Hollow (Pantera song)

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1992 promotional single by Pantera

"Hollow"

Promotional single by Pantera
from the album  Vulgar Display of Power
Released| September 1992
Recorded| 1991
Genre| Heavy metal
Length| 5:48
Songwriter(s)|

* Dimebag Darrell
* Vinnie Paul
* Phil Anselmo
* Rex Brown

"Hollow" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Pantera from their 1992 album Vulgar Display of Power. A live medley of "Hollow" and another Pantera song, "Domination", is featured on Official Live: 101 Proof as "Dom/Hollow".

## Lyrics

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The lyrics are a reflection on a friend who has slipped into a comatose or vegetative state. Phil Anselmo says that the song was not about a specific person, but a series of losses he suffered.[1]

## Song structure

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The song is the last on the album and starts off with a harmonized electric guitar phrasing (in 6/8), with an electric guitar with a chorus effect in the background. Phil Anselmo's voice is much softer in the beginning of this song, as opposed to the rest of the album. The vocals are very reminiscent of another hit ballad by Pantera, "Cemetery Gates". The song starts with a medium tempo and continues until the middle. Preceding a short solo by Dimebag Darrell, there is a short breakdown and the song continues with more intense heavy riffing and drumming (in 4/4) and more aggressive raspy singing and growling from Anselmo.

## Release and reception

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The song was released in 1992 as the band's third single for Vulgar Display of Power. Although the song is one of Pantera's most well known songs, it failed to chart.

## Track listing

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1. "Hollow" (single edit)
2. "Hollow" (LP version)

## Personnel

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* Phil Anselmo – vocals
* Dimebag Darrell – guitars
* Rex Brown – bass
* Vinnie Paul – drums

## References

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1. ^ "Pantera's 'Vulgar Display of Power': The Epic Story Behind a Hostile Masterpiece". Revolver. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2019-12-13.

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* Rex Brown
* Phil Anselmo

* Vinnie Paul
* Dimebag Darrell
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Studio albums|

* Metal Magic
* Projects in the Jungle
* I Am the Night
* Power Metal
* Cowboys from Hell
* Vulgar Display of Power
* Far Beyond Driven
* The Great Southern Trendkill
* Reinventing the Steel

Live albums|

* Official Live: 101 Proof

Extended plays|

* Walk
* Hostile Moments

Compilations|

* The Singles 1991–1996
* Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!

Singles|

* "Cowboys from Hell"
* "Psycho Holiday"
* "Mouth for War"
* "This Love"
* "Walk"
* "I'm Broken"
* "Planet Caravan"
* "5 Minutes Alone"
* "Revolution Is My Name"

Promotional singles|

* "Cemetery Gates"
* "Hollow"
* "Becoming"
* "Drag the Waters"
* "Suicide Note"
* "Floods"
* "Cat Scratch Fever"
* "I'll Cast a Shadow"

Other songs|

* "Domination"
* "The Art of Shredding"
* "A New Level"
* "Fucking Hostile"
* "Live in a Hole"

Video albums|

* Cowboys from Hell: The Videos
* Vulgar Video
* 3 Watch It Go
* 3 Vulgar Videos from Hell

Related bands|

* Arson Anthem
* Damageplan
* Down
* Gasoline
* Hellyeah
* Kill Devil Hill
* Necrophagia
* Southern Isolation
* Superjoint Ritual
* Viking Crown

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