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'''Pantera''' is an American [[heavy metal]] from Arlington, [[Texas]], formed in 1981. They were the main pioneers and developers of the groove metal subgenre. Pantera is regarded as one of the most influential and successful heavy metal bands of all time, having sold around 20 million records worldwide.

'''Pantera''' is an American [[heavy metal]] from Arlington, [[Texas]], formed in 1981. The main lineup of the band included Phil Anselmo (vocals), Rex Brown (bass) and the late Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul (drums) and Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott (guitars). They were the main pioneers and developers of the groove metal subgenre, and is also credited (along with bands such as [[Testament(band)|Testament]], [[Sepultura]] and [[Machine Head]]) for being part of the second wave of the thrash metal scene from the late 1980s to the early to mid 1990s.<ref>http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/thrash-metal-book-due-in-september/</ref> Pantera is regarded as one of the most influential and successful heavy metal bands of all time, having sold around 20 million records worldwide.<ref>https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/abbott-vincent-paul-vinnie-paul</ref>

They started off as a glam metal band, being highly influenced by the style of Kiss and Van Halen. They released four albums in the 80s that were in this genre (Metal Magic, Projects in the Jungle, I Am The Night, Power Metal) before deciding to go heavier and invented the groove metal sound on their fifth album Cowboys from Hell.

 

They started off as a glam metal band, being highly influenced by the style of [[Kiss]] and [[Van Halen]]. They released three albums in the 80s that were in this genre (''Metal Magic'' (1983), ''Projects in the Jungle'' (1984) and ''I Am The Night'' (1985)). The vocalist Terry Glaze left the band in 1986 and Phil Anselmo joined.

 

 

Two years later their fourth album ''Power Metal'' (1988) got released, which was the first album to have Phil Anselmo on vocals. It was a different approach compared to the three previous albums. It had elements of speed metal<ref>https://www.laweekly.com/unpopular-opinion-its-time-to-talk-about-how-terrible-pantera-are/</ref>.

 

 

After the release of ''Power Metal'', the band decided to try get signed by a major record label. Atco Records signed them.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080118035838/http://www.officialpantera.com/</ref> After that, they then developed and invented the groove metal sound on their major-label groundbreaking fifth album ''Cowboys from Hell'' (1990). It was a new subgenre of metal, they had left their glam metal influences behind for mid-tempo thrash metal dubbed "power groove" (groove metal). Two years later it was followed up with an even heavier album ''Vulgar Display of Power'' (1992) achieved more popularity for the band. The album after that ''Far Beyond Driven'' (1994) then debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.<ref>https://allmusic.com/artist/pantera-p5099/charts-awards?table=SEARCH</ref>

 

 

The band faced tensions with one another when the vocalist Phil Anselmo got addicted to heroin to relieve back pain in 1995, he nearly died from an overdose on stage a year later.<ref>http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/ST/lib00155,0EAF9099EDD696F6.html</ref> During these times the band only put out two albums ''The Great Southern Trendkill'' (1996) and ''Reinventing the Steel'' (2000). After that the band went on hiatus in 2001, and disbanded in 2003.<ref>https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dimebag-darrell-pantera-is-officially-over/</ref>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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