Vulgar Display of Power
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| Studio album by Pantera | |||||
| Released | February 25, 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | 1991 | ||||
| Genre | Groove metal, sludge metal[1] | ||||
| Length | 52:42 | ||||
| Label | Atco | ||||
| Producer | Terry Date | ||||
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Vulgar Display of Power is a groove metal album by heavy metal band Pantera, released on February 25, 1992.
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[edit] Album information
One of the most influential metal albums of the 1990s, Vulgar Display of Power is said to have played a major role in defining post-thrash metal, slowing down the tempos and incorporating a harder-edged vocal style. Several songs from this release have become some of the band's best known, such as "Fucking Hostile", "Mouth for War", "This Love", and "Walk", the latter of which reached #35 on the UK Singles Chart.
During the 90s, MTV's Headbangers Ball used excerpts from the album's songs for the show's opening theme, bumpers, and closing theme. Perhaps the most prominent sample is that of Anselmo screaming "hostile," taken from the end of the song "Fucking Hostile". "Rise," "Regular People (Conceit)" and "Mouth for War" were covered by Robert Prince for the first-person shooter computer game Doom, and a cover of "This Love" appeared in Doom II: Hell on Earth.[2]
The title of the album is from a line in the 1973 film, The Exorcist. When Regan MacNeil opens a drawer on a bedside cupboard without touching it (or the demon who possesses opens it), Father Damien Karras asks her to do it again, to this Regan replies 'thats far too vulgar a display of power'.
Philip Anselmo has a tattoo on the back of his neck that says 'ATR', this stands for 'Attack The Radical' which is part of the title for track 7.
In April 2007 the title was used for the book A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa, which includes many song titles to name its chapters. The book details those involved and the details leading up to the murder of Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott. The Abbott family have stated that they are against the book and took no part in its writing.
[edit] Album Notes
- Produced & Engineered & Mixed by Terry Date and Vinnie Paul.
- Co-produced by Pantera
- Recorded and mixed at Pantego Sound Studio, Pantego, Texas (R.I.P.).
- Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, New York City.
- A&R coordination: Derk Oliver.
- Cover photo: Brad Guice.
- Band photography: Joe Giron.
- Art direction: Bob Defrin.
- Design: Larry Freemantle
Pantera is:
Philip Anselmo:Vocals.
Diamond Darrell: Guitars.
Vinnie Paul: Drums.
Rex: Bass.
The Pantera Crew From Hell:
Guy "Hard-on" Sykes: Tour Manager, Bass Tech.
Aaron "Ajax Maclarin Dallas Texas": Sound Engineer.
Sonny "George" Satterfield: Lighting Director.
Grady "Grand Dragon" Champiopn: Guitar Tech.
John "The Cat, The Clown, The Clit" Brooks: Drum Tech.
Kevin "Captain Cainvin" Gill: Monitor Engineer.
Daryl "Tongs, Thongs, Bob The Nob" Arnberger: Merchandising.
Pantera uses and abuses the following equipment: Randall Amps, E&O Mari/ La Bella Strings, Dunlop Picks, Sabian Cymbals, Vic Firth Drum Sticks, Tama Drums & Hardware, Music Man Basses, Dean Guitars, B.C. Rich Guitars, Guild Acoustic Guitars, Nady Wireless Systems, Neuman Trackified Gloves, R&R Road Cases.
We want to thank all our friends, families, Bands, everyone at Atco, EastWest, WEA, Warner Music, and most of all, our fans all over the world!! You know who you are, and we know who you are! You fuckin' rule!!!
Worldwide Representation: Concrete Management, Inc, New York, NY: Walter O'Brien, Andy Gould, Amy McGuire.
Legal Representation: Jules Kurz.
Booking for John Dittmar for Pinnacle Entertainment.
Merchandising: Winterland Productions.
Write to Pantera c/o the official fan club, 2935 Berry Hill Drive, Nashville, TN 37204.
[edit] Reception
Vulgar Display of Power peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album achieved Double Platinum status in 2004.
In 2001 Q magazine named it one of the "50 Heaviest Albums of All-Time."
IGN named Vulgar Display of Power the 11th most influential heavy metal album of all-time.[3] They said about the album:
"This album makes the list because it took heavy metal and made it heavier. It took darkness and made it darker. It took anger and made it angrier. Never before had a band tuned down its guitars and crunched a heavier riff than on this album. "Mouth for War" and "A New Level" and "No Good (Attack the Radical)" stand out on an album where every track is a classic track. Dimebag Darrell was an innovator and a true godsend for heavy metal. One of the most underrated players in the genre. And this may sound corny, but the way the band was able to turn seemingly negative aspects of the genre - hate, anger, violence and despair - into positive thoughts is somewhat akin to De La Soul dropping a positive message into rap."
Entertainment Weekly (3/6/92, p.59) - "..one of the most satisfying heavy metal records since Metallica's early-80s cult days...11 caustic songs of unabashed brute force...a fully realized album that goes way beyond metal's usual crunch-and-burn." - Rating: A
Q magazine (7/01, p.90) - "Pantera's new, heavier direction...was succinctly summed up by 'A New Level's sludge-thick chorus and the neck-snapping riffage of bile-flecked hate anthem 'Fucking Hostile'."
[edit] Track listing
- All tracks by Pantera.
- "Mouth for War" – 3:56
- "A New Level" – 3:57
- "Walk" – 5:15
- "Fucking Hostile" – 2:49
- "This Love" – 6:32
- "Rise" – 4:36
- "No Good (Attack the Radical)" – 4:50
- "Live in a Hole" – 4:59
- "Regular People (Conceit)" – 5:27
- "By Demons Be Driven" – 4:39
- "Hollow" – 5:45
[edit] Credits
- Pantera – Arranger, Producer
- Terry Date – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Phil Anselmo - Lead Vocals
- "Diamond Darrell" Abbott – Guitar
- "Rexx Rocker" – Bass
- Vinnie Paul - Drums
[edit] Charting positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | The Billboard 200 | 44 |
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic's Vulgar Display of Power [1]
- ^ Doomworld Official list of songs that inspired music from Doom and Doom 2 Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ IGN: Top 25 Metal Albums
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