@@RuthlessMetalYT 80's Pantera just sound like a wannabe glam/Metal. From comboys from hell to upward this is where they find their own true musical identity. Groove metal is such a elusive term. 90' Pantera is way heavier than so called trash bands. Far beyond driven and the great southern trendkill is Pantera at their most violent, expérimental and punishing when many bands trying to compromise their sound for MTV and mainstream airplay ex Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus.. etr... Dimebag Direll guitar playing was way above others players when its come for rythme and groove.Meshuggah is a big gamechanger that separate old school from new school metal. You're ranking show that you're more of a 80's old school metal guys than anything else. Don't get me wrong here! I I still hold 80' metal in very high regard because as a middle age men i've seen it all. Metal as to evolve and not be stuck in the 84-92 period.
Vulgar is their best album. No good, fucking hostile, hollow, piss, by demons be driven, walk, mouth for war, regular people, this love. Strong album. Far beyond driven though heavier is not as cohesive as an album neither is cowboys or trendkill. Just my 2 cents
@@JohnnyJackson-yh9vw Trendkill is more consistant and it has more replay value, cause it is more diverse in sound. I think it's their best, but anyway this one and VDOP are the two best
@@pinthecool1 trendkill is pretty good. Depends on what you like. Drag the waters is dope how the song picks up steam. But suicide note part 2 not my thing though. Tens is great floods is great. I think dimebag really carried that album. Vinnie did great. Phil could've been better.
1. Cowboys From Hell (1990) 2. Vulgar Display of Power (1992) 3. The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) 4. Far Beyond Driven (1994) 5. Reinventing The Steel (2000) 6. Power Metal (1988) 7. I Am The Night (1985) 8. Projects In The Jungle (1984) 9. Metal Magic (1983)
I find this take from a non American (zero disrespect intended) absolutely fascinating! Because as an American I think the glamtera stuff is largely hot garbage and the stuff after FBD a diary of a band disintegrating. However, cowboys through far beyond is S-tier metal canon. So it’s very interesting and frankly wonderful to hear a different tale than the one I’m so accustomed to.
I think most europeans are much more familiar with cowboys and vulgar era too. But I find the albums before that much more interesting. far beyond is like f tier for me. haha
Yeah. but the 'standard' take is wrong. :) People look at 'glamtera' and think it looks rediculous then they apply the same thought to the music. But especially i am the night and power metal are more classic heavy metal than what the 90s records are. Cheers
@@RuthlessMetalYT Them being more classic heavy metal doesn't necessarily make them better... I'm sorry but I find their early stuff to be super derivative and dated, basically sounding like every other Judas priest wanna be that was out there at the time when albums like Cowboys or Great southern trendkill are so much more original and standout.
@@RuthlessMetalYT There's no such thing as the 'real sound of metal' that's pretentious as fuck. We all listen to different forms of metal for different moods and emotions so not a single subgenre is truer than another, get the hell outta here...
@@fourseasons4105 well you are right in the sense there isn't 1 definite sound of metal plus even if someone was to play that card, glam isn't the true sound of metal either because black Sabbath originated metal and they have no glam to there sound in the slightest so yes the point is completely redundant. If anything Sabbath leaned on a sludgy blues rock sound.
@@RuthlessMetalYT if Pantera did more thrash and British you'd probably love them. I mean, everyone in Pantera (maybe except phil) could've pulled that off. Sadly, people were just getting tired of thrash and since they didn't have thrash history they just couldn't be thrash at that time
When the Great Southern Trendkill came out I was in my early teens, in a dark place in life, and the visceral, primal nature of that album was just cathartic to listen to. Still is to this day. I think that's a huge part of that album's appeal to those who adore it. Easily in my top 10 records of all time.
Spicy take. Glad you call it like you see it. "I Am the Night" was my first Pantera album but "Cowboys from Hell" is probably my favorite. I do 100% agree that Phil's look-at-me lyrics are often hard to take. I rarely find myself in the mood to listen to an entire album.
I have "Power Metal" at #1, Overall. It had all of the advantages offered by the members involved, coupled with it being released in a time in which Metal was being embraced in all it's glory. Dimebag's (Or should I say "Diamond's") solo on "We'll Meet Again" is awe-inspiring along with some full blown Thrash moments in a spot or two, the album lives up to the last decade in which we had unfiltered awesomeness free of the subversive decay that was just around the corner when Grunge and other forms of media(TV, Movies, etc.) all embraced the "hungover" vibe of the 90s.
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I mean the switch to groove metal made them incredible all 5 of Reinventing steel, far beyond driven, great southern trend kill, vulgar display of power and cowboys from hell were unbelievable
Wow! This was a very interesting watch, to see my favorite album being the last was surprising haha! But I can see where you are coming from, and also completely agree that the "Glamtera" albums should be made more widely available or at least easier to get access through either spotify or apple music as you said. This was a good watch and very interesting to hear other opinions!
I totally agree with your rankings - was laughing at your (and mine ) typically old school views & tastes whereas more modern Pantera fans will be totally scratching their heads at your rankings!😂
Have to agree. Never cared about this band, but "I am the night" is a desent heavy metal album. To be honest I only listen to it on TH-cam a few times. But it sound very much like real traditional 80s metal, and that is always nice. Edit. My friend always used to crank up Pantera when we was drinking. So I got fed up back in the 90s, haha
Ouch I was pretty shocked on your take of the last half of Pantera. As that is when I got into them was Cowboys From Hell and till the end. Here are my rankings and favorite track from each album if I have one. 1. Cowboys From Hell: Medicine Man & it is my favorite track from Pantera overall. Phil's vocals were absolutely incredible in this track and it is super criminally underrated. 2. Vulgar Display Of Power: A New Level. This is the album that pretty much got me into Pantera. I bought the CD at a local owned record store after I got out of high school in late '92. And it literally blew my mind! 3. The Great Southern Trendkill: Floods. And hands down is one of Dimebag's best guitar pieces I feel. 4. Far Beyond Driven: I honestly do not have a favorite track from this particular album. But it is fun to listen to. 5. Power Metal: No favorite track, but this album is fantastic and really showed the awesome vocal range Phil once had. 6. I Am The Night: I don't have a favorite track, but this album is pretty good and has some great tracks to jam to. After that point I can't really rank the rest as I didn't listen to them as much. Maybe my ranking will change if I listen to them some more over time. Also I have seen Pantera twice in my lifetime and they were great! Once in '98 with Slayer, Soulfly, Megadeth and Black Sabbath and again at Ozzfest in '00.
1. Far Beyond Driven 2. The Great Southern Trendkill 3. Cowboys From Hell 4. Vulgar Display Of Power 5. Projects In The Jungle 6. Reinventing The Steel 7. Metal Magic 8. Power Metal 9. I Am The Night
Geez, I didn’t realize how much hate this band gets, not just in this video but in the comments section. They’re one of my favorite bands and I never get tired of listening to any of their stuff.
To find a person who enjoys the Glam Era of Pantera is very RARE. 5: Cowboys from Hell (This Album does has some Bangers) 4: Metal Magic 3: Power Metal 2: I am the Night 1: Projects in the Jungle
I really don't enjoy the 'glam era' which is more or less metal magic and half of projects in the jungle. i am the night and power metal is more heavy metal albums than glam albums I would say.
Their early albums are not bad, I like Projects in the Jungle, I Am The Night and Power Metal. But their later albums (Cowboys from Hell to Reinventing the Steel) are definitely classics
@@RuthlessMetalYT lotsa pretty good guitarists. Didnt say he wasnt. Hes often referred to as elite, and innovative. Hes a good guitarist. But so is Mick Mars
my ranking. 1 power metal 2 metal magic 3 cowboys from hell 4 vulgar display of power 5 i am the night 6 projects in the jungle 7 far beyond driven 8 reinventing the steel 9 the great southern trendkill
Oh, Pantera. Jump, jump...jump around ! I didn`t even knew the names of their last albums.But I think I have one album !? Wait...yes.."Far beyond driven". As I remember, there the jumping man brags about how strong he is even without muscles and does a kind of self - psycho analysis about how broken he is . Every Punkrockstar or "Rolllins" would have been proud of this. These guys definitely weren`t on my side of the train back then. Neither in the eighties nor in the nineties.
@@RuthlessMetalYT "Power Metal" is ok. But in my opinion there you had a Poserrock Band that, strangely enough, didn`t sell. So they changed their style into Priest.( And round that time there was a TON of bands who did it better. Malice, Gravestone, Noisehunter etc.) After that not working out, too, they changed their style into Metallica. With a little more groove, maybe borrowed from S.O.D or Anthrax . But without that uplifting feeling you get when you hear them. Their riffing was depressing. With that ihey weren`t alone in the nineties mainstream metal guild. Listen to all that "Tool" or "Korn" etcetc. Or Danzig. Cock Rock in black for suicidal incels.
My raking 1. Far beyond driven 2.Cowboys form hell 3.Reiventing the steel 4. Vulgar display of power 5. The great southern trendkill 6. power metal 7. Im the night 8. Projects in the jungle 9. Metal Magic
Well, that's it, Pantera baby!, It's time to rank. 1-Far Beyond Driven (a goddamn awesome album that is probably the best Grove metal album I've ever heard!!) 2-Cowbowys of hell (this album is a total classic, and definitely the album that changed Pantera!) 3-Vulgar display of power (another goddamn awesome album, not soo much compared to far beyond, but it still kicks ass ALOT) 4-Reiveinting the Steel (An really UNDERRATED album, that ended Pantera with an platinum key 😎) 5-great southern Trend-kill (not a very good album, but it is still AWESOME 😎👌) Well, now Is the pre-Cowboys from Hell era. Well, I will be quick and punctual. 1-Power Metal 2-I Am The Night 3-Projects in the jungle 4-metal magic in general, all Glam era albums are decent, and power metal for example is actually a really good one. Even tough I was not a fan of glam, reviewing now my thoughts on glam, I can say that yes, the Pantera glam era is not that bad, on the contrary, I like it decently. Soo yes, even on the Glam era, Pantera is still one of the best bands I've ever knew. Also, R.I.P Dimebag and Vini, you two were among the best and we're the best. I hope you two are living in peace wherever you are...
@@RuthlessMetalYT cheers mate Anyone can have a opinion, i dislike people saying that their opinion is the most important one and no other can have a different one. They make me angry 😡 But when is someone like you, i always accept that you have a different look at things. And that's why I follow you my comrade!
CFH has always been my favorite. I really appreciate Phil's vocals on that. This sounds like you don't even like the band. RIP Brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul Abbott ❤️. RE-SPECT 👊
When I was younger I liked Pantera a lot more than I do now. Now I can't make it through a whole album without skipping songs. And I agree, I never liked Far Beyond Driven. Here's my ranking: 1. Cowboys From Hell 2. The Great Southern Trendkill 3. Vulgar Display Of Power 4. Reinventing The Steel 5. All of their Glam albums 6. Far Beyond Driven
I'm surprised Jim did this. I know his disdain for this band. I think only because he had to put it to rest. I'm older, but i'll say, I think Pantera was a release for young white bangers who didn't want hip hop forced on them. What else commercially were they gonna find...METALLICA? The bangers who know the underground I'm not counting. Pantera provided something against grunge and hip hop.
9. I Am the Night 8. Projects in the Jungle 7. Metal Magic 6. Vulgar Display of Power 5. Power Metal 4. Far Beyond Driven 3. Reinventing the Steel 2. The Great Southern Trendkill 1. Cowboys from Hell
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Finally somebody says this!!! My list would be: 1. I am the night 2. Power Metal 3. Projects in the Jungle 4. Metal Magic... and then the rest which I dislike, ok than on 5. Cowobys and then the garbage that came after it. When Pantera opened for PRIEST and Annihilator on the 1990 "Painkiller" tour, I brought my four LPs for the guys to sign, I remember as yesterday Dimebag was VERY (!) surprised a guy in Germany came with those 4 albums and he was very friendly and talkative. I think he even asked me where I got them from, I think I got two of them in a record shop in Basel, Switzerland. Phil wasn't friendly at all... (There was nothing to sign from him! I didn't had that "new" album...) Still he didn't bitch, he just saw me coming from a Judas Priest interview and they were the "baby" band on that tour.
Even though I highly disagree with your ranking, not to start any hate, I respect your ranking also. this is only MY opinion. I do find your ranking, very interesting, and different from any other fan, and I like to see it like that. If there's one thing I'd recommend to a Pantera first timer is to listen to all the albums in order, and wait maybe 6 months to relisten to all of them in order. Again, I'd rather not start a fight, because this is only MY opinion. I do like their 80s albums, except Metal Magic, because that one in particular, wasn't one that I enjoyed all together. I respect your rankings, and personally, my top 5 favorite of their albums are: 5. Cowboys From Hell 4. Vulgar Display Of Power 3. The Great Southern Trendkill 2. Reinventing The Steel 1. Far Beyond Driven
Its nice to see a new take on Pantera. They've always been sorta controversial in one way or another. I'll defend Cowboys and Vulgar as I think they are really good (if a little similar to each other) and nobody can argue they arent good songs to work out too. But being a big fan of 80's thrash and a little bit of 90's stuff like early Pantera or Iced Earth (If you like them I'd love to see you rank Iced Earth) I didn't really care for what they and the metal genre in general turned into, even as a young 20 year old I can tell a lot of what made metal special early on has kinda vanished and metal has kinda become a parody of itself, and I think Pantera had a large hand in that.
I am glad someone else appreciates how much better I Am the Night was than the tuff guy hip hop was. It makes me extremely angry that like spoiled little kids Pantera has made it impossible to buy new copies of their only albums worth buying. Someone should legally make them give up rights to hold back the reissues. Just like Tom Fischer and Cold Lake, which is also BS. Fortunately I could care less about buying a reissue of Cold Lake, but I would love to find some decent remastered CDs of the first 4 Pantera albums
@@RuthlessMetalYT I hope not. Putting the spotlight on great albums by what would become crappy 1990s Tuff guy hip hop Punk Rock is community service. It's not often that anyone into True Metal can find any redeeming qualities in a band's catalog. For instance there's no hidden gems in the Korn, or Limp Bizkit discography. Pantera is indeed a unique opportunity
@@RuthlessMetalYT Maybe if enough people can bring attention to albums like I Am the Night etc will bring enough attention to these money hungry bands that Maybe it would be to their financial advantage to reissue their back catalog. After all if someone is willing to shave their head and wear Baggy cargo shorts to make a few extra bucks, releasing a few CDs that don't live up to a forced macho image is much easier than just throwing away 3 years of hair growth
FINALLY! Someone agrees that Pantera's groove metal era is the most dull and boring overhyped crap ever. I didn't get them at the time and 30 years later, I still don't.
coming from a sludge perspective (i like punk vocals in metal) 1. The Great Southern Trendkill Favorite: 10s or Floods, Least Favorite: War Nerve or Living Through Me 2. Far Beyond Driven Favorite: Hard Lines and Sunken Cheeks Solo, Least Favorite: Hard Lines and Sunken Cheeks Song 3. Power Metal Favorite: We'll Meet Again or Over and Out, Least Favorite: I don't even need to say it you already know 4. Cowboys From Hell Favorite: Shattered, Least Favorite: Medicine Man 5. Reinventing the Steel Favorite: I'll Cast a Shadow or It Makes Them Disappear, Least Favorite: Uplift 6. Vulgar Display of Power Favorite: This Love, Least Favorite: Rise 7. I Am the Night Favorite: DGTTM Least Favorite: Hot and Heavy 8. Projects in the Jungle Favorite: Out For Blood, Least Favorite: Heavy Metal Rules 9. Metal Magic This album sucks
Last year I visited Records & Rarities in Springfield VA (US) where they had just scored two of Pantera's "Hair Meta"-era LPs. Starting price: $300! Each!
@@RuthlessMetalYT I thrive on heavy music. Won't come around on that anytime soon. Right when I saw this video I could predict your placements lolol. Still like the content though because you're giving me stuff to listen to at work.
Since you mentioned Black Sabbath in the beginning I watched the hole video remembering you ranked 'Heaven and He'll and Mob Rules' over 'Vol4 and Sabotage', how could you ahahah. Great video as always!
First Pantera I listened to was Vulgar and it's still my fav. So was surprised you ranked it so low. Never listened to anything with TG, but Ill start with your recommendation. Thanks for the vid!
Love this ranking. Im 16 and enjoy their glam metal period a lot more. They were allright in the 90s but what came after them in metal was bloody awful.
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some trivia: Cowboys from Hell was initially recorded in 1989 before being redone in 1990, the early versions were added on deluxe and other editions of the album under the name Cowboys from Hell: The Demos and Phil's vocals sound more clean on it and the one song that got cut, The Will to Survive, is a pretty cool 80s Pantera track. anyway I like both eras of Pantera though I felt this 'angry Groove Metal' style was getting somewhat tiring by the last few albums.
Hilarious, Trendkill is my #1, but I see your points about groove metal. They haven't been a favorite for a long time, but it's cool they're (sort of) coming back for a new generation.
yes, I can't stand it. haha. Trendkill is probably the grooviest of the Pantera records. or the closest to nu metal. these things are on the outer limits of my knowledge. :D
Honestly never expected you to do a Pantera ranking and coming from someone who likes Pantera I thought this was a interesting perspective. But I have a question, are there any modern metal bands you like?
I'd put them all in last place because they, and Metallica, are the reason why 90% of thrash bands sold out and why I had to switch to death and black metal in my youth. It was terrible to see how the likes of Forbidden, Demolition Hammer, Kreator, Anthrax etc sold out. At least we are currently having a thrash resurgence 😎
This is.. not what I expected. I've always thought the pre-Cowboys albums are very underrated, but you might be the only person in history to rate IATN #1. Most people who appreciate the Glamtera albums rate PM the highest out of those albums. Still, I'd go with something more like: 1) CFH 2) VDOP 3) PM 4) FBD 5) IATN 6) PITJ 7) TGSTK 8) RTS 9) MM. And tbh 6-8 are relatively interchangeable rank-wise.
Bit surprised by the ranking, but I can see what your thoughts of this are. Ironically enough, your least favorite Pantera record is one I actually dig quite a fair bit hehe.
Interesting list. Good job! I was surprised you even ranked Pantera, since I knew before you weren't a fan. But I'm glad you did, since I watched this video as soon as I saw it. As a Pantera fan, here is my list: 1. Cowboys From Hell (one of the first metal albums I listened to, so I have lots of nostalgia. But this album is the most consistent from them (imo). Great songs as well). 2. Far Beyond Driven ( I love this album, even though it's agreeably repetitive. There's some of their best riffs (imo) and I dont have a problem with Phil's vocals in this era). 3. Power Metal ( Underrated, and should be reissued. More of a classic metal sound, but I love classic heavy/speed/thrash metal, so it's good. Some good songs on here and shouldn't be skipped) 4. Projects in the Jungle (This is where the Pantera albums for me start to dip in quality. This album is too glammy and unoriginal for my taste (I'm not going to argue Pantera is the most original band, but their later albums compared to this is like a different band). Production is also trash. But it's a decent record. 5. The Great Southern Trendkill (Some people say this album is one of their best, and I don't see why. Drag the Waters is my favorite Pantera song, but the rest are just average. Also, Phil recorded his vocals in a different studio from the band, so that shoes tension starting to be built and ruining song quality of their later albums.) 6. Reinventing the Steel (The Great Southern Trendkill... except even more bland.) 7. I Am the Night ( Not as bad as Metal Magic, but still bad. Don't get personally why this is considered the best album of the glamtera album (by some), cause it fails at going a little "heavier" than Projects. Haven't listened to it in a while, but from what I remember i shouldn't. 8. Metal Magic: Bland, cheesy, ripoff glam garbage. Thanks for reading
Yeah not the biggest fan, I like 2-3 records but yeah. Overrated in my opinion and I knew a big chunk of discography somewhat well so then it's easier to rank.
Can I request an Anvil Rank 'Em All episode? I've been listening to their discography lately, and I think they have some seriously overlooked stuff. \m/
@@RuthlessMetalYT ok, but I do want to recommend "Pound For Pound", "Worth The Weight" and "Speed Of Sound". They get so much attention for their first 3 albums, but these 3 are hidden gems, in my opinion.
Okay, I'm gonna give this a fair try. I'll add my list first, and then I'll explain why I rank the records in that order. 1. The Great Southern Trendkill 2. Vulgar Display Of Power 3. Cowboys From Hell 4. Far Beyond Driven 5. Reinventing The Steel No, I'm not gonna list the 1980 albums, simply because Pantera became Pantera in 1990 for me. I was there from the very start. I became a fan in like 1991 or 1992, I think. I was born in 1981. So when Cowboys came out, I was just this little ugly dude in school with teeth sticking out everywhere, wearing this huge Pantera t-shirt, with other dudes in school being all like "did you buy a new dress?". I won an air guitar competition during that time, rolling around on the floor playing along to the title track Cowboys From Hell. Then came Vulgar Display Of Power, and everything just changed. They took the best ingredients from Cowboys, and just amplified them. It all just got so much heavier and cooler. Phil fucking shaved all his hair off for that record, because it was a whole new attitude, and damn - it grooved. That first opening track Mouth For War is one I still rock out to, to this very day. Nu metal came in, Korn took over, and I honestly kinda "missed" Far Beyond Driven. It's still kinda lost on me. I don't think that record is as good as the ones that came before it, or the one that came after it. I don't even include Reinventing The Steel here, because I honestly never really gave it a fair shot. I had lost interest in Pantera by that point. But man. In 1996, when they released The Great Southern Trendkill, I was just floored and nailed to my bed. I don't even remember where I was when I put that record on. Probably at home in my bed, with headphones on and volume turned up to max. That entire record just flew by, and I was all like "what the fuck was that?". I didn't understand what I had just listened to, so I just kept repeating that record over and over and over. That record is pure magic. I had goose bumps all over my body. That's the Pantera record I always go back and listen to, because it's just so dark, brutal and honest. And that evil rattle snake on the album cover. You can't beat that album.
Hell yeah! I'm not that familiar with the 80's Pantera records, but I have listened those just a bit. They sound alright. But obviously 90's stuff is godtier! Vulgar Display of Power has to be one of my all time favorites.
1. The great southern trendkill 2. Far beyond driven 3. Cowboys from hell 4. Vulgar display of power 5. Reinventing the steel 6. Power metal 7. I am the night 8. Projects in the jungle 9. Metal magic
The Far beyond Driven comments are punch in the mouthable my friend. We can all have our tastes but being a hater stinks. Great album great band in a time when college drip like REM and the Singles movie were "cutting edge". Dime and Phil are Gods
My rankings: 1: Vulgar Display of Power. This is their album where everything lands. Mouth For War, Walk, Rise, Regular People, This Love, Fucking Hostile... really, I should list every song, but I won't. Also, four of the tracks here were the inspirations for some of the classic DOOM songs, so this album is pretty special to me. 2: Cowboys From Hell. Almost as good as VDOP. Lots of bangers here. The title track, Domination, Art of Shredding, and Shattered are just a few. The only reason it's at number 2 is because VDOP is just that good. 3: Far Beyond Driven. It's a solid album. Not a perfect one though. Strength Beyond Strength is one of my favorite Pantera songs, and it's also home to songs like 25 Years, Becoming, I'm Broken, and 5 Minutes Alone. There's some bad parts though. Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks is kinda dull, and I don't care much for the Planet Caravan cover either. Throes of Rejection lyrically sounds like it was written by a simp who got cheated on by his girlfriend because of an inferior dick size. Yeah, sounds extreme, but the lyrics are that bad. Also, Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills is easily their worst 90s song. Fun album despite its shortcomings. 3 (Tied With FBD): Reinventing The Steel. It seems like I admire this album more than other people do. Goddamn Electric, Death Rattle, Yesterday Don't Mean Shit, We'll Grind That Axe For A Long Time, etc. Very solid album. The high points aren't THAT high, but the lows aren't quite low either. This one is tied with FBD because it really depends on preference; would you rather have a consistently good album, or an album with high high points, but low low points? 4: The Great Southern Trendkill. This is St. Anger if it was a better album. The band was going through a lot of rough stuff at the time, and it shows, especially with songs like Suicide Note Part 2. The title track, War Nerve, Drag The Waters, and Floods are pretty solid. It's a bit of an acquired taste at times, I will say, but definitely not bad. 5: Every 80s album. Not a fan of this era. Power Metal is the one decent album of the era, as it felt like they were starting to find their sound. Before that, however, it wasn't even remotely good. They were basically one of those rock bands that mostly sang about sex and stuff. Absolutely cringe lyrics. The instrumentals are usually nothing special either. Also, the official Pantera account doesn't even have a playlist for these albums, and the genius pages have grammar errors. Even Metallica's Lulu didn't have those shortcomings, so make of that what you will.
As an American who lived for a time in Germany, I found it fascinating that the European opinion of Pantera was quite different than the American one. With that knowledge, I wasn't surprised at all with your rankings.
I think my opinion of Pantera is quite different from most Europeans. I think most metal fans are into Pantera, simply because they are big and popular, but I just can't stand that modern metal sound that they and a few others invented around 1990.
1. CFH 2. Vulgar 3. Far Beyond Driven 4. Power Metal 5. I Am The Night 6. Trendkill 7. Reinventing The Steel 8. Projects In The Jungle 9. Metal Magic Their earliest stuff isn’t as good due to production in my opinion.
Honestly, Cowboys is the only Anselmo era one I like. Even on Vulgar I only like Walk ironically. With Far Beyond Driven onward I just can't make myself care.
The great southern trendkill is Pantera most violent and most expérimental by far. Its my favorite by far.
yeah, but it's also them at their most modern and perhaps most hardcore.
@@RuthlessMetalYT 80's Pantera just sound like a wannabe glam/Metal. From comboys from hell to upward this is where they find their own true musical identity. Groove metal is such a elusive term. 90' Pantera is way heavier than so called trash bands. Far beyond driven and the great southern trendkill is Pantera at their most violent, expérimental and punishing when many bands trying to compromise their sound for MTV and mainstream airplay ex Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus.. etr... Dimebag Direll guitar playing was way above others players when its come for rythme and groove.Meshuggah is a big gamechanger that separate old school from new school metal. You're ranking show that you're more of a 80's old school metal guys than anything else. Don't get me wrong here! I I still hold 80' metal in very high regard because as a middle age men i've seen it all. Metal as to evolve and not be stuck in the 84-92 period.
Vulgar is their best album. No good, fucking hostile, hollow, piss, by demons be driven, walk, mouth for war, regular people, this love. Strong album. Far beyond driven though heavier is not as cohesive as an album neither is cowboys or trendkill. Just my 2 cents
@@JohnnyJackson-yh9vw Trendkill is more consistant and it has more replay value, cause it is more diverse in sound. I think it's their best, but anyway this one and VDOP are the two best
@@pinthecool1 trendkill is pretty good. Depends on what you like. Drag the waters is dope how the song picks up steam. But suicide note part 2 not my thing though. Tens is great floods is great. I think dimebag really carried that album. Vinnie did great. Phil could've been better.
1. Cowboys From Hell (1990)
2. Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
3. The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)
4. Far Beyond Driven (1994)
5. Reinventing The Steel (2000)
6. Power Metal (1988)
7. I Am The Night (1985)
8. Projects In The Jungle (1984)
9. Metal Magic (1983)
Cheers!
Very similar ranking for me
I could agree with this list. Ruthless metal is trolling.
Exact same for me except I would swap #2 with #3
I find this take from a non American (zero disrespect intended) absolutely fascinating! Because as an American I think the glamtera stuff is largely hot garbage and the stuff after FBD a diary of a band disintegrating. However, cowboys through far beyond is S-tier metal canon. So it’s very interesting and frankly wonderful to hear a different tale than the one I’m so accustomed to.
I think most europeans are much more familiar with cowboys and vulgar era too. But I find the albums before that much more interesting. far beyond is like f tier for me. haha
Non american has nothing to do with it. Pantera is not as universal as "the culture" likes to think they are. and I'm a Pantera fan.
100 agree, pantera from cowboys till reinventing the steel are awesome!
It's interesting you phrase it that way because that glam sound is a very American sound
@@gzeuskraiste yeah. the glam metal sound is also very american even if it was quite popular here in Scandinavia too.
I love this so much. I like Pantera well enough. But I love that this is the exact opposite of the standard take on the band.
Yeah. but the 'standard' take is wrong. :) People look at 'glamtera' and think it looks rediculous then they apply the same thought to the music. But especially i am the night and power metal are more classic heavy metal than what the 90s records are. Cheers
@@RuthlessMetalYT Them being more classic heavy metal doesn't necessarily make them better... I'm sorry but I find their early stuff to be super derivative and dated, basically sounding like every other Judas priest wanna be that was out there at the time when albums like Cowboys or Great southern trendkill are so much more original and standout.
@@fourseasons4105 That is the real sound of metal. If you don't like it then you're probably on the wrong channel because that's all I do here.
@@RuthlessMetalYT There's no such thing as the 'real sound of metal' that's pretentious as fuck. We all listen to different forms of metal for different moods and emotions so not a single subgenre is truer than another, get the hell outta here...
@@fourseasons4105 well you are right in the sense there isn't 1 definite sound of metal plus even if someone was to play that card, glam isn't the true sound of metal either because black Sabbath originated metal and they have no glam to there sound in the slightest so yes the point is completely redundant. If anything Sabbath leaned on a sludgy blues rock sound.
Disagree with pretty much everything, but bonus points for an unique list/ranking 👍
Good video as always!
you'll come around. ;) Cheers!
@@RuthlessMetalYT if Pantera did more thrash and British you'd probably love them.
I mean, everyone in Pantera (maybe except phil) could've pulled that off.
Sadly, people were just getting tired of thrash and since they didn't have thrash history they just couldn't be thrash at that time
When the Great Southern Trendkill came out I was in my early teens, in a dark place in life, and the visceral, primal nature of that album was just cathartic to listen to. Still is to this day. I think that's a huge part of that album's appeal to those who adore it. Easily in my top 10 records of all time.
Cheers!
"cowboys from hell" Is perfect
Imagine cowboys from hell with a thrash metal production and not that wonky buzzsaw sound. ;)
1. Vulgar Display of Power
2. Cowboys from Hell
3. The Great Southern Trendkill
4. Far Beyond Driven
5. Reinventing the Steel
Cheers!
Spicy take. Glad you call it like you see it. "I Am the Night" was my first Pantera album but "Cowboys from Hell" is probably my favorite.
I do 100% agree that Phil's look-at-me lyrics are often hard to take. I rarely find myself in the mood to listen to an entire album.
yeah they can be a little too much.
1- The Great Southern Trendkill
2- Cowboys from Hell
3- Vulgar Display of Power
4- Far Beyond Driven
5- Reinventing the Steel
Cheers!
Finally someone who thinks of them like I do. Nice ranking...🤘
yeah. metal hammer thinks that cowboys from hell was their debut. haha ;)
@@RuthlessMetalYT Clueless people that do not look beyond what the TV and mainstream radio tell them...
indeed.
I have "Power Metal" at #1, Overall. It had all of the advantages offered by the members involved, coupled with it being released in a time in which Metal was being embraced in all it's glory. Dimebag's (Or should I say "Diamond's") solo on "We'll Meet Again" is awe-inspiring along with some full blown Thrash moments in a spot or two, the album lives up to the last decade in which we had unfiltered awesomeness free of the subversive decay that was just around the corner when Grunge and other forms of media(TV, Movies, etc.) all embraced the "hungover" vibe of the 90s.
Nice, Cheers!
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Floods on Great Southern Trendkill may be Dimes Greatest work of all time. That in itself deserves incredible respect and recognition.
Cheers!
Im not into pantera but I like the old albums.
noice, cheerios
That was... unexpected.
I could not dissagree more, but hey, whatever floats your boat, my friend.
Still love your chanell. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Sir. :)
Power Metal deserve more recognition I think. Is a very very solid album.
Cheers!
I mean the switch to groove metal made them incredible all 5 of Reinventing steel, far beyond driven, great southern trend kill, vulgar display of power and cowboys from hell were unbelievable
yeah they became huge for doing that switch but I never liked that style of metal, it just felt dumbed down.
Wouldn't be crazy if you made a Limp Bizkit's Rank 'em all video for April Fools or December 28th?
haha. no, I need to be able to look myself in the mirror. haha
@@RuthlessMetalYT Just do it for the nookie Xdddd.
Don't even compare Pantera to Limp Bizkit. They're two completely different roads in metal.
@@RuthlessMetalYT this is even funnier now haha
my pantera album ranked:
1 - metal magic
2 - power metal
3 - project in the jungle
4 - i am the night
nice, Cheers
Wow! This was a very interesting watch, to see my favorite album being the last was surprising haha! But I can see where you are coming from, and also completely agree that the "Glamtera" albums should be made more widely available or at least easier to get access through either spotify or apple music as you said. This was a good watch and very interesting to hear other opinions!
yeah, My take on their albums are kinda based in the fact that I like traditional metal more so than the modern stuff. ;) Cheers!
I totally agree with your rankings - was laughing at your (and mine ) typically old school views & tastes whereas more modern Pantera fans will be totally scratching their heads at your rankings!😂
Yeah, I've recieved a few grumpy messages from the nu metal fans. haha
@@RuthlessMetalYT did you just call a groove metal band Nu Metal?
Have to agree.
Never cared about this band, but "I
am the night" is a desent heavy metal album.
To be honest I only listen to it on TH-cam a few times.
But it sound very much like real traditional 80s metal, and that is always nice.
Edit.
My friend always used to crank up Pantera when we was drinking.
So I got fed up back in the 90s, haha
haha. yeah also got fed up. plus the hype was mostly around the albums that I didn't care for.
Ouch I was pretty shocked on your take of the last half of Pantera. As that is when I got into them was Cowboys From Hell and till the end. Here are my rankings and favorite track from each album if I have one.
1. Cowboys From Hell: Medicine Man & it is my favorite track from Pantera overall. Phil's vocals were absolutely incredible in this track and it is super criminally underrated.
2. Vulgar Display Of Power: A New Level. This is the album that pretty much got me into Pantera. I bought the CD at a local owned record store after I got out of high school in late '92. And it literally blew my mind!
3. The Great Southern Trendkill: Floods. And hands down is one of Dimebag's best guitar pieces I feel.
4. Far Beyond Driven: I honestly do not have a favorite track from this particular album. But it is fun to listen to.
5. Power Metal: No favorite track, but this album is fantastic and really showed the awesome vocal range Phil once had.
6. I Am The Night: I don't have a favorite track, but this album is pretty good and has some great tracks to jam to.
After that point I can't really rank the rest as I didn't listen to them as much. Maybe my ranking will change if I listen to them some more over time. Also I have seen Pantera twice in my lifetime and they were great! Once in '98 with Slayer, Soulfly, Megadeth and Black Sabbath and again at Ozzfest in '00.
Nice, Cheers!
This looks more like the definitive list. Pantera probably would have never been on the map without their '90s output.
1. Far Beyond Driven
2. The Great Southern Trendkill
3. Cowboys From Hell
4. Vulgar Display Of Power
5. Projects In The Jungle
6. Reinventing The Steel
7. Metal Magic
8. Power Metal
9. I Am The Night
cheers
Hot takes! Love it.
Cheers
Geez, I didn’t realize how much hate this band gets, not just in this video but in the comments section. They’re one of my favorite bands and I never get tired of listening to any of their stuff.
hehe Cheers!
To find a person who enjoys the Glam Era of Pantera is very RARE.
5: Cowboys from Hell (This Album does has some Bangers)
4: Metal Magic
3: Power Metal
2: I am the Night
1: Projects in the Jungle
I really don't enjoy the 'glam era' which is more or less metal magic and half of projects in the jungle. i am the night and power metal is more heavy metal albums than glam albums I would say.
@@RuthlessMetalYT exacto , i am the night y power metal serian heavy / speed metal y son geniales
Their early albums are not bad, I like Projects in the Jungle, I Am The Night and Power Metal. But their later albums (Cowboys from Hell to Reinventing the Steel) are definitely classics
nice, Cheers!
I actually almost completely agree with this list (I'm 23, for what it's worth), but I'd love to see what the ratio is in the likes to dislikes is.
82% thumbs up, 18% thumbs down. ;) Cheers!
Pantera is awesome, and Cowboys from Hell is my first Pantera album I heard
Cheers
Unexpected upload. Not the biggest fan of this band, but I must give respect to the sheer skill of dimebag
same here. I like 2 albums more or less.
One of the most overrated guitarists of all time
@@hockeyeverything4339 Don't know about that, he is a pretty good guitarist but the music he decided to play ain't that enjoyable.
@@RuthlessMetalYT lotsa pretty good guitarists. Didnt say he wasnt. Hes often referred to as elite, and innovative. Hes a good guitarist. But so is Mick Mars
@@hockeyeverything4339
Go listen to the solos in The Sleep and tell us Mick could compose or play those.
my ranking.
1 power metal
2 metal magic
3 cowboys from hell
4 vulgar display of power
5 i am the night
6 projects in the jungle
7 far beyond driven
8 reinventing the steel
9 the great southern trendkill
Oh, Pantera. Jump, jump...jump around ! I didn`t even knew the names of their last albums.But I think I have one album !? Wait...yes.."Far beyond driven". As I remember, there the jumping man brags about how strong he is even without muscles and does a kind of self - psycho analysis about how broken he is . Every Punkrockstar or "Rolllins" would have been proud of this. These guys definitely weren`t on my side of the train back then. Neither in the eighties nor in the nineties.
You don't like Power metal and I am the night? solid records in my opinoin.
@@RuthlessMetalYT "Power Metal" is ok. But in my opinion there you had a Poserrock Band that, strangely enough, didn`t sell. So they changed their style into Priest.( And round that time there was a TON of bands who did it better. Malice, Gravestone, Noisehunter etc.) After that not working out, too, they changed their style into Metallica. With a little more groove, maybe borrowed from S.O.D or Anthrax . But without that uplifting feeling you get when you hear them. Their riffing was depressing. With that ihey weren`t alone in the nineties mainstream metal guild. Listen to all that "Tool" or "Korn" etcetc. Or Danzig. Cock Rock in black for suicidal incels.
My raking
1. Far beyond driven
2.Cowboys form hell
3.Reiventing the steel
4. Vulgar display of power
5. The great southern trendkill
6. power metal
7. Im the night
8. Projects in the jungle
9. Metal Magic
Cheerios
I never quite got to enjoy their music, even though I’ve tried. I don’t care much about groove metal at all tbh. Nice video!
thx, Cheers!
I like them in small doses, kinda like Metallica, to be honest. Glad you mentioned "Valhalla." More people need to hear that track!
yes, it's great!
Small doses? Hahahaa
Well, that's it, Pantera baby!, It's time to rank.
1-Far Beyond Driven (a goddamn awesome album that is probably the best Grove metal album I've ever heard!!)
2-Cowbowys of hell (this album is a total classic, and definitely the album that changed Pantera!)
3-Vulgar display of power (another goddamn awesome album, not soo much compared to far beyond, but it still kicks ass ALOT)
4-Reiveinting the Steel (An really UNDERRATED album, that ended Pantera with an platinum key 😎)
5-great southern Trend-kill (not a very good album, but it is still AWESOME 😎👌)
Well, now Is the pre-Cowboys from Hell era.
Well, I will be quick and punctual.
1-Power Metal
2-I Am The Night
3-Projects in the jungle
4-metal magic
in general, all Glam era albums are decent, and power metal for example is actually a really good one.
Even tough I was not a fan of glam, reviewing now my thoughts on glam, I can say that yes, the Pantera glam era is not that bad, on the contrary, I like it decently.
Soo yes, even on the Glam era, Pantera is still one of the best bands I've ever knew.
Also, R.I.P Dimebag and Vini, you two were among the best and we're the best.
I hope you two are living in peace wherever you are...
I am the night is way more metal than metal magic though. ;) Cheers!
Same opinion fbd is greatest groove metal album of all time! Insane riffs
@@RuthlessMetalYT cheers mate
Anyone can have a opinion, i dislike people saying that their opinion is the most important one and no other can have a different one.
They make me angry 😡
But when is someone like you, i always accept that you have a different look at things.
And that's why I follow you my comrade!
@@francisdrake6510 definitely insane as hell mate.
I second that ranking! Shedding Skin is an extremely underrated track.
1. Trendkill
2. FBD
3. Vulgar
4. CFH
5. Power Metal
6. RTS
7. IATN
8. Projects
9. Metal Magic
cheers
CFH has always been my favorite. I really appreciate Phil's vocals on that. This sounds like you don't even like the band. RIP Brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul Abbott ❤️. RE-SPECT 👊
Cheers!
When I was younger I liked Pantera a lot more than I do now. Now I can't make it through a whole album without skipping songs. And I agree, I never liked Far Beyond Driven. Here's my ranking:
1. Cowboys From Hell
2. The Great Southern Trendkill
3. Vulgar Display Of Power
4. Reinventing The Steel
5. All of their Glam albums
6. Far Beyond Driven
Cheers!
I'm surprised Jim did this. I know his disdain for this band. I think only because he had to put it to rest. I'm older, but i'll say, I think Pantera was a release for young white bangers who didn't want hip hop forced on them. What else commercially were they gonna find...METALLICA? The bangers who know the underground I'm not counting. Pantera provided something against grunge and hip hop.
Yeah, I try to rank one big band each month and I'm running out of bands soon. haha
9. I Am the Night
8. Projects in the Jungle
7. Metal Magic
6. Vulgar Display of Power
5. Power Metal
4. Far Beyond Driven
3. Reinventing the Steel
2. The Great Southern Trendkill
1. Cowboys from Hell
You turned it upside down. ;) Cheers!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Finally somebody says this!!! My list would be: 1. I am the night 2. Power Metal 3. Projects in the Jungle 4. Metal Magic... and then the rest which I dislike, ok than on 5. Cowobys and then the garbage that came after it. When Pantera opened for PRIEST and Annihilator on the 1990 "Painkiller" tour, I brought my four LPs for the guys to sign, I remember as yesterday Dimebag was VERY (!) surprised a guy in Germany came with those 4 albums and he was very friendly and talkative. I think he even asked me where I got them from, I think I got two of them in a record shop in Basel, Switzerland. Phil wasn't friendly at all... (There was nothing to sign from him! I didn't had that "new" album...) Still he didn't bitch, he just saw me coming from a Judas Priest interview and they were the "baby" band on that tour.
ah, cool. yeah you can hardly find those early pantera albums these days. don't think I've ever seen a real physical copy of any of them.
Even though I highly disagree with your ranking, not to start any hate, I respect your ranking also. this is only MY opinion. I do find your ranking, very interesting, and different from any other fan, and I like to see it like that. If there's one thing I'd recommend to a Pantera first timer is to listen to all the albums in order, and wait maybe 6 months to relisten to all of them in order. Again, I'd rather not start a fight, because this is only MY opinion. I do like their 80s albums, except Metal Magic, because that one in particular, wasn't one that I enjoyed all together. I respect your rankings, and personally, my top 5 favorite of their albums are:
5. Cowboys From Hell
4. Vulgar Display Of Power
3. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. Reinventing The Steel
1. Far Beyond Driven
Cheers!
Its nice to see a new take on Pantera. They've always been sorta controversial in one way or another. I'll defend Cowboys and Vulgar as I think they are really good (if a little similar to each other) and nobody can argue they arent good songs to work out too. But being a big fan of 80's thrash and a little bit of 90's stuff like early Pantera or Iced Earth (If you like them I'd love to see you rank Iced Earth) I didn't really care for what they and the metal genre in general turned into, even as a young 20 year old I can tell a lot of what made metal special early on has kinda vanished and metal has kinda become a parody of itself, and I think Pantera had a large hand in that.
Yeah I kinda like two albums and the rest I find to be kinda strange. Cheers!
My favorite Pantera albums:
short list haha
I am glad someone else appreciates how much better I Am the Night was than the tuff guy hip hop was. It makes me extremely angry that like spoiled little kids Pantera has made it impossible to buy new copies of their only albums worth buying. Someone should legally make them give up rights to hold back the reissues. Just like Tom Fischer and Cold Lake, which is also BS. Fortunately I could care less about buying a reissue of Cold Lake, but I would love to find some decent remastered CDs of the first 4 Pantera albums
hehe, yeah. maybe I should retire this channel. putting the spotligth on already rare albums might be dumb. haha
@@RuthlessMetalYT I hope not. Putting the spotlight on great albums by what would become crappy 1990s Tuff guy hip hop Punk Rock is community service. It's not often that anyone into True Metal can find any redeeming qualities in a band's catalog. For instance there's no hidden gems in the Korn, or Limp Bizkit discography. Pantera is indeed a unique opportunity
@@RuthlessMetalYT Maybe if enough people can bring attention to albums like I Am the Night etc will bring enough attention to these money hungry bands that Maybe it would be to their financial advantage to reissue their back catalog. After all if someone is willing to shave their head and wear Baggy cargo shorts to make a few extra bucks, releasing a few CDs that don't live up to a forced macho image is much easier than just throwing away 3 years of hair growth
FINALLY! Someone agrees that Pantera's groove metal era is the most dull and boring overhyped crap ever. I didn't get them at the time and 30 years later, I still don't.
hehe, Cheers!
coming from a sludge perspective (i like punk vocals in metal)
1. The Great Southern Trendkill
Favorite: 10s or Floods, Least Favorite: War Nerve or Living Through Me
2. Far Beyond Driven
Favorite: Hard Lines and Sunken Cheeks Solo, Least Favorite: Hard Lines and Sunken Cheeks Song
3. Power Metal
Favorite: We'll Meet Again or Over and Out, Least Favorite: I don't even need to say it you already know
4. Cowboys From Hell
Favorite: Shattered, Least Favorite: Medicine Man
5. Reinventing the Steel
Favorite: I'll Cast a Shadow or It Makes Them Disappear, Least Favorite: Uplift
6. Vulgar Display of Power
Favorite: This Love, Least Favorite: Rise
7. I Am the Night
Favorite: DGTTM Least Favorite: Hot and Heavy
8. Projects in the Jungle
Favorite: Out For Blood, Least Favorite: Heavy Metal Rules
9. Metal Magic
This album sucks
Cheers!
Last year I visited Records & Rarities in Springfield VA (US) where they had just scored two of Pantera's "Hair Meta"-era LPs. Starting price: $300! Each!
Yeah, it doesn't surprise me since they were pressed on their own label back then and then they found success later on.
In MY OPINION:
1- COWBOYS FROM HELL
2- VULGAR DISPLAY
3- POWER METAL
4- REINVENTING
5 - FAR BEYOND
Cheers!
I may disagree with you on your rankings but I respect your opinion and give the thumbs up.
thanks boss
I stay subscribed to Ruthless Metal even though I disagree because I can then see what having the wrong opinion is like.
You'll come around. leave the industrial, the groove and the nu metal to the side. :)
@@RuthlessMetalYT I thrive on heavy music. Won't come around on that anytime soon. Right when I saw this video I could predict your placements lolol. Still like the content though because you're giving me stuff to listen to at work.
It is refreshing to see a ranking that does not have the Terry Glaze years as the bottom three.
yeah, I prefer classic heavy metal over trendy groove. Cheers!
Since you mentioned Black Sabbath in the beginning I watched the hole video remembering you ranked 'Heaven and He'll and Mob Rules' over 'Vol4 and Sabotage', how could you ahahah. Great video as always!
Yes, heaven and hell is magical. ;) hehe cheers
Managed to find both "Power Metal" and "I Am The Night" on CD recently, and I love em!
nice, Cheers!
Great as always, man🤘.
thanks boss
Cowboys from hell is number one on my list. 😀👍🤘🎸
Cheers!
First Pantera I listened to was Vulgar and it's still my fav. So was surprised you ranked it so low. Never listened to anything with TG, but Ill start with your recommendation. Thanks for the vid!
Yeah. those albums are a bit obscure. Cheers!
I hate when people say Pantera "saved" metal, they ruined it by paving the way for douchebag bro metal and shit riffs.
Yeah that's how I see it too. They were really the first to 'bro it up'. haha
Haha.. ive been scrolling down the whole comment section, and this is the only real comment i found. (Gay) a.k.a (groove)terra suckers everywhere lol
Love this ranking. Im 16 and enjoy their glam metal period a lot more. They were allright in the 90s but what came after them in metal was bloody awful.
Cheers!
I had a blast watching you rip apart all my favourite Pantera albums haha
yeah I'm a grumpy old man when it comes to certain Pantera records. haha
this guy hates American metal bands but loves his hot European crap like ; helloween and shit like that
I May Heavily Disagree On Quite A Few Of These Takes But I Respect Ur Opinion And Like Seeing A Different Take On PanterAs Discography Either Way Thanks For Making This Video 🙏
cheers
I applaud you for everything you’ve said on this video. Well done
thank you. cheers
Excellent bro, i always said that "I am the Night" was the best guitar performance of Dimebag Darell!
yes, good stuff!
some trivia: Cowboys from Hell was initially recorded in 1989 before being redone in 1990, the early versions were added on deluxe and other editions of the album under the name Cowboys from Hell: The Demos and Phil's vocals sound more clean on it and the one song that got cut, The Will to Survive, is a pretty cool 80s Pantera track.
anyway I like both eras of Pantera though I felt this 'angry Groove Metal' style was getting somewhat tiring by the last few albums.
Cheers!
Good to see you live up to your username, very ruthless. Also great to see the mature responses from the viewers. 🤘
yeah. I expected a few death threats but it has been somewhat calm so far. a few grumpy comments thats all.
Hilarious, Trendkill is my #1, but I see your points about groove metal. They haven't been a favorite for a long time, but it's cool they're (sort of) coming back for a new generation.
yes, I can't stand it. haha. Trendkill is probably the grooviest of the Pantera records. or the closest to nu metal. these things are on the outer limits of my knowledge. :D
@@RuthlessMetalYT them and Sepultura are the only bands I like that are like that.
yeah. I don't like any band that turned to groove or industrial sounding metal. It just felt like such a waste of talent. haha
@@sadboi7537 Go back to poserwire. They have the nu metal you're searching for.
Honestly never expected you to do a Pantera ranking and coming from someone who likes Pantera I thought this was a interesting perspective. But I have a question, are there any modern metal bands you like?
I like bands of the modern age I don't like bands that play modern metal.
@@RuthlessMetalYT ah, any recommendations for good modern age bands
I'd put them all in last place because they, and Metallica, are the reason why 90% of thrash bands sold out and why I had to switch to death and black metal in my youth. It was terrible to see how the likes of Forbidden, Demolition Hammer, Kreator, Anthrax etc sold out. At least we are currently having a thrash resurgence 😎
Cheers
This is.. not what I expected. I've always thought the pre-Cowboys albums are very underrated, but you might be the only person in history to rate IATN #1. Most people who appreciate the Glamtera albums rate PM the highest out of those albums. Still, I'd go with something more like: 1) CFH 2) VDOP 3) PM 4) FBD 5) IATN 6) PITJ 7) TGSTK 8) RTS 9) MM. And tbh 6-8 are relatively interchangeable rank-wise.
Nice. It always take me forever to figure out all these short names. :D Cheers
Bit surprised by the ranking, but I can see what your thoughts of this are.
Ironically enough, your least favorite Pantera record is one I actually dig quite a fair bit hehe.
Yeah I sold out. ;) haha
....when an average album is #1 on the list. Completely agree that, well, Pantera was largely utter crap.
i am the night and power metal are cool. perhaps not masterpieces but still very solid.
Interesting list. Good job! I was surprised you even ranked Pantera, since I knew before you weren't a fan. But I'm glad you did, since I watched this video as soon as I saw it.
As a Pantera fan, here is my list:
1. Cowboys From Hell (one of the first metal albums I listened to, so I have lots of nostalgia. But this album is the most consistent from them (imo). Great songs as well).
2. Far Beyond Driven ( I love this album, even though it's agreeably repetitive. There's some of their best riffs (imo) and I dont have a problem with Phil's vocals in this era).
3. Power Metal ( Underrated, and should be reissued. More of a classic metal sound, but I love classic heavy/speed/thrash metal, so it's good. Some good songs on here and shouldn't be skipped)
4. Projects in the Jungle (This is where the Pantera albums for me start to dip in quality. This album is too glammy and unoriginal for my taste (I'm not going to argue Pantera is the most original band, but their later albums compared to this is like a different band). Production is also trash. But it's a decent record.
5. The Great Southern Trendkill (Some people say this album is one of their best, and I don't see why. Drag the Waters is my favorite Pantera song, but the rest are just average. Also, Phil recorded his vocals in a different studio from the band, so that shoes tension starting to be built and ruining song quality of their later albums.)
6. Reinventing the Steel (The Great Southern Trendkill... except even more bland.)
7. I Am the Night ( Not as bad as Metal Magic, but still bad. Don't get personally why this is considered the best album of the glamtera album (by some), cause it fails at going a little "heavier" than Projects. Haven't listened to it in a while, but from what I remember i shouldn't.
8. Metal Magic: Bland, cheesy, ripoff glam garbage.
Thanks for reading
Yeah not the biggest fan, I like 2-3 records but yeah. Overrated in my opinion and I knew a big chunk of discography somewhat well so then it's easier to rank.
Can I request an Anvil Rank 'Em All episode? I've been listening to their discography lately, and I think they have some seriously overlooked stuff. \m/
We'll see. They have so many albums that it would take forever to go through em even if i've heard all of em.
@@RuthlessMetalYT ok, but I do want to recommend "Pound For Pound", "Worth The Weight" and "Speed Of Sound". They get so much attention for their first 3 albums, but these 3 are hidden gems, in my opinion.
@@gregoryrau3894 Yeah, I'm familiar with those even if I listen mostly to the early albums these days.
Okay, I'm gonna give this a fair try. I'll add my list first, and then I'll explain why I rank the records in that order.
1. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. Vulgar Display Of Power
3. Cowboys From Hell
4. Far Beyond Driven
5. Reinventing The Steel
No, I'm not gonna list the 1980 albums, simply because Pantera became Pantera in 1990 for me.
I was there from the very start. I became a fan in like 1991 or 1992, I think. I was born in 1981. So when Cowboys came out, I was just this little ugly dude in school with teeth sticking out everywhere, wearing this huge Pantera t-shirt, with other dudes in school being all like "did you buy a new dress?". I won an air guitar competition during that time, rolling around on the floor playing along to the title track Cowboys From Hell.
Then came Vulgar Display Of Power, and everything just changed. They took the best ingredients from Cowboys, and just amplified them. It all just got so much heavier and cooler. Phil fucking shaved all his hair off for that record, because it was a whole new attitude, and damn - it grooved. That first opening track Mouth For War is one I still rock out to, to this very day.
Nu metal came in, Korn took over, and I honestly kinda "missed" Far Beyond Driven. It's still kinda lost on me. I don't think that record is as good as the ones that came before it, or the one that came after it. I don't even include Reinventing The Steel here, because I honestly never really gave it a fair shot. I had lost interest in Pantera by that point.
But man. In 1996, when they released The Great Southern Trendkill, I was just floored and nailed to my bed. I don't even remember where I was when I put that record on. Probably at home in my bed, with headphones on and volume turned up to max. That entire record just flew by, and I was all like "what the fuck was that?". I didn't understand what I had just listened to, so I just kept repeating that record over and over and over.
That record is pure magic. I had goose bumps all over my body. That's the Pantera record I always go back and listen to, because it's just so dark, brutal and honest. And that evil rattle snake on the album cover. You can't beat that album.
I didn't like it but I was never on the modern metal train either. That was when I lost interest in whatever was going on at the time.
@@RuthlessMetalYT You must be a bit older than me then?
🤘PanterA my favorite band(1 of favo)🤘2:27 it surprises me #8 the criticism was hard on this departure🤘wow 3:36 i think "1 that surprise🤘fabulous rank🤘
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Can you do wasp next
We'll see I have nothing planned right now. It takes so much time and damn I'm tired. haha
I loved the great southern trendkill its my favorite album by them its their heaviset and darkest album
Thank you finally a fan of the album!
@@tobycrettol3334 I wouldn't call it a full blown sludge but some songs have a slight hint of sludge metal in them
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2st favorite for me
Hell yeah! I'm not that familiar with the 80's Pantera records, but I have listened those just a bit. They sound alright. But obviously 90's stuff is godtier! Vulgar Display of Power has to be one of my all time favorites.
power metal is better though. ;) hehe Cheers!
keep trying to find the glam records but cant find them anywhere
Tons of CD/LP bootlegs on ebay...I have ALL of their 80's stuff on tape, LP and CD!! Genuine 80's shit, not modern bootlegs.
yeah go to eBay to break the bank. ;)
@@RuthlessMetalYT Well if you didn't think to use metal-tracker or even YT then yes 🤷♂
This is definitely the weirdest ranking video so far. Ill have to disagree highly with this video. But its not a bad one. Good video nonetheless!
I don't know about that, there is a lot of metal fans that don't dig modern Pantera. cheers!
1. The great southern trendkill
2. Far beyond driven
3. Cowboys from hell
4. Vulgar display of power
5. Reinventing the steel
6. Power metal
7. I am the night
8. Projects in the jungle
9. Metal magic
Cheers!
Wow! He actually did make this
yup, got 'em all.
The Far beyond Driven comments are punch in the mouthable my friend. We can all have our tastes but being a hater stinks. Great album great band in a time when college drip like REM and the Singles movie were "cutting edge". Dime and Phil are Gods
Far beyond driven is just not a good album. power metal is way better.
Loudness wars, great reference 🤘
thank you! ;)
But tell us how you * really * feel... Haha. ;)
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My rankings:
1: Vulgar Display of Power. This is their album where everything lands. Mouth For War, Walk, Rise, Regular People, This Love, Fucking Hostile... really, I should list every song, but I won't. Also, four of the tracks here were the inspirations for some of the classic DOOM songs, so this album is pretty special to me.
2: Cowboys From Hell. Almost as good as VDOP. Lots of bangers here. The title track, Domination, Art of Shredding, and Shattered are just a few. The only reason it's at number 2 is because VDOP is just that good.
3: Far Beyond Driven. It's a solid album. Not a perfect one though. Strength Beyond Strength is one of my favorite Pantera songs, and it's also home to songs like 25 Years, Becoming, I'm Broken, and 5 Minutes Alone. There's some bad parts though. Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks is kinda dull, and I don't care much for the Planet Caravan cover either. Throes of Rejection lyrically sounds like it was written by a simp who got cheated on by his girlfriend because of an inferior dick size. Yeah, sounds extreme, but the lyrics are that bad. Also, Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills is easily their worst 90s song. Fun album despite its shortcomings.
3 (Tied With FBD): Reinventing The Steel. It seems like I admire this album more than other people do. Goddamn Electric, Death Rattle, Yesterday Don't Mean Shit, We'll Grind That Axe For A Long Time, etc. Very solid album. The high points aren't THAT high, but the lows aren't quite low either. This one is tied with FBD because it really depends on preference; would you rather have a consistently good album, or an album with high high points, but low low points?
4: The Great Southern Trendkill. This is St. Anger if it was a better album. The band was going through a lot of rough stuff at the time, and it shows, especially with songs like Suicide Note Part 2. The title track, War Nerve, Drag The Waters, and Floods are pretty solid. It's a bit of an acquired taste at times, I will say, but definitely not bad.
5: Every 80s album. Not a fan of this era. Power Metal is the one decent album of the era, as it felt like they were starting to find their sound. Before that, however, it wasn't even remotely good. They were basically one of those rock bands that mostly sang about sex and stuff. Absolutely cringe lyrics. The instrumentals are usually nothing special either. Also, the official Pantera account doesn't even have a playlist for these albums, and the genius pages have grammar errors. Even Metallica's Lulu didn't have those shortcomings, so make of that what you will.
Cheers!
I really only like Cowboys from Hell. I've never had a chance to listen to any of the glam stuff though.
Power Metal is almost like the precursor to Cowboys
yeah try power metal, it's better and less 90s sounding.
First time even hearing of their 80s albums existing! 😅
haha cheers!
4:06 Hey look at me im a mofo toughguy lmao hilarious I like your descriptions
hehe, thanks. :D
I can't take seriously any review that puts Metal Magic over any post-1988 album. Actually anything that puts Metal Magic anywhere but last place.
It has one good song on it, which is one more than the crappy post cowboys records. :) Cheers!
this dude is nuts. says that vulgar display and cowboys from hell are crap but likes their glam era . wtf 😂
@@arturoalmazan5262 The mullet energy is strong with that one.
@@EminencePhront lol
#PanteraIsNotAThrashMetalBand
yes sir!
Mine is
1.C.F.H.
2.Power Metal
3.Vulgar display
4.Reinventing the steel
5.Far Beyond
6.Great Southern
Nice, cheers!
As an American who lived for a time in Germany, I found it fascinating that the European opinion of Pantera was quite different than the American one. With that knowledge, I wasn't surprised at all with your rankings.
I think my opinion of Pantera is quite different from most Europeans. I think most metal fans are into Pantera, simply because they are big and popular, but I just can't stand that modern metal sound that they and a few others invented around 1990.
this is prolly the most interesting pantera ranking ive seen. honestly didnt expect to see power metal in 2nd
It almost topped it for me. I am the night and power metal are easily their best I think.
1. CFH
2. Vulgar
3. Far Beyond Driven
4. Power Metal
5. I Am The Night
6. Trendkill
7. Reinventing The Steel
8. Projects In The Jungle
9. Metal Magic
Their earliest stuff isn’t as good due to production in my opinion.
Cheers!
I was listening to Pantera and this popped up lol
nice. :)
Honestly, Cowboys is the only Anselmo era one I like. Even on Vulgar I only like Walk ironically. With Far Beyond Driven onward I just can't make myself care.
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