Ok, this was pantera's first album off of the glam [stuff]. Even traces of glam are found inside the album with dime's name being "Diamond Darrel", this repeats again in "Vulgar display of Power". To most this album is a must have. So lets take a look at the musical content. The first and title track "Cowboys From Hell" is a great metal song not so fast but at a somewhat high tempo. I beleive this song has the best written lyrics on the album. From there the album gets better with catchy coruses, if you listen to psycho holiday you will know what i mean. after domination the album gets less diverse. It make you think "what song am I on now?". But once you reach the song "The Sleep" it gets much much better. Then Pantera closes the Album with "The art of shredding". This song is a masterpeice. So in closing if you are a true metal fan or think you are, your not until you own a copy of "Cowboys from Hell".