ɡɪtˈɑːɹ wˈɜːld kənsˈɪdɚd "kˈaʊbɔɪz fɹʌm hˈɛl" təbi ðə bˈɛst pˈæntɚɹə sˈɔŋ, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ: "dˈaɪmbæɡ dˈæɹəlz dᵻlˈɪʃəs sˈoʊloʊ bˈoʊldli ɐnˈaʊnst ðˌæɾə nˈuː ɡɪtˈɑːɹ hˈiəɹoʊ wʌz ɪn tˈaʊn ænd lˈoʊdᵻd fɔːɹ bˈɛɹ".
Guitar World considered "Cowboys from Hell" to be the best Pantera song, writing: "Dimebag Darrell's delicious solo boldly announced that a new guitar hero was in town and loaded for bear".