The rest of the songs were written in the studio with little preproduction and demoing. Before Date came in to work on the album, the band had demoed three tracks, 'A New Level', 'Regular People (Conceit)' and 'No Good (Attack the Radical)'. Date also went on to produce the band's following two albums, (1994) and (1996). The album was produced by, who specializes in the rock and metal genres and had worked with the band on Cowboys from Hell. Recording and production In 1991, Pantera returned to Pantego Sound Studio to record their second release under Atco, Vulgar Display of Power. Background The band's 1990 major label debut, demonstrated a change in their musical direction, from their 1980s material influenced by bands like and to a new similarity to bands like, and.