PANTERA - stub review added 24th November 2008
Album Review: Far Beyond Driven (1994)
For fans of: groove metal... and Dimebag
Definitely not for the children, Far Beyond Driven is an absolute down tuned slab of violence. Apart from the final track, a cover of the Black Sabbath song 'Planet Caravan', the album is so full of hate and malevolence it needs shooting.
However, whilst the album may be more lairy than a wolverine with itchy pants, songs like 'Becoming', 'Five Minutes Alone' and 'Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks' mean it is also bloody brilliant. It isn't without it's flaws but few albums of this heaviness and uncompromisingly sadistic nature are this good.
Not the ideal album for everyone, if you can stomach the themes explored in the lyrics there's lots of pleasure to be gained from Far Beyond Driven. By far Pantera's best album.
Check out... The video to '5 Minutes Alone'. Awesome.
Track List:
1. Strength Beyond Strength
2. Becoming
3. Five Minutes Alone
4. I'm Broken
5. Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pils
6. Hard Lines Sunken Cheeks
7. Slaughtered
8. 25 Years
9. Shedding Skin
10. Use My Third Arm
11. Throes Of Rejection
12. Planet Caravan
Band websites: Pantera
