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 | I'll Cast A Shadow | Reinventing The Steel |
2 | Use My Third Arm | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
3 | Uplift | Reinventing The Steel |
4 | Primal Concrete Sledge | Cowboys From Hell |
5 | I'm Broken | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
6 | Message In Blood | Cowboys From Hell |
7 | Hollow | Vulgar Display Of Power |
8 | 5 Minutes Alone | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
9 | Strength Beyond Strength (Live From Donnington '94 | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
10 | Avoid The Light | Dracula 2000 |
11 | Walk | Vulgar Display Of Power |
12 | New level | Official live: 101 proof |
13 | Cemetary Gates | Cowboy's From Hell |
14 | This Love (Live From Donnington '94) | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
15 | It Makes Them Disappear | Reinventing The Steel |
16 | Sandblasted skin | Official live: 101 proof |
17 | 25 Years | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
18 | Suicide note pt. 2 | Official live: 101 proof |
19 | I'm Broken | The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern |
20 | Goddamn Electric | Reinventing The Steel |