Reinventing the Steel

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:	04/23/2021
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0081227891008
Rank:	21013

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

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