Projects in the Jungle

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

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.

Reception

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."

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original LP.

Personnel

All credits adapted from the original LP.

Pantera

• Terrence Lee – vocals
• Diamond Darrell – guitars
• Rex Rocker – bass, backing vocals (uncredited)
• Vinnie Paul – drums

Production

• T. Lee – additional keyboards
• Jerry Abbott – production, engineering, mixing
• M.C. Rather – mastering
• Recorded and mixed at Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas

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