Far Beyond Driven
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| Released | March 21, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Abtrax Recording (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Groove metal | |||
| Length | 56:19 | |||
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Far Beyond Driven cover originally rejected by the record label. The cover was used for vinyl record releases. | ||||
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Far Beyond Driven is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on March 21, 1994 in the UK and March 22 internationally as the band's first album on East West Records. Far Beyond Driven is the first album by Pantera where the band's guitarist Darrell Abbott is credited as "Dimebag Darrell", having changed his nickname from "Diamond Darrell" soon after Vulgar Display of Power was released. The Japanese and the Driven Downunder Tour '94 Souvenir Collection editions contain a bonus thirteenth track, "The Badge", a Poison Idea cover. This cover was also featured on The Crow soundtrack.
Pantera's fastest-selling album, it peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was also certified Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. While not as acclaimed as their prior albums, it has still received widespread critical acclaim, and its first two singles, I'm Broken and 5 Minutes Alone are among the band's most popular and acclaimed songs.