I Am the Night (album)

I Am the Night is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on August 16, 1985 through Metal Magic Records.[1][2]

I Am the Night
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 16, 1985 (1985-08-16)[1][2]
RecordedMay–June 1985
StudioPantego Sound, Pantego, Texas[3]
Genre
Length37:51
LabelMetal Magic
ProducerJerry Abbott & Pantera
Pantera chronology
Projects in the Jungle
(1984)
I Am the Night
(1985)
Power Metal
(1988)
Singles from I Am the Night
  1. "Hot 'N' Heavy"
    Released: December 1985 (as 12" single)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
Rock Hard8.5/10[9]

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 primarily glam metal sound. The band made their second music video for the track "Hot and Heavy" and released as single.

The album sold around 25,000 copies, which was considered high for an independent release.[10]

Track listing

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All credits adapted from the original LP.[3]

All tracks are written by Pantera

Side one
No.TitleLength
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
Side two
No.TitleLength
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

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All credits adapted from the original LP.[3]

Pantera
Production

References

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  1. ^ a b Daniels, Neil (January 1, 2000). Reinventing Metal: The True Story of Pantera and the Tragically Short Life of Dimebag Darrell. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4803-6273-4.
  2. ^ a b "I Am the Night by Pantera". genius.com. August 16, 1985. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c I Am the Night (LP sleeve). Pantera. Arlington, Texas: Metal Magic Records. 1985. MMR1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Pantera - I Am the Night - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  5. ^ Ewing, Jerry (January 15, 2019). "Every Pantera album ranked from worst to best". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "I Am the Night - Pantera | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  7. ^ The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. November 1, 2005. p. 258. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  8. ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. 2006. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  9. ^ Stratmann, Holger (1985). "Review Album: Pantera - I Am the Night". Rock Hard (in German). No. 16. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  10. ^ Wardlaw, Matt (March 21, 2013). "Rex Brown Goes In-Depth About His New Book and the Legacy of Pantera". Loudwire. Retrieved April 1, 2023.