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Walk (song)

"Walk" is one of Texas

Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
band Pantera

Pantera

Pantera was an American heavy metal music band from Arlington, Texas, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Diamond Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981....
's most popular and influential songs from the 1992

1992 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992....
album Vulgar Display of Power
Vulgar Display of Power

Vulgar Display of Power is the sixth studio album by heavy metal music band Pantera. It was released through Atco Records, on February 25, 1992....
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"Walk"'s 12/8 time signature

Time signature

The time signature is a notational convention used in Western culture musical notation to specify how many beat s are in each bar and what note value constitutes one beat....
creates a distinctive "walking" rhythm and it contains one of guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's

Dimebag Darrell

Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as "Diamond" Darrell, "Dimebag" Darrell, or simply "Dime" was an American guitarist. Best known as a founding member of the heavy metal music bands Pantera and Damageplan, he also performed in the country music band Rebel Meets Rebel....
most famous riffs and solos. A live performance of "Walk" is included on Official Live: 101 Proof
Official Live: 101 Proof

Official Live: 101 Proof is a live album released by Pantera on July 29, 1997....
, and the studio version is also on the band's greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. To increase the appeal of the album – especially to people who already own the previously released material – it is common to include remixes or alternate takes of popular songs or new material, with new son...
album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!
The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!

The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits! is a compilation album by the heavy metal band Pantera, released on September 23, 2003....
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song ranked #16 on VH1

VH1

VH1 is an United States cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in television, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slighter older demographic than its sister channel, focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music....
's 40 Greatest Metal Songs and is the most purchased Pantera song on iTunes.

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"Walk" is one of Texas

Texas

Heavy metal music

Pantera

1992 in music

Time signature

Dimebag Darrell

Greatest hits

Reception

The song ranked #16 on VH1

VH1

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
. Guitar World
Guitar World

Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. It contains original interviews, album and gear reviews and guitar and bass tablature of approximately five songs each month....
magazine voted the song's solo

Guitar solo

Guitar solos are a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, rock , metal and jazz styles such as swing and jazz fusion....
the 57th greatest of all-time.

Single cover artwork

The single cover is a screenshot of the band's "Mouth for War

Mouth for War

"Mouth for War" is a popular song by the Heavy metal music band Pantera. It was first released on the band's album Vulgar Display of Power, and later on the band's compilation album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!....
" music video.

In pop culture

Wrestler Rob Van Dam

Rob Van Dam

Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an United States Professional wrestling. He is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment ....
used the song as his entrance theme during his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia in 1992 by Tod Gordon, and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001....
. However, the song was edited so the only lyrics playing were "Respect! Walk! What did ya say?"

The song is also played in the Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference ....
arena (American Airlines Center) before faceoffs and when the puck is dead.
The song is often played at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. They play in the AFC North division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
games.

Also in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
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

Trivium (band)

Trivium is an American Heavy metal music band formed in 2000 in Orlando, Florida. The band has released Trivium discography, eleven singles, and twelve music videos....
, Seether

Seether

Seether is a post-grunge band, formed in Pretoria, South Africa in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records. Originally named Saron Gas and signed to Musketeer Records in South Africa, they changed their name in 2002, coinciding with the release of their second album and major label debut, Disclaimer....
, Operator

Operator (band)

Operator is a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States. The band features former Puddle of Mudd guitarist Paul Phillips and vocalist Johnny Strong, a part-time actor who has appeared in movies such as Black Hawk Down and The Fast and the Furious ....
, Disturbed

Disturbed

Disturbed is a rock music band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired singer David Draiman....
(normally with members of Pantera

Pantera

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American Rock music band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates Heavy metal music and acoustic music elements....
, Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold

Sevendust

Sevendust is an American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They were originally signed to TVT Records, but then released their fifth album with Winedark Records in the US, and Roadrunner Records overseas....
, and Fear Factory

Fear Factory

Fear Factory is an American heavy metal music band. The band formed in 1989 and have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes....
(a snippet of it). Godsmack

Godsmack

Godsmack is an American heavy metal music band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band comprises founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill and drummer Shannon Larkin....
performed a cover which is found on their DVD Smack This!
Smack This!

Smack This is a home video by the hard rock band Godsmack, and the first DVD from the band. It was filmed over a period of 5 years, during which Godsmack released 2 albums and went on 10 different live tours....
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The band Kilgore

Kilgore

The name Kilgore comes from a sept of the Scottish Clan MacDuff. It may refer specifically to:...
recorded a version for the Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia in 1992 by Tod Gordon, and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001....
: Extreme Music CD as Rob Van Dam

Rob Van Dam

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold is an American rock music band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. The band has achieved mainstream success with their 2005 album City of Evil, which included singles such as "Burn It Down ", "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day ." The band's success followed with their Avenged Sevenfold...
recorded a cover for the WWE Wreckless Intent
WWE Wreckless Intent

WWE Wreckless Intent is a Compilation album album released by World Wrestling Entertainment on May 23, 2006. The album is the sequel to the previously released WWF Forceable Entry album and like its predecessor it featured rock and metal artists performing versions of the wrestlers' entrance themes....
album, but the track was cut and later appeared on a Kerrang!
Kerrang!

Kerrang! is a weekly music magazine, published by Bauer Verlagsgruppe in the United Kingdom.The name refers to the sound made when smashing an electric guitar....
compilation album. They also covered the song for the live DVD/CD release, Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough
Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough

Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough is a Concert Compact Disc/DVD package released on September 16, 2008 by Avenged Sevenfold from Warner Bros....
, with another fan 'Matteo' singing the song for M. Shadows

M. Shadows

Matthew Charles Sanders, is better known by his stage name M. Shadows, is currently the vocalist for the American band Avenged Sevenfold....
, because his voice was hurting. This version appears on the "Outtakes" menu of Avenged Sevenfold's All Excess
All Excess

All Excess is Avenged Sevenfold's first DVD which was released on July 17, 2007. The DVD includes a documentary with footage dating back to 1999, four live performances, along with four music videos, and several outtakes....
DVD, and was released for purchase on iTunes

ITunes

iTunes is a Proprietary software digital media media player application, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The program is also an interface to manage the contents on Apple's popular iPod digital media players as well as the iPhone....
and Vcast.