This came out in 2000 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“Whiskey and weed and Black Sabbath” are apparently the secrets to eternal youth, if Dallas groove-metal foursome Pantera are to be believed.
And why not? The combination certainly seems to have worked pretty well for them over the years. Like their previous efforts, their latest 10-track offering packs enough hammer-of-the-gods thunder and Satanic invocations (Hellbound, Death Rattle) to rock Lemmy’s world. Meanwhile — and thankfully — their inventive songcraft and brain-cramping tempo shifts are smart enough to keep the Rush fans and guitar teachers glued to their headphones. Pantera may not have reinvented metal here, but they do continue to reinvigorate the old beast.
