Metal Magic

Metal Magic is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on June 10, 1983 by Metal Magic Records.[4] Like the band's next three releases, this album is musically oriented toward a glam/heavy metal sound influenced by Kiss and Van Halen, rather than the groove metal style they became famous for playing in the 1990s,[5] starting with the release of Cowboys from Hell. It was released on the band's own label (also called Metal Magic) and produced by Jerry Abbott (under the alias "The Eldn'"), a noted country music songwriter and producer, and father of Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, who were sixteen and nineteen years old, respectively, at the time of release.

Metal Magic
Studio album by Pantera
Released	June 10, 1983
Genre	Heavy metal glam metal hard rock[1]
Length	39:37
Label	Metal Magic
Producer	Jerry Abbott
Pantera chronology
Metal Magic (1983) Projects in the Jungle (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Daily Vault	C+[2]
Metal Forces	(8/10)[3]

Reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic Eduardo Rivadavia gave Metal Magic a largely negative ranking of 1.5 stars out of a possible 5. He described the album as "exceedingly average hard rock and metal misfires" with only two promising songs in "I'll Be Alright" and "Widowmaker". Furthermore, the album's "strongest asset" even in these early years was Diamond Darrell's guitar playing.[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ride My Rocket"	V. Abbott D. Abbott	4:55
2.	"I'll Be Alright"	V. Abbott D. Abbott	3:13
3.	"Tell Me If You Want It"	Glaze	3:44
4.	"Latest Lover"	V. Abbott D. Abbott Glaze	2:54
5.	"Biggest Part of Me"	Glaze	4:49
6.	"Metal Magic"	V. Abbott D. Abbott	4:17
7.	"Widowmaker"	V. Abbott D. Abbott	3:03
8.	"Nothin' On (But the Radio)"	Glaze	3:30
9.	"Sad Lover"	V. Abbott D. Abbott	3:27
10.	"Rock Out!"	Glaze	5:45
Total length:			39:37

Personnel

• Terry Glaze – vocals
• Diamond Darrell – guitars
• Rex Rocker – bass
• Vinnie Paul – drums

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Metal Magic - Pantera". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
2. Thelen, Christopher (2005-01-10). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Metal Magic". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
3. Hammonds, Steve (1984). "Pantera - Metal Magic". Metal Forces (3). Retrieved 2012-07-02.
4. "House of Hairspray". Retrieved 5 Aug 2010.
5. "Metal Magic". Retrieved 5 Aug 2010.