THE COWBOYS FROM HELL RIDE AGAIN
Rhino Expands Pantera’s Major Label Debut For 20th Anniversary
As A Three-Disc Deluxe Edition
With Rare And Unreleased Demos And Live Tracks
Includes Previously Unreleased Track, “The Will To Survive”
Recorded During The Cowboys Sessions
Two-Disc Expanded Edition Also Available; Both Set For Release On September 14
Ultimate Edition Featuring Replica Memorabilia From The Era
Available November 23
LOS ANGELES – Pantera found its growl and groove on COWBOYS FROM HELL, a landmark album whose bone-powdering intensity, razor-sharp riffing and pummeling rhythmic assault represented a turning point in modern metal when it was released in 1990. More than just Pantera’s major label debut, many consider this album to be the official debut ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the Pantera lineup with singer Philip Anselmo, guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul and bassist Rex Brown.
To celebrate the 20-year anniversary ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ COWBOYS FROM HELL, Rhino rounds up a three-disc Ultimate Edition, a three-disc Deluxe Edition, and a two-disc Expanded Edition. All three editions include a newly remastered version ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the original album along with unreleased and rare live performances from the “Cowboys From Hell” Tour.
The Ultimate and Deluxe Editions will also feature a disc ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ unreleased demos for nearly every album track, plus, “The Will To Survive,” a previously unreleased song recorded during the album’s sessions.
“’The Will To Survive’ is a great track. With so many killer songs, it was hard to pick and choose the ones that should make our major label debut,” says Paul. “After hearing it for the first time in about 20 years, its a pretty stellar performance and I am definitely proud that it will see the light ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ day for all the die hard Pantera fans around the world! It shows the true musical diversity ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the band at that time!”
The Deluxe and Expanded Editions ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ COWBOYS FROM HELL will be released September 14 at all retail outlets, including Pantera.com and Rhino.com. The Deluxe Edition will be available for a suggested list price ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ $29.98 (physical) and $17.99 (digital) and the Expanded Edition for $19.98 (physical) and $12.99 (digital).
The Ultimate Edition will feature all three discs included in the Deluxe Edition and will be housed in an intricate box including several replica memorabilia pieces from the Cowboys era. The Ultimate Edition will be available on November 23 and final pre-order details, as well as the contents, will be unveiled soon on Pantera’s Facebook page .
Along with the remastered version ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ COWBOYS FROM HELL, all three sets include a disc ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ live music recorded during the tour for the album. It begins with seven unreleased performances from Pantera’s September 15, 1990 appearance at the Foundations Forum metal convention in California, a show recorded for radio broadcast but never released commercially. The remainder ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the disc contains the five-song EP Alive And Hostile, a collection ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ performances recorded in 1991 at the Monsters ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Rock festival in Moscow that was previously available ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ in Australia as part ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ a 1994 boxed set.
The Ultimate and Deluxe Editions ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ COWBOYS FROM HELL include a third disc that contains the previously unreleased “The Will To Survive,” along with demos for 10 ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the album’s 12 songs, including early versions ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the title track, “Psycho Holiday,” “The Art ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Shredding” and “Cemetery Gates.”
After being turned down “twenty-eight times by every major label on the face ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the earth,” ATCO Records A&R rep Mark Ross saw the band when Hurricane Hugo stranded him in Texas. The rest, as they say, is history, including another seven years and over a million miles ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ touring for COWBOYS to be certified Platinum (one million album sales) by the RIAA.
The album’s liner notes include essays by each ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the band’s surviving members, producer Terry Date, and the aforementioned Ross. Recalling the first time he saw Pantera, Ross writes, “By the end ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the first song, my jaw was on the floor. The sonic power ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ it all—the attitude and the musicianship—blew me away. Basically, you had to be an idiot to not think they’re amazing. I mean, how could you see these guys and not think, Holy shit!?”
COWBOYS FROM HELL
Track Listing
Disc One – Ultimate, Deluxe, and Expanded Editions
1. “Cowboys From Hell”
2. “Primal Concrete Sledge”
3. “Psycho Holiday”
4. “Heresy”
5. “Cemetery Gates”
6. “Domination”
7. “Shattered”
8. “Clash With Reality”
9. “Medicine Man”
10. “Message In Blood”
11. “The Sleep”
12. “The Art ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Shredding”
Disc Two – Ultimate, Deluxe, and Expanded Editions
1. “Domination” – Live*
2. “Psycho Holiday” – Live*
3. “The Art ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Shredding” – Live*
4. “Cowboys From Hell” – Live*
5. “Cemetery Gates” – Live*
6. “Primal Concrete Sledge” – Live*
7. “Heresy” – Live*
8. “Domination” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
9. “Primal Concrete Sledge” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
10. “Cowboys From Hell” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
11. “Heresy” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
12. “Psycho Holiday” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
Disc Three – Ultimate and Deluxe Editions ************SPAM/BANNEAR************
1. “The Will To Survive”*
2. “Shattered” – Demo*
3. “Cowboys From Hell” – Demo*
4. “Heresy” – Demo*
5. “Cemetery Gates” – Demo*
6. “Psycho Holiday” – Demo*
7. “Medicine Man” – Demo*
8. “Message In Blood” – Demo*
9. “Domination” – Demo*
10. “The Sleep” – Demo*
11. “The Art ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Shredding” – Demo*
* Previously Unreleased
† Unreleased in the U.S.
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Rhino Expands Pantera’s Major Label Debut For 20th Anniversary
As A Three-Disc Deluxe Edition
With Rare And Unreleased Demos And Live Tracks
Includes Previously Unreleased Track, “The Will To Survive”
Recorded During The Cowboys Sessions
Two-Disc Expanded Edition Also Available; Both Set For Release On September 14
Ultimate Edition Featuring Replica Memorabilia From The Era
Available November 23
LOS ANGELES – Pantera found its growl and groove on COWBOYS FROM HELL, a landmark album whose bone-powdering intensity, razor-sharp riffing and pummeling rhythmic assault represented a turning point in modern metal when it was released in 1990. More than just Pantera’s major label debut, many consider this album to be the official debut ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the Pantera lineup with singer Philip Anselmo, guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul and bassist Rex Brown.
To celebrate the 20-year anniversary ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ COWBOYS FROM HELL, Rhino rounds up a three-disc Ultimate Edition, a three-disc Deluxe Edition, and a two-disc Expanded Edition. All three editions include a newly remastered version ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the original album along with unreleased and rare live performances from the “Cowboys From Hell” Tour.
The Ultimate and Deluxe Editions will also feature a disc ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ unreleased demos for nearly every album track, plus, “The Will To Survive,” a previously unreleased song recorded during the album’s sessions.
“’The Will To Survive’ is a great track. With so many killer songs, it was hard to pick and choose the ones that should make our major label debut,” says Paul. “After hearing it for the first time in about 20 years, its a pretty stellar performance and I am definitely proud that it will see the light ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ day for all the die hard Pantera fans around the world! It shows the true musical diversity ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the band at that time!”
The Deluxe and Expanded Editions ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ COWBOYS FROM HELL will be released September 14 at all retail outlets, including Pantera.com and Rhino.com. The Deluxe Edition will be available for a suggested list price ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ $29.98 (physical) and $17.99 (digital) and the Expanded Edition for $19.98 (physical) and $12.99 (digital).
The Ultimate Edition will feature all three discs included in the Deluxe Edition and will be housed in an intricate box including several replica memorabilia pieces from the Cowboys era. The Ultimate Edition will be available on November 23 and final pre-order details, as well as the contents, will be unveiled soon on Pantera’s Facebook page .
Along with the remastered version ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ COWBOYS FROM HELL, all three sets include a disc ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ live music recorded during the tour for the album. It begins with seven unreleased performances from Pantera’s September 15, 1990 appearance at the Foundations Forum metal convention in California, a show recorded for radio broadcast but never released commercially. The remainder ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the disc contains the five-song EP Alive And Hostile, a collection ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ performances recorded in 1991 at the Monsters ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Rock festival in Moscow that was previously available ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ in Australia as part ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ a 1994 boxed set.
The Ultimate and Deluxe Editions ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ COWBOYS FROM HELL include a third disc that contains the previously unreleased “The Will To Survive,” along with demos for 10 ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the album’s 12 songs, including early versions ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the title track, “Psycho Holiday,” “The Art ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Shredding” and “Cemetery Gates.”
After being turned down “twenty-eight times by every major label on the face ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the earth,” ATCO Records A&R rep Mark Ross saw the band when Hurricane Hugo stranded him in Texas. The rest, as they say, is history, including another seven years and over a million miles ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ touring for COWBOYS to be certified Platinum (one million album sales) by the RIAA.
The album’s liner notes include essays by each ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the band’s surviving members, producer Terry Date, and the aforementioned Ross. Recalling the first time he saw Pantera, Ross writes, “By the end ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ the first song, my jaw was on the floor. The sonic power ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ it all—the attitude and the musicianship—blew me away. Basically, you had to be an idiot to not think they’re amazing. I mean, how could you see these guys and not think, Holy shit!?”
COWBOYS FROM HELL
Track Listing
Disc One – Ultimate, Deluxe, and Expanded Editions
1. “Cowboys From Hell”
2. “Primal Concrete Sledge”
3. “Psycho Holiday”
4. “Heresy”
5. “Cemetery Gates”
6. “Domination”
7. “Shattered”
8. “Clash With Reality”
9. “Medicine Man”
10. “Message In Blood”
11. “The Sleep”
12. “The Art ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Shredding”
Disc Two – Ultimate, Deluxe, and Expanded Editions
1. “Domination” – Live*
2. “Psycho Holiday” – Live*
3. “The Art ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Shredding” – Live*
4. “Cowboys From Hell” – Live*
5. “Cemetery Gates” – Live*
6. “Primal Concrete Sledge” – Live*
7. “Heresy” – Live*
8. “Domination” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
9. “Primal Concrete Sledge” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
10. “Cowboys From Hell” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
11. “Heresy” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
12. “Psycho Holiday” – Live, Alive And Hostile EP†
Disc Three – Ultimate and Deluxe Editions ************SPAM/BANNEAR************
1. “The Will To Survive”*
2. “Shattered” – Demo*
3. “Cowboys From Hell” – Demo*
4. “Heresy” – Demo*
5. “Cemetery Gates” – Demo*
6. “Psycho Holiday” – Demo*
7. “Medicine Man” – Demo*
8. “Message In Blood” – Demo*
9. “Domination” – Demo*
10. “The Sleep” – Demo*
11. “The Art ************SPAM/BANNEAR************ Shredding” – Demo*
* Previously Unreleased
† Unreleased in the U.S.
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