Drag the Waters

"Drag the Waters"
Single by Pantera
from the album The Great Southern Trendkill
Released1996
Recorded1995
GenreGroove metal, sludge metal
Length4:55
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pantera singles chronology
"Becoming"
(1994) 		"Drag the Waters"
(1996) 		"Suicide Note Pt. I"
(1996)

"Drag the Waters" is a song by the American heavy metal band Pantera. It first appeared on the 1996 album The Great Southern Trendkill, and later on the band's compilation album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!.

Background

Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell has said that this song "is about a lifetime of dealing with people that you can't tell what they're really comin' at you for, or what their motives really are. You've got to drag the waters to get to the bottom and find out the truth."[1]

Music video

The music video starts with a warning by a voice saying, "In everyday life, there is more than meets the eye. To reach the depths of truth, we must drag the waters."

This song is the first single released from the album, and the only one to have a music video. The video was directed by Darrell.[2]

Reception

Metal Hammer ranked "Drag the Waters" No. 18 on their list of the 50 best Pantera songs.[3]

Guitar World ranked "Drag the Waters" No. 8 on their ranking of the 25 greatest Pantera songs.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kaye, Don (2003). "Pantera: A Vulgar Display of Metal". Warner Music Group. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
  2. ^ "7 Things You Didn't Know About Pantera's 'The Great Southern Trendkill'". Revolver. May 7, 2018.
  3. ^ February 2019, Dom Lawson04 (4 February 2019). "The 50 best Pantera songs ever". Metal Hammer Magazine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Bienstock, Richard; April 2019, Chris Gill 26 (5 January 2023). "The 25 Greatest Pantera Songs of All Time". guitarworld.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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