Cowboys from Hell

Cowboys from Hell
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 1990 (1990-07-24)
RecordedLate 1989[1][2][3] – April 1990[4]
StudioPantego Sound (Pantego, Texas)
Genre
Length57:43
LabelAtco
ProducerTerry Date
Pantera chronology
Power Metal
(1988)
Cowboys from Hell
(1990)
Vulgar Display of Power
(1992)
Singles from Cowboys from Hell
  1. "Cowboys from Hell"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Cemetery Gates"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Psycho Holiday"
    Released: 1990

Cowboys from Hell is the fifth studio album and major label debut by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on July 24, 1990, by Atco Records. It marked the first of many collaborations with producer Terry Date. This was also the album where Pantera fully abandoned the glam metal style of their previous albums in favor of a heavier sound. It has been recognized as one of the first ever groove metal albums.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Did Pantera Rip Off Exhorder? Band's Fromtan Kyle Thomas Weighs In". Ultimate Guitar. November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Art of Shredding: Pantera's Phil Anselmo Remembers Cowboys From Hell". theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Phil Anselmo Takes Us Back To (Cowboys From) Hell - "I Know In My Heart That I Will Never, Never, Never Play In A Band With Someone So Talented (As Dimebag)". bravewords.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (December 3, 2019). "The Story Behind: Cowboys From Hell by Pantera". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Daniels, Neil (January 1, 2000). Reinventing Metal: The True Story of Pantera and the Tragically Short Life of Dimebag Darrell. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4803-6273-4.
  6. ^ "Pantera - Cowboys From Hell Review • metal.de". metal.de (in German). Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Every Prong Album Ranked From Worst To Best By Tommy Victor". Kerrang!. November 27, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Prong – 'Beg to Differ' – Metal Digest – The Normless Magazine". metal-digest.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.