Metal Magic

Metal Magic is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera. It was released on June 10, 1983 by Metal Magic Records.^[1] The album is notable for its glam/heavy metal sound. It's influenced by Kiss, Van Halen and Judas Priest. This was before the band switched to their more well known groove metal sound. "Diamond" Darrell was 16 years old when the album released. Vince Abbott, his brother, was 19 years old.

Metal Magic
Studio album by Pantera
Released	June 10, 1983[1]
Studio	Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas
Genre	Glam metal[2] heavy metal[3] hard rock[3]
Length	39:37
Label	Metal Magic
Producer	Jerry Abbott Pantera
Pantera chronology
Metal Magic (1983) Projects in the Jungle (1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[4]
The Daily Vault	C+[5]
Metal Forces	8/10[6]

Reception

AllMusic writer Eduardo Rivadavia gave Metal Magic a low score of 1.5 stars out of a possible 5. He described the album as "average hard rock." His favorite songs were "I'll Be Alright" and "Widowmaker". He said the album's "strongest asset" was Dimebag Darrell's guitar work.^[3]

Track listing

All credits are from the original LP.^[7]

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ride My Rocket"	4:55
2.	"I'll Be Alright"	3:13
3.	"Tell Me If You Want It"	3:44
4.	"Latest Lover"	2:54
5.	"Biggest Part of Me"	4:49

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Metal Magic"	4:17
7.	"Widowmaker"	3:03
8.	"Nothin' On (But the Radio)"	3:30
9.	"Sad Lover"	3:27
10.	"Rock Out!"	5:45
Total length:		39:37

Personnel

Pantera

• Terry Glaze – vocals, guitars
• Darrell Abbott – guitars
• Rex Rocker – bass
• Vince Abbott – drums

Production

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