What's The Story?
Pantera were one of the heavy metal bands that caught the tail end of the 80s to keep metal legitimate into the next decade. The Art of Shredding is from their infamous first major label release, Cowboys From Hell.
Who's To Blame?
His nickname in high school was Beavis, despite having Butthead's hair color and style. Figure that one out.
Why ♥ It?
Humor me here; check out the first minute of this track. Many credit Pantera with a niche genre of "groove metal", and this intro is a poster boy for that. The drums and bass signal heavy metal, but the guitar has a catchy voice that plays around a neat set of chords.
From there, the song kicks into full thrash metal fun, with parts that sound just like Master of Puppets, a signature high-octane Dimebag solo, and some of Phil Anselmo's best metal screams.
Even for longtime fans of Pantera, it's really easy to shut off CFH after the first half and go on to something else--I've been guilty of that too. Just check this track to remind yourself what you're missing when you do.
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