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Far Beyond Driven is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released in 1994, and is widely considered one of the most influential and heaviest milestones in extreme metal history. The album made music history by debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, an unprecedented feat for such aggressive and uncompromising groove metal. Produced by Terry Date, the record refined the band's sound into a highly recognizable powerhouse, where Dimebag Darrell's razor-sharp, pounding guitar riffs seamlessly blend with Phil Anselmo's tearing vocals that tackle personal anguish and societal rage. The release is driven by tracks that became the band's most iconic classics, including "I'm Broken," "5 Minutes Alone," and "Becoming," and the album concludes with a surprisingly serene and psychedelic cover version of Black Sabbath's "Planet Caravan."