‘Reinventing The Steel’, their first studio album in four years, Pantera can once again let their music do the talking, and, as one writer has already noted about the band: “You can hear them coming a mile away.” The new disc, following on the heels of 1997’s gold-selling live opus, ‘Official Live: 101 Proof’, reverberates with a depth and intensity that secures Pantera’s rep as the cream of modern metal.

“We took more time on this album, much more time,” says Vinnie. The album was crafted in their own home studio in Texas, with the band also anointing Vinnie and Dimebag Darrell as sole producers on this one. Terry Date, who has helped guide their four other studio albums, agreed it was time to let Vinnie and Dimebag fly solo on this effort.

“He was real cool about it,” says Vinnie. “This just seemed like a natural progression to let us have a go at it. We were able to concentrate and work at a steadier pace, going in for a couple of days a week. It gave us a better perspective on what we were trying to achieve.”

And though Vinnie is reluctant to describe the songs on ‘Reinventing The Steel’, Phil’s riveting bolts of passionate, in-your-face vocals are again faithfully discharged under the familiar Pantera squall of Dimebag’s guitars, Vinnie’s drums, and Rex’s deft bass playing. “It was great having Vinnie and Dimebag producing,” says Phil. “We were able to come in and do our thing with none of the pressures. 100% bullshit proof. The evidence is in the music. We’ve been through so much together you can just feel the energy that went into making this album.” Soulfully brutal tracks like ‘Revolution Is My Name,’ and ‘We’ll Grind That Axe For A Long Time,’ pulse with the restless angst fans have come to expect, but soar, as well, under the steady hands of Vinnie and Dime. “‘We’ll Grind That Axe’ is in a way, our motto,” says Phil. “We’ll keep fucking kicking ass, giving our all, until we can’t fucking do it anymore. Our fans can breathe fucking easy – we’re back.”

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