As part of the Amazon’s monthly $5 MP3 Deals, three classic Pantera albums — Cowboys From Hell, Vulgar Display Of Power, Far Beyond Driven – as well as the The Best Of Pantera compilation are currently on sale for only $5 each. Below are a listing of the sale albums, along with the release year and a mention of some of its noteworthy tunes. I’ve also listed the CDs, in case you want a physical copy; most of the listed CDs are “AutoRip,” which means if you purchase the CD, you’ll ALSO get the MP3 download for FREE.
Cowboys From Hell (1990) CD $7.99 | MP3 $4.99 Cowboys From Hell, Psycho Holiday, Cemetery Gates, Primal Concrete Sledge
Vulgar Display Of Power (1992) CD $9.99 | MP3 $4.99 Walk, This Love, Mouth For War, A New Level
Far Beyond Driven (1994) CD $9.99 | MP3 $4.99 I’m Broken, Becoming, 5 Minutes Alone, Strength Beyond Strength
The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboy’s Vulgar Hits CD $9.69 | MP3 $4.99 Walk, I’m Broken, This Love, Cowboys From Hell, Cemetery Gates
It’s hard to overstate Pantera’s influence on the heavy metal landscape. Phil Anselmo‘s harsh, aggressive vocals bouncing on Dimebag Darrell‘s razor-sharp guitar licks all riding on bassist Rex Brown and drummer Vinnie Paul‘s impossibly heavy groove gave metal a much needed kick up the you-know-what. They originally began as a glam metal band (good luck finding those first four albums), but it was their work of the late “˜80s and early “˜90s that warrants your attention on The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys’ Vulgar Hits! including tracks such as “Cowboys From Hell,” “Mouth For War,” “5 Minutes Alone,” and “Revolution Is My Name.”
Browse all 1,000 albums on sale this month for only $5 each, as well as several albums on sale this week for only $2.99 each.
Former Pantera and Damageplan guitarist “˜Dimebag’ Darrell died 7 years ago today. His murder was a story which shocked the whole rock and metal music world.
Born Darrell Abbott on August 20, 1966 in Ennis, Texas, he formed the heavy metal band Pantera with his brother Vinnie Paul on drums in 1981. Finally settling on a line up encompassing lead singer Phil Anselmo and bass player Rex Brown, Pantera began as a glam metal band before changing their plan of attack with their seminal heavy metal album Cowboys From Hell in 1991.
I despise American Idol. It goes against every fiber of belief I have in music. The Simon Cowell Cookie Cutter Factory of creating “stars” really gets on my last nerve. Despite my negativity towards the-show-that-distracts-millions, I can’t help but write about it at the moment, because metal gods Judas Priest made a guest appearance on the series finale the other night – and blew the whole show out of the water with a great performance, which you can view at the bottom of this post.
My hatred for American Idol aside, you have to admit that this is a good move for Priest in the publicity department. As reported here numerous times, the band are about to embark on their farewell tour, and making an impressive appearance on a show like this is a good way to get the word out beyond the regular fan base.
There’s just a few days left of Amazon’s celebration of heavy metal with their 50 $5 Metal Albums sale. For only $5 each in MP3 format, there are some insanely good must-have metal albums up for sale through the end of March, like Metallica‘s …And Justice For All, Judas Priest‘s Screaming For Vengeance, Black Sabbath‘s Heaven And Hell, Quiet Riot‘s Metal Health, and many more, including some really great “Best Of” compilations.
I picked out a few here below, but be sure to check out the main sale page to see all the albums available now for only $5 each.
Students of the Unusual™ comic cover used with permission of 3BoysProductions
The Mercuri Bros.™ comic cover used with permission of Prodigal Son Press
