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

I Am the Night
Studio album by Pantera
Released	August 16, 1985 (1985-08-16)[1]
Recorded	May–June 1985
Studio	Pantego Sound, Pantego, Texas[2]
Genre	Glam metal[3] heavy metal[4]
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	[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
Rock Hard	8.5/10[8]

It was the last Pantera album to feature lead singer Terry Glaze. The track "Hot and Heavy" was released as a single and promoted with the band's second music video.

The album sold around 25,000 copies, which was considered high for an independent release.^[9]

Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".^[10]

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original LP.^[2]

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.^[2]

Pantera

• Terrence Lee – vocals
• Diamond Darrell – guitars
• Rex Rocker – bass
• Vinnie Paul – drums

Production

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