VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER is the sixth studio album by Texas heavy metal band Pantera. It was released through Atco Records, on February 25, 1992. One of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990's, VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER is said to have played a major role in defining groove metal. Several songs from this release have become some of the band's best known, such as "F***ing Hostile", "Mouth for War", "This Love", and "Walk", the latter of which reached #35 on the UK Singles Chart. The album is the band's first to be labeled with a Parental Advisory. "F***ing Hostile" was covered by Machine Head, and has received radio play, yet was not released on an album.
During the 90's, MTV's Headbangers Ball used excerpts from the album's songs for the show's opening theme, bumpers, and closing theme. Perhaps the most prominent sample is that of Anselmo screaming "hostile," taken from the end of the song "F***ing Hostile". "Rise," "Regular People (Conceit)" and "Mouth for War" were covered by Robert Prince for the first-person shooter computer game DOOM, and a cover of "This Love" appeared in DOOM II: HELL ON EARTH.
The title of the album is from a line in the 1973 film, THE EXORCIST. When Father Damien Karras asks Regan MacNeil (or the demon who possesses her) to break her own straps and release herself using her evil power, Regan replies "that's much too vulgar a display of power."
Philip Anselmo has a tattoo on the back of his neck which reads "ATR," which is an abbreviation for "Attack The Radical" which is the subtitle of the seventh track on the album.
With a rougher image and a more focused, aggressive sound than in their hairspray and spandex days on an independent label, Pantera made a serious dent in the heavy music scene with the major label release of COWBOYS FROM HELL, which inspired radio play and MTV support. While Metallica and Megadeth were watering down their approach for a more mainstream sound, Pantera got harder with VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER. From the moment vocalist Phil Anselmo screams his first "Revenge!" in "Mouth for War," the stage is set. Drummer Vinnie Paul showcases relentless technical prowess thrashing out complex double-bass drum patterns in "A New Level" and "By Demons be Driven," while guitarist Diamond Darrell's seemingly endless supply of hard-grooving, blues-inspired hooks are the heart of "No Good" and "Live in a Hole." In the emotional power-ballad "Hollow," the song's protagonist faces the heartache of having a friend trapped in a coma; and just as in the epic "Cemetery Gates" from COWBOYS FROM HELL, Anselmo continues to struggle with the consequences of fate and the will of the world.
VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album achieved Double Platinum status in 2004. In 2001 Q magazine named it one of the "50 Heaviest Albums of All-Time."
Pantera: Phil Anselmo (vocals); Grady Champion, Diamond Darrell (guitar); Vinnie Paul (drums).
1. Mouth for War - 3:56 2. A New Level - 2:57 3. Walk - 5:15 4. F***ing Hostile - 2:49 5. This Love - 6:32 6. Rise - 4:36 7. No Good (Attack the Radical) - 4:50 8. Live in a Hole - 4:59 9. Regular People (Conceit) - 5:27 10. By Demons Be Driven - 4:39 11. Hollow - 5:45
Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
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Album Description:
VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER is the sixth studio album by Texas heavy metal band Pantera. It was released through Atco Records, on February 25, 1992. One of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990's, VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER is said to have played a major role in defining groove metal. Several songs from this release have become some of the band's best known, such as "F***ing Hostile", "Mouth for War", "This Love", and "Walk", the latter of which reached #35 on the UK Singles Chart. The album is the band's first to be labeled with a Parental Advisory. "F***ing Hostile" was covered by Machine Head, and has received radio play, yet was not released on an album.
During the 90's, MTV's Headbangers Ball used excerpts from the album's songs for the show's opening theme, bumpers, and closing theme. Perhaps the most prominent sample is that of Anselmo screaming "hostile," taken from the end of the song "F***ing Hostile". "Rise," "Regular People (Conceit)" and "Mouth for War" were covered by Robert Prince for the first-person shooter computer game DOOM, and a cover of "This Love" appeared in DOOM II: HELL ON EARTH.
The title of the album is from a line in the 1973 film, THE EXORCIST. When Father Damien Karras asks Regan MacNeil (or the demon who possesses her) to break her own straps and release herself using her evil power, Regan replies "that's much too vulgar a display of power."
Philip Anselmo has a tattoo on the back of his neck which reads "ATR," which is an abbreviation for "Attack The Radical" which is the subtitle of the seventh track on the album.
With a rougher image and a more focused, aggressive sound than in their hairspray and spandex days on an independent label, Pantera made a serious dent in the heavy music scene with the major label release of COWBOYS FROM HELL, which inspired radio
play and MTV support. While Metallica and Megadeth were watering down their approach for a more mainstream sound, Pantera got harder with VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER. From the moment vocalist Phil Anselmo screams his first "Revenge!" in "Mouth for War," the stage is set. Drummer Vinnie Paul showcases relentless technical prowess thrashing out complex double-bass drum patterns in "A New Level" and "By Demons be Driven," while guitarist Diamond Darrell's seemingly endless supply of hard-grooving, blues-inspired hooks are the heart of "No Good" and "Live in a Hole." In the emotional power-ballad "Hollow," the song's protagonist faces the heartache of having a friend trapped in a coma; and just as in the epic "Cemetery Gates" from COWBOYS FROM HELL, Anselmo continues to struggle with the consequences of fate and the will of the world.
VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
The album achieved Double Platinum status in 2004.
In 2001 Q magazine named it one of the "50 Heaviest Albums of All-Time."
Pantera: Phil Anselmo (vocals); Grady Champion, Diamond Darrell (guitar); Vinnie Paul (drums).
Recording information: Pantego Sound Studio, Pantego, TX.
Audio Mixers: Terry Date; Vinnie Paul.
Arranger: Pantera.
Track Listing:
1. Mouth for War - 3:56
2. A New Level - 2:57
3. Walk - 5:15
4. F***ing Hostile - 2:49
5. This Love - 6:32
6. Rise - 4:36
7. No Good (Attack the Radical) - 4:50
8. Live in a Hole - 4:59
9. Regular People (Conceit) - 5:27
10. By Demons Be Driven - 4:39
11. Hollow - 5:45