Pantera were originally a
leather-clad glam metal band,
reputedly with a sound not unlike
Kiss or
Twisted Sister. They changed their sound in
1988 when
current singer
Phil Anselmo joined the band.
Pantera are (or rather, were):
On December 8, 2004 in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed whilst performing onstage with his new band, Damageplan. A "fan" rushed onstage during the perfomance and killed both Dimebag and the head of security at the gig. The gunmen was later shot dead by police.
Pantera had been on an extended hiatus. Vinnie Paul and Dimebag (both brothers) had joined Damageplan, and Phil and Rex had been working on other projects together also.
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Track listing:
Ride My Rocket, I'll Be Alright, Tell Me if You Want It, Latest Lover, Biggest Part Of Me, Metal Magic, Widowmaker, Nothin' On (But The Radio), Sad Lover, Rock Out
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Track listing:
All Over Tonight, Out For Blood, Blue Light Turnin' Red, Like Fire, In Over My Head, Projects In The Jungle, Heavy Metal Rules, Only A Heartbeat Away, Killers, Takin' My Life
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Track listing:
Hot And Heavy, I Am The Night, Onward We Rock, D*G*T*T*M, Daughters Of The Queen, Down Below, Come - On Eyes, Right On The Edge, Valhalla, Forever Tonight
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Track listing:
Rock the World, Power Metal, We'll Meet Again, Over and Out, Proud To Be Loud, Down Below, Death Trap, Hard Ride, Burnnn!, P.S.T. "88"
This was the first Pantera album to feature Phil Anselmo on vocals.
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Track listing:
Cowboys From Hell, Primal Concrete Sledge, Psycho Holiday, Heresy, Cemetary Gates, Domination, Shattered, Clash With Reality, Medicine Man, Message In Blood, The Sleep, The Art of Shredding
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Track Listing:
Mouth For War, A New Level, Walk, Fucking Hostile, This Love, Rise, No Good (Attack the Radical), Live In a Hole, Regular People (conceit), By Demons Be Driven, Hollow
Mouth For War was the first heavy metal single ever to debut at number 1.
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Track listing:
Strength Beyond Strength, Becoming, 5 Minutes Alone, I'm Broken, Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills, Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks, Slaughtered, 25 Years, Shedding Skin, Use My Third Arm, Throes of Rejection, Planet Caravan
The original artwork for this album was banned. It depicted a drill bit drilling into a disembodied pair of buttocks. The final artwork depicted this as a skull instead. Re-released with the original artwork in a special "Tour Edition" box set with bonus track "The Badge". This album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Chart.
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Track Listing:
The Great Southern Trend Kill, War Nerve, Drag the Waters, 10's, 13 Steps to Nowhere, Suicide Note pt. 1, Suicide Note pt. 2, Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath), Flood, The Underground in America, Sand Blasted Skin
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Track Listing:
A New Level, Walk, Becoming, 5 Minutes Alone, Sand Blasted Skin, Suicide Note pt. 2, War Nerve, This Love, Domination / Hollow, Strength Beyond Strength, I'm Broken, Cowboys From Hell, Cemetary Gates, Fucking Hostile, Where You Come From, I Can't Hide
The last two tracks on this album were previously unreleased.
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Track Listing:
Hellbound, Goddam Electric, Yesterday Don't Mean Shit, You've Got To Belong to It, Revolution is My Name, Death Rattle, We'll Grind That Axe For a Long Time, Uplift, It Makes Them Disappear, I'll Cast a Shadow