Reinventing the Steel

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Reinventing the Steel
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2000 (2000-03-21)
Recorded1999–2000
StudioChasin Jason Studios, Arlington, Texas
Genre Groove metal
Length43:53
Label
Producer
Pantera chronology
Official Live: 101 Proof
(1997)
Reinventing the Steel
(2000)
The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!
(2003)
Pantera studio album chronology
The Great Southern Trendkill
(1996)
Reinventing the Steel
(2000)
No.TitleLength
1."Hellbound"2:41
2."Goddamn Electric"4:56
3."Yesterday Don't Mean Shit"4:19
4."You've Got to Belong to It"4:13
5."Revolution Is My Name"5:15
6."Death Rattle"3:17
7."We'll Grind That Axe for a Long Time"3:44
8."Uplift"3:45
9."It Makes Them Disappear"6:21
10."I'll Cast a Shadow"5:22
Total length:43:53
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Hole in the Sky" (Black Sabbath cover)4:17
Total length:48:10

20th Anniversary Edition

Released in October 2020, The 20th Anniversary Edition of Reinventing the Steel includes re-mixes of the tracklist done by longtime Pantera producer Terry Date, as well as singles that were previously not released on any studio albums also remixed by Terry Date, radio edits of album tracks, and instrumental rough mixes of the album's original tracks.

All tracks are written by Pantera (except where noted)

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Hellbound (2020 Terry Date mix)"2:41
2."Goddamn Electric (2020 Terry Date mix)"4:56
3."Yesterday Don't Mean Shit (2020 Terry Date mix)"4:19
4."You've Got to Belong to It (2020 Terry Date mix)"4:13
5."Revolution Is My Name (2020 Terry Date mix)"5:15
6."Death Rattle (2020 Terry Date mix)"3:17
7."We'll Grind That Axe for a Long Time (2020 Terry Date mix)"3:44
8."Uplift (2020 Terry Date mix)"3:45
9."It Makes Them Disappear (2020 Terry Date mix)"6:21
10."I'll Cast a Shadow (2020 Terry Date mix)"5:22
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Hellbound (2020 Remaster)"2:41
2."Goddamn Electric (2020 Remaster)"4:56
3."Yesterday Don't Mean Shit (2020 Remaster)"4:19
4."You've Got to Belong to It (2020 Remaster)"4:13
5."Revolution Is My Name (2020 Remaster)"5:15
6."Death Rattle (2020 Remaster)"3:17
7."We'll Grind That Axe for a Long Time (2020 Remaster)"3:44
8."Uplift (2020 Remaster)"3:45
9."It Makes Them Disappear (2020 Remaster)"6:21
10."I'll Cast a Shadow (2020 Remaster)"5:22
11."Goddamn Electric (Radio Mix)"4:57
12."Revolution Is My Name (Radio Edit) [2020 Remaster]"4:10
13."I'll Cast a Shadow (Radio Edit)"3:55
14."Goddamn Electric (Radio Edit)"4:14
Disc three
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Avoid the Light" 6:27
2."Immortally Insane" 5:11
3."Cat Scratch Fever"3:49
4."Hole in the Sky"
  • Black Sabbath
4:13
5."Electric Funeral"5:43
6."Hellbound (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 2:41
7."Goddamn Electric (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 4:56
8."Yesterday Don't Mean Shit (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 4:19
9."You've Got to Belong to It (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 4:13
10."Revolution Is My Name (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 5:15
11."Death Rattle (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 3:17
12."We'll Grind That Axe for a Long Time (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 3:44
13."Uplift (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 3:45
14."It Makes Them Disappear (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 6:21
15."I'll Cast a Shadow (Instrumental Rough Mix)" 5:22
Total length:172:56

Personnel

Pantera

Additional personnel

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [23] 26
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [24] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] 55
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [26] 3
French Albums (SNEP) [27] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [28] 18
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [29] 12
Irish Albums (IRMA) [30] 31
Italian Albums ( Musica e Dischi ) [31] 33
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [32] 40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [33] 10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [34] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC) [35] 43
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [36] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [37] 84
UK Albums (OCC) [38] 33
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [39] 1
US Billboard 200 [40] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [41] Gold593,000 [42]

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