Vulgar Display of Power

Vulgar Display of Power
Studio album by
Pantera
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1992 (1992-02-25)[1]
Recorded1991
StudioPantego Sound (Pantego, Texas)
Genre
Length52:48
LabelAtco
ProducerTerry Date, Vinnie Paul
Pantera chronology
Cowboys from Hell
(1990) 		Vulgar Display of Power
(1992) 		Far Beyond Driven
(1994)
Singles from Vulgar Display of Power
  1. "Mouth for War"
    Released: February 1992
  2. "This Love"
    Released: 1992
  3. "Hollow"
    Released: 1992
  4. "Walk"
    Released: 1993

Vulgar Display of Power is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera. Released on February 25, 1992, through Atco Records, it was the band's second collaboration with producer Terry Date, after having worked with him on their breakthrough album Cowboys from Hell (1990).

The album was well received by both critics and fans, and is Pantera's highest selling album to date and would eventually be certified double platinum.[4] It is often considered one of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990s.[5] In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Vulgar Display of Power 10th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time'.[6] Several of its tracks have become among the band's best known, such as "Mouth for War", "A New Level", "Walk", "Fucking Hostile", and "This Love".

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  2. ^ "How Pantera's Vulgar Display Of Power Saved American Metal". Kerrang!. February 25, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "27 Years Ago, Pantera Take Metal to a New Level with Vulgar Display of Power". February 25, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ Robinson, Joe. "Top 11 Metal Albums of the 1990s". Loudwire. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone Share Their Choices for 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time'". June 21, 2017.