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 | Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 2 | I'll Cast A Shadow | Reinventing The Steel |
| 3 | I'm Broken | The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern |
| 4 | Suicide note pt. 2 | Official live: 101 proof |
| 5 | Death Rattle | Reinventing The Steel |
| 6 | Yesterday Don't Mean Shit | Reinventing The Steel |
| 7 | Cowboys from hell | Official live: 101 proof |
| 8 | Use My Third Arm | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 9 | Clash With Reality | Cowboys From Hell |
| 10 | Uplift | Reinventing The Steel |
| 11 | Electric Funeral | Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath |
| 12 | Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pills | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 13 | Becoming | Official live: 101 proof |
| 14 | Floods | The Great Southern Trendkill |
| 15 | Domination/Hollow (Live From Donnington '94) | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 16 | Regular People (Conceit) | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 17 | By Demons Be Driven | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 18 | Throes Of Rejection | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 19 | Cemetary Gates | Cowboy's From Hell |
| 20 | Shattered | Cowboys From Hell |