Pantera's Cowboys From Hell Ultimate Box Edition featuring New Years Puke Party T-shirt (Designed by Dimebag Darrell) hit stores this week. Here is the lowdown: Originally released in 1990, Pantera's COWBOYS FROM HELL turned modern metal on its ass and put Pantera in the musical history books. More than just their major label debut, most consider COWBOYS to be the official debut of the iconic Pantera lineup with singer Philip Anselmo, guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul and bassist Rex Brown.
Rhino is marking the 20-year anniversary of COWBOYS FROM HELL with multiple offerings for Pantera fans of every generation (complete list follows below). All versions include a newly remastered copy of the original COWBOYS album along with unreleased and rare live performances from the era, and unreleased demos for nearly every album track.
The disc of live music recorded during the 'COWBOYS' tour 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 of the disc contains the five-song EP 'Alive And Hostile,' a collection of performances recorded in 1991 at the Monsters of Rock festival in Moscow that was previously available only in Australia as part of a 1994 boxed set.
The third disc contains the previously unreleased 'The Will To Survive,' along with demos for 10 of the album's 12 songs, including early versions of the title track, 'Psycho Holiday,' 'The Art Of Shredding' and 'Cemetery Gates.'
The album's expanded liner notes include essays by each of the band's surviving members, producer Terry Date and more.
The Ultimate Edition box lands November 22 for a suggested list price of $99.98, just in time for the holidays to round out your personal Pantera collection or give to your favorite Pantera fan. The box includes custom artwork and a 60-page booklet with rare photos, expanded liner notes and replicas from the Cowboys era as listed below.
• New Years Puke Party T-shirt – designed by Dimebag Darrell (XL)
• 'We're Takin' Over This Town' flyer reproduction (8 1/2" x 11")
• 'It's Up To You/Censorship' flyer reproduction (8 1/2" x 11")
• Arcadio Theatre poster reproduction (11" x 17")
• Cowboys From Hell f***ing Hostile button
• 'All Access Tour Pass '90' Fabric Sticker
• Cowboys From Hell Texas Guest Laminated Pass
• 'U.S. Tour '91' All Access Laminated Pass
• Ticket reproduction, June 14, 1991
PANTERA
COWBOYS FROM HELL
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 Of Shredding"
Disc Two – Ultimate, Deluxe, and Expanded Editions
(Tracks 1-7 Recorded Live at Foundations Forum, Los Angeles, CA 9/15/90)
(Tracks 8-12 Recorded at For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow, 1991)
1. "Domination" – Live*
2. "Psycho Holiday" – Live*
3. "The Art Of 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 Only
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 Of Shredding" – Demo*
* Previously Unreleased
† Unreleased in the U.S
(COWBOYS FROM HELL originally released on July 24, 1990)
