge write up, but if you like melodic and heavy metal with solid riff writing, flashy (yet not wanky) solos, and quick, aggressive drumming, then you'll like this one. Maybe someday they will re-release it, finally.
