1065:
297:
guys come through because Vinnie and
Darrell's dad was an engineer at Pantego studio. We'd sneak down there and sit way underneath the board listening to all this great stuff. And I think that's where Dime got the idea for that intro to "Cowboys". He started it as a kind of modal exercise because he
292:
The crazy noise at the beginning was just a Dime thing, that's what he was hearing in his head so he made a loop of that to play over. I just remember it was fucking very repetitious and very fucking annoying for a long while. And that "Cowboys From Hell" intro is a little form of in-the-box scaling.
279:
is where everybody came into their own, along with the full-blown
Pantera sound", "That was actually the first song we wrote for the record. Basically it was about us coming out of Texas and being out of place. People don't think of Texas as being a hot spot for heavy metal, they think of New York
29:
265:(Darrell Abbott) arrived late and ran towards Anselmo and said he had a new riff to show him. The two of them went into Abbott's car where he played the intro to Anselmo, who said afterward to Abbott, "Yes, this must be an anthem."
723:
338:
considered "Cowboys from Hell" to be the best
Pantera song, writing: "Dimebag Darrell's delicious solo boldly announced that a new guitar hero was in town and loaded for bear".
1114:
504:
1034:
1119:
449:
1129:
1124:
230:. First appearing on the band's 1989 demo album, the song is the band's first single. It was released later on the major label debut album
1134:
1094:
536:
917:
748:
326:"Cowboys from Hell" is the band's first single off their major label debut album of the same name. The song ranked #25 on
203:
648:
1099:
1021:
1109:
716:
938:
871:
839:
769:
673:
239:
Pantera used the phrase "Cowboys from Hell" (or its abbreviation, CFH) liberally in its image and merchandise.
634:
486:
446:
1104:
980:
613:
606:
846:
832:
776:
655:
529:
853:
878:
358:" were recorded in a Dallas club that the band frequented called "The Basement" and were directed by
403:
28:
1089:
1016:
825:
783:
620:
691:
467:
1027:
641:
627:
498:
421:
314:
304:
258:
232:
223:
49:
1068:
522:
125:
1050:
970:
892:
818:
811:
804:
698:
577:
453:
380:
262:
253:
166:
141:
899:
797:
755:
355:
36:
1083:
931:
790:
762:
1045:
1000:
990:
955:
924:
564:
359:
342:
334:
309:
248:
151:
120:
95:
90:
280:
or L.A. or something like that, so it just seemed like an obvious concept for us.
985:
965:
885:
599:
582:
572:
269:
146:
83:
1040:
995:
960:
172:
133:
557:
285:
156:
975:
312:, the band rerecorded the song and put it on the major label debut album
362:. The video simply shows the band playing the song live to an audience.
545:
227:
179:
40:
294:
404:"29 Years Ago: Pantera Find Their Voice With 'Cowboys From Hell'"
518:
327:
346:
ranked the song #3 on its list of the 50 best
Pantera songs.
514:
293:
We were always down the street watching all these great
302:
The song was recorded for the band's 1989 demo album,
1009:
948:
909:
863:
733:
724:
Far Beyond the Great
Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!
708:
683:
665:
591:
178:
164:
131:
119:
103:
82:
64:
56:
46:
35:
21:
290:
274:
485:Hammer, Dom Lawson2019-02-04T13:05:16Z Metal.
288:remembered the designing of the introduction:
530:
8:
503:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
468:"The 25 Greatest Pantera Songs of All Time"
537:
523:
515:
27:
18:
298:would practice it forwards and backwards.
354:The music videos for this song and for "
318:. It was written in the key of E major.
371:
236:, and on the band's compilation album.
45:
34:
1115:Song recordings produced by Terry Date
496:
7:
456:; last accessed September 10, 2006.
257:that during a 1989 house party in
14:
466:Bienstock, Richard; Gill, Chris.
1120:Songs written by Dimebag Darrell
1064:
1063:
487:"The 50 best Pantera songs ever"
308:. After the band got signed to
1:
1130:Songs written by Phil Anselmo
918:Cowboys from Hell: The Videos
439:"VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs"
1125:Songs written by Vinnie Paul
649:The Great Southern Trendkill
330:'s 40 Greatest Metal Songs.
305:Cowboys from Hell: The Demos
1022:Columbus nightclub shooting
452:September 13, 2006, at the
1151:
1135:Songs written by Rex Brown
251:recalled on an episode of
1059:
939:3 Vulgar Videos from Hell
552:
186:
26:
1095:Atlantic Records singles
674:Official Live: 101 Proof
222:" is a song by American
1035:For Those About to Rock
635:Vulgar Display of Power
272:described the concept:
607:Projects in the Jungle
381:"Top 10 Pantera Songs"
300:
282:
70:; 34 years ago
68:December 30, 1989
16:1990 single by Pantera
847:Revolution Is My Name
717:The Singles 1991–1996
656:Reinventing the Steel
491:Metal Hammer Magazine
445:Channel, reported by
379:Crilly-Mckean, Alex.
879:The Art of Shredding
428:. December 22, 2004.
422:"Cowboys From Hell"
247:Pantera's vocalist
22:"Cowboys from Hell"
1100:1990 debut singles
991:Southern Isolation
854:I'll Cast a Shadow
182:singles chronology
1110:Songs about Texas
1077:
1076:
1028:Rebel Meets Rebel
996:Superjoint Ritual
840:Cat Scratch Fever
742:Cowboys from Hell
642:Far Beyond Driven
628:Cowboys from Hell
402:Wiederhorn, Jon.
315:Cowboys from Hell
259:Fort Worth, Texas
233:Cowboys from Hell
220:Cowboys from Hell
216:
215:
212:
211:
195:Cowboys from Hell
50:Cowboys from Hell
1142:
1067:
1066:
1010:Related articles
539:
532:
525:
516:
509:
508:
502:
494:
482:
476:
475:
463:
457:
441:, 1–4 May 2006,
436:
430:
429:
418:
412:
411:
399:
393:
392:
390:
388:
376:
188:
187:
169:
136:
115:
114:
110:
78:
76:
71:
31:
19:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1140:
1139:
1080:
1079:
1078:
1073:
1055:
1051:Elegant Weapons
1005:
981:Kill Devil Hill
944:
905:
893:Fucking Hostile
859:
819:Drag the Waters
805:5 Minutes Alone
729:
704:
699:Hostile Moments
679:
661:
587:
578:Dimebag Darrell
548:
543:
513:
512:
495:
484:
483:
479:
465:
464:
460:
454:Wayback Machine
437:
433:
420:
419:
415:
401:
400:
396:
386:
384:
378:
377:
373:
368:
352:
324:
263:Dimebag Darrell
254:That Metal Show
245:
207:
198:
165:
142:Dimebag Darrell
132:
112:
108:
107:
74:
72:
69:
47:from the album
17:
12:
11:
5:
1148:
1146:
1138:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1082:
1081:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1060:
1057:
1056:
1054:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1031:
1024:
1019:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1006:
1004:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
952:
950:
946:
945:
943:
942:
935:
928:
921:
913:
911:
907:
906:
904:
903:
900:Live in a Hole
896:
889:
882:
875:
867:
865:
861:
860:
858:
857:
850:
843:
836:
829:
822:
815:
808:
801:
798:Planet Caravan
794:
787:
780:
773:
766:
759:
756:Psycho Holiday
752:
749:Cemetery Gates
745:
737:
735:
731:
730:
728:
727:
720:
712:
710:
706:
705:
703:
702:
695:
687:
685:
684:Extended plays
681:
680:
678:
677:
669:
667:
663:
662:
660:
659:
652:
645:
638:
631:
624:
617:
614:I Am the Night
610:
603:
595:
593:
589:
588:
586:
585:
580:
575:
569:
568:
561:
553:
550:
549:
544:
542:
541:
534:
527:
519:
511:
510:
477:
458:
431:
426:Musicnotes.com
413:
394:
370:
369:
367:
364:
356:Psycho Holiday
351:
348:
323:
320:
244:
241:
214:
213:
210:
209:
204:Cemetery Gates
200:
191:
184:
183:
176:
175:
170:
162:
161:
160:
159:
154:
149:
144:
137:
129:
128:
123:
117:
116:
105:
101:
100:
99:
98:
93:
86:
80:
79:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
44:
43:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1147:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1105:Pantera songs
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1070:
1062:
1061:
1058:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1008:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
953:
951:
949:Related bands
947:
941:
940:
936:
934:
933:
932:3 Watch It Go
929:
927:
926:
922:
920:
919:
915:
914:
912:
908:
901:
897:
894:
890:
887:
883:
880:
876:
873:
869:
868:
866:
862:
855:
851:
848:
844:
841:
837:
834:
830:
827:
823:
820:
816:
813:
809:
806:
802:
799:
795:
792:
788:
785:
781:
778:
774:
771:
767:
764:
763:Mouth for War
760:
757:
753:
750:
746:
743:
739:
738:
736:
732:
726:
725:
721:
719:
718:
714:
713:
711:
707:
701:
700:
696:
694:
693:
689:
688:
686:
682:
676:
675:
671:
670:
668:
664:
658:
657:
653:
651:
650:
646:
644:
643:
639:
637:
636:
632:
630:
629:
625:
623:
622:
618:
616:
615:
611:
609:
608:
604:
602:
601:
597:
596:
594:
592:Studio albums
590:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
570:
567:
566:
562:
560:
559:
555:
554:
551:
547:
540:
535:
533:
528:
526:
521:
520:
517:
506:
500:
492:
488:
481:
478:
473:
469:
462:
459:
455:
451:
448:
444:
440:
435:
432:
427:
423:
417:
414:
409:
405:
398:
395:
382:
375:
372:
365:
363:
361:
357:
349:
347:
345:
344:
339:
337:
336:
331:
329:
321:
319:
317:
316:
311:
307:
306:
299:
296:
289:
287:
281:
278:
273:
271:
266:
264:
260:
256:
255:
250:
242:
240:
237:
235:
234:
229:
225:
221:
205:
201:
196:
192:
190:
189:
185:
181:
177:
174:
171:
168:
163:
158:
155:
153:
150:
148:
145:
143:
140:
139:
138:
135:
134:Songwriter(s)
130:
127:
124:
122:
118:
106:
102:
97:
94:
92:
89:
88:
87:
85:
81:
67:
63:
59:
55:
52:
51:
42:
38:
30:
25:
20:
1046:Jerry Abbott
1033:
1026:
1001:Viking Crown
956:Arson Anthem
937:
930:
925:Vulgar Video
923:
916:
910:Video albums
826:Suicide Note
741:
722:
715:
709:Compilations
697:
690:
672:
654:
647:
640:
633:
626:
619:
612:
605:
598:
565:Phil Anselmo
563:
556:
490:
480:
471:
461:
442:
438:
434:
425:
416:
407:
397:
385:. Retrieved
374:
360:Paul Rachman
353:
343:Metal Hammer
341:
340:
335:Guitar World
333:
332:
325:
313:
310:Atco Records
303:
301:
291:
283:
276:
275:
267:
261:, guitarist
252:
249:Phil Anselmo
246:
238:
231:
219:
217:
194:
152:Phil Anselmo
96:thrash metal
91:Groove metal
48:
1017:Discography
986:Necrophagia
886:A New Level
864:Other songs
666:Live albums
621:Power Metal
600:Metal Magic
583:Terry Glaze
573:Vinnie Paul
472:guitarworld
383:. WatchMojo
350:Music video
270:Vinnie Paul
224:heavy metal
167:Producer(s)
147:Vinnie Paul
1090:1990 songs
1084:Categories
1041:Terry Date
961:Damageplan
872:Domination
791:I'm Broken
366:References
243:Production
173:Terry Date
75:1989-12-30
770:This Love
558:Rex Brown
322:Reception
286:Rex Brown
157:Rex Brown
1069:Category
976:Hellyeah
971:Gasoline
812:Becoming
499:cite web
450:Archived
408:Loudwire
387:July 18,
284:Bassist
268:Drummer
126:Atlantic
65:Recorded
57:Released
734:Singles
546:Pantera
447:VH1.com
277:Cowboys
228:Pantera
208:(1990)
199:(1990)
180:Pantera
73: (
41:Pantera
833:Floods
777:Hollow
104:Length
37:Single
295:blues
226:band
121:Label
84:Genre
966:Down
784:Walk
692:Walk
505:link
389:2024
60:1990
443:VH1
328:VH1
39:by
1086::
501:}}
497:{{
489:.
470:.
424:.
406:.
206:"
197:"
113:07
902:"
898:"
895:"
891:"
888:"
884:"
881:"
877:"
874:"
870:"
856:"
852:"
849:"
845:"
842:"
838:"
835:"
831:"
828:"
824:"
821:"
817:"
814:"
810:"
807:"
803:"
800:"
796:"
793:"
789:"
786:"
782:"
779:"
775:"
772:"
768:"
765:"
761:"
758:"
754:"
751:"
747:"
744:"
740:"
538:e
531:t
524:v
507:)
493:.
474:.
410:.
391:.
218:"
202:"
193:"
111::
109:4
77:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
