LABEL: Rhino
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 4/23/2021
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1990
VARIANT: White & Whiskey Brown Vinyl LP

Pantera’s glam beginnings were all but torched by the time the Texas groove-metal champs kicked off the Nineties with their feisty, metal-revolutionizing major label debut, Cowboys from Hell. Anchored by the steady slams of killer skinsman Vinnie Paul, yet driven to the edge by brother Dimebag Darrell’s livewire guitar, Pantera’s controlled chaos instantly became the perfect score for metal mosh pits and pool cue-snapping bar brawls alike. Vocalist Philip Anselmo mostly goes beast-mode berserk, yet croons with crestfallen sincerity on surreally squealy 7-minute power ballad “Cemetery Gates”. Pour yourself a 101-proof shot and drink up Cowboys from Hell on this classy “white and whiskey brown” vinyl pressing.