Editing Vulgar Display of Power (section)

==Release==
''Vulgar Display of Power'' was first released on February 24, 1992 in the UK<ref name="UKRelease"/> and one day thereafter in worldwide retail.<ref name="panterareleases"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pantera.com/releases.htm |title=Official Pantera |access-date=August 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807141437/http://www.pantera.com/releases.htm |archive-date=August 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The original album spawned two singles: "[[Mouth for War]]" and "[[Walk (Pantera song)|Walk]]", along with a number of [[Extended play|EPs]] featuring remixes of the song, alongside three additional promo singles, "[[This Love (Pantera song)|This Love]]", "[[Hollow (Pantera song)|Hollow]]" and "Fucking Hostile". To further promote the album, the [[Walk (Pantera EPs)|''Walk'' EP]] was released in a handful of European countries, Australia and Japan.<ref name="Walk"/> On May 15, 2012, the EP was released digitally worldwide to concede with the 20th anniversary reissue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walk EP (Explicit) - Pantera |url=https://us.7digital.com/artist/pantera/release/walk-ep-explicit-1703125 |website=7Digital |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=May 15, 2012}}</ref>

The band also released music videos for "Mouth for War", "This Love" and "Walk", which were included on ''[[Vulgar Video]]'' and ''[[3 Vulgar Videos from Hell]]''. The music video for "Walk" was shot at the [[Riviera Theatre]] in Chicago, where the band played the song multiple times to capture live video footage in front of fans.<ref name="spin-walk"/>

On April 12, 2012, the before unheard song "Piss" was released,<ref name="panteraindex">{{cite web|url=http://pantera.com/index.htm|title=Official Pantera – Index|access-date=August 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814133012/http://www.pantera.com/index.htm|archive-date=August 14, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="piss">{{cite magazine|url=http://loudwire.com/pantera-piss-song-review/|title=Pantera, 'Piss' – Song Review|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|first=Mary|last=Ouellette|date=April 12, 2012|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> which was recorded during the sessions for the album but never featured on the original album.<ref name="piss"/> Drummer Vinnie Paul had re-discovered the song while looking through old Pantera recordings.<ref name="20thloudwire" /> The music video for "Piss" debuted at the ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' Golden Gods Awards, on April 11, 2012.<ref name="piss"/> The main [[riff]] from "Piss" was used in the song "Use My Third Arm" on the band's following record ''[[Far Beyond Driven]]''.<ref name="loudwirephil">{{cite magazine|url=http://loudwire.com/phil-anselmo-interview-pantera-vulgar-display-of-power-love-for-dimebag-more/|title=Phil Anselmo Talks Pantera's 'Vulgar Display of Power,' His Love for Dimebag + More|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|first=Amy|last=Sciarretto|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>

===Tour and media appearances===
To promote the album, Pantera toured with [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]] and [[Soundgarden]] giving them the opportunity to perform in front of a mainstream audience in the United States.<ref name="revolver2010-8">{{cite magazine|url=http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/8.jpg|title=Revolver Jan/Feb 2010 – page 8|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|access-date=July 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509233534/http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/8.jpg|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> After touring with Skid Row the band did a European tour with [[Megadeth]].<ref name="revolver2010-9">{{cite magazine|url=http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/9.jpg|title=Revolver Jan/Feb 2010 – page 9|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|access-date=July 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509233945/http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/9.jpg|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>  The band also toured with [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] in 1992.<ref name="revolver2010-9"/> The unique sound and the band's explosive live performances helped them gain more popularity.<ref name="yahoo-bio">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/pantera/biography/|title=Pantera Biography|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|first=Jason|last=Birchmeier|access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>

The music videos for singles from the album were played in relatively heavy rotation on [[MTV]].<ref name="yahoo-bio"/> Also during the 1990s, MTV's ''[[Headbangers Ball]]'' used excerpts from the album's songs for the show's opening theme, [[commercial bumper|bumpers]], and closing theme.<ref name="rhinovdop">{{cite web|url=http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/pantera-vulgar-display-power#whatsInside-404441|title=Vulgar Display of Power|work=[[Rhino Entertainment]]|access-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517141117/http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/pantera-vulgar-display-power#whatsInside-404441|archive-date=May 17, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> "Walk" and "Mouth for War" were available as downloadable tracks for the video game ''[[Rock Band 3]]''.<ref name="rb3walk">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockband.com/songs/walk|title=Walk by Pantera|work=Rockband.com|access-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418113637/http://www.rockband.com/songs/walk|archive-date=April 18, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="rb3mouthforwar">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockband.com/songs/mouthforwar|title=Mouth for War by Pantera|work=Rockband.com|access-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418113540/http://www.rockband.com/songs/mouthforwar|archive-date=April 18, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>  "Walk" was also featured on ''[[Madden NFL 10]]'', ''[[CSI: NY]]'' and ''[[Monday Night Football]]''.<ref name="spin-walk"/><ref name="madden10">{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/soundtracks-for-madden-nba-live-nhl-and-fifa-announced-141559.phtml|title=Soundtracks for Madden, NBA Live, NHL, and FIFA announced|website=[[Destructoid]]|first=Nick|last=Chester|date=July 27, 2009|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>

"By Demons Be Driven" appears in the 2015 [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated film ''[[The Big Short (film)|The Big Short]]''; actor [[Christian Bale]] is seen performing along to the song on drums, which he learned for that one scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/video-actor-christian-bale-talks-about-learning-to-play-double-bass-drums-by-listening-to-pantera-mastodon/|title=Video: Actor CHRISTIAN BALE Talks About Learning To Play Double-Bass Drums By Listening To PANTERA, MASTODON|date=January 17, 2016}}</ref>

===20th anniversary reissue===
On May 15, 2012, a two-disc deluxe edition of ''Vulgar Display of Power'' was released to celebrate its 20th anniversary.<ref name="20thloudwire">{{cite magazine|url=http://loudwire.com/pantera-20th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-vulgar-display-of-power-may-15/|title=Pantera 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of 'Vulgar Display of Power' Due May 15|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|first=Amy|last=Sciarretto|date=February 25, 2012|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>  Disc one is a remastered version of the original album along with the song "Piss".<ref name="20thloudwire"/> Disc two is a DVD featuring six songs from Pantera's set at their [[Monsters of Rock#1992 South European Tour|1992 Monsters of Rock performance]] in [[Reggio Emilia]], Italy.<ref name="20thloudwire"/> Disc two also contains the three music videos for "Mouth for War", "Walk" and "This Love".<ref name="20thloudwire"/> Vinnie Paul said that "Piss" was "the only undiscovered complete Pantera track there ever was" and it would appear on the 20th anniversary release.<ref name="vinniepiss">{{cite magazine|url=http://loudwire.com/vinnie-paul-pantera-track-piss-vulgar-display-of-power-reissue/|title=Vinnie Paul Talks Lost Pantera Track 'Piss' From 'Vulgar Display of Power' Reissue|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|first=Amy|last=Sciarretto|date=January 31, 2012|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>  He also said that at the time of the original release, the band thought that it didn't feel right to go on the record.<ref name="vinniepiss"/>