Hollow (Pantera song)

"Hollow" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Pantera from their 1992 album Vulgar Display of Power. A live medley of "Hollow" and another Pantera song, "Domination", is featured on Official Live: 101 Proof as "Dom/Hollow".

The lyrics are a reflection on a friend who has slipped into a comatose or vegetative state. Phil Anselmo says that the song was not about a specific person, but a series of losses he suffered.^[1]

The song starts off in the key of A minor with a harmonized electric guitar phrasing in ⁶
₈, with an electric guitar with a chorus effect in the background. Phil Anselmo's voice is much softer in the beginning of this song as opposed to the rest of the album. The lyrics are reminiscent of another hit ballad by Pantera, "Cemetery Gates".

The song begins with a slow tempo of around 64 beats per minute, which continues until the middle. Preceding a short solo by Dimebag Darrell, there is a short breakdown and the song continues with more intense heavy riffing and drumming, now in ⁴
₄, and aggressive raspy singing and growling from Anselmo.

The song was released in 1992 as the band's third single for Vulgar Display of Power. Although the song is one of Pantera's most well known songs, it failed to chart.

1. "Hollow" (single edit)
2. "Hollow" (LP version)

• Phil Anselmo – vocals
• Dimebag Darrell – guitars
• Rex Brown – bass
• Vinnie Paul – drums