[alyasa]

Pantera appeals to a very narrow swath of the population. Nonetheless, it exists. And Far Beyond Driven had better production; but this album is where it started... This is THE new metal. This is where they decided to make heavy metal heavier... For what it's worth, Dimebag IS Pantera; it is his riffing that defined a whole new generation of guitarists brought up on, and who worshipped at the feet of; Tony Iommi and Uli John Roth...

This album basically dictated what most heavy metal music would sound like...