I Am the Night

I Am the Night is the third album PANTERA released as the culmination of their glam-metal period. It is the last work on which Terry Glaze was a member, and a record on which the early style saw a certain completion. It is a full transitional work on which heavier, more aggressive elements also began to appear. While keeping the flamboyance, Dimebag Darrell’s guitar becomes faster and sharper, and buds leading to the later thrash/groove metal can be felt throughout. The Abbott brothers’ playing already has high technique at this point. It is often rated as the most complete of the glam-period PANTERA. It is a record showing an important turning point, on which the band began its run-up toward the next leap.