Editing Vulgar Display of Power (section)

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] 
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AM"/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="austin">{{cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2012-08-10/pantera-vulgar-display-of-power/|title=Review: Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power (20th Anniversary Edition) (Rhino)|newspaper=[[The Austin Chronicle]]|first=Raoul|last=Hernandez|date=August 10, 2012|access-date=January 15, 2013}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]''
| rev3Score = 9.5/10<ref name="bw&bk">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1002090|title=Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|first=Greg|last=Pratt|access-date=September 11, 2012|archive-date=June 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608165450/http://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1002090|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev4score = 10/10<ref>{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties |publisher=[[Collector's Guide Publishing]] |year=2007 |location=[[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] |isbn=978-1-894959-62-9 |pages=334–335}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev5Score = A<ref name="ew"/>
| rev6 =''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="kerrang"/>
| rev7 = ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="bostonphoenix"/>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="cduniverse">{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8717602&style=music|title=Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power CD Album|publisher=[[CD Universe]]|access-date=December 24, 2012}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Record Collector]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="recordcollector">{{cite web|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/vulgar-display-of-power-deluxe-edition|title=Vulgar Display of Power: Deluxe Edition|first=Joel|last=McIver}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book| last = Brackett  | first = Nathan  |author2=Christian Hoard   | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide  | publisher = Simon and Schuster  | year = 2004  | location = New York City, New York  | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/615 615]  | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8  | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration  | quote = rolling stone pantera album guide.  }}</ref>
}}

''Vulgar Display of Power'' received critical acclaim upon release.  Many critics have praised Darrell's guitar work on the album and use of heavy riffs to set the tone for the album.<ref name="AM">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/vulgar-display-of-power-mw0000277671 | title = Vulgar Display of Power – Pantera | access-date = November 11, 2011 | last = Huey | first = Steve | website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309798,00.html|title=A Vulgar Display of Power Review|last=Garza|first=Janiss|access-date=August 23, 2009|date=March 6, 1992|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=December 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212081220/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309798,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bostonphoenix">{{cite news|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/138207-pantera-vulgar-display-of-power-20th-anniversar/|title=Pantera – Vulgar Display Of Power – 20th Anniversary Reissue|newspaper=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]|first=Michael|last=Christopher|date=May 8, 2012|access-date=August 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name="exclaim">{{cite magazine|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/pantera-vulgar_display_of_power|title=Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power|magazine=[[Exclaim!]]|first=Denise|last=Falzon|date=May 22, 2012|access-date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> Reviewers also pointed out the change in Anselmo's vocals from previous releases, with him using deeper growls and powerful vocals to accompany the catchy riffs and aggressive lyrics.<ref name="AM"/><ref name="bostonphoenix"/><ref name="exclaim"/>

''[[Kerrang!]]'' and [[Sputnikmusic]] both gave the album a 4 out of 5.<ref name="kerrang">{{cite book | last1 = Kaye | first1 = Don | title = [[Kerrang!]] | chapter = Pantera 'Vulgar Display of Power' | volume = 380 | publisher = [[EMAP]] | date = February 22, 1992 | location = London, UK}}</ref><ref name="sputnik">{{cite web | url = https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1174/Pantera-Vulgar-Display-of-Power/ | title = Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power | access-date = November 11, 2011 | last = H. | first = Andrew | date = January 16, 2005 | website = Sputnikmusic}}</ref> Steve Huey of [[AllMusic]] rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "One of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990s".<ref name="AM"/> He also said that while the album stacks the best songs at the beginning, the riffs and sonic textures are more consistently interesting than those used in ''Cowboys from Hell''.<ref name="AM"/> Janiss Garza writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said that it was "one of the most satisfying heavy metal records since Metallica's early-80s cult days".<ref name="ew"/> She also praised the album's two ballad tracks, "This Love" and "Hollow", stating "their tough edge slashes painfully through deep introspection about personal relationships".<ref name="ew"/>

Reviewing the 20th anniversary reissue, Michael Christopher of ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]'' rated the album 3.5 out of 4 stars stating, while the bonus track "Piss" does not match up to the rest of the material, the groove that flows through the original record is the muscle behind what mattered most.<ref name="bostonphoenix"/> Denise Falzon of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' stated that the reissue sounds a little cleaner from the enhanced production quality.<ref name="exclaim"/> She noted that "Piss" does sound oddly out of place on the reissue, but the release is worthwhile for the DVD showcasing the band's dynamic live performance.<ref name="exclaim"/> In 2005, ''Vulgar Display of Power'' was ranked number 333 in ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book| title = Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten| year = 2005| publisher = [[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]| language=de| isbn = 3-89880-517-4| page = 77 }}</ref>