Mouth for War

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"Mouth for War"
Single by Pantera
from the album Vulgar Display of Power
Released February 25, 1992
Recorded 1991
Genre Groove metal
Length 3:56
Label Eastwest Records
Writer(s) Pantera
Producer Terry Date
Pantera singles chronology
"Psycho Holiday"
(1990)
"Mouth for War"
(1992)
"This Love"
(1992)
Vulgar Display of Power track listing
"Mouth for War"
(1)
"A New Level"
(2)

"Mouth for War" is a popular song by the heavy metal band Pantera. It was first released on the band's album Vulgar Display of Power and was the first single off that album. It was later released on the band's compilation album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!.

According to Phil Anselmo, "Mouth for War" is about channeling your hate into something productive. This is evident in the lyrics "When I channel my hate to productive, I don't find it hard to impress".

The song was released as downloadable content for the music video game Rock Revolution.

Mouth for War has been covered by the Italian Melodic Death Metal band "Disarmonia Mundi" on their third album titled "Mind Tricks"