'''Reinventing the Steel''' is a
groove metal album by
Pantera and the band's last studio album. It reached #4 on the
Billboard Top 200 charts, #8 on the Top Canadian Albums chart, and #5 on the Top Internet Albums chart. The album's fifth track, "Revolution Is My Name", reached #28 on ''
Billboard's
Mainstream Rock Tracks.
''Reinventing the Steel'' contains lyrics mostly about the band itself, as on "We'll Grind that Axe for a Long Time" (where the band members tell about how they've kept it "true" throughout the years, while many of their peers "sucked up for the fame") and "I'll Cast a Shadow" (about Pantera's influence on the genre). There are also songs about their fans, like "Goddamn Electric" and "You've Got to Belong To It." The band members dedicated ''Reinventing the Steel'' to their fans, whom they viewed as their brothers and sisters.
Track listing
★ All tracks by Pantera
# "Hellbound" – 2:41
# "
Goddamn Electric" – 4:58
# "Yesterday Don't Mean Shit" – 4:19
# "You've Got to Belong to It" – 4:13
# "
Revolution Is My Name" – 5:19
# "Death Rattle" – 3:17
# "We'll Grind That Axe For a Long Time" – 3:44
# "Up Lift" – 3:45
# "It Makes Them Disappear" – 6:22
# "
I'll Cast a Shadow" – 5:22
Credits
★
Vinnie Paul – Drums/Producer
★
Dimebag Darrell – Guitars/Producer
★
Rex Brown – Bass
★
Philip Anselmo – Vocals
★
Kerry King – Outro guitar on "Goddamn Electric"
★
Sterling Winfield - Co-Producer
Charting positions
'Album'
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|
| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | 4 |
| 2000 | Top Internet Albums | 5 |
'Singles'
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|
| 2000 | "Revolution Is My Name" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 28 |