☠: Selected by Buccaneer © 1992 ATCO Records One of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990s, is just what is says: a raw, pulverizing, insanely intense depiction of naked rage and hostility that drains its listeners and pounds them into submission. Even the 'ballads,' 'This Love' and 'Hollow,' have thunderingly loud, aggressive chorus sections. Preaching power through strength and integrity, discards any further attempts at singing in favor of a militaristic bark and an unhinged roar, while the crystal-clear production sets 's pummeling riffs against a rhythmic backdrop so thunderously supportive that often solos without underlying rhythm guitar parts. The album again follows 's strategy of stacking the best songs at the beginning and letting their momentum carry the listener through the rest, but the riffs and sonic textures are more consistently interesting this time around. 's thick-sounding, post-hardcore power metal and outraged, testosterone-drenched intensity would help pave the way for alternative metal acts like and; is the best distillation of those virtues.
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On May 15, 2012, a two-disc deluxe edition of Vulgar Display of Power was released to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. Disc one is a remastered version of the original album along with the song 'Piss'. Disc two is a DVD featuring six songs from Pantera's set at their 1992 Monsters of Rock performance in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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