Pantera To Release Box Set This Year

posted Mar 15, 2009 at 10:37 PM by Diamond Oz. (37 Comments)

In a recent radio interview, Down/former Pantera bass player Rex Brown confirmed the rumours that there will be a Pantera box set released later this year. Although no details have been revealed about the package, Brown claims that it will contain more than just the old albums. Stay tuned for updates.

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1. no one writes:

just got chills thinking about how great this could be and how bad it could turn the remaining members further against one another.
we can always hope this could even patch the rift between them...............

# Mar 15, 2009 @ 11:06 PM ET | IP Logged

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2. brandedcfh420 writes:

Best news of 2009 so far!!!

# Mar 15, 2009 @ 11:28 PM ET | IP Logged

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3. AlliedFront676 writes:

Maybe some unrealesed tracks? I hope !

# Mar 15, 2009 @ 11:29 PM ET | IP Logged

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4. RememberMetal? writes:

All old albums remastered with a healthy number of rare and unreleased cuts could make a potential buyer of me. A "complete" Pantera collection would be great for fans, new comers, obsessed collectors...

Nice way for fans to get some closure.

Now Playing: Converge - "First Light"

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 12:10 AM ET | IP Logged

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5. BrianSD writes:

I have every album from Cowboys to Reinventing the Steel and 101 proof. don't need the gh and probly won't buy the box set. i don't think they would include anything pre-cowboys.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 12:32 AM ET | IP Logged

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6. btbamfav20 writes:

omfg unreleased tracks!!! one can only f***in hope!!!

Now listening to: Adenosine Buildup - Blotted Science

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 1:51 AM ET | IP Logged

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7. murder667 writes:

i dont want anything remastered, keep the original tone of the master that is dimebag, i hope they throw in some unrealesed stuff, that would be amazing!! :)

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 2:13 AM ET | IP Logged

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8. bbristowe writes:

What the f***, why are they doing this? Phil obviously wont let them release pre-cowboys stuff and from then on there is no point in remastering it.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 3:18 AM ET | IP Logged

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9. wilco writes:

well indeed best news for the year 2009

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 5:23 AM ET | IP Logged

10. jimmy j. writes:

all i can say is lets hope so. maybe somehow in a way it will stop thefift between the other members.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 6:14 AM ET | IP Logged

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11. mercurymay writes:

can anyone tell me what the story is with the pre-Cowboy stuff? I love Pantera, but obviously don't know the full story.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 6:29 AM ET | IP Logged

12. Jamez writes:

^ didnt they used to be kind of a "Glam" band before Cowboys from hell? As for the box set, if theres unreleased stuff, I'm all for it! If not, well there's already a live album, a collection (two, in fact, no?) and that DVD with all their 3 video releases packaged together, so in that case, no thanks

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 6:59 AM ET | IP Logged

13. mfh writes:

I also have all of pantera's album, so if there is nothing unreleased, or glam sh**, i couldn't give a f*ck

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 8:06 AM ET | IP Logged

14. no one writes:

another thought on this is that it could be a record label's doing, once again trying to cash in on an artist's catalog. could be a way of filling out an old contract or something

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 9:08 AM ET | IP Logged

15. ZT* writes:

It would be interesting to hear their albums remastered, but to be honest, they sound fine as is.

Either way, i;m buying this.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 10:09 AM ET | IP Logged

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16. V writes:

Yes, they used to be a 'glam' band before Cowboys. The only album I own pre-Cowboys is Power Metal. It sounds like Poison fighting AC/DC. And their outfits in the artwork are ridiculous. Thank goodness to whoever talked them outta that.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 1:00 PM ET | IP Logged

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17. Netromancer writes:

"Badge" from The Crow, "Immortally Insane" from Heavy Metal, "Avoid the Light" from Dracula 2000, and "Cat Scratch Fever" from Detroit Rock City. I'm figuring this is what Rex means by "more than just the old albums". They also covered "Electric Funeral" on Nativity in Black and "Hole in the Sky" for a greatest hits compilation. Both are Sabbath songs.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 1:43 PM ET | IP Logged

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18. charest writes:

f*** Yes, I love it...I like the pre cowboys stuff as well

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 1:55 PM ET | IP Logged

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19. LordAssenfroth writes:

avoid the light is by far my favorite pantera track. its one of there darkest.

and for those who didtnt know ( or didnt care) soilwork, darkane, and warbringer KILLED IT at lola's in ft. worth

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 2:33 PM ET | IP Logged

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20. Cynic writes:

As far as "Power Metal", they may have dressed glam but they sound like Judas Priest. It's a great album, and Dime shreds his a$$ off on it.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 2:50 PM ET | IP Logged

21. Bleedmetal writes:

I heard it was gonna have all unreleased leftover material from each album. Which will make me snatch this up with the quickness.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 3:16 PM ET | IP Logged

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22. deathfreak writes:

looks good i might have to get it

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 5:29 PM ET | IP Logged

23. lordvonbyron writes:

ther's alot of stuff before cowboys.... power metal was the first album w/ phil before then they had : I Am the Night, Metal Magic, and Projects in the Jungle... they also had a panther mascot on their albums

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 9:11 PM ET | IP Logged

24. lordvonbyron writes:

pretty much all power metal stuff, kinda like a cross between dio, van halen, and judas preist

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 9:13 PM ET | IP Logged

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25. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^I have the power metal album, listening to Burn right now in fact, and there is no way in hell that's Phil anselmo singing.
Phil got in the band after that album. Told everybody to get a new image, and then used vocals he took from exorder's style. hence, the Pantera everybody knows and loves today. the old albums are still good though. Dimebag shreds just as much as on the other "more popular" Pantera albums, they just arent as heavy.

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 9:20 PM ET | IP Logged

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26. RememberMetal? writes:

Phil jumped on board with Cowboys From Hell. I've listened to bits of those albums but they make me cringe alittle...True to form though, Dime sounds brilliant, the band photos are...unfortunate.

I'd be fine with the box set...forgetting that era.

but kinda funny.

Now Playing: Type O Negative - "September Son"

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 9:31 PM ET | IP Logged

27. lordvonbyron writes:

dont know where u got yall info , but phil starterd with poermetal.. just deal with it , u can catch a little what he brought to cowboys with his halford style high notes

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 9:57 PM ET | IP Logged

28. lordvonbyron writes:

sorry PowerMetal

listening to Pantera "Death Trap" from PowerMetal

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 9:59 PM ET | IP Logged

29. lordvonbyron writes:

you probably think la sexorcisto is white zombie's first album

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 10:01 PM ET | IP Logged

30. dimentian writes:

101 is the sh**!!! More live mayhem!!!

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 10:35 PM ET | IP Logged

31. Jack8the8Ripper writes:

i put the interview on youtube if anyone's interested

search "rex brown jim rome interview" - part 1 got locked but part 2's the one with the box set

# Mar 16, 2009 @ 11:25 PM ET | IP Logged

32. TonyD writes:

Not intrested in the pre cowboy stuff but as a fan ill pick it up, as for the band mending fences, itll never happen....GNR have a better chance of reforming than pantera....

# Mar 17, 2009 @ 3:40 AM ET | IP Logged

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33. Cynic writes:

Umm Phil is on the cover of Power Metal.

# Mar 17, 2009 @ 4:23 AM ET | IP Logged

34. Jamez writes:

Having thought about this one again, of course the box set will be released by Warners / ATCO, so I doubt we'll hear any of the pre Cowboys stuff. So it'll probably cover some outtakes, b-sides etc. But then again, that might just be a good thing.

# Mar 17, 2009 @ 7:42 AM ET | IP Logged

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35. dark666rage writes:

gotta milk the cash cow i suppose........

# Mar 17, 2009 @ 6:54 PM ET | IP Logged

36. ZT* writes:

"gotta milk the cash cow i suppose........"

Well, it IS a job, after all. You can't buy bread with street cred...

# Mar 17, 2009 @ 9:51 PM ET | IP Logged

37. You know who writes:

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best pantera site ever b****es

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