Power Metal (album)

Power Metal is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on June 24, 1988, through Metal Magic Records. It is the first Pantera album to feature Phil Anselmo on lead vocals, completing Pantera's best-known lineup that would last until the band's breakup in 2003.

The album signals a shift in a heavier direction and has been described as a "bridge" between the band's original glam metal style and the heavier groove metal sound of their subsequent work. It contains influences from speed and thrash metal while still retaining elements from the band's previous releases. The album's sound, particularly in Anselmo's vocal performance, has been compared to that of Judas Priest.