TODAY WE HEAD BACK TO THIS DATE IN 1994 WHEN A HEAVY METAL BAND MADE A BIG DENT IN MAINSTREAM MUSIC WITH THEIR 7TH STUDIO ALBUM THAT WAS RELEASED JUST 2 AND HALF WEEKS BEFORE AND HIT THE #1 SPOT ON THE BILLBOARD 200 ON THIS DATE 30 YEARS AGO! PANTERA’S FAR BEYOND DRIVEN WAS THEIR FASTEST SELLING ALBUM AND REACHED PLATINUM STATUS AND IS THE FIRST ALBUM BY THE GROOVE METAL PIONEERS WHERE THE BAND’S GUITARTIST AND CO FOUNDER DARRELL ABBOTT IS CREDITED AS “DIMEBAG DARRELL” TODAY’S REWIND WAS THE 1ST SINGLE RELEASED FROM THAT HIT ALBUM THAT VOCALIST PHIL ANSELMO SAID WAS INSPIRED BY HIS SUDDEN ONSET OF BACK PAIN THAT MADE HIM FEEL VULBERABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE. “I’M BROKEN” IT’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND IN THE 5 O CLOCK FREAK OUT ON 105.7 THE X
