Reinventing the Steel [20th Anniversary Edition]

by Pantera

Overview

Where The Great Southern Trendkill experimented with slower, moodier pieces, Reinventing the Steel finds Pantera sticking to the pulverizing basics of their sound, with the first down-tempo, nondistorted guitar part appearing on the next-to-last track, "It Makes Them Disappear," and vanishing about 15 seconds into the song. In the tradition of the group's best albums, Reinventing the Steel is a nonstop assault on the senses, offering no respite from the intensity until the album has stopped playing. Yet somehow, it comes off as a cut below their best albums; perhaps it's that the band's sound lacks the sense of freshness that sparked Cowboys From Hell, Vulgar Display of Power, and Far Beyond Driven, or perhaps it's simply good in a very predictable way (contrary to its title). Yet even if Pantera is firmly entrenched in a signature sound, it's a distinctive, highly effective signature sound that most of the band's fans don't want to hear changed; plus, Dimebag Darrell is still one of the most inventive guitar players in heavy metal. The bottom line is that the way you feel about Reinventing the Steel will likely depend on whether you object to more of the same; if not, then the lean focus of its attack -- the most concise, actually, since Vulgar Display -- will make it more than worthwhile. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	10/30/2020
Label:	Elektra / Rhino
UPC:	0603497846382

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Hellbound
2. Goddamn Electric
3. Yesterday Don't Mean Shit
4. You've Got to Belong to It
5. Revolution Is My Name
6. Death Rattle
7. We'll Grind That Axe for a Long Time
8. Uplift
9. It Makes Them Disappear
10. I'll Cast a Shadow

Disc 2

11. Hellbound
12. Goddamn Electric
13. Yesterday Don't Mean Shit
14. You've Got to Belong to It
15. Revolution Is My Name
16. Death Rattle
17. We'll Grind That Axe for a Long Time
18. Uplift
19. It Makes Them Disappear
20. I'll Cast a Shadow
21. Goddamn Electric [Radio Mix]
22. Revolution Is My Name [Radio Edit]
23. I'll Cast a Shadow [Radio Edit]
24. Goddamn Electric [Radio Edit]

Disc 3

25. Avoid the Light
26. Immortally Insane
27. Cat Scratch Fever
28. Hole in the Sky
29. Electric Funeral
30. Hellbound [Instrumental Rough Mix]
31. Goddamn Electric [Instrumental Rough Mix]
32. Yesterday Don't Mean Shit [Instrumental Rough Mix]
33. You've Got to Belong to It [Instrumental Rough Mix]
34. Revolution Is My Name [Instrumental Rough Mix]
35. Death Rattle [Instrumental Rough Mix]
36. We'll Grind That Axe for a Long Time [Instrumental Rough Mix]
37. Uplift [Instrumental Rough Mix]
38. It Makes Them Disappear [Instrumental Rough Mix]
39. I'll Cast a Shadow [Instrumental Rough Mix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pantera   Primary Artist
Rex Brown   Bass
Roger Lian   Sequencing
Grady Champion   Bass,Guitar
Vinnie Paul   Drums
Dimebag Darrell   Guitar
Phil Anselmo   Vocals

Technical Credits

Sterling Winfield   Engineer,Assistant Producer,Producer,Mixing
Vinnie Paul   Engineer,Mixing,Composer,Producer
Ted Nugent   Composer
Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Rex Brown   Composer
Roger Lian   Digital Editing
Rex Rocker   Composer
Eric Altenburger   Retouching
Philip H. Anselmo   Composer
Pantera   Arranger,Composer,Assistant Producer,Lyricist
Ozzy Osbourne   Composer
Tony Iommi   Composer
Terry Date   Mixing
Bill Ward   Composer
Geezer Butler   Composer
Dimebag Darrell   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Phil Anselmo   Composer