"5 Minutes Alone" is a song by the heavy metal band Pantera

Pantera

Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...

 from their 1994 album Far Beyond Driven

Far Beyond Driven

Far Beyond Driven is the seventh album by American groove metal band Pantera. It was released on March 22, 1994 through East West Records. Upon its release, it debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200...

. The song also appears on the bands live album. The song was released as downloadable content for Rock Revolution

Rock Revolution

Rock Revolution is a music video game developed by Zoë Mode and HB Studios and published by Konami. It was first revealed on May 15, 2008, and released on October 15, 2008 for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360...

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Lyrics

Drummer Vinnie Paul

Vinnie Paul

Vincent Paul Abbott, also known as "Vinnie Paul" is a heavy metal drummer and producer who is currently a member of supergroup Hellyeah, but is best known for being a member, and co-founder, of the heavy metal band Pantera...

 explains the origins of the song's meaning:

There was a guy in the front row in San Diego who was heckling Phil (Anselmo

Phil Anselmo

Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisiana-based metal act Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records....

, vocalist). Phil finally had enough, so he incited the crowd to jump this guy's ass and beat the shit out of him on the spot, so he sued us. And when his dad called our manager, his exact quote was, "You just give me five minutes alone with that Phil Anselmo

Phil Anselmo

Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisiana-based metal act Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records....

 guy and I'll show him who's big daddy around here." Phil's response was, "You just give me five minutes with that cat's dad and I'll whoop his ass." That's where that song came from.

Reception

Upon release the song had an immediate impact on the bands fanbase, quickly becoming one of Pantera's most popular songs. Sputnikmusic.com named the song "one of the best tracks on Far Beyond Driven"..

Covers

"5 Minutes Alone" was covered by the bands Lamb of God

Lamb of God (band)

Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler...

, DevilDriver

DevilDriver

DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002. The band was originally named Deathride, however, due to copyright issues and the name being taken by several bands, Deathride changed its name to DevilDriver, which refers to bells Italian witches used to...

, Soilwork

Soilwork

Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name Inferior Breed, the band changed their name in late 1996 to Soilwork .Their sound is a fusion of the classic...

, and Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...

 in Dallas, Texas on December 8, 2007 on the 3rd anniversary of Dimebag Darrell's death. It featured 3 vocalists, 5 guitarists, and 3 drummers.

The song was recently covered by Nonpoint

Nonpoint

Nonpoint is an American nu metal band formed in 1997. The band consists of Elias Soriano and Rob Rivera . Currently they are signed to Razor & Tie and working on new a record which is expected to be released in Spring 2012....

 for the Metal Hammer tribute album "Getcha Pull! A Tribute to Dimebag Darrell" as a downloadable bonus track. Nonpoint then released the song on their 2010 studio album Miracle

Miracle (Nonpoint album)

Miracle is the sixth studio album by American hard rock/metal band Nonpoint. The album's title track will also serve as its first single. This is the first Nonpoint album to feature new guitarist, Zach Broderick who joined the band in late 2008 following the departure of original member Andrew...

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Texas deathcore

Deathcore

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band Upon a Burning Body recorded the song as well. It can be said as another bonus track for "Getcha Pull! A Tribute to Dimebag Darrell".