Philip Anselmo Ranks Pantera Albums: Best to Worst

As the iconic frontman of Pantera, Philip Anselmo sang on six of the Texas metal juggernaut's albums: 1988's self-released offering, 'Power Metal,' plus their five classic major-label LPs, 'Cowboys From Hell,' 'Vulgar Display of Power,' 'Far Beyond Driven,' 'The Great Southern Trendkill' and 'Reinventing the Steel.' We recently talked to Anselmo and got him to rank those six albums, from best to worst. His ranking might surprise you.
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[@matthewkelly1418]

The Great Southern Trendkill will always be my favourite Pantera record

[@billrobertjoe]

same

[@bobbykurniawan3099]

Yes.🔥🔥

[@jamesmarengo6222]

fuck yea, war nerve is sheer brutality

[@bubblyproduction9809]

Same

[@berriondo9615]

Sandblaaaaaaaaaaaaast!!! Yourself

[@bigtinymanowarrior7330]

It's cool that Phil showed Power Metal some recognition. It's criminal that they ignore that album. It's a masterpiece.

[@JAV619]

My personal favorite

[@smote_his_ruin]

It really is. I feel like the years between and around Power Metal and Cowboys is their best period.

[@Mars-]

Well,He ranked it as worst . 6th out of 6 .

[@drivenbydemons6537]

Power Metal is totally in my rotation. PST*88 could be in my top 10 songs by them even though Dime did vocals.

[@bigtinymanowarrior7330]

@@Mars- that's true, but at least he acknowledged it. Most don't even give the pre CFH albums any recognition at all.

[@chasing_dragons]

The world is missing Pantera really bad.

[@xavierlaflamme8773]

world needs pantera to kick it in the teeth and tell them to stop being posers.

[@kalasmournrex1470]

To be fair, they basically had a concert in April

[@aubertlachance6076]

Go check the news

[@clownchaostime3024]

Far Beyond Drive, to me, was so brutally heavy. And to have that album come out at #1 on Billboard was a historical statement that Pantera was a dominant band at the time. The heaviness of that album was mindblowing.

[@mm091540]

Far Beyond Drive... are you referring to songs like Nightswimming or even Find The River?

[@clownchaostime3024]

@@mm091540 lol...I meant Far Beyond Driven

[@EPKKC]

This album is my personal favorite, then comes equal at second spot Vulgar and Trendkill. Far Beyond Driven is to me, a grown up BMer for the past 30 years, the best heavy metal album of All Time.

[@musicsucks5843]

Phil loves Reinventing the steel the most because they barely toured after that record and he’s not sick of those songs lol

[@ajmoore2201]

Reinventing the Steel is so underrated imo

[@rogerwalker2224]

@@ajmoore2201 Is it? I want to love it but only like it. The guitar solos, the drumming and the transitions between parts are not as creative or powerful as even Cowboys from Hell. No complaints with Phil's vocals though.

[@dannie2712]

@@rogerwalker2224 Cowboys From Hell is their best imo!

[@integrity101]

@Universal Underground Music # 3 false

[@rogerwalker2224]

@@dannie2712 They were so tight on that

[@ButBigger42]

My favorite Pantera album is whichever one I am listening to at the time.

[@Doomzdayxx]

fair enough

[@EstoEzz]

Best answer 👑🔥👊🏼

[@RitchieRosson]

Haha! Exactly my feelings brother.

[@jjp9542]

Well said.

[@DV87777]

Indeed lol

[@MetalRush666]

Can't believe he answered that question. To me they are all gold.

[@ipokambos]

​@Vim Ultar power metal is a sick rec and you are gay

[@ipokambos]

@Vim Ultar im not upset, im confused

[@rickyhyppa7960]

@@ipokambos lol ya that dude is definitely a homosexual

[@salatatoe6812]

@Vim Ultar what the actual fuck. Everybody's entitled to their own opinion but goddamn.

[@billbrooks9088]

Yeah Pantera is probably my favorite band of all time 😎

[@jonrhythm3686]

Far Beyond for me was like a miracle record because it was actually heavier than Vulgar Diaplay.

[@joetroutt7425]

They all got heavier one after the other.

[@BradDelsonFender]

@@joetroutt7425 True! But not after Trendkill in my opinion... for me it's the heaviest record ever made ;)

[@Dharmicaction]

@@BradDelsonFender But trend kill songs

[@indianmilitary]

@@BradDelsonFenderbut most trend kill songs don't sound good live. It is thé reason why phil chose RIS, FBD as the top 2

[@thetribalist6923]

@@BradDelsonFender I’ll second that; no record I’ve heard is heavier than Trendkill. It’s savage in ever conceivable way. Massive sound, barbaric screams, subject matter, everything just fires on all cylinders.

[@GunDrummer]

DUH you forgot Ride The Lightning bro!

[@aic8801]

Reign in blood too! Smh

[@kendalortiz06]

@@aic8801 They also missed Peace sells.

[@vio-lence7267]

And among the living oh my god

[@David5676-k7o]

What are you talking about ride the lightning? That is Metallica.

[@samredmond5196]

@@David5676-k7o ur a bit slow mate

[@patri0tiii766]

#1 for me is Vulgar, only because I was in 8th grade and that album changed me. It was memorable time in my youth.

[@randomhandle]

Yes. Yes. This right here.

[@jamesbroska3308]

IMO....its the Greatest all around metal album of all time! Every aspect of metal is captured on that album!

[@jumpcutreviews1545]

same here, I was in 8th grade as well! But when Far Beyond Driven came out. Dude. I love that one the best. Its tough to rank them. All 5 are so good. I haven't herd power metal, just a couple of Dime's solos off it.

[@rsalek]

Same here... 8th grade! I bought it because I heard some awesome cowboys from hell songs on the radio (psyco holiday and cemetary gates were ridiculously overplayed haha) and really like the album cover . I had no idea what i was in store for! They really made an impact with their sound in vulgar. I am a fan of all the albums though. Each one has something about it.

[@alds9729]

this love

[@josearriaga1227]

It is ridiculously hard to pick but as I’ve gotten older I listen to FBD and TGSTK more than the others. I listened to CFH and VDOP a lot in high school. The thing that makes The Great Southern Trendkill standout is it feels like an actual record. Its a great experience with a lot of different moods. The track order is perfect in my opinion

[@FRC0711]

Yes. Agree 100%. They’re the two I listen to as well. Far Beyond Driven transformed heavy metal - the genre was never the same again. The Great Southern Trendkill was just so dark, the most lyrically interesting.

[@stephenhale4419]

I completely agree bro, it has a vibe throughout almost like the soundtrack to a movie, and why it doesn’t get the hands down accolades it deserves baffles me

[@dr.edwardkevorkian]

Far beyond driven was a GAME CHANGER ! That album is the perfect storm.

[@midnight347]

Agreed its my favorite followed closely by trendkill and reinventing both of which are criminally underrated by most pantera fans.

[@manjunkshow9352]

Nah.. VULGAR was the perfect album. Far Beyond has too many stupid macho man tough guy lyrics.

[@dr.edwardkevorkian]

@@manjunkshow9352 Far beyond was W A Y heavier then Vulgar. Dime's guitar sounded like he put 6 guitar strings on a chainsaw and Phil WAS a tough guy so the lyrics fit perfect ! STRONGER THAN ALL You could tell Vulgar was still about getting on the radio lol

[@midnight347]

@@manjunkshow9352 vulgar has macho man tough guy lyrics but walk is literally on vulgar? If I was thinking of macho man lyrics that would be the first one that pops up in my mind. First time I've ever heard anyone say vulgar has too many macho man lyrics lol

[@lowcountrythrash2874]

I have to say 1.Trendkill 2. Far Beyond 3. Vulgar 4. Reinventing 5. Cowboys There was just something so raw and all out evil about that album!! I’m glad Phil is off the dirty brown, but I think in a way it aided making that album so abrasive.

[@MaximusAdonicus]

What about the best one "Power metal"?! 🤘

[@proletar-ian]

This would be my list exactly. TGSTK is such a brutal album in so many ways. It’s my go-to weightlifting music. RTS isn’t great as an album but it has some incredibly underrated songs.

[@justaguy5265]

Agreed

[@etangbose4755]

Great southern doesnt get enough love tbh its my favourite of their albums

[@lopolik]

definitely, it's Pantera at their peak.. Phil's Vocals are the most brutal on this album. (Kinda like NOLA from DOWN) but even more brutal screams.

[@ThePrusa1987]

@Etang Bose: Mine too! \m/

[@Daniel-tx7ey]

Same

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

I’m positively surprised by the amount of people choosing TGSTK as their favorite. It’s always been mine but I thought for most Pantera fans it’s the least liked

[@punkstudios9955]

He probably put it so low because he may not want to remember how bad his heroin addiction was at the time when it was written.

[@mayh6825]

POWER METAL is such a great album, all killer songs!

[@LPOeli]

The list is way different from what I expected.

[@UKBornin1971]

Ditto

[@lopolik]

I expected it, because Phil had said so many times that Reinventing the Steel was his favorite in many interviews.

[@LPOeli]

@@lopolik The biggest surprise to me was the rank of Cowboys. I knew about his love for reinventing.

[@jessehaltia4795]

In my opinion, CFH and VDOP are by far the best. The last two are not very good.

[@lopolik]

@@LPOeli yeah it was a bit surprising to rank Cowboys that low. I guess he really thought Pantera improved with each new album. For me really, I love all Pantera albums, and Top 5 for me would be 1. TGST 2. Cowboys 3. Vulgar 4. Far Beyond 5. Reinventing. But everyone has their own lists. :D

[@MikeCasavant]

Reinventing was / is super underrated. I remember being in High School when that album came out and really liking it, but felt the production seemed thin. Then, last year when they released the 20th anniversary with Terry Dates remix/master, it’s become one of my favorites. It Makes Them Disappear is such a heavy song and never realized how much I liked it until the remix

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

I will back you up on this: the original release sounds way too muddled and stuffed. It just sounded way too same-y to me. There wasn’t a single song that I gravitated to. Now with that 20th anniversary album re-released with Terry Date behind the board, I’m seeing Reinventing in a whole new light! I’m sorry but Terry Date is the silent 5th member. Without Terry Date, it’s just not Pantera.

[@rcr-zt4of]

@@miahthorpatrick1013 I think Reinventing the Steel got a bad rap due to the mix. I was never hot on it until Date redid the mix for the 20th anniversary edition. It completely changed it for me and definitely gave the album a lot more bite…

[@tylermccroskey1702]

Revolution is my name is still one of my favorite riffs Dime wrote

[@xxraddrummerxx]

I love Power Metal! One of my favorite albums of theirs. Wish it got a re-release.

[@jdawg3629]

Reinventing was released the same day as an Nsync album. It was a few metalheads and a bunch of chicks waiting at the record store before school😂

[@midnight347]

I bought it when it was new but not the first day it was released. I was 17 and I thought it kicked ass and today I think it kicks even more ass than I did originally lol. Idk why so many ppl rank it so low and are surprised Phil ranked it this high. It's criminally underrated by most fans. I would put far beyond just ahead of it and trendkill man they were vicious on those albums. That is not to say that cowboys and vulgar isn't great but I just prefer the 1994-2000 pantera they were so damn vicous. Sandblasted and suicide note 2 are two brutal fn songs from trendkill which is also criminally underrated by fans for whatever reason idk. The official live 101 proof was from that tour and it was wicked.

[@charleswilson4526]

You know some people bought both 😝

[@erikstorm8935]

@@charleswilson4526 Not if the cashier was a metalhead! :D

[@speak1986]

Miss those days where you had to actually do some shit to get your hands on new music!

[@delraybrewer]

"hey Phil, stand in this room, start writing the best metal lyrics ever written." Phil: "ok"

[@erikstorm8935]

Phil is a Millennial at heart, I knew it xD

[@alexi.e.roivainen]

"Power Metal is my favourite album with Pantera" / David Ellefson Great pick!

[@integrity101]

He really said that? Where?

[@JAV619]

Mine too

[@alexi.e.roivainen]

@@integrity101 On Waste Some Time with Jason Green!

[@integrity101]

@@alexi.e.roivainen cool thank you

[@ant24197]

Vulgar by far and away is the best album. Top to bottom that album kicks ass. Just listen to rise. That shit is a killer metal song. Pantera will always be legends.

[@Soprano_661]

Vulgar is their best but trendkill is my favourite

[@Nile8765]

I honestly cant rank them. They all have a special place in my heart. Cowboys is the nice guy shredy album, vulgar is the grooviest album, far beyond is the fucked up on drugs album, trendkill is the heaviest, and reinventing is just a mixture of them all.

[@lidiaspazzard]

I think Far Beyond Driven is the heaviest.

[@rtomas47]

@@lidiaspazzard Trendkill feels way heavier to me

[@lidiaspazzard]

@@rtomas47 It's definitely a close one. I guess I say that because there are more soft songs on there, whereas FBD is just all out heavy until Planet Caravan.

[@artificialdopamine6542]

Far beyond is the heaviest and southern trendkill was the fucked up on drugs album get it right!

[@rtomas47]

@@artificialdopamine6542 nah, he is right tho

[@livefreeprintguns]

More of this please... we already lost two members goddamn it. Rex and Phil's stories need to be heard and their history needs to be cataloged before we all blink and don't have the opportunity to anymore.

[@jbsleddin]

I remember making homemade flyers for Reinventing the Steel a day before release, and putting in the high school halls and on cars in the parking lot saying "The best fking album of your lifetime, you better fking buy it!" Before the days of cameras at every turn, nobody knew who did it. Ah, the good ol' days...

[@wvusmc]

Me and my buddies were on the Pantera street team back then and they mailed us a bunch of RTS stickers with the logo and release date. We placed those all over our high school. I still have a few of those stickers.

[@robertweir8658]

Trendkill is my my #1. I remember when Rex did that metal show he ranked Trendkill last for him.

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

I’m positively surprised by the amount of people choosing TGSTK as their favorite. It’s always been mine but I thought for most Pantera fans it’s the least liked

[@integrity101]

Rexs rank on that metal show was the following: 1 Vulgar 2 Reinventing 3 Far Beyond Driven 4 Trendkill 5 Cowboys The guys were even surprised CFH was last, which actually surprised me as most Pantera fans realize the band considered everything after CFH to be superior to CFH

[@indianmilitary]

@@integrity101 But RIS and FBD have thé most number of songs which sound good live. No wonder phil chose them.

[@integrity101]

@@indianmilitary Yeah agreed. FBD had the most songs rotating through the set list

[@edybocman76]

@@integrity101 is true cfh is a good album but they real sound start in vulgar

[@jclaxton78]

Far Beyond Driven is a masterpiece. It's so unique and creative, no songs sound similar. IMO, it has a flow and balance to it that blends so well.

[@jclaxton78]

@@randallflag1365 I skip it so often I forgot it was even on there lol.

[@Albertredneck]

@@randallflag1365 The most cohesive and solid albums are VDoP and TGSTK. FBD probably has some of the greatests Pantera songs ever, but as an album is a bit lacking.

[@UKBornin1971]

Its like being a parent and ranking your children

[@MRRU-uz7ej]

THE GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL 🤘🏻#1🤘🏻

[@rawr9154]

"THUUUUH... GRRRRR-EEEAAAAYT... SUTHFRUUUN.. TREEEENKIEUHLLLL!"

[@Maliciousmusicman]

@@rawr9154 "FFFfffHUCK YEA!"

[@addisonlewis723]

The great southern trendkill is my favorite Pantera album. Phil went all the way out with the lyrics and the musicanship was outstanding.

[@daBEAGLE1017]

Thats the toughest interview ive seen PHA do. He actually had to use his brain. Good to watch.

[@chelseatrevino6923]

I watched this video and I still can’t put them in an order of favorites Lol By the way thanks Phil for that live stream. Was so awesome to hear Pantera songs live again 🤘🏼♥️

[@jeffreycummings2769]

I'm happy he didn't completely ignore Power Metal. Also, while I love the guy, my order of Pantera albums would be pretty damn close to the reverse of his.

[@_SliK_]

Reinventing The Steel has always been my favourite. They were the best they’d ever been (as said by Rex). The shows and audience had never been more brutal. The whole record, start to finish is a masterpiece. It would practically be impossible to top that album. 🤘🏼⚜️🥃

[@lennonlikejohn5549]

Yes to this.

[@indianmilitary]

True both RIS and FBD were written with live shows on their mind.

[@YKXZWX]

TGSTK is their best album cuz scream PanterA more than any other

[@lopolik]

agreed.

[@fatcountry5606]

Its the pinnacle of music

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

I’m positively surprised by the amount of people choosing TGSTK as their favorite. It’s always been mine but I thought for most Pantera fans it’s the least liked

[@RemmyRiffs]

@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449 Actually Reinventing The Steel is my least favorite. I have to go with VDOP, TGSTK, FBD, CFH, RTS.

[@krisu101]

@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449 Well for me it is. My ranking from best to worst are Vulgar Display Of Power, Far Beyond Driven, Cowboys From Hell, Reinventing The Steel, Power Metal and The Great Southern Trendkill. And there is no particular reason for TGST album being last, but I'd say it's the feels. All of Pantera albums are great and masterpieces.

[@dowens3781]

I would agree with Phil. Reinventing distilled and encapsulated all of the best elements of the previous four albums.

[@DaveFurbush]

Everyone has a different favorite, but that album was the quintessential one. Pantera in its purest form.

[@dowens3781]

@@DaveFurbush Yeah, every loves Vulgar Display and Far Beyond because they have their most popular songs, but to me Reinventing has the heaviest grooves and Phil's best vocals and is just an overall grinder.

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

Power Metal is a fantastic record. Phil's best vocal performance to date!

[@TSE_WOODY]

He could hit some crazy notes, dudes got a great voice.

[@user-dy1kh1mw3u]

for my tgstk is hes best vocal work

[@lrn_news9171]

Power metal was a kick ass album and Phil's best vocal performance

[@rebelrocker7494]

Loved and Still do Love Pantera in any Order ,Keep Rockin 🤘🖤✌

[@nightoftheshape]

HELL YEA, PHIL!!! That's my favorite too, I've been playing the instrumental rough mix version every day for weeks now The Terry Date mix is cool too, I'm glad that it exists, gives some variety

[@joerosadini1116]

Reinventing the steel is extremely underrated its fantastic

[@mat.b.]

and based on teh comments, Trendkill is vastly over rated in equal proportion

[@rcr-zt4of]

When Terry Date remastered it it gave it new life.

[@kennybills]

1. The Great Southern Trendkill 2. Far Beyond Driven 3. Cowboys from Hell 4. Reinventing the Steel 5. Vulgar Display of Power 6. Power Metal But honestly, they're all A+ albums.

[@unorthodoxwarlock3685]

I am fuckin happy to know that Reinventing The Steell is Phil’s favorite album. Because it’s mine too

[@integrity101]

He's been saying that for decades

[@Rhyskendall8]

"Wwwllllaaaaaahhhhgggg, Maaan" Philip. H Anselmo. 2021

[@mikehoncho4480]

Trendkill is the perfect album for me. Followed by cfh, vulgar, reinvt. steel, fbd, pm. Glad to see Phil always showing love to reinventing the steel over the yrs. That album is criminally underrated by most "regular people" :() thrreeeeeeeeee 👉👂👈

[@integrity101]

Reinventing The Steel is still my favorite. Lots of revisionist history about RTS. Revolver readers just voted it the fourth greatest final album of all time. They recorded separately on TRENDKILL not Steel. The fire album cover is literally from a night of all the guys hanging out and the guy was Philips tech guy Dustin. The band took their time and all four guys loved that album. Philips rank is also mine... *#1 Reinventing The Steel* #2 Far Beyond Driven #3 Vulgar Display Of Power #4 The Great Southern Trendkill #5 Cowboys From Hell For anyone interested, Rex Browns rank on THAT METAL SHOW 2015ish #1 Vulgar Display Of Power *#2 Reinventing The Steel* #3 Far Beyond Driven #4 The Great Southern Trendkill #5 Cowboys From Hell

[@dowens3781]

I also agree with Phil's choices.

[@mat.b.]

the one shame about Reinventing was the production sucked, but the re-master was done with their long time producer and fixed the problems so all is well in the world

[@dowens3781]

@@mat.b. I thought the production was good - what was wrong with it?

[@integrity101]

@@dowens3781 Yeah honestly, it's my FAVORITE produced album also

[@ordohereticus3427]

Great top two picks with Reinventing The Steel and Far Beyond Driven. The heaviest and hardest hitting albums from their catalogue.

[@Danjoker.]

Reinventing the steel is amazing

[@dime85sg]

I completely agreed!!! Reinventing the steel is so underappreciated!

[@xavierlaflamme8773]

ya, felt like he was right. reinventing was like a complete album of songs from start to finish

[@PossumBelly]

Great to see all TGSTK squad in the comments🔥easily my favorite, and their most progressive.

[@indianmilitary]

But it does not change thé fact that trend kill has thé least number of live friendly songs

[@KentuckyFriedJohansson]

@@indianmilitary Damn dude, you don't have to spam this in every comment about TGSTK.

[@MetalNerdMedia]

The video description was right. His ranking did surprise me. I can't comment on Power Metal or anything prior because I've never listened to them. But, from those five, I wouldn't put Reinventing The Steel as the best. It's a tough batch to rank. My list would have to go with Cowboys From Hell and The Great Southern Trendkill tied, followed by Vulgar Display of Power, Reinventing the Steel, and Far Beyond Driven. Creating that list makes me want to sit down and listen to them carefully to see if a true rank exists. They're all good. Definitely one of my favorite bands ever. I just wish I could have seen them live.

[@integrity101]

Definitely listen to Power Metal if you like Judas Priest.

[@tylermccroskey1702]

It's hard for me to pick a favorite. Each album has something special about it and I keep them in my rotation constantly

[@mozzdef08]

This just confirms that the Pantera band members all thought Reinventing the Steel was their best effort. For fans we always think of Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven as the tops with The Great Southern Trendkill and Reinventing the Steel as the bottom.

[@integrity101]

All Panteras albums are almost...almost equally beloved. Reinventing The Steel is a classic and has been voted such numerous times over the years. I see more n more people ranking it #1.

[@THECaptainPlanetHD]

Phil Anselmo is a metal legend love this man.

[@DemonSlide]

My ranking: 1. Cowboys from Hell 2. Far Beyond Driven 3. The Great Southern Trendkill. 4. Vulgar Display of Power 5. Official Live 101 Proof 6. Power Metal 7. Reinventing the Steel.

[@AllCarsUnited]

I remember when cowboys came out , it spiked my interest. Vulgar cemented Pantera as my favorite band of all times both live and recorded

[@justinwalker6902]

The great southern trendkill is just a brutal in your face metal record🤘

[@pleasuretokill]

Power Metal should be included in their classic album list imo

[@rickyhyppa7960]

I believe in a ruling class, because I rule, and I decide that Power Metal is a classic Pantera album so for my correct opinion, it is.

[@koffinradio]

Very cool for him to rank them.

[@PeteOliva]

Reinventing is the best swan song by any band ever. Love it.

[@integrity101]

Agreed

[@dannie2712]

Damn mines almost the reverse to Phils. Goes in order except for Power Metal in at 5. Cowboys From Hell Vulgar Display of Power Far Beyond Driven The Great Southern Trendkill Power Metal Reinventing The Steel

[@olli.tiainen]

That is the most common list

[@rsalek]

Initial I thought he was ranking them backwards haha. Was surprised to find out different!

[@ajmoore2201]

For me 1. Vulgar Display of Power 2. Far Beyond Driven 3. Cowboys from Hell 4. Reinventing the Steel 5. TGST

[@erabbitgamingofficial1]

Mine same except I swapped far to 1 and vulgar 2.

[@giantsfan8872]

And power metal?

[@netogame7727]

Man I love far beyond driven but great southern trend kill has my heart.

[@pdooley730]

Would love to hear Phil talk more about Power Metal I honestly love that album and it might be my favorite of all their albums!

[@integrity101]

Top 3 PM songs?

[@pdooley730]

@@integrity101 “We’ll meet again”, “Hard Ride”, “over and out”. Love them all! Phil could really sing back then too!

[@anandnathan6851]

Trendkill is such an underrated album.

[@edybocman76]

I always know that he didn't like to much The CFH album haha

[@theredqueen2283]

Trendkill and cowboys are my 2 favourite , all their albums have a special place in my heart since highschool, but especially cowboys and trendkill

[@integrity101]

Is it because of the guitar solos? Trendkill & CFH...?

[@xanderallen5687]

It's almost impossible to do this without setting the parameters...like personal favorite? Most "important"? Commercially? Artistry? To me, it comes down to, what records were they the tightest, most creative, heaviest version of themselves doing THEIR sound...and in that light: 1. Trendkill - Easily their heaviest, most brutal, most experimental while still being super tight, and most creative output. You can find other bands that sound like stuff from the other records...but no one sounds like Trendkill. 2. Vulgar Display of Power - They found their sound and went all in...this album is essentially Pantera's version of AIC's Dirt. Not in sound comparison...but it was the album where they found their sound stopped trying to be anyone else. 3. Far Beyond Driven - Debut's at number 1. Is arguably a better collection of songs than Vulgar. Shades of the records that come before and after it. 4. Reinventing the Steel - In pure riffage...it's up there with any of the albums. GDE, RIMN, and YDMS are easily as intense as anything they put out. 5. Cowboy's - They got their couple big tunes in but the Judas Priest type vocals, weaker songs, etc just fall short of everything else.

[@lilmarkitopeslo2892]

Power metal is the first PANTERA album I heard and is a great album, no one talk about this really amazing record

[@maxblomgren7995]

They made three albums before power metal

[@communityentertainment5144]

@@maxblomgren7995 he was saying it's the first one he heard, not the first one made

[@maxblomgren7995]

@@communityentertainment5144 yes i know, just wanted to let him know that there is also three more heavy metal albums in case he didn't know

[@zackforister]

Unless you were living in the Dallas area, I call BS. Almost no one knew who they were until VDOP in 92, by 94 the whole world cought on

[@smote_his_ruin]

This is confusing because for a second it sounds like he is saying Power Metal is #1

[@kennydoomster]

Great to see Phil mention Power Metal as well :)

[@delraybrewer]

Phil's list was/is identical to mine. I kept saying them first hoping he'd say them too and he did!

[@garyhill4212]

The G.O.A.T. 🔥🐐🔥

[@acecommander1]

Great southern trend kill will always be my favorite

[@calumk]

Far Beyond still blows me away - been listening nonstop since I was 13. Second half of that record (I got it on tape originally) just rolls and evicerates.

[@Drsapphire1674]

That’s Crazy CFH is my absolute favorite, Phil’s voice on that record was like Hetfield from the black album mixed w Halford from painkiller.

[@remington7008]

Far beyond driven is the greatest album by far

[@rogerwalker2224]

Which 10 Songs would be on your personal "best of Pantera" album? Slaughtered Throes of Rejection Message in Blood I'll cast a Shadow War Nerve Domination Regular People Use my 3rd Arm This Love Belong to It I was trying to stay away from their "Hits" lol

[@lopolik]

good one.. For me: 1. The Art of Shredding 2. Shattered 3.Slaughtered 4. The Will to Survive 5. No Good (Attack the Radical) 6. Suicide Note (both parts) 7. The Great Southern Trendkill 8. Hell's Wrath (Living through me) 9. Use my Third Arm 10. Nothin' On (But The Radio) - you said Pantera, and this from the 1983 album ''Metal Magic''. and I love that song. :D

[@HeavyRaiden]

To me their best of would be their entire discography lmao

[@integrity101]

1 Revolution Is My Name 2 Suicide Note Part 1 3 Floods 4 Goddamn Electric 5 Becoming 6 I'll Cast A Shadow 7 Strength Beyond Strength 8 New Level 9 Mouth For War 10 Primal Concrete Sledge Their best heavy groovy songs with melody were on RTS and their best mellower songs were on TGSTK

[@ButBigger42]

Whichever song I am listening to tends to be my favorite Pantera song.

[@lopolik]

@@integrity101 the best Brutal songs were on TGSTK as well. Like Floods, Suicide note part 1 are the only mellower songs on it (the rest is brutal AF.)

[@TheLastLineLive]

Cowboys and Vulgar are my faves personally.

[@aaronkenney_17]

1. The Great Southern Trendkill 2. Far Beyond Driven 3. Vulgar Display of Power 4. Cowboys From Hell 5. Reinventing the Steel 6. Power Metal

[@charlesbernas2304]

Each Pantera album has the same principal style but overall different feels to them.

[@JK7kaye]

What I love about Cowboys is its a crossover of phils voice from a full on high range 80s metal vocalist you see on Power Metal to the screams and growls he did for the rest of his career. Its best seen on Cemetery Gates. Probably the best Phil had ever sung.

[@lopolik]

Although Power Metal album overall in the high range as 80s, Cowboys from Hell has Phil's highest notes in screams.. By far, 1. Shattered (demo) has the highest note B5, and the C6 was disputed, because it's in a distorted scream, hard to say. 2. Cemetery Gates, The Will To Survive, and Cowboys from Hell - all these songs have A5 highest note.. Which on Power Metal he didn't hit as high as this. But yeah Cowboys is definitely a crossover where he still did the extremely high notes but also did some growls and harsh screams.

[@adam.s.1838]

The Great Southern Trendkill best album

[@morshu3323]

Southern trendkill is probably my favorite record of all time

[@cosmonauthal7651]

Cowboys will always be my favorite. I love every song from there.

[@PeterGoesINya]

My Favs are Far Beyond Driver & Reinventing the Steel

[@eno8759]

Dude thought Phil was ordering him to go to his room 😂 2:10

[@Jrocke07]

I just wanna say thank you phil...for those beautiful albums...pantera is a unique metal band

[@GShumway132]

I am glad that he included Power Metal.

[@jaypayton8690]

Trendkill will always be the best one. Weird he ranked it 4, considering his sideprojects/other bands (Superjoint Ritual/Illegals) all sound closest to that album. He ranks Reinventing The Steel 1 even though most fans would rank it 5 lmao

[@xanderallen5687]

Oddly enough, I see the most hate for Trendkill. even though, IMO, it's their best record.

[@joetroutt7425]

Reinventing the steel just sounds incomplete to me. Some of the vocals don't sound polished and some of the songs don't sound well mixed or mastered. The hits sound great but the rest are lacking.

[@integrity101]

RTS is nowhete near as hated as people think. Its my favorite, and its been voted an all rime classic in metal books by fans and recently (2020) revolver readers voted it the fourth greatest final album of all time. The whole band LOVED that album.

[@rogerwalker2224]

This interviewer sucks: asks the same question 3 times, uses "like" a lot, then doesn't listen to Phil's answer. "Was Trendkill in there?"

[@UKBornin1971]

I know right!! Spit it out dude!!

[@sparkygg5886]

Yeah. It also seems like he got confused when Phil mentioned power metal, I bet that guy didn't even know about that record. He even said "we added the sixth, power metal, because it is a sixth"...

[@CJ-hn1vr]

@@sparkygg5886 Lmao yes he and everybody else knows about Power Metal and the glam days, but he dances around it the whole time out of fear of mentioning it.

[@cokefacegrind]

Totally annoyed me too , making him repeat his answer that We all heard. Dildo.

[@nihilisticcannibal4477]

He didn't know shit from shinola.

[@cuteasxtreme]

Far beyond driven is my favorite... but I guess it’s finally time to listen to reinventing in full

[@integrity101]

Reinventing The Steel is their greatest album in my opinion. Takes a while to grow on you but its unbelievable

[@pedropower100]

Resolver Mag, can I subtitle your videos just for fun? From english to portuguese (Brazilian fan right here)

[@LylaTheLich]

I honestly can't fucking rank them. All the albums with Phil on them are literally perfect, the best thrash metal shit ever made

[@BassistBreakdown]

No album has a better opening than The Great Southern Trendkill.

[@mat.b.]

Um, Cowboys from Hell opens with motherfucking Cowboys from Hell

[@flash_goofed_1638]

FBD would like a word with you

[@RectifyTheParadigm]

Vulgar was my introduction to pantera and will always hold a place in my heart

[@nboy707]

1.Cowboys from Hell 2.The great southern trendkill 3.Vulgar Display of Power 4.Reinventing the steel 5.Far beyond driven

[@TheTenCentStory]

Vulgar is obviously the best album from start to finish.

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[@jameslouis6441]

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[@strumbum946]

How can Phil still talk? Man whata band. Does anybody know what band did the song in the “dune buggy” scene in 2 guns movie? It sounds like Phil singing, maybe superjoint ritual?

[@sandollor]

1. Vulgar Display of Power 2. Far Beyond Driven 3. Cowboys from Hell 4. The Great Southern Trendkill 5. Reinventing the Steel 6. Power Metal I grew up in the early '90s and Pantera was at the center of the best metal to come out of that time. My top two albums of theirs had such an impact on us that continued, shit, continues to this day. I mean, When I joined the Army in 2000 and the wars began, we all had Pantera on repeat during training and most had it for the invasion too, I'm sure. Very important band that had a lasting effect on music and on my generation.