- Walk (song)
Infobox Single
Name =Walk
Artist =Pantera
from Album =Vulgar Display of Power
Released =February 25 ,1992 (album track)
1993 (single)
track_no =3
Recorded =1991
Genre =Groove metal Sludge metal
Length =5:15
Writer =Pantera
Label =Eastwest Records
Producer =Terry Date
Last single ="Hollow"
(1992)
This single ="Walk"
(1993)
Next single ="I'm Broken "
(1994)
Misc =Extra track listing
Album =Vulgar Display of Power
Type = studio
prev_track ="A New Level"
prev_no =2
this_track ="Walk"
track_no =3
next_track ="Fucking Hostile"
next_no =4Extra chronology 2
Artist =Avenged Sevenfold singles
Type =single
Last single ="Seize the Day"
(2006)
This single ="Walk"
(2007)
Next single ="Critical Acclaim "
(2007)"Walk" is one of
Texas heavy metal bandPantera 's most popular and influential songs from the 1992 album "Vulgar Display of Power "."Walk's" 12/8
time signature creates a distinctive "walking" rhythm and it contains one of guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's most famous riffs and solos. A live performance of "Walk" is included on ', and the studio version is also on the band'sgreatest hits album, '.Reception
The song ranked #16 on
VH1 's 40 Greatest Metal Songs ["VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1-4 May 2006, "VH1" Channel, reported by [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/103446/episode_this_list.jhtml VH1.com] ; last accessed2006-09-10 .] and is the most purchased Pantera song on iTunes. The song peaked at #35 on theUK Singles Chart . "Guitar World " magazine voted the song's solo the 57th greatest of all-time. [ [http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatesta.htm 100 Greatest Guitar Solos - Tablature for solos 11 - 20] ]In pop culture
Wrestler
Rob Van Dam used the song as his entrance theme during his time inExtreme Championship Wrestling . However, the song was edited so the only lyrics playing were "Respect! Walk! What did ya say?"
* The song is also played in theDallas Stars arena (American Airlines Center) before faceoffs and when the puck is dead.Also in
Puerto Rico the wrestlers Blitz and Mr. Big (Los Rabiosos) use this song as entrance theme, however they only use the track without lyrics.The song is also featured in Rock Revolution, a rhythm game from Konami that is similar to Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour.
Covers
* The song has been covered by many bands, including Trivium,
The Peppermint Creeps ,Seether , Operator,Avenged Sevenfold (appearing on a "Kerrang! " compilation album, as well as in the Outtakes menu of Avenged Sevenfold'sAll Excess DVD, and released for purchase oniTunes andVcast ),Disturbed (normally with members ofPantera joining in),Alice in Chains ,Sevendust, andGodsmack (found on the DVD "Smack This! ").
*Dino Cazares has performed with Pantera on this song live once.Album art
The single cover is a screenshot of
Pantera 's "Mouth for War " music video.Notes
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