Cowboys From Hell
by Pantera
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Cowboys From Hell is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by Pantera on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pantera is Vulgar Display Of Power which is ranked number 920 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,891.
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Cowboys From Hell track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/30/2026 01:10 | xhitmanx | 1,522 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 17:38 | Pienk | 735 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2026 09:05 |  DommeDamian | 7,576 | 49/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 12:27 |  Milhaud | 2,126 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2026 08:42 | kinginsomniac12 | 575 | 99/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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Goodish album, with an amazing title track, very solid 1st side, but the second half of it really drops off.
Strangel 06/23/2025 06:01 | #309671 | TOP COMMENT
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Not too heavy, not too light. Good memories of discovering Pantera with this anlbum and keeping me semi- interested in metal as the wave of Grunge came crashing in.
VictorVale 12/20/2022 22:58 | #292104
Pedrada boa pra burro!
Musically superior to Vulgar Display of Power, more variety and some genuinly great songs like the title track, Cemetery Gates, Domination and Primal Concrete Sledge.
Great album. When I was younger I used to detest Phil's high vocals, now I like them! Cemetery Gates and Domination may be the best songs Pantera has ever done.
My favorite Pantera record, the production is amazing and all 4 members sound great. Some of Dime's best riffs and solos, and Anselmo's vocals are off the charts. It is definitely their thrashiest record, which is probably one of the reasons it is the Pantera album I go back to most frequently.
Sumidos en la mediocridad absoluta, podemos considerar 'Cowboys From Hell' como el auténtico debut de los legendarios Pantera, que se habían pegado dando tumbos durante todos los 80 con una música edulcorada con la que no habían conseguido nada. Pocos podían augurar que una banda con tan bochornosa trayectoria fuera a ser la gran dominadora de los 90 reinventando el Metal. De los últimos estertores de un Thrash que poco a poco agonizaba y con una base rítmica que perdía velocidad en favor del machaque puro, 'Cowboys From Hell' se presenta como uno de los discos definitivos del Metal. Obra maestra del género que sentaría las bases del Groove Metal, un género basado en la agresividad del Thrash pero con una velocidad completamente distinta. El disco en cuestión está lleno de clásicos y sin él no entenderíamos el Metal de los 90 como lo entendemos.
nitomano 06/22/2016 16:23 | #169477
Favoritas: Cowboys From Hell, Cemetery Gates, Domination, The Sleep, The Art Of Shredding
pantera's breakout album and change of style
Title track is amazing! Very loud album and one which I can sit a listen to till the end.
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