Domination (song) explained

Domination
Type:song
Artist:Pantera
Album:Cowboys from Hell
Released:July 24, 1990
Recorded:1989
Genre:
Label:Atco
Producer:Terry Date

"Domination" is a song by American heavy metal band Pantera. It is the sixth track on their 1990 studio album Cowboys from Hell. The song is very notable for its breakdown in the middle of the song, which is considered to be the best out of all of Pantera's breakdowns.From 1990 to 1991, it was used as a live set opener.[2]

For the late Dimebag Darrell's birthday in 2022, thrash metal band Anthrax played part of the song at a show.[3] [4] [5]

Background and composition

The song is composed in the key of D major,[6] and has a tempo of 141 beats per minute.[7] According to vocalist Phil Anselmo in an interview with Louder Sound: "it was written in the practice studio"[8] and he also commented: "It was the first time we were gonna actually lay it down after we'd been jamming on it. And we used the first take. It's full of energy and it's very raw."[9]

It was one of the first songs written for the album along with "The Art of Shredding" and "Heresy".

Reception

Loudwire ranked the song number 2 on their 10 Best Pantera Songs list.[10] Loudwire also ranked the song number 1 on their "Five Pantera Breakdowns That Will Seriously F--K You Up" list.

The song was ranked number 12 on Revolver's 25 Greatest Pantera Songs list.[11] They described it as "a frantic Cowboys cut that featured a gargantuan breakdown in the final minute that was clearly intended to tear down the house."

Guitar World ranked the song number 13 on their 25 Greatest Pantera Songs list, describing the song being played live: "as it was guaranteed to immediately whip a crowd into a batshit-crazy frenzy"

ManiacsOnline placed the song at number 2 on their Top 10 Pantera Songs list, describing the breakdown "The star of the show here is the monstrous breakdown at the end of the song that sees Dimebag shred up an absolute storm over a simple, crushing chug pattern."[12]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pantera’s 10 Best Songs. Consequence. July 28, 2022. July 23, 2024. Hadusek. Jon.
  2. Web site: Bienstock . Richard . published . Chris Gill . April 26, 2019 . The 25 Greatest Pantera Songs of All Time . September 25, 2022 . guitarworld . en.
  3. Web site: August 22, 2022 . See Anthrax Cover Pantera's "Domination" For Dimebag's Birthday . September 25, 2022 . Revolver . en.
  4. Web site: Blabbermouth . August 21, 2022 . ANTHRAX Plays Snippet Of PANTERA's 'Domination' As Tribute To DIMEBAG (Video) . September 25, 2022 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  5. Web site: DiVita . Joe. Watch Anthrax Cover Part of Pantera Song in Honor of Dimebag Darrell's Birthday . September 25, 2022 . Loudwire . August 22, 2022 . en.
  6. Web site: BPM and key for Domination by Pantera Tempo for Domination . September 25, 2022 . Song BPM . en.
  7. Web site: Key, tempo of Domination By Pantera Musicstax . September 25, 2022 . musicstax.com . en.
  8. Web site: December 28, 2020 . Pantera: 10 Things You Didn't Know About 'Cowboys From Hell' . September 25, 2022 . Revolver . en.
  9. Web site: Jon Wiederhorn . November 10, 2010 . The Story Behind: Cowboys From Hell by Pantera . September 25, 2022 . loudersound . en.
  10. Web site: Sciarretto . Amy. 10 Best Pantera Songs . September 25, 2022 . Loudwire . December 8, 2014 . en.
  11. Web site: January 20, 2021 . 25 Greatest Pantera Songs . September 25, 2022 . Revolver . en.
  12. Web site: The Top 10 Pantera Songs . September 25, 2022 . Maniacs Online Heavy Metal News, Music Videos, Tours & Merch . en.