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 Anselmo discards any further attempts at singing in favor of a militaristic bark and an unhinged roar, while the crystal-clear production sets Diamond Darrell's pummeling riffs against a rhythmic backdrop so thunderously supportive that Darrell often solos without underlying rhythm guitar parts.
The album again follows Cowboys 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 like Korn and Tool; Vulgar Display of Power is the best distillation of those virtues.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A New LevelPantera | Pantera | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | WalkPantera | Pantera | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | Fucking HostilePantera | Pantera | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | This LovePantera | Pantera | Play | 06:32 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 5 | RisePantera | Pantera | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | No Good (Attack the Radical)Pantera | Pantera | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | Live in a HolePantera | Pantera | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | Regular People (Conceit)Pantera | Pantera | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 9 | HollowPantera | Pantera | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 10 | Mouth Of War | Pantera | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | By Demon Be Driven | Pantera | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 52 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 378 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Anselmo | Vocals |
| 2 | Rex Brown | Bass |
| 3 | Grady Champion | Guitar |
| 4 | Diamond Darrell | Guitar |
| 5 | Terry Date | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 6 | Bob Defrin | Art Direction |
| 7 | Larry Freemantle | Design |
| 8 | Brad Guice | Photography |
| 9 | Aaron "Ajax" Maclarin | Engineer |
| 10 | Pantera | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 11 | Vinnie Paul | Drums, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 12 | Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |