- groove metal, heavy metal, metal, alternative metal
- 58 min
- 12 tracks
- ATCO Records
Cowboys from Hell is the fifth studio album and major label debut by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on July 24, 1990, by Atco Records. It marked the first of many collaborations with producer Terry Date. Cowboys from Hell was also the album where Pantera fully abandoned the glam metal style of their previous albums in favor of a heavier sound. It has been recognized as one of the first ever groove metal albums.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, spare and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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- About.com4.5/5 ★
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- BBC Music(favorable)
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
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- Record Collector4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Cowboys From Hell4:06
- 2Primal Concrete Sledge2:13
- 3Psycho Holiday5:19
- 4Heresy4:47
- 5Cemetery Gates7:03
- 6Domination5:04
- 7Shattered3:22
- 8Clash With Reality5:17
- 9Medicine Man5:15
- 10Message in Blood5:10
- 11The Sleep5:47
- 12The Art of Shredding4:18
12 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Pantera
- Label
- ATCO Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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