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すでに7~8年のキャリアがあるテキサス出身の4人組のメジャー・デビュー盤。執拗なギター・リフと性急なビートによるスラッシュ系のヘヴィメタだが,足さばきは軽快で,アコースティックな演奏や抒情的なバラードを一瞬だけ聴かせたりもする芸もある。
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Even those who scoff at the idea that rock & roll is the devil's music have to think twice when listening to Pantera. The pill-popping, strip-bar-ogling, beer-guzzling Texas combo takes Metallica's speed-metal cues to new heights of brutality and sacrilege. Fortunately, they're extremely good at what they do. The polyrhythmic complexity of Vinnie Paul's drumming in "Psycho Holiday" and guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell's breathtaking solo in "Heresy" are examples of state-of-the-art metal musicianship. Vocalist Phil Anselmo often sounds like Metallica's James Hetfield, but his brooding croon on "Cemetery Gates" and his falsetto screams on the blindingly fast "Shattered" are more like vintage Deep Purple. Released in 1990,
Cowboys made Pantera one of metal's top draws during an era in which it was almost eclipsed by alternative rock.
--James Rotondi