Projects in the Jungle

1984 studio album by Pantera

Projects in the Jungle

Studio album by

Pantera

Released| July 27, 1984 (1984-07-27)[1][2][3]
Recorded| May 1984
Studio| Pantego Sound (Pantego, Texas)[4]
Genre|

* Glam metal
* heavy metal

Length| 35:47
Label| Metal Magic[5]
Producer|

* Jerry Abbott
* Pantera

Pantera chronology
| Metal Magic
(1983)  | Projects in the Jungle
(1984)  | I Am the Night
(1985)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal| 7/10[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [8]
Sputnikmusic| [9]

Projects in the Jungle is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on July 27, 1984, through Metal Magic Records.[1][2][3]

The band would make their first music video for the track "All Over Tonight". Though sharing many similarities with Def Leppard's pre-Hysteria sound (Pyromania had been released the year before), the album also contains influences from bands like Judas Priest and in addition to Van Halen-inspired guitar solos features many speed metal-oriented guitar riffs.[citation needed]

## Reception

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In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Eduardo Rivadavia described Terry Glaze's vocal style as "ear assaulting" and the lyrics as "frequently moronic" examples of glam metal cliches of the era. Nonetheless, Projects in the Jungle was "a major improvement over the band's tentative performance on debut album Metal Magic, and its much improved production clarity and musicianship spoke volumes of Pantera's growing professionalism and maturity."[6]

Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".[10]

According to Vinnie Paul in 1990, the album sold 15,000 copies.[11]

## Track listing

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All credits adapted from the original LP.[4]

All tracks are written by Pantera.

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "All Over Tonight"| 3:36
2.| "Out for Blood"| 3:09
3.| "Blue Light Turnin' Red"| 1:38
4.| "Like Fire"| 4:01
5.| "In Over My Head"| 3:58

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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6.| "Projects in the Jungle"| 3:05
7.| "Heavy Metal Rules!"| 4:18
8.| "Only a Heartbeat Away"| 4:01
9.| "Killers"| 3:30
10.| "Takin' My Life"| 4:31
Total length:| 35:47

## Personnel

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All credits adapted from the original LP.[4]

Pantera

* Terrence Lee – vocals, additional keyboards
* Diamond Darrell – guitars
* Rex Rocker – bass guitar
* Vinnie Paul – drums

Production

* Jerry Abbott – production, engineering, mixing
* M.C. Rather – mastering
* Recorded and mixed at Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas

## 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 Popoff, Martin (August 15, 2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7.
3. ^ a b "Projects in the Jungle by Pantera". genius.com. July 27, 1984. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
4. ^ a b c Projects in the Jungle (LP sleeve). Pantera. Arlington, Texas: Metal Magic Records. 1984. MMR1984.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. ^ "Projects in the Jungle". Retrieved August 5, 2010.
6. ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Projects in the Jungle – Pantera". AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2005.
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. ^ "Pantera - Projects in the Jungle (album review) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. September 24, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
10. ^ Young, Simon (May 9, 2023). "The 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
11. ^ "Hell Bent For Texas". Metal Forces. No. 53\. Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England: Rockzone Publications Ltd. August 1990. p. 20–22.

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Pantera

* Rex Brown
* Phil Anselmo

* Vinnie Paul
* Dimebag Darrell
* Terry Glaze

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"
* "Walk"
* "I'm Broken"
* "Planet Caravan"
* "5 Minutes Alone"
* "Drag the Waters"
* "Revolution Is My Name"
* "Hole in the Sky"

Promotional singles|

* "Cemetery Gates"
* "This Love"
* "Hollow"
* "Fucking Hostile"
* "Becoming"
* "Suicide Note Pt. 1"
* "Floods"
* "Cat Scratch Fever"
* "I'll Cast a Shadow"

Other songs|

* "Domination"
* "The Art of Shredding"
* "A New Level"

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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* Discography
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* Rebel Meets Rebel
* For Those About to Rock
* Terry Date
* Jerry Abbott
* Elegant Weapons

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