I Am the Night (album)
I Am the Night is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released in 1985 through Metal Magic Records. It was made available only on vinyl and cassette, with any subsequent CD releases being bootlegs transferred from the vinyl or tape originals. It was the last Pantera album to feature lead singer Terry Glaze, as well as their last to feature a glam metal sound. The band made their second music video for the track "Hot and Heavy".
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| Released | 1985[1] | |||
| Studio | Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal[2],glam metal[3] | |||
| Length | 37:51 | |||
| Label | Metal Magic | |||
| Producer | Jerry Abbott & Pantera | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[6] |
Track listing
All credits adapted from the original LP.[7]
All tracks are written by Pantera.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot and 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 |
| 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
- Pantera
- Terrence Lee – vocals
- Diamond Darrell – guitar
- Rex Rocker – bass
- Vinnie Paul – drums
- Production
- Jerry Abbott – producer, engineer, mixing
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Recorded and mixed at Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas[7]
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "I Am the Night - Pantera | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- Ewing, Jerry (January 15, 2019). "Every Pantera album ranked from worst to best". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- https://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Pantera/I_Am_the_Night/227/#:~:text=There%20are%20songs%20where%20the,rumbling%20and%20rowdy%20it%20is.
- 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.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- Stratmann, Holger (1985). "Review Album : Pantera - I Am the Night". Rock Hard (in German). No. 16. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- I Am the Night (LP sleeve). Pantera. Arlington, Texas: Metal Magic Records. 1985. MMR1985.
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