Metal Magic

Metal Magic
Metal Magic
Studio album by Pantera
Released	June 10, 1983
Studio	Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas
Genre	Glam metal; heavy metal; hard rock;
Length	39:37
Label	Metal Magic
Producer	Jerry Abbott & Pantera
Pantera chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[4]
The Daily Vault	C+^[5]
Metal Forces	8/10^[6]

Metal Magic is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on June 10, 1983, by Metal Magic Records.^[1] Like the band's next three releases, it is musically oriented toward a glam/heavy metal sound influenced by Kiss and Van Halen, rather than the groove metal style they became famous for playing in the 1990s. The album was released on the band's own label (also called Metal Magic) and produced by Jerry Abbott (under the alias "The Eld'n"), a country music songwriter and producer and the father of Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell (then known as Diamond Darrell), who were 19 and 16 years old, respectively, at the time of release.

^ ^a ^b Wiederhorn, Jon (June 10, 2022). "39 Years Ago: Pantera Release Their First Album 'Metal Magic'". Loudwire. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
^ Ewing, Jerry (January 15, 2019). "Every Pantera album ranked from worst to best". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Metal Magic - Pantera". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 978-1894959315.
^ Thalen, Christopher (January 10, 2005). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Metal Magic". The Daily Vault. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
^ Hammonds, Steve (1984). "Pantera - Metal Magic". Metal Forces. No. 3. Retrieved July 2, 2012.

[Loudwire-1] Wiederhorn, Jon (June 10, 2022). "39 Years Ago: Pantera Release Their First Album 'Metal Magic'". Loudwire. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[2] Ewing, Jerry (January 15, 2019). "Every Pantera album ranked from worst to best". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[AllMusic-3] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Metal Magic - Pantera". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2012.

[martin-4] Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 978-1894959315.

[5] Thalen, Christopher (January 10, 2005). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Metal Magic". The Daily Vault. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

[6] Hammonds, Steve (1984). "Pantera - Metal Magic". Metal Forces. No. 3. Retrieved July 2, 2012.

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