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== History ==
== History ==
=== Early Glam Years (1981 - 1986) ===
=== Early Glam Years (1981 - 1989) ===
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.
They started off as a glam metal band, being highly influenced by the style of [[Kiss]] and [[Van Halen]]. The band was originally named Gemini, then Eternity, before finally settling on Pantera.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2K-AS-2iAk</ref> The band originally consisted of Darrell Abbott on lead guitar, Vinnie Paul Abbott on drums and Terry Glaze on rhythm guitar; the line-up was completed with two more members, lead vocalist Donny Hart and bassist Tommy D. Bradford. In 1982, Hart left the band, so Terry Glaze became the vocalist. Glaze stopped playing rhythm guitar, so Darrell Abbot took on lead and rhythm guitar duties. Later that year, Bradford left the band and Rex Brown joined. The Abbott brother's father Jerry Abbott managed the band for the first four records.
=== Phil joins and ''Power Metal'' (1986 - 1990) ===
==== ''Metal Magic'', ''Projects in the Jungle'', I Am the Night'' (1983 - 1986) ====
Pantera released three albums in the 80s that were in the genre of glam metal. ''Metal Magic'' was the debut studio album by Pantera, released on June 10th, 1983 by Metal Magic Records.<ref>http://houseofhairspray.blogspot.com/2008/05/pantera-metal-magic-1983.html</ref> It is musically oriented to a glam metal sound influenced by Kiss and Van Halen. The album received negative reviews.<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/metal-magic-mw0000999246</ref>
==== [[Megadeth]] attempts to hire Dimebag Darrell (1988) ====
''Projects in the Jungle'' was the second studio album by Pantera, released on July 27th, 1984, by Metal Magic Records.<ref>http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,310172,00.html</ref> The bands first ever music video is on the track "All Over Tonight". It still had a glam/heavy metal sound. The album received negative reviews.<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/r316766</ref>
''I Am the Night'' was the third studio album by Pantera, released on October 1985, by Metal Magic Records. It was the last Pantera record to feature Terry Glaze on vocals, as he would leave the band a year after. The band made their second music video for the track "Hot and Heavy".
==== Phil joins and ''Power Metal'' (1986 - 1990) ====
In 1986, vocalist Terry Glaze left the band. He left due to a dispute with how the band wanted to go in their musical direction. Terry Glaze wanted to stay in the glam/commercial sound, while Rex, Darrell and Vinnie wanted to go heavier in the musical direction. In 1986, Phil Anselmo joined.<ref>https://archive.today/20131108211013/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2010-02-18/news/36844101_1_pantera-vinnie-paul-abbott-vulgar-display</ref> Two years later their fourth album ''Power Metal'', released on June 24th, 1988, 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>.
===== [[Megadeth]] attempts to hire Dimebag Darrell (1988) =====
Shortly after ''Power Metal'' got released, the thrash metal band [[Megadeth]] needed a new guitarist and phoned Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, to join the band. Darrell insisted that his brother, Vinnie Paul, be included. However, Megadeth had already hired Nick Menza as their drummer so Darrell declined the offer, and [[Dave Mustaine]] instead decided on Marty Friedman.<ref>https://metalinjection.net/latest-news/dave-mustaine-recalls-almost-hiring-dimebag-vinnie-paul-for-megadeth-in-1988</ref>
Shortly after ''Power Metal'' got released, the thrash metal band [[Megadeth]] needed a new guitarist and phoned Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, to join the band. Darrell insisted that his brother, Vinnie Paul, be included. However, Megadeth had already hired Nick Menza as their drummer so Darrell declined the offer, and [[Dave Mustaine]] instead decided on Marty Friedman.<ref>https://metalinjection.net/latest-news/dave-mustaine-recalls-almost-hiring-dimebag-vinnie-paul-for-megadeth-in-1988</ref>
Two years later, their new album ''Far Beyond Driven'' released on March 22nd 1994, then peaked at number one on the Billboard 200.<ref>https://allmusic.com/artist/pantera-p5099/charts-awards?table=SEARCH</ref> The album's first single "I'm Broken" earned the band's first Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance.". This album was taking a more extreme direction in their groove metal sound, with having elements of thrash metal and death metal in the album. Rolling Stone would eventually rank Far Beyond Driven #39 on their list of The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-113614/pantera-far-beyond-driven-1994-3-195056/</ref> Pantera began touring again, starting in South America, along with being accepted into another "Monsters of Rock" billing. ''Far Beyond Driven'' is the first album where the band's guitarist Darrell Abbott is credited as "Dimebag Darrell" having changed his nickname from "Diamond Darrell" soon after ''Vulgar Display of Power'' was released.
Two years later, their new album ''Far Beyond Driven'' released on March 22nd 1994, then peaked at number one on the Billboard 200.<ref>https://allmusic.com/artist/pantera-p5099/charts-awards?table=SEARCH</ref> The album's first single "I'm Broken" earned the band's first Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance.". This album was taking a more extreme direction in their groove metal sound, with having elements of thrash metal and death metal in the album. Rolling Stone would eventually rank Far Beyond Driven #39 on their list of The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-113614/pantera-far-beyond-driven-1994-3-195056/</ref> Pantera began touring again, starting in South America, along with being accepted into another "Monsters of Rock" billing. ''Far Beyond Driven'' is the first album where the band's guitarist Darrell Abbott is credited as "Dimebag Darrell" having changed his nickname from "Diamond Darrell" soon after ''Vulgar Display of Power'' was released.
=== Tensions and final years ===
==== ''The Great Southern Trendkill'' ====
Two years after ''Far Beyond Driven'' the band released their eight studio album, ''The Great Southern Trendkill''. It reached number four on the Billboard 200 charts and stayed on there for 16 weeks. During the album's production, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios in New Orleans<ref>https://www.eonmusic.co.uk/rex-brown-pantera-eonmusic-interview-february-2021.html</ref> while Dimebag, Vinnie and Rex recorded the music at Chasin Jason Studios in Dalworthington Gardens. ''The Great Southern Trendkill'' is considered the bands heaviest and most overlooked album, with elements of death metal<ref>http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-149_pantera_the_great_southern_trendkill.aspx</ref> and grindcore in some of the songs. The album is known for featuring much screaming,<ref>http://www.nolifetilmetal.com/pantera.htm</ref>, mostly on "Suicide Note Pt.II" and "The Great Southern Trendkill", while also featuring down-tuned guitars. It also features ballads and acoustic guitars.<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-great-southern-trendkill-mw0000180076</ref><ref>http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/retrospective-pantera-the-great-southern-trendkill-review-5-out-of-5-stars/10202481</ref>
===== Phil's drug addiction and overdose (1995 - 1996)=====
After years of heavy touring before ''The Great Southern Trendkill'', Phil had bad back pain, so he tried to alleviate his pain using painkillers and heroin. Doctors predicted that with surgery, Anselmo's back could be corrected, but it would take a year to a year and a half of recovery time.
On July 13th, 1996, during their tour with Eyehategod and White Zombie,<ref>https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2016/08/04/that-tour-was-awesome-pantera-white-zombie-eyehategod-1996/</ref>, Anselmo overdosed on heroin an hour after a Texas homecoming gig.<ref>http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/ST/lib00155,0EAF9099EDD696F6.html</ref><ref>http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/ST/lib00155,0EAF9099EDD696F6.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131011163054/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-792332.html</ref> His heart stopped beating for five minutes, then paramedics gave Anselmo a shot of adrenaline and sent him to the hospital. After he woke up in the hospital, the nurse working in his room said "Welcome back to life, oh and you have overdosed on heroin." Anselmo apologized to his bandmates the next night, and said that he would quit using drugs.<ref>http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/DM/lib00376,0ED3D8EB70CDD4BB.html</ref>
==== ''Reinventing the Steel'' ====
On March 21st, 2000, ''Reinventing the Steel'' was released, their ninth and final studio album. It is also their final album featuring the Abbott brothers.<ref>http://pantera.com/reinventingthesteel/</ref> The album reached number four on the Billboard 200 chart, and is certified gold, but is still yet to get to platinum. 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> ''Reinventing the Steel'' is considered a generic groove metal album.
=== Breakup ===
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'', released on May 7th, 1996 and ''Reinventing the Steel'', released on March 21st, 2000.<ref>http://pantera.com/reinventingthesteel/</ref> ''The Great Southern Trendkill'' is considered the bands heaviest and most overlooked album, with elements of death metal and grindcore in some of the songs. ''Reinventing the Steel'' was considered a generic groove metal album. 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>
The Abbott brothers officially disbanded Pantera in November 2003.<ref>https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dimebag-darrell-pantera-is-officially-over/</ref> This was also the same year when they released their "best of" compilation album. The Abbott brothers would go on to form a new band called Damageplan (read below)
==== Death of Abbott brothers ====
==== Death of Abbott brothers ====
* ''Metal Magic'' (1983)
* ''Metal Magic'' (1983)
* ''Projects in the Jungle'' (1984)
* ''Projects in the Jungle'' (1984)
* ''I Am The Night'' (1985)
* ''I Am the Night'' (1985)
* ''Power Metal'' (1988)
* ''Power Metal'' (1988)
* ''Cowboys from Hell'' (1990)
* ''Cowboys from Hell'' (1990)