DIMEBAG DARRELL “12-8-04 Bronze Blade” /Pin Badge/

The ninth and the final full-length studio album by the legendary American Groove Metal band.
"The Live 101" album showed they were a technically talented and mature band. Not only that, but Pantera have had a long time to work on new material for this album. Unsurprisingly, there is very little "reinventing" going on here - Pantera are content to happily regurgitate every single good idea they've had since their much-acclaimed "Vulgar Display Of Power" release, and to their credit, they do it extremely well. On the first couple of listens, much of this come across as just a generic copy of the band's past recordings, from the production to the actual musical ideas, but deeper probing uncovers a slew of subtle hooks - notably from vocalist Phillip Anselmo - which we haven't heard from this band in years. In particular, "Goddamn Electric" (featuring a typically tuneless guest lead appearance from Slayer's Kerry King), "Yesterday Don't Mean Shit" and "Revolution Is My Name" stand out as the album's finest cuts, each staying very much true to the Pantera sound while offering just enough new elements to shrug off the ever-looming "rehash" tag that has plagued the band for much of their career as a major label recording act.
The cover art is a snapshot taken from the video of "Revolution Is My Name", the first single of the album.
The album reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, number 8 on the Top Canadian Albums chart, and number 5 on the Top Internet Albums chart. It held its position in the Billboard 200 for over 12 weeks. The album's fifth track, "Revolution Is My Name", reached number 28 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. Also, "Revolution Is My Name" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2001, but lost to Deftones' "Elite".
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 2, 2000, however, the album has yet to reach Platinum status, making it Pantera's only major label studio album not to reach sales of 1000000.
In the 2000 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Awards, the album was voted "Album of the Year" and "Album Cover of the Year" (tying with Iron Maiden's "Brave New World" for the latter), while the single "Revolution Is My Name" won "Song of the Year".
The album was ranked at #2 on Guitar World's Readers Poll for "The Top 10 Guitar Albums of 2000".
The depressing end of Pantera’s career can do nothing to diminish the enduring impact of their sizable musical accomplishments, including the formidable final testament unexpectedly delivered by "Reinventing The Steel"!!
Elektra Entertainment Group, A Time Warner Company/Warner Music Manufacturing Europe, 2000 (7559-62451-2 EW851). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Hellbound 2:41
2. Goddamn Electric 4:56
3. Yesterday Don't Mean Shit 4:19
4. You've Got To Belong To It 4:13
5. Revolution Is My Name 5:15
6. Death Rattle 3:17
7. We'll Grind That Axe For A Long Time 3:44
8. Uplift 3:45
9. It Makes Them Disappear 6:21
10. I'll Cast A Shadow 5:22
Total playing time: 43:53 min.

The eighth full-length studio album by legendary American Groove Metal band.
The album features elements of Thrash Metal and Death Metal while still being a Groove Metal album. Being Pantera's most aggressive album, "The Great Southern Trendkill" is known for featuring lots of screaming, most notably on "Suicide Note Pt.II" and "The Great Southern Trendkill" while also featuring some of the fastest tempos and most down-tuned guitars that the band ever recorded. It also has a more experimental nature, such as the acoustic guitars and ballads. Unlike Pantera's first three major label albums, the vocals are often double tracked and layered to create a more "demonic" effect. An example of this can be heard in the chorus of "13 Steps to Nowhere", when Phil Anselmo's singing voice is backed up by high pitched screaming, done by Seth Putnam of the band Anal Cunt. Screams done by Phil Anselmo on the song "The Great Southern Trendkill" were compared Seth Putman.
Due to tension and conflicts within the band, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans while Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul recorded the music at Chasin Jason Studios in Dallas, Texas.
The album reached number 4 in the Billboard 200 charts, and managed to stay on the chart for over 16 weeks.. 
"Floods", the album's longest song, contains a guitar solo considered by many to be Dimebag Darrell's finest. It has got list "15th greatest guitar solo of all-time" in Guitar World Magazine.
June 25, 1996 the album was Gold status and has sold 500000 copies, and August 17, 2004 the album received Platinum status, and has sold 1000000 copies.
EastWest Records America/Warner Music, 1996 (7559-61908-2/EW 851). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1.The Great Southern Trendkill 03:47
2.War Nerve 04:53
3.Drag The Waters 04:55
4.10's 04:49
5.13 Steps To Nowhere 03:37
6.Suicide Note, Pt. 1 04:44
7.Suicide Note, Pt. 2 04:19
8.Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath) 04:50
9.Floods 06:59
10.The Underground In America 04:33
11.Sandblasted Skin (Reprise) 05:39
Total playing time: 53:05

Re-release of the all five studio albums of "Groove Metal Era" by the legendary American Groove Metal band.
Five CD box containing a quintet of albums + bonus track “Piss” from the Groove Metal monsters, housed in individual 'mini-LP sleeves'.
Set includes the albums: "Cowboys From Hell" (1990), "Vulgar Display Of Power" (1992), "Far Beyond Driven" (1994) , "The Great Southern Trendkill" (1996), and "Reinventing The Steel" (2000)!!
100% musthave for every Metal maniac!!!
ATCO Records/Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company, 2015 (081227953690). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

CD 1 “Cowboys From Hell”
1. Cowboys From Hell 04:07
2. Primal Concrete Sledge 02:13
3. Psycho Holiday 05:19
4. Heresy 04:46
5. Cemetery Gates 07:02
6. Domination 05:04
7. Shattered 03:21
8. Clash With Reality 05:16
9. Medicine Man 05:14
10. Message In Blood 05:10
11. The Sleep 05:47
12. The Art Of Shredding 04:20
Running time: 57:39 min.




CD 2 “Vulgar Display Of Power”
1. Mouth For War 03:56
2. A New Level 03:57
3. Walk 05:14
4. Fucking Hostile 02:48
5. This Love 06:32
6. Rise 04:36
7. No Good (Attack The Radical) 04:49
8. Live In A Hole 05:00
9. Regular People (Conceit) 05:27
10. By Demons Be Driven 04:40
11. Hollow 05:47
Bonus Track:
12. Piss 
Running time: 46:56 min.




CD 3 “Far Beyond Driven”
1. Strength Beyond Strength 03:38
2. Becoming 03:05
3. 5 Minutes Alone 05:47
4. I'm Broken 04:24
5. Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pills 02:52
6. Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks 07:01
7. Slaughtered 03:57
8. 25 Years 06:05
9. Shedding Skin 05:36
10. Use My Third Arm 04:51
11. Throes Of Rejection 05:01
12. Planet Caravan 04:06
Running time: 51:34 min.




CD 4 “The Great Southern Trendkill”
1. The Great Southern Trendkill 03:47
2. War Nerve 04:53
3. Drag The Waters 04:55
4. 10's 04:49
5. 13 Steps To Nowhere 03:37
6. Suicide Note Pt. I 04:44
7. Suicide Note Pt. II 04:19
8. Living Through Me (Hells' Wrath) 04:50
9. Floods 06:59
10. The Underground In America 04:33
11. (Reprise) Sandblasted Skin 05:41
Running time: 51:58 min.




CD 5 “Reinventing The Steel”
1. Hellbound 02:40
2. Goddamn Electric 04:56
3. Yesterday Don't Mean Shit 04:20
4. You've Got To Belong To It 04:12
5. Revolution Is My Name 05:16
6. Death Rattle 03:17
7. We'll Grind That Axe For A Long Time 03:44
8. Uplift 03:45
9. It Makes Them Disappear 06:22
10. I'll Cast A Shadow 05:24
Running time: 42:24 min.



Total playing time: 250:31 min.

The third official compilation album by legendary American Groove Metal band.
While the tragic 2004 death of Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott will prevent a full reunion from ever taking place, the Texan cowboys from hell are back with a pair of history-scouring releases. First of them is "History Of Hostility". 
"History Of Hostility" is a nine-track compilation that provides is one of the best possible primers for those looking to learn about Pantera. It features inclusions from all five of Pantera's studio albums, so you can tell that there's been a concerted effort to cover the band's career in as even-handed a fashion as possible: you'll get material from "Cowboys From Hell", "Vulgar Display Of Power", "Far Beyond Driven", "The Great Southern Trendkill", and "Reinventing The Steel".
If you've never delved into the Pantera catalog, then "History Of Hostility" is definitely a much better place to start!
ATCO Records/Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company, 2015 (801227953751). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Cowboys from Hell 04:08 
2. Cemetery Gates (Demon Knight Edit) 05:48 
3. Mouth for War 03:57 
4. Walk 05:17
5. Fucking Hostile 02:49
6. I’m Broken 04:25
7. 5 Minutes Alone 05:49
8. Drag the Waters 04:52
9. Revolution Is My Name 05:20
Total playing time: 45:25 min.