Far Beyond Driven

by Pantera

Far Beyond Driven cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 March 1994
  • Label: EastWest
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:26
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Anselmo, Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Far Beyond Driven' made history by being one of the most aggressive and heavy albums to ever top the Billboard 200. Pantera delivers a relentlessly angry and rhythmic masterclass in groove metal, fueled by Dimebag Darrell's legendary riffs and Phil Anselmo's hateful, boastful vocal assault.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, groove-laden, chugging, breakdowns, groove-oriented

Tracklist

  1. Strength Beyond Strength (3:38)
  2. Becoming (3:05)
  3. 5 Minutes Alone (5:47)
  4. I'm Broken (4:24)
  5. Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills (2:52)
  6. Hard Lines Sunken Cheeks (7:01)
  7. Slaughtered (3:57)
  8. 25 Years (6:05)
  9. Shedding Skin (5:36)
  10. Use My Third Arm (4:51)
  11. Throes of Rejection (5:01)
  12. Planet Caravan (4:03)

Credits

  • Pantera - primary artist, arranged by, co-producer, written-by, arranger, composer, lyricist, co producer
  • Derek Oliver - a&r [coordination]
  • Richard Bates - art direction, design, design/illustration
  • Rex Brown - bass, bass guitar
  • Donald May - design, design/illustration
  • Eric Altenburger - design, design/illustration
  • Vinnie Paul - drums, producer, engineer, mixed by, drums (drum set), mix
  • Sterling Winfield - engineer [assistant], additional mix
  • Tim Kimsey - engineer [assistant], additional mix
  • Dimebag Darrell - guitar, electric guitar
  • Ted Jensen - mastered by, mastering
  • Dean Karr - photography by [conceptual], photography
  • Joe Giron - photography by [live photos]
  • Terry Date - producer, engineer, mixed by
  • Phil Anselmo - vocals, lead vocals vocal
  • Bill Ward - written-by
  • Geezer Butler - written-by
  • Ozzy Osbourne - written-by
  • Tony Iommi - written-by
  • Rosemary Carroll - legal representation
  • David Codikow - legal representation

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