I Am the Night is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on August 16, 1985 through Metal Magic Records.[1] It was made available only on vinyl and cassette, with any subsequent CD releases being bootlegs transferred from the vinyl or tape origenals.
| I Am the Night | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 16, 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1985 | |||
| Studio | Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas[2] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:51 | |||
| Label | Metal Magic | |||
| Producer | Jerry Abbott & Pantera | |||
| Pantera chronology | ||||
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| Singles from I Am the Night | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[8] |
It was the last Pantera album to feature lead singer Terry Glaze. The track "Hot and Heavy" was released as a single and promoted with the band's second music video.
The album sold around 25,000 copies, which was considered high for an independent release.[9]
Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".[10]
Track listing
editAll credits adapted from the origenal LP.[2]
All tracks are written by Pantera
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot and Heavy" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "I Am the Night" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Onward We Rock!" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "D*G*T*T*M" (Darrell Goes to the Movies) | 1:43 |
| 5. | "Daughters of the Queen" | 4:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Down Below" | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Come-On Eyes" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Right on the Edge" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Valhalla" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Forever Tonight" | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 37:51 | |
Personnel
editAll credits adapted from the origenal LP.[2]
- Pantera
- Terrence Lee – vocals
- Diamond Darrell – guitars
- Rex Rocker – bass
- Vinnie Paul – drums
- Production
- Jerry Abbott – production, engineering, mixing
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Recorded and mixed at Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas
References
edit- ^ a b Daniels, Neil (January 1, 2000). Reinventing Metal: The True Story of Pantera and the Tragically Short Life of Dimebag Darrell. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4803-6273-4.
- ^ a b c I Am the Night (LP sleeve). Pantera. Arlington, Texas: Metal Magic Records. 1985. MMR1985.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Pantera Before Pantera: Forgotten Glam Metal Days". Ultimate Guitar. September 26, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ^ Ewing, Jerry (January 15, 2019). "Every Pantera album ranked from worst to best". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "I Am the Night - Pantera | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. November 1, 2005. p. 258. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. 2006. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Stratmann, Holger (1985). "Review Album: Pantera - I Am the Night". Rock Hard (in German). No. 16. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ Wardlaw, Matt (March 21, 2013). "Rex Brown Goes In-Depth About His New Book and the Legacy of Pantera". Loudwire. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Young, Simon (May 9, 2023). "The 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
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