On February 25th, 1992, Pantera released their landmark album, Vulgar Display of Power, into the world, and metal hasn’t 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 Pantera’s surviving members, Anselmo and Brown, about VDOP’s 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 "Twist and Hurl"
07:42 The Recording Process, Continued
11:22 Influences on Vulgar Display of Power
16:32 The Initial Response To Vulgar
17:26 Favorite Song, The Power Of "This Love"
20:48 Dimebag Darrel's Guitar Grip
22:42 How Vulgar Influenced Other Musicians
23:28 That Time Tom Morello Copied Pantera
25:20 Top 5 Vulgar Display of Power Songs
26:38 Favorite Vulgar Songs To Play Live
27:42 Memories of Dimebag Darrel and Vinne Paul
35:04 How Vulgar Display of Power Changed Heavy Music
37:36 From Small Clubs To Moscow and Spain
40:07 How "Walk" Changed the Audience Energy
42:19 Final Thoughts
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