Pantera was a metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed in 1981. Specifically, some fans consider them power metal, groove metal, or an amalgamation of both (so called "power groove", a term the band devised themselves). Emerging alongside influential classic thrash metal acts such as Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax, Pantera was a key formulator of the post-thrash subgenre of heavy metal music. At the start of the career the style of Pantera's image and sound was heavily influenced by bands like KISS & Van Halen. At certain stages, Pantera drew more on the popular LA glam scene. The extent to how far Pantera took the glam image is one of many disputes among fans of heavy metal and those who discredit the band's popularity to the 90s; however most of the material on the albums themselves were a contrast to typical glam metal formula. They released three albums during this stage before acquiring Razor White vocalist, Philip Anselmo from New Orleans. As soon as Anselmo joined the band the group took a noticable change in style and image with their Power Metal. The album shifted away from
1 | Mouth For War | Vulgar Display Of Power |
2 | Fucking Hostile | Vulgar Display Of Power |
3 | Drag The Waters | The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern |
4 | Where you come from | Official live: 101 proof |
5 | War nerve | Official live: 101 proof |
6 | Fuckin´ hostile | Official live: 101 proof |
7 | Yesterday Don't Mean Shit | Reinventing The Steel |
8 | Psycho Holiday | Cowboys From Hell |
9 | Mouth For War (Live From Donnington '94) | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
10 | Suicide note pt. 2 | Official live: 101 proof |
11 | Cemetery Gates | Cowboys From Hell |
12 | Killers (Iron Maiden Cover) | Projects In The Jungle |
13 | The Art Of Shredding | Cowboys From Hell |
14 | 5 Minutes Alone | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
15 | Domination | Cowboys From Hell |
16 | The Sleep | Cowboys From Hell |
17 | This love | Official live: 101 proof |
18 | Strenght beyond strenght | Official live: 101 proof |
19 | I can´t hide | Official live: 101 proof |
20 | Medicine Man | Cowboys From Hell |