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{{Infobox album
| name       = Vulgar Display of Power
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Pantera]]
| cover      = PanteraVulgarDisplayofPower.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|1992|2|24}}
| recorded   = 1991
| studio     = Pantego Sound ([[Pantego, Texas]])
| genre      = [[Groove metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/how-panteras-vulgar-display-of-power-saved-american-metal/|title=How Pantera's Vulgar Display Of Power Saved American Metal|website=Kerrang!|date=February 25, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/02/pantera-vulgar-display-of-power-album-anniversary/|title=27 Years Ago, Pantera Take Metal to a New Level with Vulgar Display of Power|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>
| length     = {{Duration|m=52|s=48}}
| label      = [[Atco Records|Atco]]
| producer   = [[Terry Date]], [[Vinnie Paul]]
| prev_title = [[Cowboys from Hell]]
| prev_year  = 1990
| next_title = [[Far Beyond Driven]]
| next_year  = 1994
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Vulgar Display of Power
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Mouth for War]]
 | single1date = September 21, 1992<ref>{{cite web |title=New Releases: Singles |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1992/Music-Week-1992-09-19-S-OCR-OCR-Page-0019.pdf#search=%22mouth%20for%20war%22 |website=[[Music Week]] |publisher=worldradiohistory.com |access-date=May 22, 2025 |pages=19 |date=September 19, 1992}}</ref>
 | single2     = [[Walk (Pantera song)|Walk]]
 | single2date = February 15, 1993<ref name="Walk">{{cite web |title=New Release: Singles |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-02-13.pdf |website=[[Music Week]] |publisher=worldradiohistory.com |access-date=May 22, 2025 |pages=17 |date=February 13, 1993}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''''Vulgar Display of Power''''' is the sixth studio album by American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Pantera]], released on February 24, 1992, by [[Atco Records]]. It was the group's second collaboration with producer [[Terry Date]], after having worked with him on their breakthrough album ''[[Cowboys from Hell]]'' (1990). Widely regarded as one of the most influential metal albums of the 1990s, it was noted for its aggressive sound, groove-laden riffs, and raw intensity, which helped define the groove metal sub-genre and solidify Pantera's status as a dominant force in heavy music. The album ultimately became the group's mainstream commercial breakthrough, transiting them into a more heavier sound than [[Metallica]]'s [[Metallica (album)|1991 album]].

Containing themes of empowerment, aggression, rebellion and the rejection of norms, the majority of the lyrics contained a relentless amount of intensity and anger, with tracks like "[[Walk (Pantera song)|Walk]]" and "[[Mouth for War]]" revolve over personal empowerment and societal oppression. The album also explores a darker side over psychological changes and [[Grief|personal losses]].

Following its release, ''Vulgar Display of Power'' became the first album to chart in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart in the United States, peaking at number 44. Two commercial singles were released—"Mouth for War" and "Walk"—both have which charted in the [[UK singles chart]], and three additional promo singles—"[[This Love (Pantera song)|This Love]]", "[[Hollow (Pantera song)|Hollow]] and "[[Fucking Hostile]]"—further expanded the band's presence on radio airplay and [[MTV]] music video premieres. Those songs ultimately become the group's most well-known signature tracks in their discography, involving numerous growing fanbases across the globe and became a catalyst for the evolving 1990s [[groove metal]] scene, with themes of [[Thrash metal|thrash]] and [[hardcore punk]] sub-genres.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Graff |first1=Gary |title=501 Essential Albums of the '90s The Music Fan's Definitive Guide |publisher=Motorbooks |page=121 |quote=Pantera's second major-label release found the band going further into the creation of what the Texans dubbed "groove metal," an alloy of thrash and hardcore punk but with swagger.}}</ref> The album remained on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart for the course of 1992 to 1993, making it the longest-charted album in the band's discography. It has been [[RIAA certification|certified]] double platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) and has sold more than two million copies in the United States. The album received a reissue in 2012, including a lost track that was never heard.

''Vulgar Display of Power'' praised by critics and fans as both its sound and aggressive lyrics. It is often considered one of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990s, receiving numerous accolades.<ref name="loudwirebest">{{cite magazine|url=http://loudwire.com/top-11-metal-albums-of-the-1990s/|title=Top 11 Metal Albums of the 1990s|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|first=Joe|last=Robinson|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Vulgar Display of Power'' 10th on their list of "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". It has also been listed as one of the ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.

==Background==
The band's 1990 major label debut, ''[[Cowboys from Hell]]'',<ref name="metalhammer-dime">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/dimebag-darrell-a-life-in-metal-2/|title=Dimebag Darrell – A Life In Metal|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|first=Terry|last=Bezer|date=December 8, 2010|access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>  demonstrated a change in their musical direction, from their 1980s material influenced by hard rock and glam metal bands like [[Van Halen]] and [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]<ref name="ambio">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pantera-mn0000005441|title=Pantera|website=[[AllMusic]]|first=Jason|last=Birchmeier|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref name="aboutbio">{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/pantera/p/pantera.htm|title=Pantera Profile|publisher=[[About.com]]|first=Dan|last=Marsicano|access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref> to resembling bands like [[Slayer]], [[Metallica]], and [[Black Sabbath]].<ref name="ambio"/><ref name="amdimebagbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dimebag-darrell-mn0000262251|title=Dimebag Darrell|website=[[AllMusic]]|first=Greg|last=Prato|access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>

==Recording and production==
In 1991, Pantera returned to Pantego Sound Studio to record, their second release under Atco.<ref name="revolver2010-3">{{cite magazine|url=http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/3.jpg|title=Revolver Jan/Feb 2010 – page 3|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|access-date=July 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509233242/http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/3.jpg|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="panterareleases">{{cite web | url = http://www.pantera.com/releases.htm | title = Official Pantera – Releases | 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 album was produced by [[Terry Date]], who specializes in the rock and metal genres and had worked with the band on ''Cowboys from Hell''. Date also went on to produce the band's following two albums, ''[[Far Beyond Driven]]'' (1994) and ''[[The Great Southern Trendkill]]'' (1996).<ref name="revolver2010-3"/><ref name="panterareleases"/> Before Date came in to work on the album, the band had demoed three tracks, "A New Level", "Regular People (Conceit)" and "No Good (Attack the Radical)".<ref name="revolver2010-3"/> The rest of the songs were written in the studio with little preproduction or demoing.<ref name="revolver2010-3"/>

After being in the studio for two months, Pantera were invited to open for Metallica and [[AC/DC]] at the [[Monsters of Rock#1991 European Tour|1991 Monsters of Rock]] free concert in [[Moscow]]'s<ref name="revolver2010-3"/> [[Tushino airfield]] on September 28, 1991.<ref name="nytimes-moscow">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/29/world/heavy-metal-groups-shake-moscow.html|title=Heavy-Metal Groups Shake Moscow
|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=William|last=Schmidt|date=September 29, 1991|access-date=August 4, 2012}}</ref><ref name="1991-moscow">{{cite web|url=http://www.metallica.com/tour_date_detail.asp?performance=D62A272A378F4480BACA91CDDDFF6D50|title=Metallica Tour Date – September 28, 1991 – Moscow, Russia|publisher=[[Metallica]]|access-date=August 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118224935/https://www.metallica.com/tour_date_detail.asp?performance=D62A272A378F4480BACA91CDDDFF6D50|archive-date=January 18, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The band then returned to the studio to continue work on the album.<ref name="revolver2010-4">{{cite magazine|url=http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/4.jpg|title=Revolver Jan/Feb 2010 – page 4|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|access-date=July 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509232756/http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/4.jpg|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> They travelled to New York City to have it mastered at [[Masterdisk]].<ref name="revolver2010-7">{{cite magazine|url=http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/7.jpg |title=Revolver Jan/Feb 2010 – page 7 |magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |access-date=July 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101234032/http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/7.jpg |archive-date=January 1, 2011 }}</ref> Although guitarist [[Dimebag Darrell|Darrell Abbott]] was credited on the album with nickname "Diamond Darrell", during the recording of the album he had dropped that nickname and assumed "Dimebag Darrell" instead, and bassist [[Rex Brown]] dropped the pseudonym "Rexx Rocker".<ref name="revolver2010-6">{{cite magazine|url=http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/6.jpg|title=Revolver Jan/Feb 2010 – page 6|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|access-date=July 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509234352/http://pantera.com/images/media/mags/revolver2010/6.jpg|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Musical style and lyrics==
Drummer [[Vinnie Paul]] said that ''Cowboys from Hell'' was really close to the "definitive Pantera sound".<ref name="RS-vinnie">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-panteras-vinnie-paul-on-unearthing-new-track-for-vulgar-reissue-20120615|title=Q&A: Pantera's Vinnie Paul on Unearthing New Track for 'Vulgar' Reissue|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Benjy|last=Eisen|date=June 15, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012}}</ref> When Metallica released their [[Metallica (album)|self titled album]] in 1991, Pantera considered it a letdown to fans because they believed Metallica abandoned the [[thrash metal]] sound heard on previous albums.<ref name="revolver2010-3"/><ref name="RS-vinnie"/> In turn Pantera felt they had an opportunity to fill a gap; they set out to make the heaviest record of all time.<ref name="revolver2010-3"/><ref name="RS-vinnie"/>

Darrell had played the riff for "Walk" during a [[soundcheck]] while Pantera was touring for ''Cowboys from Hell'' and the rest of the band loved it.<ref name="spin-walk">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/05/pantera-look-back-20-years-walk/|title=Pantera Look Back at 20 Years of 'Walk'|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Kory|last=Grow|date=May 22, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012}}</ref> Following this tour, the band returned home and found that some friends thought that rock stardom had gone to their heads.<ref name="spin-walk"/> The lyrics for the song were inspired from these people's attitude toward the band; Anselmo's message to them was, "Take your fucking attitude and take a fuckin' walk with that. Keep that shit away from me."<ref name="spin-walk"/>

==Title and artwork==
The title of the album is taken from a line in the 1973 film ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]''.<ref name="revolver2010-7"/><ref name="vulgar20">{{cite magazine|url=http://loudwire.com/panteras-vulgar-display-of-power-turns-20/|title=Pantera's 'Vulgar Display of Power' Turns 20|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|first=Amy|last=Sciarretto|date=February 25, 2012|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> (Priest: "If you're the Devil, why not make the straps disappear?". Girl: "That's much too vulgar a display of power, Karras.")<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-11 |title=The Exorcist: The 5 Scariest Quotes (& The 5 Most Profound) |url=https://screenrant.com/the-exorcist-movie-best-quotes-scary-profound/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2007, the title was used for the book ''A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa'', which includes many Pantera song titles as chapter headings. The book details the incidents leading up to the [[Columbus nightclub shooting|murder of Dimebag Darrell]] in 2004.<ref name="murderbook">{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=88441|title=DIMEBAG Murder Book Now Available On GOOGLE|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 14, 2008|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref name = "googlebook">{{cite book| last = Armold| first = Chris| title = A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=s_VDMQAACAAJ| year = 2007| publisher = MJS Music & Entertainment| isbn = 9780976291770 }}</ref>

The album's cover depicts a man being punched in the face and was shot by photographer Brad Guice, who also shot the cover photo for ''Cowboys from Hell'';<ref name="revolver2010-7"/> Dimebag Darrell originally came up with the idea while playing around with a photocopier, and moving a photo around on the bed of the photocopier as the lamp was moving to get a distorted, smeared look of the face on the photo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGHGv6kvFlc|title=Pantera Tell The Story of 'Vulgar Display of Power' [Full Documentary]|date=September 15, 2023 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> The band told their label that they wanted "something vulgar, like a dude getting punched".<ref name="revolver2010-7"/> The first version of the cover that the label brought to the band showed a boxer with a boxing glove, but the band did not like it, so the label produced a second version, with the bare fist.<ref name="revolver2010-7"/> A popular rumor stirred up by Vinnie Paul was that the man on the cover was paid $10 a punch and was hit in the face a total of 31<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/N2K-AS-2iAk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20161230115631/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2K-AS-2iAk Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|title=Vinnie Paul Wikipedia Fact or Fiction|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2K-AS-2iAk|website=YouTube| date=November 30, 2016 |publisher=Loudwire}}{{cbignore}}</ref> (Rex Brown claiming 32)<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/6X1zH9rNEYM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20161214213937/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X1zH9rNEYM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|title=Rex Brown Wikipedia Fact Or Fiction|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X1zH9rNEYM|website=YouTube| date=December 14, 2016 |publisher=Loudwire}}{{cbignore}}</ref> times to get the right picture.<ref name="revolver2010-7"/> However, Guice dispelled this when he confirmed that the man, a hired model named Sean Cross, was never actually hit.<ref name="revolver2010-7"/>

==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"/>

==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>

==Commercial performance==
''Vulgar Display of Power'' debuted at number 44 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=pantera|chart=all}}|title=Chart History: Pantera |magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=October 24, 2008}}</ref> It was the longest-charting album in the band's discography, charting for 78 consecutive weeks at that time.<ref name="billboard"/> On February 9, 1993, the album was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), then platinum on November 7, 1997. It then reached double platinum sales on July 7, 2004, denoting 2,000,000 units sold.<ref name="RIAA"/> It has sold 1,770,521 copies in the US in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pantera: Soundscan Sales Revealed |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/pantera-soundscan-sales-revealed |website=Blabbermouth |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=February 24, 2002}}</ref> In the beginning of June 2012, the reissue re-entered the ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number 88, selling over 9,000 copies, which it has brought to over 2,177,000 copies sold in the US. It also charted for two weeks, bringing its total to 80 weeks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard 200 - For Week of June 2, 2012 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2012-06-02/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=June 2, 2012}}</ref> According to [[Luminate (company)|Luminate]] (formerly SoundScan), it has sold 2,350,000 copies domestically as of the end of 2024.<ref name="USSales">{{cite web |last1=Carroll |first1=Rob |title=The Highest Selling Album by 16 Big Metal Bands |url=https://loudwire.com/highest-selling-album-metal-bands/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |access-date=May 22, 2025 |date=January 16, 2025}}</ref>

Internationally, the album charted in four countries in its original release, including number 64 in the [[UK Albums Chart|UK]],<ref name="ukchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/pantera/|title=Pantera|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref> number 69 on the [[Media Control Charts|Germany]]<ref name="germanchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Pantera/longplay|title=Chartverfolgung / Pantera / Longplay|publisher=Musicline.de|language=de|access-date=October 24, 2008}}</ref> and number 56 in [[ARIA Charts|Australia]].<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=212}}</ref> It has charted an additional two countries in the later years, where it peaked at number 54 in [[Oricon|Japan]]<ref name="oricon">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/131346/ranking/cd_album/|title=Pantera|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> and number 196 in [[Ultratop|Belgium]].<ref name="Wallonia"/> It was certified platinum in Australia by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA"/> and Japan by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] (RIAJ).<ref name="AWARDSIRE"/> The album received gold certifications in Canada,<ref name="MC"/> Argentina,<ref name="CAPIF"/> New Zealand<ref name="RMNZ"/> and the United Kingdom.<ref name="BPI"/>

===Singles===
The album has spawned two singles. Its [[lead single]], "Mouth for War", became the band's first song to ever chart, debuted on 10 October 1992 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and managed to peak at number 73.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Singles Chart on October 10, 1992 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19921004/7501/ |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=October 10, 1992}}</ref> The album's second single, "Walk", marked their first top 40 UK hit when it debuted at number 35 for a period of two weeks in the chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Singles Chart on February 21, 1992 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19930221/7501/ |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=February 21, 1992}}</ref>

==Legacy and accolades==
''Vulgar Display of Power'' has been listed as one of the ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref name="1001albums">{{cite book|title=[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]|year=2005|editor-first=Robert|editor-last=Dimery|first=Andrew|last=Tijs|edition=1st|publisher=[[Universe Publishing]]|isbn=9781844033928|page=[https://archive.org/details/1001albumsyoumus0000unse_l0q0/page/698 698]}}</ref> Chad Bowar of [[About.com]] ranked the album at number one in his list of the "Best Heavy Metal Albums of 1992" stating that "Pantera was head and shoulders above the rest of the field."<ref name="about-1992">{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/1992top10.htm|title=Best Heavy Metal Albums Of 1992|publisher=[[About.com]]|first=Chad|last=Bowar|access-date=August 29, 2012}}</ref> He also ranked the album second in the "Best Heavy Metal Albums of the 1990s" list behind Megadeth's ''[[Rust in Peace]]'' (1990).<ref name="about-1990s">{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/bestmetalalbums1990s/tp/1990sbestmetalalbums.htm|title=Best Heavy Metal Albums Of The 1990s|publisher=[[About.com]]|first=Chad|last=Bowar|access-date=August 29, 2012}}</ref> In October 2011, the album was ranked number four on ''[[Guitar World]]'' magazine's list of "The Top 10 Guitar Albums of 1992".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/photo-gallery-top-10-guitar-albums-1992|title=Photo Gallery: The Top 10 Guitar Albums of 1992|first=Tony|last=Grassi|magazine=[[Guitar World]]|date=October 24, 2011|access-date=October 24, 2011}}</ref> The album was ranked number one on ''[[Loudwire]]'''s "Top 11 Metal Albums of the 1990s" and their "Top 10 Albums of 1992", and the song "Walk" was ranked number seven in their "10 Catchiest Metal Songs".<ref name="loudwirebest"/><ref name="loudwire1992">{{cite magazine|url=http://loudwire.com/top-albums-of-1992/|title=Top 10 Albums of 1992|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|first=Chad|last=Childers|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name="loudwirecatchiest">{{cite magazine|url=http://loudwire.com/catchiest-metal-songs/|title=10 Catchiest Metal Songs|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|first=Chad|last=Childers|date=November 13, 2012|access-date=November 14, 2012}}</ref> ''Loudwire'' also listed four of the album's songs in their list of the "10 Best Pantera songs", placing "This Love" in seventh, "Mouth for War" in fifth, "Fucking Hostile" in third and "Walk" in first.<ref name="loudwire-bestsongs">{{cite magazine|url=http://loudwire.com/best-pantera-songs/|title=10 Best Pantera Songs|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|first=Amy|last=Sciarretto|date=August 20, 2012|access-date=August 20, 2012}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Vulgar Display of Power'' as 10th on their list of "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2017/06/21/news/rolling-stone-share-choices-100-greatest-metal-albums-time/|title=Rolling Stone Share Their Choices For 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time'|date=June 21, 2017|website=Theprp.com|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> In 2022, ''Guitar World'' ranked ''Vulgar Display of Power'' #1 on their list of "The 30 greatest rock guitar albums of 1992".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/30-greatest-rock-guitar-albums-of-1992|title=The 30 greatest rock guitar albums of 1992|date=April 28, 2022|website=Guitar World|first=Greg|last=Prato|access-date=April 29, 2022}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' named ''Vulgar Display of Power'' the eleventh most influential heavy metal album ever on their list of the "Top 25 Metal Albums".<ref name="ignmetal">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2007/01/20/top-25-metal-albums?page=5|title=Top 25 Metal Albums|website=[[IGN]]|date=January 20, 2007 |access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref> They wrote the following:

<blockquote>This album makes the list because it took heavy metal and made it heavier. It took darkness and made it darker. It took anger and made it angrier. Never before had a band tuned down its guitars and crunched a heavier riff than on this album. 'Mouth for War' and 'A New Level' and 'No Good (Attack the Radical)' stand out on an album where every track is a classic track. Dimebag Darrell was an innovator and a true godsend for heavy metal. One of the most underrated players in the genre. And this may sound corny, but the way the band was able to turn seemingly negative aspects of the genre – hate, anger, violence and despair – into positive thoughts is somewhat akin to [[De La Soul]] dropping a positive message into rap.<ref name="ignmetal"/></blockquote>

The song "Walk" has been covered by a number of bands and artists, including [[Avenged Sevenfold]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6YqCTOBZdk|title=Avenged Sevenfold - Walk (Pantera cover 2006)|date=May 9, 2011 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> [[Leo Moracchioli]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bte3CajXthI|title=Pantera - Walk (cover by Leo Moracchioli feat. Mr. Damage)|date=September 8, 2017 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgGaNJw0coA|title=Disturbed - Walk (Pantera cover)|date=March 6, 2007 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and [[Breaking Benjamin]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSm16MIUm50|title=David Performs Pantera's "Walk" with Breaking Benjamin in Dallas|date=August 15, 2016 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> among others.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Pantera ([[Phil Anselmo]], [[Diamond Darrell]], [[Rex Brown]], [[Vinnie Paul]])
| title1 = [[Mouth for War]]
| length1 = 3:57
| title2 = [[A New Level]]
| length2 = 3:57
| title3 = [[Walk (Pantera song)|Walk]]
| length3 = 5:14
| title4 = [[Fucking Hostile]]
| length4 = 2:48
| title5 = [[This Love (Pantera song)|This Love]]
| length5 = 6:32
| title6 = Rise
| length6 = 4:36
| title7 = No Good (Attack the Radical)
| length7 = 4:49
| title8 = Live in a Hole
| length8 = 5:00
| title9 = Regular People (Conceit)
| length9 = 5:27
| title10 = By Demons Be Driven
| length10 = 4:40
| title11 = [[Hollow (Pantera song)|Hollow]]
| length11 = 5:48
| total_length = 52:48<!--All track times sourced from CD release "ATCO 7567-91758-2".-->
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 20th anniversary edition bonus track<ref name="20thloudwire"/>
| title12 = Piss
| length12 = 5:07
| total_length = 57:55
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 20th anniversary edition DVD<ref name="20thloudwire"/>
| title1 = Mouth for War
| note1 = Live in Italy
| title2 = Domination/Hollow
| note2 = Live in Italy
| title3 = Rise
| note3 = Live in Italy
| title4 = This Love
| note4 = Live in Italy
| title5 = [[Cowboys from Hell (song)|Cowboys from Hell]]
| note5 = Live in Italy
| title6 = Mouth for War
| note6 = video
| title7 = This Love
| note7 = video
| title8 = Walk
| note8 = video
}}

== Personnel ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
'''Pantera'''
*[[Phil Anselmo]] – vocals
*[[Dimebag Darrell|Diamond Darrell]]<!-- he was still credited as Diamond Darrell in this release --> – guitars
*[[Rex Brown|Rex]] – bass
*[[Vinnie Paul]] – drums
{{col-2}}
'''Technical'''
*[[Terry Date]] – engineering, mixing, production
*Vinnie Paul – engineering, mixing, production
*Pantera – co-production
*[[Howie Weinberg]] – mastering
*[[Doug Sax]] – vinyl mastering
*Brad Guice – photography
*Joe Giron – photography
*Bob Defrin – artwork
*Larry Freemantle – design
{{col-2}}
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+1992–1994 weekly chart performance for ''Vulgar Display of Power''
! scope="col"| Chart (1992–1994)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=212}}</ref>
| align="center"| 56
|-
{{Album chart|Germany4|69|artist=Pantera|album=Vulgar Display of Power|id=31421|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|-
{{Album chart|UK2|64|date=19920301|rowheader=true|refname=UKA|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|44|artist=Pantera|rowheader=true|refname=PANTERA200|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+1996–1999 weekly chart performance for ''Vulgar Display of Power''
! scope="col"| Chart (1996–1999)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| align="center"| 54
|-
{{Album chart|UKRock|26|date=19990207|rowheader=true|refname=UKR2|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+2012 weekly chart performance for ''Vulgar Display of Power''
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{Album chart|Wallonia|196|artist=Pantera|album=Vulgar Display of Power|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024|refname=Wallonia}}
|-
{{Album chart|UKRock|17|date=20120520|rowheader=true|refname=UKR1|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard 200 - For Week of June 2, 2012 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2012-06-02/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=June 2, 2012}}</ref>
| align="center"| 88
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard charts|Vinyl Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard Vinyl Albums - For Week of June 2, 2012 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/vinyl-albums/2012-06-02/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=June 2, 2012}}</ref>
| align="center"| 4
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Top Pop Catalog Albums|Catalog Albums
]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard Catalog Albums - For Week of June 2, 2012 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/catalog-albums/2012-06-02/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=June 2, 2012}}</ref>
| align="center"| 7
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard charts|Indie Store]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard Indie Store Album Sales - For Week of June 2, 2012 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/indie-store-album-sales/2012-06-02/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=June 2, 2012}}</ref>
| align="center"| 21
|}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Vulgar Display of Power''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1993|relmonth=10|region=Argentina|award=Gold|certyear=1993|certref=<ref name="CAPIF">{{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead|title=Estadísticas – Discos de Oro y Platino|publisher=capif.org.ar|work=[[Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]]|language=es|access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|title=Vulgar Display of Power|artist=Pantera|relyear=1992|certyear=1997|access-date=December 27, 2024|refname=ARIA}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|award=Gold|title=Vulgar Display of Power|artist=Pantera|relyear=1992|certyear=1993|access-date=December 27, 2024|refname=MC}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Ireland|artist=Pantera|title=Vulgar Display of Power|award=Silver|relyear=1992|certyear=1993|certref=<ref name="AWARDSIRE">{{cite web |url=https://www.backstageauctions.com/catphotos/editorfiles/The%20Rock%20Gods%20n%20Metal%20Monsters%20Digital%20Catalog.pdf|date=May 17, 2025|title=The Rock Gods 'n Metal Monsters Auction-1113 (Irish Silver Award) and 1114 (Japanese Platinum Award) from Pantera 'Vulgar Display of Power'|page=8}}</ref>|salesamount=5,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Gavin-IDX/IDX/90s/94/Gavin-Report-1994-06-17-OCR-Page-0006.pdf|access-date=May 17, 2025|title=Gold and Platinum-and Silver and Diamond-Around the World|magazine=[[The Gavin Report]]|date=June 17, 1994|page=6}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=Pantera|title=Vulgar Display of Power|award=Platinum|relyear=1992|certyear=1994|certref=<ref name="AWARDSIRE"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|award=Gold|title=Vulgar Display of Power|source=radioscope|artist=Pantera|relyear=1992|certyear=2022|access-date=December 27, 2024|refname=RMNZ}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Gold|title=Vulgar Display of Power|id=8026-2238-2|artist=Pantera|relyear=2001|certyear=2004|access-date=December 27, 2024|refname=BPI}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|title=Vulgar Display of Power|artist=Pantera|relyear=1992|certyear=2004|access-date=December 27, 2024|salesamount=2,350,000|salesref=<ref name="USSales"/>|refname=RIAA}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|streaming=true}}

== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release dates and formats for "Vulgar Display of Power"
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Format(s)
! scope="col" | Edition(s)
! scope="col" | Label
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{hlist|United Kingdom}}
| February 24, 1992
| rowspan="2" | {{hlist|[[Compact disc|CD]]|[[Phonograph record|LP]]|[[Cassette tape|cassette]]}}
| rowspan="4" | {{hlist|Standard}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Atco Records|Atco]]/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| align="center"| <ref name="UKRelease">{{cite web |title=New Releases: Albums |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-02-22.pdf |website=Music Week |access-date=May 19, 2025 |pages=14 |date=February 22, 1992}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{hlist|North America}}
| February 25, 1992
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Vulgar Display of Power 1992|url=http://pantera.com/vulgardisplayofpower/ |website=pantera}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Japan
| March 25, 1992
| scope="row" | CD
| scope="row" | {{hlist|[[East West Records|EastWest]]|Atco}}
| align="center"| <ref name="Japanesesleevenotes">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Vulgar Display of Power (Japanese release) |title-link=Vulgar Display of Power |others=[[Pantera]] |date=March 25, 1992 |type=booklet |publisher=[[East West Records|EastWest]], [[Atco Records|Atco]] |id=4 988029 037848 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Various
| December 16, 2008
| scope="row" | {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[streaming]]}}
| rowspan="3" | {{hlist|Atco|[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Vulgar Display of Power (Explicit) by Pantera |url=https://us.7digital.com/artist/pantera/release/vulgar-display-of-power-explicit-65635 |website=7Digital |access-date=May 19, 2025 |date=December 16, 2008}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Various
| May 15, 2012
| rowspan="2" | {{hlist|CD|[[DVD]]|digital download|streaming}}
| rowspan="2" | 20th Anniversary
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! scope="row" | Japan
| August 11, 2012
| align="center"| <ref name="Japanesesleevenotes2">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Vulgar Display of Power (20th Anniversary Japanese release) |title-link=Vulgar Display of Power |others=[[Pantera]] |date=August 11, 2012 |type=booklet |publisher= [[Atco Records|Atco]], [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]] |id=4 943674 119141 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=俗悪 ～20周年記念デラックス・エディション～ {{!}}  パンテラ |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/131346/products/970652/1/ |website=Oricon |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>
|}

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