Pantera - Power Metal

Track 2 from the 1988 album, Power Metal.
LYRICS:
You say you want it loud, I'll never turn it down.
You want to feel my power pound you in the ground.
I want to give you fury, blow your head apart.
I'll leave you comatose from the very start.
You say you want some Metal.
I'll give you all I've got.
My deadly grasp is lethal.
This force will never stop.
Power Metal!
Rock forever!
Power Metal!
On forever!
I am the metal beast, the battle dog I deal.
My soul was spawned in hell, my body coiled steel.
Put on this earth to melt it down to the core.
I'll make you feel such pain, you're coming back for more.
You say you want some Metal.
I'll give you all I've got.
My deadly grasp is lethal.
This force will never stop.
Power Metal!
Rock forever!
Power Metal!
On forever!
Let's go!
You say you want some Metal.
I'll give you all I've got.
My deadly grasp is lethal.
This force will never stop.
Power Metal!
Rock forever!
Power Metal!
On forever!
Power! (x3)
Alright! (x3)
I'll take the power metal.

[@Leon-po7ui]

Still sad that their 80s stuff isn’t on spotify man. This shit needs more recognition

[@mvsfan3335]

Not Really. Most fans since 1990 dont care in the least about much before power metal. If anything we probably never would have liked this band if it wasnt for phil.

[@mvsfan3335]

I dont blame Vinnie Paul at all for trying to hide from terry.

[@DarkScorpionPete98]

Indeed, it needs more recognition.

[@Heptic423]

@@mvsfan3335 No I’d probably just put this album on Spotify cuz it’s actually a pretty good one and all the rest of their 80s stuff ain’t too good.

[@benthompson7221]

Literally just tried to get this on Spotify like nope go to KZbin

[@icantthinkofaname5526]

R.I.P Dimebag R.I.P Vinnie R.I.P Phil's voice

[@integrity101]

🙄

[@marshallp7013]

Oof

[@swaggypanda1808]

I think Phil's voice is great rn

[@prowrestlingnostalgic2001]

*Phil's falsetto xD

[@Nissardpertugiu]

@@prowrestlingnostalgic2001 Not falsetto at all. Its full out

[@DraculaXHunter101]

How is this considered Glam Metal again? It's like Judas Priest meets Iron Maiden with Anselmo's vocals. I wish this album was recognized more. Sure, there are some cheesy parts thrown in, but this album riffs ultra hard. In my opinion this would have easily been Pantera's real debut. This is a highly underrated classic.

[@LukJohnsonTV]

True never heard this before cool part is something new to hear by them. at least Documentaries point you in the rite direction. lol

[@Infernal_Elf]

DraculaXHunter101 The reason is probably that they released this themselves. and they even had issues finding a label that would release Cowboys from hell

[@AlexPlaysGaming]

I dont think this album was really glam. I think once Phil came in, they transitioned to a heavier sound. This album sounds more like a thrash album honestly

[@alexferus5541]

DraculaXHunter101 agree its a power Metal album

[@alexferus5541]

DraculaXHunter101 i agree

[@betterthanmost9549]

Waaaay better than I thought it was going to be.

[@WiiFan-1300]

Don’t sleep on Pantera 😉

[@alfianfahmi5430]

Phil joining Pantera was a game-changer. Pantera went from Glam, to Power/Thrash-ish Metal, to Groove Metal.

[@Grandmastergav86]

yeah, they went to shit

[@HerkulesRS]

@@Grandmastergav86 they literally went to best heavy metal band in the world. Also i think its the only band which albums i can listen from beginning to end without skipping a song after phil came to the scene.

[@denisn8336]

@@Grandmastergav86clown comment

[@xzsinz996]

@@Grandmastergav86 they really did downgrade

[@Heptic423]

@@xzsinz996huh? Come again?

[@anthonys.5909]

His vibrato is amazing!!

[@pdgm4765]

judas priest+metallica

[@jordanvenegas5331]

I've never been a fan of Pantera, but I'm a huge fan of THIS Pantera. I love the way they used to sound.

[@integrity101]

Cowboys from hell album is most similar

[@michaelmentore4218]

Theres a name for that its called retardation

[@Grandmastergav86]

Ditto

[@louiscsanko3673]

Back in 1992, we didn't have Social Media, and I thought " Cowboys From Hell Was Their Debut Album. After many years, I found out about This and the many other Albums Pantera had done. " POWER METAL" IS MY FAVORITE PRE- "Cowboys From Hell" Album. This Album Deserves Crazy Respect.🤘🤘🤘🤘 Dime & Vinny ( RIP) Rex & Phil, We Love All of you Guys.

[@thrashmetalhead88]

They should release their old albums on Spotify.

[@louiscsanko3673]

@@thrashmetalhead88 Truth

[@theexpresidents]

Why would you need social media to figure out a bands early releases?

[@mutate34]

well, most of us didn't have internet either. We'd have had to look up one of those hard rock encyclopaedias to get accurate info about the band's past, and they weren't always easy to find.@@theexpresidents

[@bolid991]

Judas Priest meets late '80 thrash

[@handel1111]

check Judas Priest's Painkiller. It's thrash

[@bolid991]

Hahah, Painkiller is classic. This is influenced by everything from Sin After Sin till Ram It Down (except Turbo).

[@revkevyt9955]

This album was in 83 tho that's early 80s

[@deathlike_silence.0267]

@@revkevyt9955 No its not. That album is from 88. The first record of pantera was 1983.

[@ALinkBetweenSouls]

handel1111 speed metal, not thrash

[@transilvanianfrost]

Phil's vocals are fucking insane on this album, and the riffs played by Dime (or Diamond Darrell as he was called back then) are even crazier than the ones in their later discography.

[@michaeldenny7851]

Well, SOMEONE was really into Judas Priest. I'd like to hear Phil Anselmo give those vocals a go today.

[@MrMetalbone777]

Well, he cannot speak today, let along sing this good

[@66652blackwind]

No doubt. He would more sound like a cat in a meat grinder!!

[@richardsellars8942]

MrMetalbone777 I take it that you haven't seen Down recently

[@MrMetalbone777]

I have seen down and I love their music but his singing is the only thing that sets me away from them

[@nolanbeasinger8555]

(original comment) Ik!! Shattered also shows Judas Priests influence on them

[@sdeb82]

I hear so much of Rob Halford in Phil’s voice! The inspirations are clearly there…

[@BluegrassKY88]

Also hit notes like Belladonna of Anthrax

[@neighslayer768]

Maybe Phil should've been singing for Priest in '97

[@KevinTheMetalhead]

Phil lost his voice by that time

[@addiel9299]

Anselmo>Halford

[@WatchSymphogear]

F.U.B.A.R Fuck no

Fuck you

[@integrity101]

Dime sings the last song.

[@McSmijens1]

Anselmo sounds like a metalized Geddy Lee here! \m/

[@Eddie_da_head_]

If geddy and Halford had a baby

[@edybocman76]

JustAMetalHead that dude never cant sing like this

[@davidhenrylake2047]

@@edybocman76 Listen to Cygnus book 2

[@B0nezee]

This is fucking nuts. I always thought 80s pantera was a meme but this is fucking sick.

[@heathdavis5420]

Phil kinda sounds like Rob Halford on this track

[@shagstars]

not really, he just sings high. Rob has or a more fuller sounding voice or a more clean one (depends on the time and what he sings) than phill. Phill sounds like Mike Howe from metal church but higher.

[@gorehog04]

Reinventing the British steel

[@ronaldshank7589]

Definitely!!!

[@epdonohue]

That is a great point. You are right on brother.

[@residentevildeadspace5729]

@@shagstars you are deaf and stupid, phil sounds just like rob halford

[@chaunceygardiner178]

Grew up in Dallas, this was the first Pantera I heard and loved it. Saw them live at The Basement, and drank illegally, when Cowboys From Hell came out and it blew me away, and they kept getting better.

[@Christatum411]

Houston here. Saw them many times before this but Diamond (pre-Dimebag for the other people that reads this,I`m sure you know)was the only thing I liked in the band until this came out

[@thebugkiller9036]

The Basement .. I lived just down the road from it in the late 80’s .. Pantera and Z Rock

[@wickedlateok1697]

It's a shame nobody remembers this one. People always say the first "real" Pantera album was CFH, but I say PM is the first. It's the first with Anselmo, and it also fucking kicks ass. Will this album ever have justice?

[@integrity101]

CFH is the first album WRITTEN WRITTEN WRITTEN by Philip, Vinnie,Dime & Rex. Hence it being the first real album

[@morrro97]

I wouldnt consider this glam metal... the previous albums?? Hell yeah!!! But this album is just heavy/thrash metal

[@Destess]

+Mauro Rivas You can still hear a bit of glam left in this album

[@FuneralFeastArt]

+Mauro Rivas this album is just pure Judas Priest worship

[@HeavyMetalNerd]

+OddGonzo And it has a bit of ACCEPT in it.

[@shredisodes2541]

+Mauro Rivas theres a lot more to glam check out nitro or racer x

[@alfredosanchez76]

+Shredisodes Spot a true metalhead naming nitro and racer x \m/

[@shredisodes2541]

thrash and trad metal purists get so butthurt when someone mentions glam like, go fucking cry about it so what it turns out a band you like were into glam/hair/shred metal and incorporated a lot of those elements into their music, sabbath did it, judas priest did it, saxon did it, pantera did it too as well as many others, just suck it up or do one, a lot of people are too closed minded to really enjoy music

[@joshhellstorm184]

My favorite pantera record by far

[@nicolasriveros943]

I know this is weird to say but... this album and particulary this song are some kind of guildy pleasure to me. I mean, listen that riff, is fucking gorgeous!

[@lunahetfield]

Probably this would get some hate but... i rlly like pantera's glam metal outfits and long hair... idk y its just something about it like i want it as a poster or shirt

[@adhamsherif9126]

Guilty pleasure?

[@Grandmastergav86]

Their best album is a guilty pleasure...strange.

[@plaguesofwrath]

Nothing guilty about it. This album is straight up heavy metal and it’s fucking great

[@shane727]

That's not weird m8. It's a great song

[@epdonohue]

Hard to believe that is Anselmo. He is such a great singer with a ferocious voice when Pantera came into their own. They jumped to the top of the scene and just kicked ass for years. They became too dominant that destiny had to stop them. AMEN!!!!!!

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Listen CFH entirely again

[@ianundery524]

saying THIS is cheesy and drooling over macho look-at-me-imma-tufff-dude songs is non sense, this is great

[@leoallan2225]

Hell yeah,they shouldnt be ashamed of this album at all.It could be repackaged maybe,but Judas Preist is good metal anyways.It really shows off Phils high notes well too. :)

[@integrity101]

they aren't ashamed, that's a myth

[@carlosnavarrojr.6912]

People who don’t like this like five finger death punch

[@mycustomyoutubechannel2539]

power metal > cfh > i am the night > the rest

[@Urukhai.]

this should be stay in spotify its art

[@fuckman733]

This is speed metal, not glam metal.

[@eoth6659]

Is actually power metal

[@joshuapitz4906]

No it's HEAVY METAL...

[@yuampi5707]

Joshua Pitz It’s Speed Metal. Also Power Metal it’s influenced by this genre

[@joshuapitz4906]

Lol..

[@MarioMario-my5ib]

No, it's salsa. Who the fuck cares?

[@josemadrigal4937]

I love to listen this song while I am running. It gives me a huge boost!

[@pdeere436]

That picture of them is hilarious! I love anything Pantera did.Truly an amazing band.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

This is not as Hilarious than quorthon in 1987 or Overkill in 1982 or Celtic frost in 1987 .

[@imam9847]

Pantera Glam Metal & Heavy Metal 1982 - 1990 Pantera Groove Metal & Thrash Metal 1990 - 2003/2004

[@jackregz]

Unironically my favorite Pantera song, and album for that matter.

[@arnolddefunto8822]

sounds alot like exciter

[@epdonohue]

Awesome analogy. Never thought anout that but you are right on the money.

[@jimmiehinton7506]

Been saying that since i heared it

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Funny , Exciter was a Judas Priest song before the band

[@marten7715]

It's hard to believe that this band went on to do songs like "Walk" and "Cowboys from Hell." How times changed.

[@maggotmusic757]

am not spam bot llc. Just a couple years later too

[@schizophrenicgaming5007]

Hard to believe this was the same band that made Far beyond driven and Great southern trendkill

[@joeypockets2089]

And become a staple for neonazis

[@gtxxsn1per95xx]

Thats the only songs you know

[@integrity101]

@@joeypockets2089 What an ignorant moronic thing to say. What a SHEEP🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑😂😂😂😂😂

[@nastykittycat2375]

I swear, this album is so good.

[@kennybills]

the riffs and structure reminds me of the first 3 Megadeth albums. pretty cool song from this era of Pantera

[@eddiepullens6084]

This is a Badass album every song is classic I can hear dat Phil is young sounding !

[@SalandFindles]

Any period of time that Pantera was a band was a good period of time.

[@imam9847]

Pantera Glam Metal & Heavy Metal 1982 - 1990 Pantera Groove Metal & Thrash Metal 1990 - 2003/2004

[@analozada9475]

Wow...Phil’s voice has always been amazing! 🤘🔥 Like he said: “I can’t do Cowboys from hell type stuff...that’s a young man’s thing.” His voice still great, but he can’t hit the high notes anymore...his voice is fully adapted to death metal. 😬🤘🔥💀

[@viniciusrochamoraesbastool5683]

This is gold! Pantera is great on all eras,but I miss Phill's Halford vocals.

[@Blindguitarmc]

phil anselmo have a fucking monster voice......

[@BatteriiiOriginal]

+Bryan Mocha Had, he sounds like shit nowadays

[@JmanRising]

His work on underated songs like medicine man were epic. I would say his voice really started to go downhill after Vulgar Display of Power.

[@TheUnderFlame]

+Bryan Mocha has...

[@JmanRising]

+MrFlipperInvader782 He did what he could with that progression but his early work was unmatched and epic until He eventually lost his voice almost entirely.

[@Blindguitarmc]

ok ok , the dude had a great voice , are you happy now?

[@saictrue9016]

In this age Pantera left the glam metal and turned to pure thrash metal, 2 years leter in Cowboys From Hell they turned to groove metal.

[@Snandra66]

Hey, that's pretty good.

[@rhythmtreble7311]

chill out iduppz

[@HeavyRaiden]

Deathclawthulhu im gay

[@mortv5985]

edupz

[@Bobnorton1503]

Power Metal is a Pantera album that opens the gate to the change in music genre to Groove Metal

[@RMarchiori]

no.

[@criticalhitentertainment]

Best Pantera album

[@rainingblood979]

Pantera saved metal from dying in the public eye, the underground would have never died, it will truly live forever.

[@DarkScorpionPete98]

Metal was still going strong in the 80's.

[@WWIIman1942]

0:26 "The devil went down the Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal."

[@jdsv8601]

WWIIman1942 you can tell they drew some inspiration from this song

[@arklowrockz]

Anyone else here from Razorfist?? When Cowboys from Hell was released the likes of Kerrang and Metal Hammer were basically saying "Where have Pantera been hiding this album all these years?" The implication being that the back catalogue was crap. For that reason alone I never bothered listening to any of it. I'm sorry I didnt coz it sounds pretty goddam good

[@integrity101]

Power Metal is a great record.

[@willr455]

holy fuck I can't believe this is the same band that did I'm Broken. Even tough it's so different and it's pretty unoriginal, theres something about this era of Pantera I really like

[@danielcarney2570]

To be honest none of their albums are original because they ripped Exhorder off in 1990 when they invented groove metal in 1987, not trying to argue or anything but that's a fact.

[@justametalhead625]

+Daniel Carney Dumbass, IT'S NOT CALLED RIPPED OFF!!!!! IT'S CALLED INSPIRED!!!

[@jonathanburton7971]

+Daniel Carney are metallia diamondhead and motorhead ripoffs?

[@silverbane5008]

bullshit, Exhorder fucking sucks compared to Pantera. There's some similarities in vocals but thats all.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

@@danielcarney2570 Cfh songs were on the set list in 1988 ..:). Its not 1990s songs . They didnt ripped off Exhorder They were inspired , but they had common influences . And Pantera through all was more Bad ass Van Halen / Judas Priest based with more Hooky songs than Exhorder which is more faster , thrashier and have 50 parts in all their songs.

[@russkate88]

They should have performed this stuff in the nineties.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

They did . Until 1991 , and even on new years eve in 1992 to 1993 .

[@russkate88]

@@Nissardpertugiu any links of that?

[@Nissardpertugiu]

@@russkate88 yeah bootleg and Video right there on youtube .. At the backstage and so on ..

[@neonknight-1522]

@@russkate88 Check godfather 123 out.

[@Christatum411]

I saw this tour several times as well as the COH tour twice a month for a year in my local club. They were still doing this song on the COH tour

[@Metalhead3935]

Haha saying that someone sounds like Halford is the complete opposite of an insult.

[@hughjass5756]

RIP Vinnie Paul. You and your brother Dimebag are together :(

[@Fitzman445]

It sounds like 3 bands in one, drums metallica. Guitar megadeth then the vocals sounds like Rob Halford from judas priest

[@meganabaja]

So this is the real Pantera... I like it.

[@f2detaboada]

Phil's best Rob Halford impersonation.

[@eamonahern7495]

No. His best one was Shattered from the following album but this is an excellent attempt.

[@franciscosenties8747]

Ese intro es están flipante, que me mola la cabeza cada vez que lo escucho, simplemente bestial este riff.

[@fredtflail]

Sounds pretty heavy not glammey at all I like it.

[@HughManatea]

Damn I really have to find a physical copy of this. FBD is my favorite Pantera album hands down, but I come back to this kn youtube every few weeks, and damn it I can not get enough. Dimebag is just an absolute Treasure to listen to as always, Anselmo's almost Dickinson/Halford/King Diamond style vocals just slay it too although I think his lower repertoire is much more suitable, and definitely more aggressive. Rex crushes it too, but I think overall this album highlights where they were as well were headed. Rex especially though plays well on this, but when you think of it not only does he throw down tasty bass harmonies, and grooves he also was a key compositional component of Pantera helping to lay down rhythm guitars, amd what not. Friggin Ace.

[@turbolover909]

RIP Vinnie Paul :(

[@cthuludreams1]

Best Pantera record

[@Kriegter]

Exciter

[@thrashmetalhead88]

The drums at 3:48 are magic

[@E.C.2]

This song made me realize what an amazing drummer Vinnie was especially for that era Dude was highly underrated!

[@EmilinkoHoward]

You could say they're "Metal Magic"? 😉

[@r.g.armstrong2688]

Very close to Riot’s ‘Thundersteel’ or some Racer X…But with a thrash edge, in the vein of Overkill.

[@ConnieLiu0605]

The last 40 seconds of this one are metal to the core. Screw the haters this one is a gem.

[@nintendad1166]

Absolutely!!

[@BluegrassKY88]

Pantera Thrash? I love it. I didnt know they did thrash too. This is a top thrasher imo!!! Pantera's Entry #1

[@craigharrison5406]

No way in hell this is glam metal. This is just good old metal.

[@AutomatikBalalaika]

Best Pantera album

[@SNSTJ__]

Speed metal!!! Like classic Helloween

[@jimch.9961]

Helloween is power metal

[@KekoZeskende]

power speed @@jimch.9961

[@ALinkBetweenSouls]

Δημητρης Χ. Walls of Jericho was Speed Metal

[@luisjavy1]

@@ALinkBetweenSouls power speed melodic

[@ALinkBetweenSouls]

H Javi for me it sounds close to the classic Blind Guardian which was also speed metal

[@Hitman-316]

Such a badass album

[@ArtemGerts]

Sound's like "Hit the Lights".

[@TheSinndogg]

No. All Pantera did was stop the mainstream from forgetting that metal existed. The underground metal scenes (where metal's strength has arguably lain for decades) were going as strongly as ever, and would have done so without them.

[@paulrevere217]

yeh this isnt glam but the 3 albums before this kinda are!

[@ashestootrippy]

Damn this is my first time listening to any of the pre-cowboys from hell pantera, and by god that riff is fucking smokin

[@PixelatedSpirit]

Fun fact: If you listen to any Pantera song here on YT that's from 90's or later, everyone says: Those early records were so gay blah blah blah If you listen to any Pantera song here on YT that's from Power Metal or earlier, everyone says: This is SOOO much better than the groove shit music they did in the 90's blah blah blah. I say: I love the way Pantera evolved, no record is like the other and my mind is open enough to enjoy both the heavy metal days and the thrash/groove days. Fuck me, some people are closeminded AS FUCK. Enjoy some music from some talanted people and stfu already! :D

[@gonk4509]

Bombape Agreed

[@integrity101]

An adult, on KZbin??? I had no idea that was possible 👍

[@Thanos700]

They really should re-release their old stuff as a compilation. I think Pantera's name as a commercial entity is enough for it to sell, and alot of fans will be curious to their back-catalogue.

[@coolgy67]

Phil looks so funny with the glam hair.

[@edybocman76]

neocanuck not really

[@YouTubeViolates1A]

neocanuck Heh, he looks badass. Thanks to Phil, I know what my dad would look like bald, with long hair, a beard, etc. Him and Phil look the same. Haha!

[@revkevyt9955]

neocanuck ikr and then it disappeared

[@neonknight-1522]

He would beat your àss if he saw this

[@lunahetfield]

To me vinnie looks weird with the glam metal hair everyone else looks fucking hot with it

[@joshireson5457]

So much energy

[@tiburon300875]

My first Pantera album ... here in Argentina it was very difficult to get these things, and when I heard it ... I became addicted .. !!! It was as if Maiden, Judas, Megadeth and Anthrax were partying ... and Phil was singing .. !!!

[@Jubjub9000]

i like how at the end Phil screams "POTATO RAW"

[@cpar94]

This isn’t all that bad lol

[@alexferus5541]

\m/ love this rocking tune

[@hxckaido]

amazing young ANSELMO XDDDDD

[@chubalkr6146]

All time fav.

[@micheal7005]

This is not Glam🤘 This has a Judas Priest vibe to me. This is KILLER🤘

[@Endo-uu8mo]

the best Pantera with the Cowboys from.......Album🤘🏴‍☠️

[@HisDudeness1986]

After all these years I finally understand why this album was pushed at the wayside; Once the band released CFH, they realized they had a heavy record on their hands and wanted to pursue that instead. I still love this album and Pantera have been playing these songs as late as 92/93 during their Vulgar tour. You can even find a live video of them playing PST 88 from that era.

[@777Eliyahu]

Deserves a proper remaster

[@swkskwwksskdekcdkcdckrvkt]

fr

[@brunahergenraeder7063]

cadê os brasileiros em 2016 ouvindo PANTERA?

[@kovalski9018]

Eai

[@EvertonToledoDeMoraes]

Pantera na madruga

[@andersonmatos228]

🤟🏾🇧🇷

[@rustycage5550]

huge Pantera fan but this is some good fucking old school 80s thrash heavy metal right here, still great album

[@victoriagosbee]

I saw Pantera in May of 1987 in Lawton Oklahoma at bar called Hard Roxx. That was before Pantera ruled the world. "Harder, Faster, Pantera Rocks!!!!"

[@victoriagosbee]

Power Metal was the album they had then, the first one Phil sang on, but I probably didn't have to tell anyone that, huh? lol

[@kerwinpohawpatchoko6093]

Victoria Gosbee remember the gallon jugs of beer they had? Some great bands went through there. Even seen LAGuns. Different times back then. Miss the strip.

[@nejoh713]

Old school always the best

[@r4v3nner]

Speed Metal Is like when Glam Metal gets 3 Gatorades per hour while listening to Maiden and Judas Priest

[@ericbeukenex6086]

3:55 Sounds a bit like Rob Halford but absolutely not as good.

[@estebanskater123]

Nice song, unigue style... Sounds to me like a Slayween (Slayer-Helloween)

[@betterthanmost9549]

It's a damn shame that Phil has so much vocal fry nowadays and could never hit these high notes again. This is some of the best classic metal vocals ive ever heard

[@natebeakley5494]

I love this album. Definitely the transition point.

[@stitcha123]

The drumming around the midsection!!!!

[@leonardovasconceloscerquei1982]

Power Metal é um dos melhores álbuns do Pantera.

[@SalandFindles]

It's fucking metal to the core. Let's just settle on that.

[@k.g.lethal9947]

Respect​ from​ Thailand🇹🇭🤘😎😁📱