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 | Floods | The Great Southern Trendkill |
| 2 | Cemetary Gates | Cowboy's From Hell |
| 3 | Walk | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 4 | Psycho Holiday | Cowboys From Hell |
| 5 | Avoid The Light | Dracula 2000 |
| 6 | This love | Official live: 101 proof |
| 7 | Shattered | Cowboys From Hell |
| 8 | The Badge | The Crow Soundtrack |
| 9 | Rise | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 10 | Drag The Waters | The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern |
| 11 | 5 Minutes Alone | Far Beyond Driven |
| 12 | Live In A Hole | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 13 | New level | Official live: 101 proof |
| 14 | I'm Broken | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 15 | Cemetery gates | Official live: 101 proof |
| 16 | War nerve | Official live: 101 proof |
| 17 | Strength Beyond Strength (Live From Donnington '94 | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 18 | The Art Of Shredding | Cowboys From Hell |
| 19 | This Love | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 20 | Fucking Hostile | Vulgar Display Of Power |