Reinventing the Steel

Reinventing the Steel is the ninth and final studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on March 21, 2000 March 27 in the UK and April 5 in Japan, through Elektra Records and East West Records. This was the last studio album Pantera released before their 19 year breakup from November 2003 to July 2022.

Reinventing the Steel debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and number five on the Top Internet Albums, selling 161,105 copies in its first week of release according to Nielsen Soundscan. On its second week, it fell to number 24, selling only 59,962 copies, a 62.8% drop in sales. In total, the album only appeared on that chart for 12 weeks. On May 2, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting 500,000 units sold. However, it has yet to reach platinum status, making it Pantera's only major-label studio album not to reach sales of 1,000,000. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 593,000 copies domestically as of October 2003. It also debuted at number eight on the Top Canadian Albums chart.