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101 Proof
''Official Live: 101 Proof'' is a live album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on July 29, 1997. Content The first 14 tracks are live recordings of songs from previously released studio albums, starting with '' Cowboys from Hell''. The last two songs ("Where You Come From" and "I Can't Hide") are new studio recordings. Drummer Vinnie Paul stated: "We recorded the new material during a break in our tour. We recorded them in 12 days. It was a great feeling to get back in the studio again. Especially when we knew the songs were going to go on an album that is so important for us and our fans. We felt like after 7 years of playing live, that we wanted to put out a record with all our best tunes. Songs that have our own TLC instead of all that foolishness that happens when a band puts out a greatest hits album or some overdubbed live album." The track "Dom/Hollow" is an amalgamation of parts of "Domination" (originally from ''Cowboys from Hell'') and "Hollow" (origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantera
Pantera () is an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas formed in 1981, and currently comprised of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, and touring musicians Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante. The group's best-known lineup consisted of drummer Vinnie Paul and guitarist Dimebag Darrell, along with Brown and Anselmo, who joined in 1982 and 1986 respectively. In addition to their development and popularization of the groove metal subgenre, Pantera is credited (along with others, such as Testament, Sepultura, and Machine Head) for being part of the second wave of thrash metal scene from the late 1980s to early-to-mid 1990s. Pantera is regarded as one of the most successful and influential bands in heavy metal history, having sold around 20 million records worldwide and having received four Grammy nominations. Having started as a glam metal band, Pantera released three albums in the mid-1980s with lead vocalist Terry Glaze (''Metal Magic'', ''Projects in the Jungle'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as All-Music Guide by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Brown
Rex Robert Brown (born July 27, 1964) is an American musician. He is best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Pantera, from 1982 to their disbandment in 2003. As of their reunion in 2022, he is the band's only constant member. Brown is also a former member of the supergroup Down (2001–2011) and the former bassist for Kill Devil Hill. He released his debut solo album ''Smoke on This…'' in 2017. For the first time in Brown's career, the work features him not only as a bassist but also as lead vocalist and guitarist. Brown authored a book called ''Official Truth 101 Proof'', which was released in April 2013. The book documents Pantera's formation, career, and disbandment. Early life Rex Robert Brown was born in Graham, Texas, on July 27, 1964. His father was 40 when Brown was born, and died in 1971. He was raised by his mother and sister. Brown was first introduced to music through his grandmother, who taught him to play the piano when he was a child, and turned him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Anselmo
Philip Hansen Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is an American heavy metal vocalist best known as the lead singer for Pantera, Down, and Superjoint, amongst other musical projects. He is the owner of Housecore Records. Anselmo is regarded as one of the greatest frontmen in metal history, known for being particularly animated and donning a machismo attitude that became emblematic of the general theme of Pantera. Earlier in his career with the band, Anselmo took considerable inspiration from heavy metal vocalists such as Rob Halford, singing in full head voice. However, he later became recognized for introducing a more guttural approach to the vocals. Early life Anselmo was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is of Danish, Additional January 6, 2017. Article title and subtitle Danish, interview English. Italian and French heritage. He attended many schools across Louisiana and Texas, the last of which was Grace King High School in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, which he drop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemetery Gates (Pantera Song)
"Cemetery Gates" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Pantera. The song is the fifth track from the 1990 album '' Cowboys from Hell'', the band's fifth record and second with lead singer Phil Anselmo. The song, the longest in Pantera's discography, showcases Anselmo's vocal ability and range, concluding with screaming high notes answered by Dimebag Darrell on guitar in a trade-off. Lyrics The lyrics lament the death of a female lover and the prospect of dying or committing suicide and rejoining her in the afterlife. Phil Anselmo has credited numerous inspirations for the song. He stated in an interview in 1991 that the song was written about his good friends that had committed suicide. He also stated in a Ustream.tv live Q&A that "there was a friend who had died in NOLA and it had a real heavy impact within my group of friends. When I wrote the lyrics I did not want them to be too personal, because that can be cheesy. I also had to make sure that the lyrics would n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowboys From Hell (song)
"Cowboys from Hell" is a song by American heavy metal band Pantera. First appearing on the band's 1989 demo album, the song is the band's first single. It was released later on the major label debut album ''Cowboys from Hell'', and on the band's compilation album. Pantera used the phrase "Cowboys from Hell" (or its abbreviation, CFH) liberally in its image and merchandise. Production Pantera's vocalist Phil Anselmo recalled on an episode of ''That Metal Show'' that during a 1989 house party in Fort Worth, Texas, guitarist Dimebag Darrell (Darrell Abbott) arrived late and ran towards Anselmo and said he had a new riff to show him. The two of them went into Abbott's car where he played the intro to Anselmo, who said afterward to Abbott, "Yes, this must be an anthem.". Drummer Vinnie Paul described the concept: Bassist Rex Brown remembered the designing of the introduction: The song was recorded for the band's 1989 demo album, '' Cowboys from Hell: The Demos''. After the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Love (Pantera Song)
"This Love" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Pantera. It was first released on the band's best-selling album, '' Vulgar Display of Power'', and later on the band's compilation album, '' The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!'' A live version was also included on '' Official Live: 101 Proof''. Composition and lyrics The song begins with a progressive chorus guitar riff played, and the song soon becomes heavier occasionally. Drummer Vinnie Paul has said that this song was about a relationship vocalist Phil Anselmo had been in previously. "''This Love'' was pretty much the story of a relationship he had been in, and he was really mad about it!". Reception "This Love" is one of the band's most well-known songs. ''Metal Hammer'' ranked the song number 10 on their list of the 50 best Pantera songs, writing that it "starts in pretty, elegant mode before erupting into a mad-eyed bar brawl of a chorus." ''Loudwire'' ranked "This Love" nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide Note (song)
"Suicide Note" is a two-part song by American heavy metal band Pantera from their eighth studio album, ''The Great Southern Trendkill''. The first half of the song was released as the album's second single in 1996. The combination total time is 9 minutes and 3 seconds. The first part of the song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1997. Background "Suicide Note Pt. I" features 12-string acoustic guitars, keyboards, and bass drum beats in the style of a heartbeat. Guitarist Dimebag Darrell told ''Guitar World'' magazine in 1996 that he wrote all the guitar parts of the song the first time he picked up a 12-string guitar that Washburn Guitars had sent him in recognition of his new endorsement of the company. The song breaks into "Suicide Note Pt. II", which in stark contrast to Pt. I, is a fast-tempo song featuring low tunings, screamed vocals throughout, and a breakdown at its climax. The main riff in Pt. II features extensive use of the DigiTech Whammy effects pedal which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5 Minutes Alone
"5 Minutes Alone" is a song by American heavy metal band Pantera from their 1994 album '' Far Beyond Driven''. The song also appears on the band's live album. The song was released as downloadable content for '' Rock Revolution'' and '' Rock Band 3'' and can be heard during a cut-scene in '' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier''. Meaning Speaking about what the song is about, Pantera's drummer Vinnie Paul said: :"The story behind this song is we were opening for Megadeth, and there was a guy that was flipping us off the whole show and so we stopped the show. And I was like, 'Listen, in case you haven't noticed there's 18,000 people who really dig what we're doing. You're the only one doing that stupid shit without even having to egg the crowd on.' Ten guys just jumped the guy and beat the shit out of him. His dad called the manager after all the lawsuits and this and that, and basically said, 'Give me five minutes with that Phil Anselmo guy. I want to whup his ass.' " Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becoming (song)
"Becoming" is a song by American heavy metal band Pantera from their seventh album '' Far Beyond Driven''. It was released as a 2-track promotional-only vinyl 12", with "5 Minutes Alone" as its B-side. Overview The song was conceived as an extensive series of high-speed double bass drum exercises by Vinnie Paul, and then guitarist Dimebag Darrell added riffs and a solo based on his first whammy pedal, the Digitech Whammy. It also uses an unusual guitar tuning, as it sits between C# and D-tuning. Vocalist and lyricist Phil Anselmo Philip Hansen Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal vocalist best known as the lead singer for Pantera, Down (band), Down, and Superjoint, amongst other musical projects. He is the owner of Housecore Records ... described the song as "gloating ... puffing the chest out ... very tongue in cheek, very much me playing around with words, and throwing a bit of a curveball at the listener". He elaborated, "The most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walk (Pantera Song)
"Walk" is a song by American heavy metal band Pantera from their sixth album '' Vulgar Display of Power''. A live performance of "Walk" is included on '' Official Live: 101 Proof'', and the studio version is also on the band's greatest hits album, '' The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!''. Song information The riff for "Walk" is played in a time signature of 12/8. Dimebag Darrell played the riff at a soundcheck during the tour for ''Cowboys from Hell'' and the rest of the band loved it. Vocalist Phil Anselmo said that the message of the song was "Take your fucking attitude and take a fuckin' walk with that. Keep that shit away from me". His message was aimed at friends that treated the band differently when they arrived home after touring for ''Cowboys from Hell''. He said "they thought it had gone to our heads, like we've got this rock-star thing embroidered across our faces". The music video was shot at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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