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I Am the Night (album)

1985 studio album by Pantera

I Am the Night is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera. It was released on August 16, 1985 through Metal Magic Records.[1][2]

I Am the Night
Studio album by
Pantera
ReleasedAugust 16, 1985 (1985-08-16)[1][2]
RecordedMay–June 1985
StudioPantego Sound, Pantego, Texas[3]
Genre
Length37:51
LabelMetal Magic
Producer
Pantera chronology
Projects in the Jungle
(1984) 		I Am the Night
(1985) 		Power Metal
(1988)
Singles from I Am the Night
  1. "Hot 'N' Heavy"
    Released: December 1985 (as 12" single)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[8]
Rock Hard8.5/10[9]

It was made available only on vinyl and cassette. The album sold around 25,000 copies. This was considered high for an independent release.[10]

It was the last Pantera album to feature lead singer Terry Glaze. He left the band in 1986 due to musical differences. It was also the band's last album with a primarily glam metal sound.

The song "Hot 'N' Heavy" would be made into the band's second music video. It would also be released as the band's first ever single. The album takes influence from Ratt, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.[6][5]

Reception

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AllMusic writer Eduardo Rivadavia gave I Am the Night a score of 3.5 stars out of a possible 5. His main criticism of the album were Terry Glaze's vocals. The best part about the album in his opinion was "Diamond" Darrell's playing. He stated that his "often jaw-dropping riffs and solos, holding the songs together with iron-fisted precision."[6]

Track listing

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All credits are from the original LP.[3]

All songs written and composed by Pantera. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Hot 'N' 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
Side two
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

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All credits are from the original LP.[3]

Pantera
Production

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "I Am the Night by Pantera". genius.com. August 16, 1985. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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)
  4. ↑ "Pantera - I Am the Night - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ewing, Jerry (January 15, 2019). "Every Pantera album ranked from worst to best". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "I Am the Night - Pantera | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. 2006. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  9. ↑ Stratmann, Holger (1985). "Review Album: Pantera - I Am the Night". Rock Hard (in German). No. 16. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  10. ↑ Wardlaw, Matt (March 21, 2013). "Rex Brown Goes In-Depth About His New Book and the Legacy of Pantera". Loudwire. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
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