ˈæftɚ pˈæntɚɹə ɐɡɹˈiːd tʊ ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚlˈeɪbəl dˈiːl wɪð ˈætkoʊ ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ˈæbət lˈɛft hɪz ɹˈoʊl æz ðə bˈændz pɹədˈuːsɚ, ðˌoʊ kˈaʊbɔɪz fɹʌm hˈɛl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ænd vˈʌlɡɚ dɪsplˈeɪ ʌv pˈaʊɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː wɜː bˈoʊθ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd æt pæntˈiːɡoʊ sˈaʊnd.
After Pantera agreed to a major-label deal with Atco Records in 1989, Abbott left his role as the band's producer, though Cowboys from Hell (1990) and Vulgar Display of Power (1992) were both recorded at Pantego Sound.