"There is no question that the most commercially successful metal album of the ’90s was Metallica’s “Black Album,” which at last count, is approaching 17 millions copies sold (in the US alone). But it could be argued that the best and most important metal album of the decade was Pantera’s Vulgar Display of Power.

With an alarming number of metal bands suddenly shifting direction and approach after grunge’s great uprising in late 1991, Pantera opted instead to stand their ground, and if anything, get heavier. And it certainly didn’t hurt that they just happened to have the strongest set of tunes of their entire career, ready to rip — highlighting Phil Anselmo’s drill instructor-like vocals, guitarist Dimebag Darrell’s gonzo riffs and shred solos, and the mighty rhythm section of bassist Rex Brown and drummer Vinnie Paul, which sounded tighter than a mosquito’s behind."    - Consequence.net