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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 ,almost single-
handedly demolishing any notion that hair metal, speed metal, power metal, et al., were anything but passé .Loathe to admit it, the
Texasband had infact been one of those '80smetal bands, releasing fairly unsuccessful(andlaterdisowned)glam-inspired music
throughoutmuch of the decade.The about-face came with the additionofvocalistPhilAnselmo, and thekey turning point was the band's major-
labeldebut, Cowboys from Hell(1990).Pantera'smainstreambreakthrough c ...read more
The preeminent metal band of the early to mid-'90s, Pantera put to rest any and all remnants of the '80s metal scene ,almost single-
handedly demolishing any notion that hair metal, speed metal, power metal, et al., were anything but passé .Loathe to admit it, the
Texasband had infact been one of those '80smetal bands, releasing fairly unsuccessful(andlaterdisowned)glam-inspired music
throughoutmuch of the decade.The about-face came with the additionofvocalistPhilAnselmo, and thekey turning point was the band's major-
labeldebut, Cowboys from Hell(1990).Pantera'smainstreambreakthrough camenextwith Vulgar Display of Power (1992), their second major-
label album, whichthrust thebandto theforefront of the metalscene, alongside such veteranbands as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer,
andAnthrax,as well asfellow up-and-comers Sepulturaand White Zombie. By the time Pantera unleashed FarBeyond Driven (1994),
aftertwolongyears oftouring, they werethemost popular metal band in the land: the new album debuted atop the Billboard
Top200asitsleadsingle, "I'm Broken," wasgettingmassive airplay.
At the height of their popularity and influence, Pantera began to self-destruct. Less than two months after
thereleaseofTheGreatSouthernTrendkill (1996)-- an album ridden with allusions to drug abuse and personal destruction --
Anselmooverdosedon heroin afterahomecoming concert in Texas, and astensions rose between him and hisfellowbandmembers,
hebeganengaging with a growing list ofsideprojects that kept him away from Pantera. A livealbum,OfficialLive: 101 Proof(1997),was compiled
for release when it becameevidentthat no new studio album was forthcoming anytimesoon. Onefinalstudioalbum did result, Reinventing the
Steel (2000), but that wasmoreor less it for the brieflyreunitedPantera. Thebandmembersonce again wenttheir sperate ways, forming such
bands as Damageplan,Down,andSuperjointRitual.
The end of Pantera then became official on December 8, 2004, when guitarist Dimebag Darrell was murdered on-stagebyaderanged
fan.Thismuch-publicized murder shone the spotlight back on Pantera for an extended moment, and amidalloftheemotional outpouring
andtributes, aconsensus arose: inretrospect, there was no greater metal band during theearlytomid-'90s than Pantera, who inspired a
legionof rabid fansand whose oft-termed "groovemetal" style buckedallprevailingtrendsof the day -- from hair metal and grunge to nu-
metaland rap-metal --and remains singular to this day,asdefinedbythevocals of Anselmo as it is by the guitar of Dimebag. « hide |
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