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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pantera's last hair metal album is one of there best albums., December 8, 2005
This is Pantera's last hair metal album. This is the first album with Phil Anselmo on vocals and you can tell there going a thrash metal direction. They sound a lot like Metallica, Slayer, Queensryche, Judas Priest with some hair metal thrown in. Phil hits as many if not more high notes on this album than Cowboys from Hell and Dimebag Darrell than known as Diamond Darrell has some of his best solos on this album. Despite the albums criticism it sounds like the band that did Cowboys From Hell. I actually rate this in the top 3 Pantera albums behind Cowboys from Hell and a little behind Vulgar Display Of Power.
1.Rock the World- 10/10 A great album opener. This an anthem type of song that could have been a big hit. The chorus is great and Phil hits some high notes in this. Phil sounds like a mix between Rob Halford and Geoff Tate on this album. The riff is great too.
2.Power Metal- 10/10 An excellent title track that sounds like a mix between Judas Priest and early Metallica. Phil sounds almost exactly like Rob Halford on this song. A great fast paced song that shows the direction they were going in. Similar to Shattered execpt not as heavy. imebag's shredding solo is excellent and his riff is actually one of his best ever. This could be described as thrash metal.
3.We'll Meet Again- 10/10 A good riff and cool soft intro vocals. The vocals are good and this has one of Dimebag's best solos ever. Dimebag's solo is very melodic and technical. A good song with good vocals and good riffs. Phil sounds like a Rob Halford clone during the ending part of this song where Dimebag throws in another great solo.
4.Over and Out- 10/10 A great thrash track that would be right at home on Cowboys From Hell. The chorus still sounds a little hair metal but the rest of the track is thrash metal with some great screams. Dimebag's solo is great and includes his trademark shredding and whammy bar dives. The one part after the solo is as fast as Pantera gets. This also sounds like a mix of Cowboys From Hell Pantera, early Metallica and Judas Priest. A great song.
5. Proud To Be Loud- 9/10 A great hair metal song with a good riff and strong vocals from Phil. Phil's hgih pitched screams and the big chorus in this song work great. The lyrics are cheesy but this was 1988. Another great shredding solo from Dimebag and the loud hair metal style drums after the solo work well also.
6.Down Below- 9/10 Another good song that sounds like early Metallica execpt with higher vocals. The riff is great and Dimebag's shredding solo is faster than any of Kirk Hammett's solos. Another great vocal performance by Phil Anselmo too.
7.Death Trap- 8/10 Another good song that reminds me of a mix between 80's Megadeth and Judas Priest. Dimebag's solo is great and has his trademark shredding and whammy bar dives.A good song but not one of the better songs.
8.Hard Ride- 10/10 A great hair metal song with the excellent mix of loud and quiet vocals. Phil reminds me of Geoff Tate on this song. The riff is excellent too. Dimebag's melodic shredding solo is great too. One of the better songs on the album.
9.Burnnn!- 10/10 A good fast paced song with more high pitched screams and another great shouted hair metal chorus. Dimebag's riff is excellent again. Dimebag's melodic shredding solo is excellent too. A classic.
10. P.S.T."88"- 7/10 Dimebag takes over lead vocals on this song. This sounds like a mix of Slayer, early Metallica and hair metal. Dimebag's vocals are good and remind me of James Hetfield a little. The bridge and solo are great and very creative and progressive. A good song but the worst song on here.
I think is a must for any fans of Pantera or good 80's metal. Judas Priest fans will enjoy this too. Phil's voice is at it's best on this album. A perfect mix of hair metal and thrash metal.
Phil Anselmo- Vocals
Diamond Darrell- Guitar
Vinnie Paul- Drums
Rex- Bass
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pantera : Proud To Be Loud In 1988, February 6, 2006
What you think of this album(if you can find it) will depend on if your a hardcore fan or not. As for myself, I love Pantera!! They changed the path of metal with skull crushing albums like VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER, FAR BEYOND DRIVEN, and REINVENTING THE STEEL. But 1988's POWER METAL sounds alot like a mix between early Metallica and Judas Priest(Not that thats a bad thing). Alot of people forget that Pantera were a run of the mill hair metal band in the early 80's with albums like I AM THE NIGHT and METAL MAGIC. POWER METAL is different though, it is the first to feature Phil Anselmo on vocals and the whole band go for a more heavier approach. Dimebag Darrell plays phenomenal guitar work here(As usual) and even sings on the last song P.S.T 88 and sounds alot like early James Hettfield singing. Songs like OVER AND OUT, WE'LL MEET AGAIN, DOWN BELOW, DEATH TRAP, HARD RIDE, and BURNN show that with Phil Anselmo on board there was alot of gelling going on. So I would just have to say to listen to POWER METAL with an open mind if your not a hardcore fan, because it really isn't anything like their later work. It is really interesting and exciting to see where one of the best bands of metal started from, and then to see how far they went. I highly reccomend! ROCK IN PEACE DIME
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
First Album with Anselmo, June 16, 2005
I really don't know why they tried everything to keep their 80er-Career as a secret. Ok, they looked like transvestites on Speed, had kindergarten-style artwork, humiliating lyrics... but their music wasn't THAT bad. Pantera started in 1983 with the album "Metal Magic", which couldn't be more cliche-like Poser Metal. The thing, that made this band interesting, was their 17year old guitarrist, later known as "Dimebag Darrel", who was able to play solos with exceptional technical abilities for his age. They continued in 1984 with "Projects In the jungle", which featured the same, but musically improved, style of 80s Mainstream Metal, the same ridiculous outfits an the same hilrious artwork. One year later they released "I Am The Night", probably the best of their 80s effords. This album was undoubtably the first one, where Dimebag found his pattented style of guitar playing. The music sounded like a mixture between Judas Priest and good ol' 90s-Pantera, but still with a singer, that would have fitted better to bands, like Ratt and Poison. The vocalist was fired for some reason afterwards, and Anselmo entered. Since the band improved in their development from album to album, and this is like the "real" Pantera-Line Up, one might expect, that this album must be better, than "I Am The Night". No, wrong. It more an development backwards, with sappy, cheesy Mainsteam Hair-Metal Tracks, like "We'll meet again" or "Hard Ride", even using poofy keyboards to make it more "suck". Dime's got away from his experiments on "I am the night" for the biggest part of the album, and follows a more conventional style, somewhere between Judas Priest and Pop Metal. Some songs stand out and feature more of their typical panterastyle shredding and soloing, like "Over And Out", which is really a rough piece of thrash, or "Death Trap", which sounds pretty much like the stuff on "Cowboys..", only with Anselmo trying to imitate the likes of Halford and Tate. "Burrrn" is also a fine speed metal track. The Rest is quite conventional, slightly above average 80ies stuff.
So an album for Fans of american 80ies-Metal ment to storm the charts, with only short displays of what made Pantera so successfull and important just two years later.
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