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Has anybody actually heard 'Metal Magic'? I know it's the weird one that they made way back when, but I always wondered what it was like. Must be some kind of collector's item on eBay because you never see it anywhere. Sort of like 'Cold Lake,' which I always wanted to hear too, even just once. It's like the way I enjoy laughing at bad movies. :)

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I'm sure you can find some of it on youtube. Most of Cold Lake is up, too. I had a girlfriend who had all three of the ones with the old singer. They suck. They're pretty laughable. I don't like "Power Metal" - to be honest I hardly ever even listen to Cowboys, and Power Metal is sort of a weak version of Cowboys to me. Vulgar and Far Beyond Driven still hold up as two of my favorite albums, though.

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Their songwriting peaked on Vulgar and Driven. The stuff before it was still a bit amateurish and awkward' date=' the stuff afterwards was lazy by comparison. I like Trendkill, but it doesn't come close to Driven IMO.[/quote'] I disagree. Vulgar was their most dumbed down, flacid album, way too much "bro" in there. Driven picked up the intensity a bit, but they really peaked with that sound on Trendkill. Easily their most emotional and brazen album IMO, both parts of Suicide Note are among my favorite Pantera songs. Reinventing the Steel is okay, not up to par, but not a total throwaway either. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I hear the hardcore in Vulgar but I don't make the same "bro dude" associations. That was where they found their voice as a band. Phil in particular came into his own - his vocal melodies still owe a bit to his 80's background but the rhythms and hardcore delivery make them unique. Vulgar was when they started being more than the sum of their parts. Far Beyond Driven, you already know that's one of my favorite albums of all time, a huge influence on me... I've been listening to it since I bought it on tape when it came out. So of course I'm biased. But that's where their riffing and songwriting was at its most inspired and honest IMO. Trendkill has a bunch of good tracks, some of them are amazing, but it doesn't hold together as an album quite as well. Reinventing the Steel, to be honest, I haven't heard in years. I remember being really disappointed.

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Has anybody actually heard 'Metal Magic'? I know it's the weird one that they made way back when' date=' but I always wondered what it was like. Must be some kind of collector's item on eBay because you never see it anywhere. Sort of like 'Cold Lake,' which I always wanted to hear too, even just once. It's like the way I enjoy laughing at bad movies. :)[/quote'] Cold Lake wasn't a bad album. Screw what anyone says. Metal Magic just sounds like bad 70's rock. Crap vocals, weak sounding guitars, etc... It would shock any of the bands fans who have never heard anything before CFH.
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well, panterA is my fav band, so fuck it, let me name some of their best songs in order In my opinion. 1. A new level 2. Strength beyond strength 3. mouth for war 4. domination 5. drag the waters 6. slaughtered 7. cemetery gates 8. walk 9. we'll grind that axe for a long time 10. the great southern trend kill 11. this love 12. up lift 13. suicide note pt 2 14. fucking hostile 15. regular people 16. the sleep 17. cowboys from hell 18. piss 19. use my third arm 20. becoming 21. 5 minutes alone 22. goddamn electric 23. war nerve 24. revolution is my name 25. 13 steps to nowhere 26. the art of shredding 27. primal concrete sledge 28. sand blasted skin 29. hell bound 30. hollow

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I'm not sure if a reunion would be a good thing tbh' date=' Pantera without Dime just isnt worth it. Id still enjoying seeing that tho..[/quote'] I too would enjoy seeing a reunion as long as people could keep their shit together and not bicker on stage. It wouldn't be AS GOOD as it would without Dimebag, but I'm sure it'd still be a killer show nonetheless.
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Who is the better band? Pantera was obviously the more commercial successful band in the early groove metal scene, but Exhorder had the more blistering and brutal riffs. Pantera had some songs that seemed a bit metalcore and not so Groove Metal. Exhorder stuck to their roots and played nothing but Groove Metal.

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