When they nail it, it's glorious- otherwise you're hitting that skip button as hard as possible. The album itself is less interesting than its' historical context, continuing the usual Pantera thing of having a few absolutely banging tunes mixed in with some really subpar half arsed grooves, some vicious, brilliant vocals contrasting with some ridiculous tough guy stuff- it's typical Pantera, to a tee. It'd be like if the black album came out in 1965 or something. Holier Than Thou? Struggle Within? Then out of nowhere you've got the vicious beatdown that is Strength Beyond Strength. The previous heaviest song on a #1 album was. I like thinking about this album, probably because I'm a pompous windbag but also because it's certainly the heaviest album that ever made it to #1, and by such a huge amount that it boggles the mind the more you think about it. It's one not to pass up in showing support to the music scene and lengthening your CD collection! Some great moments, well actually many different moments! The guitar and vocals were phenomenal! I liked this the whole way through just take out some of the useless songs and it'll just be perfect. And if you don't have this release yet, get it! It's on Spotify and YouTube, but I'm urging you to get the actual CD! There's just so many milestone moments on here. The guitars, bass, drums and vocals were all mixed in well. The production quality captured everything. Dimebag was one of a kind with the riffs and leads no one can replace him! It's a sad fate for Pantera but they made good albums despite them losing their lives. But as I said, most of the songs I liked, just those three I like the most. Songs like "Strength Beyond Strength", "Shedding Skin" and "Slaughtered" are my favorites. Anyway, the music is entirely original and catchy. It's useless to ponder because it's true. They made Pantera and they can (I don't think) ever duplicate this lineup. It sucks that Vinnie Paul and Dimebag are gone. The whole band contributed to making this a mountainous masterpiece!
Some of the greatest groove metal riffs I've ever heard! They just got it down in terms of the music and Phil does a great job on the vocals.
In any case, these songs weren't the easiest to play, they were quite challenging. Now 27 years later I'm still digging the music but I've abandoned the guitar. Dimebag was a big influence on me back then. I didn't mind playing it often since I was heavily into the guitar. This release came out when I was in High School, I had it on cassette. Some of the best riffs that Pantera had ever come up with were on here! I like the solos too, they were another highlight. Everything seemed to mesh in here for a good portion of the tracks. This is probably my favorite Pantera release of all time! I love the riffs on pretty much all of the songs, those only 1-2 tracks that I'm not fond of but overall I thought this a more than average perhaps one of the most memorable Pantera releases in their entire discography for me! This album is just charged with energy as well! These guys were pretty heavy on here.guitar wise and the bass is loud enough to hear.
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