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The preeminent metal band of the early to mid-'90s, Pantera put to rest any and all remnants of the '80s metal scene,
almostsingle-handedly demolishing any notion that hair metal, speed metal, power metal, et al., were anything but passé.
Loathe toadmit it, the Texasband had in fact been one of those '80s metal bands, releasing fairly unsuccessful (and later
disowned)glam-inspired music throughoutmuch of the decade. The about-face came with the addition of vocalist Phil
Anselmo, and thekey turning point was the band's major-labeldebut, Cowboys from Hell (1990). Pantera's mainstream
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The preeminent metal band of the early to mid-'90s, Pantera put to rest any and all remnants of the '80s metal scene,
almostsingle-handedly demolishing any notion that hair metal, speed metal, power metal, et al., were anything but passé.
Loathe toadmit it, the Texasband had in fact been one of those '80s metal bands, releasing fairly unsuccessful (and later
disowned)glam-inspired music throughoutmuch of the decade. The about-face came with the addition of vocalist Phil
Anselmo, and thekey turning point was the band's major-labeldebut, Cowboys from Hell (1990). Pantera's mainstream
breakthrough came nextwith Vulgar Display of Power (1992), their second major-label album, which thrust the band to the
forefront of the metalscene, alongside such veteran bands as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, andAnthrax, as well as fellow up.
and-comers Sepulturaand White Zombie. By the time Pantera unleashed Far Beyond Driven (1994), after twolong years of
touring, they were themost popular metal band in the land: the new album debuted atop the Billboard Top 200 as its
leadsingle, "I'm Broken," wasgetting massive airplay.
At the height of their popularity and influence, Pantera began to self-destruct. Less than two months after the release ofThe
Great SouthernTrendkill (1996) -- an album ridden with allusions to drug abuse and personal destruction -- Anselmooverdosed
on heroin after ahomecoming concert in Texas, and as tensions rose between him and his fellow bandmembers, hebegan
engaging with a growing list of sideprojects that kept him away from Pantera. A live album, Official Live: 101 Proof(1997),
was compiled for release when it became evidentthat no new studio album was forthcoming any time soon. One finalstudio
album did result, Reinventing the Steel (2000), but that was moreor less it for the briefly reunited Pantera. Thebandmembers
once again went their sperate ways, forming such bands as Damageplan, Down,and Superjoint Ritual.
The end of Pantera then became official on December 8, 2004, when guitarist Dimebag Darrell was murdered on-stage by
aderanged fan.This much-publicized murder shone the spotlight back on Pantera for an extended moment, and amid all of
theemotional outpouring andtributes, a consensus arose: in retrospect, there was no greater metal band during the early to
mid-'90s than Pantera, who inspired a legionof rabid fans and whose oft-termed "groove metal" style bucked all prevailing
trendsof the day -- from hair metal and grunge to nu-metaland rap-metal -- and remains singular to this day, as defined by
thevocals of Anselmo as it is by the guitar of Dimebag. « hide |
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