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One of the most influential heavy metal albums of the '90s, 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 Dimebag 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. [The 2012 reissue of the album adds a non-LP bonus track "Piss," plus a DVD made up of five songs from an Italian concert and three music videos.
Condition:NEW. Punched upc.
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Mouth For War 3:56
2 A New Level 3:57
3 Walk 5:14
4 Fucking Hostile 2:48
5 This Love 6:32
6 Rise 4:36
7 No Good (Attack the Radical) 4:48
8 Live In a Hole 5:01
9 Regular People (Conceit) 5:27
10 By Demons Be Driven 4:40
11 Hollow 5:49
12 Piss previously unreleased / Bonus Track 5:07
Disc 2
1 Mouth For War Live
2 Domination/Hollow Live
3 Rise Live
4 This Love Live
5 Cowboys From Hell Live
6 Mouth For War
7 This Love
8 Walk
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