I Am the Night (album)

I Am the Night is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on August 16, 1985 through Metal Magic Records.^[1][2]

I Am the Night
Studio album by Pantera
Released	August 16, 1985 (1985-08-16)[1][2]
Recorded	May–June 1985
Studio	Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas[3]
Genre	Glam metal[4] heavy metal[5]
Length	37:51
Label	Metal Magic
Producer	Jerry Abbott & Pantera
Pantera chronology
Projects in the Jungle (1984) I Am the Night (1985) Power Metal (1988)
Singles from I Am the Night
"Hot 'N' Heavy" Released: December 1985 (as 12" single)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[8]
Rock Hard	8.5/10[9]

It was made available only on vinyl and cassette, with any subsequent CD releases being bootlegs transferred from the vinyl or tape originals.

It was the last Pantera album to feature lead singer Terry Glaze, as well as their last to feature a primarily glam metal sound. The band made their second music video for the track "Hot and Heavy" and released as single.

The album sold around 25,000 copies, which was considered high for an independent release.^[10]

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original LP.^[3]

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hot and Heavy"	4:06
2.	"I Am the Night"	4:27
3.	"Onward We Rock!"	3:56
4.	"D*G*T*T*M" (Darrell Goes to the Movies)	1:43
5.	"Daughters of the Queen"	4:16

All tracks are written by Pantera

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Down Below"	2:49
7.	"Come-On Eyes"	4:13
8.	"Right on the Edge"	4:06
9.	"Valhalla"	4:05
10.	"Forever Tonight"	4:10
Total length:		37:51

Personnel

All credits adapted from the original LP.^[3]

Pantera

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

Production

• Jerry Abbott – production, engineering, mixing
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Recorded and mixed at Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas

References

1. 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. "I Am the Night by Pantera". genius.com. August 16, 1985. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
3. I Am the Night (LP sleeve). Pantera. Arlington, Texas: Metal Magic Records. 1985. MMR1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. "Pantera - I Am the Night - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
5. Ewing, Jerry (January 15, 2019). "Every Pantera album ranked from worst to best". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
6. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "I Am the Night - Pantera | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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. Stratmann, Holger (1985). "Review Album: Pantera - I Am the Night". Rock Hard (in German). No. 16. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
10. Wardlaw, Matt (March 21, 2013). "Rex Brown Goes In-Depth About His New Book and the Legacy of Pantera". Loudwire. Retrieved April 1, 2023.