Panteras Vulgar Display of Power, Anselmo Rex Brown Tell Wild Tales Behind Metal Masterpiece
On February 25th, 1992, Pantera released their landmark album, Vulgar Display of Power, into the world, and metal hasnt been the same since. The Texas band vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarist Dimebag Darrell, bassist Rex Brown and drummer Vinnie Paul locked into a devastatingly heavy, groovy and emotionally scabrous sweet spot on this record that flipped the genre on its head then and continues to resonate today. In honor of the album turning 30, we had a long conversation with Panteras surviving members, Anselmo and Brown, about VDOPs historic recording sessions, the tour shenanigans and drinking games they got into at the time, some warm memories of Dimebag and Vinnie, and the monumental impact the record had on metal both as a community and a genre. Watch above and tell us your favorite memory of Vulgar Display of Power in the comments below CONTENT GUIDE: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Opening Thoughts, How Vulgar Display of Power Changed Pantera 03:21 First VDOP Tours and The Recording Process 06:51 T
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