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Pantera - Reinventing The Steel
7 March 2000
01. Hellbound
02. Goddamn Electric
03. Yesterday Don't Mean Shit
04. You've Got To Belong To It
05. Revolution Is My Name
06. Death Rattle
07. We'll Grind That Axe For A Long Time
08. Up Lift
09. It Makes Them Disappear
10. I'll Cast A Shadow
2000 was the year when nu-metal filled the charts in US and lots of melodic-symphonic-anything-metal bands were around in Europe, times I seriously don't miss. The Pantera guys came back to basics, setting a difference with the trend of those days. With this album the southern band meant to be a leader not a follower.
Reiventing The Steel is a solid record without any ballads or acoustic songs, so if you are someone who likes songs like "This Love" this record might not be for you.
They corrected "The Great Southern Trendkill's" bass guitar saturation, Phil improved his shrieked vocals and Dime used a heavier guitar distortion and cool guitar sound effects like the "Digitech Whammy" in "Revolution is my Name" to give a few tips which makes Reinventing the Steel a better produced album than its predecessor.
Songs like "Hellbound", "You've Got To Belong To It", "Up Lift", "I'll Cast A Shadow" and the fastest song of this record "Deathrattle", are filled with lots of blastbeats mixed with off tempos and groove rhythms that shows Vinnie Paul's remarkable drumming skills and creativity. There are also songs with blues and southern rock influences besides the heavy and hardcore present in all songs. "Yesterday Don't Mean Shit" is a song about reality of the music business of this time and the impossibility to bring back the past, also including an amazing guitar solo and a killer scales executed by Rex. Another song with tons of musical complexities and the only piece which has a video on this production is "Revolution is my name". Besides the sound effect on the guitar I mentioned before, there is the use of a "CowBell" on the drums, a resource applied before in "Drag The Waters" but still a fresh and non-common rhythm device in extreme metal styles. Another highlight is "We'll Grind That Axe For A Long Time", another satirical critique towards the music industry. "Everybody changes to suit the day" is a phrase telling how many musicians and bands sell their soul to be millionaires writing poor songs and how Pantera dealt with that without giving up integrity.
Killer riffs, killer solos, complex and underestimated bass guitar work by Rex Brown, brutal but technical drumming and one the most important vocals in metal expressing lyrics about the struggle against heroin addiction, their lives as metalheads learning from the masters in order to become masters as well and picturing a decadent metal scene of the death of the 20th century.
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written by Thrash del Sur | 11.02.2010 |
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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The only pantera album i dislike.....my rating is 6
great southern trendkill is far batter |
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Been a long time Pantera fan, I must say this is the weakest album they released. Although at some times enjoyable no song really stood up for me. I gave it a 6.
I disagree with the production issue. TGST was loud and strong, this album sounds softer to me. Like the overall volume was turned down. IMO |
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| Yes, good but not the Pantera I grew up on. The songs are filled with more talent, but the discography was heading in the wrong direction. at least this sound was not as lost as the few new songs on 101 proof. Ill appreciate this album more with time, but for now ill still love the drum tracks on TGST and the anger of Driven. |
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| I feel like I speak for most Pantera fans when I say this is one of their weakest albums. I don't know where you found the complexity or brutality; it just came across as uninspired "groove metal" with a soft production to me. If this deserves a 9, Cowboys From Hell deserves a 20. |
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I don't understand why this album is so under rated. I am a huge Pantera fan, owning all their albums and for me this album is a classic. Ok, it's not as good as Vulgar Display or Cowboys but comes a close 3rd for me.  |
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 vezzy - 22.08.2010 at 16:28
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Written by hedonist on 22.08.2010 at 02:18
I don't understand why this album is so under rated. I am a huge Pantera fan, owning all their albums and for me this album is a classic. Ok, it's not as good as Vulgar Display or Cowboys but comes a close 3rd for me.
Definitely not a classic by any means. It's a lackluster groove metal album that tries to sound bombastic and aggressive, but ends up being rather stale.
Try Exhorder's "The Law". |
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| This is certainly underrated and easily beats Exhorder's The Law on all fronts. exhorder is actually overrated nowadays.. slaughter In The V@tican was and is a seconnd rate Slayer rip off and The Law is just BAD all round. |
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vezzy - 22.08.2010 at 23:39
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 22.08.2010 at 21:58
This is certainly underrated and easily beats Exhorder's The Law on all fronts. exhorder is actually overrated nowadays.. slaughter In The V@tican was and is a seconnd rate Slayer rip off and The Law is just BAD all round.
I don't know, I'd take The Law over VDoP, FDB or RtS (although maybe not CFH, and I have to think on TGSTK). |
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Written by vezzy on 22.08.2010 at 23:39
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 22.08.2010 at 21:58
This is certainly underrated and easily beats Exhorder's The Law on all fronts. exhorder is actually overrated nowadays.. slaughter In The V@tican was and is a seconnd rate Slayer rip off and The Law is just BAD all round.
I don't know, I'd take The Law over VDoP, FDB or RtS (although maybe not CFH, and I have to think on TGSTK).
FYI I have a sudden urge for KFC down near the DMV ASAP or I'll be DOA. BRB ROFL. |
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 23.08.2010 at 00:26
Written by vezzy on 22.08.2010 at 23:39
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 22.08.2010 at 21:58
This is certainly underrated and easily beats Exhorder's The Law on all fronts. exhorder is actually overrated nowadays.. slaughter In The V@tican was and is a seconnd rate Slayer rip off and The Law is just BAD all round.
I don't know, I'd take The Law over VDoP, FDB or RtS (although maybe not CFH, and I have to think on TGSTK).
FYI I have a sudden urge for KFC down near the DMV ASAP or I'll be DOA. BRB ROFL.
TMI FTW ROFL FML BRB |
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vezzy - 23.08.2010 at 00:36
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 23.08.2010 at 00:26
FYI I have a sudden urge for KFC down near the DMV ASAP or I'll be DOA. BRB ROFL.
Understood it all immediately.
No, I'm not gonna bother typing out what the abbreviations mean. |
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Written by vezzy on 22.08.2010 at 16:28
Written by hedonist on 22.08.2010 at 02:18
I don't understand why this album is so under rated. I am a huge Pantera fan, owning all their albums and for me this album is a classic. Ok, it's not as good as Vulgar Display or Cowboys but comes a close 3rd for me.
Definitely not a classic by any means. It's a lackluster groove metal album that tries to sound bombastic and aggressive, but ends up being rather stale.
Try Exhorder's "The Law".
We all have our own opinions so I'm not going to argue with you but I do enjoy this album a lot. I have never heard of Exhorder so I will check out that album you suggested.
ps. You guys give me a fookin headache with all these abreviations, speak english!! |
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| This is the heaviest shit i've ever listened to, theres no lackluster here, all headbangin metal |
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ps. You guys give me a fookin headache with all these abreviations, speak english!!
Hahaha you're right man! what a bunch of nerds!!  |
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