This is the "first release" of Pantera's post-glam metal material. They took a different approach on this album compared to their prior work, writing about rebellion, depression, violence and so on.
Pantera themselves have said that
Cowboys from Hell is their first official release. They used to deny having a glam rock past and that they had four albums prior to this one.
Remastered and re-released on 09/13/2010 by
Rhino Entertainment as Expanded Edition (2CD) and Deluxe Edition (3CD) with following tracklisting:
CD2:
1. Domination (Live from Foundations Forum Metal Convention, 1990) (05:05)
2. Psycho Holiday (Live from Foundations Forum Metal Convention, 1990) (05:00)
3. The Art of Shredding (Live from Foundations Forum Metal Convention, 1990) (04:08)
4. Cowboys from Hell (Live from Foundations Forum Metal Convention, 1990) (04:10)
5. Cemetery Gates (Live from Foundations Forum Metal Convention, 1990) (05:21)
6. Primal Concrete Sledge (Live from Foundations Forum Metal Convention, 1990) (03:00)
7. Heresy (Live from Foundations Forum Metal Convention, 1990) (04:45)
8. Domination (Live from Monsters In Moscow Festival, 1991) (06:27)
9. Primal Concrete Sledge (Live from Monsters In Moscow Festival, 1991) (03:52)
10. Cowboys from Hell (Live from Monsters In Moscow Festival, 1991) (04:16)
11. Heresy (Live from Monsters In Moscow Festival, 1991) (04:58)
12. Psycho Holiday (Live from Monsters In Moscow Festival, 1991) (06:05)
CD3:
1. The Will to Survive (Demo) (04:14)
2. Shattered (Demo) (04:48)
3. Cowboys from Hell (Demo) (04:06)
4. Heresy (Demo) (04:43)
5. Cemetery Gates (Demo) (05:20)
6. Psycho Holiday (Demo) (05:10)
7. Medicine Man (Demo) (04:52)
8. Message in Blood (Demo) (04:58)
9. Domination (Demo) (04:45)
10. The Sleep (Demo) (06:16)
11. The Art of Shredding (Demo) (04:12)