Vulgar Cowboys

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PANTERA... oh, so this is what you get using Google search...

 To be honest I ain't too keen on Pantera. I think they're okay, but way over-rated (as is Metallica, in my humble opinion) if you consider what they have really offered on their albums - that trademark "squealing" guitar sound is a merit in itself (well, "slight" influences may have been "borrowed" from bands like Exhorder), but even on their classic albums "Cowboys from Hell" and "Vulgar Display of Power" there seem to be those overly long mid-tempo stampedes, that really go nowhere (ie Clash with Reality, Medicine Man, Message in Blood, No Good, Live in a Hole, Regular People... and I ain't that interested in Cemetary Gates either). Yet, when they get it right, they do offer probably the only glimpse of hope in 90s metal - Mouth of War has enough goods for several great tracks, Fucking Hostile kicks ass and Rise delivers what it promises. Cowboys from Hell starts with that guitar loop reminding me of someone trying to start an old Skoda on a winter morning before breaking into a cool headbangable riff... Oh, and how about Shattered where their Priest (and Halford) influences are really allowed to shine:D

Let's try that again... PANTERAAA!

PANTERA goes JACKASS

However, I probably enjoy their "home videoesque" dvd "3 Vulgar Videos from Hell" the most. If you haven't seen it, it could be best described as "Pantera goes Jackass". It is filled to the brim with good music, refreshments and unmentionable body parts, mainly female. The dvd seems to bear witness to the camaraderie of a band full of - how shall I put it nicely? - idiots. And that's a good thing! They are not trying to be stars, they are probably having as much fun as their fans. Dimebag Darrell is making an ass of himself while playing an improvised song in the street with the crappiest imaginable guitar equipment. Pantera puts on Kiss make up and plays "Cold Gin" just for laughs. Those are the kind of things we should all be doing instead of sitting on our arses writing or reading sucky metal blogs! Only question is, if these guys truly are such good pals, why did they ever break up? Errr... Well, let's forget that for a moment and just enjoy a good dvd. All the other bands may have skeletons in the closet (well, Anthrax at least, Slayer let's em roam freely within the society), but Pantera doesn't. Pantera only has Projects in the Jungle. Get it? Power Metal Magic? Anyone get it? Nope. Well, forget it.

What posers... PANTERA would eat these hairdon'ts for breakfast...