Posted By: ZonedWithinRage
WED JANUARY 30 @ 12:31 AM
Total Posts: 1942
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 Texas band had in fact been one of those '80s metal bands, releasing fairly unsuccessful (and later disowned) glam-inspired music throughout much of the decade. The about-face came with the addition of vocalist Phil Anselmo, and the key turning point was the band's major-label debut, Cowboys from Hell (1990). Pantera's mainstream breakthrough came next with Vulgar Display of Power (1992), their second major-label album, which thrust the band to the forefront of the metal scene, alongside such veteran bands as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax, as well as fellow up-and-comers Sepultura and White Zombie. By the time Pantera unleashed Far Beyond Driven (1994), after two long years of touring, they were the most popular metal band in the land: the new album debuted atop the Billboard Top 200 as its lead single, "I'm Broken," was getting massive airplay.
At the height of their popularity and influence, Pantera began to self-destruct. Less than two months after the release of The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) -- an album ridden with allusions to drug abuse and personal destruction -- Anselmo overdosed on heroin after a homecoming concert in Texas, and as tensions rose between him and his fellow bandmembers, he began engaging with a growing list of side projects that kept him away from Pantera. A live album, Official Live: 101 Proof (1997), was compiled for release when it became evident that no new studio album was forthcoming any time soon. One final studio album did result, Reinventing the Steel (2000), but that was more or less it for the briefly reunited Pantera. The bandmembers 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 a deranged fan. This much-publicized murder shone the spotlight back on Pantera for an extended moment, and amid all of the emotional outpouring and tributes, a consensus arose: in retrospect, there was no greater metal band during the early to mid-'90s than Pantera, who inspired a legion of rabid fans and whose oft-termed "groove metal" style bucked all prevailing trends of the day -- from hair metal and grunge to nu-metal and rap-metal -- and remains singular to this day, as defined by the vocals of Anselmo as it is by the guitar of Dimebag.
Posted By: ZonedWithinRage
WED JANUARY 30 @ 12:45 AM
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Posted By: ZonedWithinRage
WED JANUARY 30 @ 12:59 AM
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Posted By: aduran777
FRI JANUARY 02 @ 01:05 PM
Total Posts: 12
My all time favorite band. The band that got me into metal when I was in middle school.
Posted By: log_fan_08
SUN JANUARY 18 @ 08:13 PM
Total Posts: 30
yay pantera His gift of riff, His goatee red, We will never forget the life he led R.I.P Dimebag
Posted By: Live DD
SUN APRIL 12 @ 02:02 PM
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pantera is dead
Posted By: crashandburn
THU MAY 21 @ 11:16 AM
Total Posts: 4
i don't know who the dumb ass mother ....er is who said that pantera is dead is, but they are ....ing retarded. i hear their music just as much if not more ever since Dimebag was killed on stage that night by yet another ....in insanely jealous retard. Pantera is one of the bands who got into the heavy metal scene. so i don't know who you are but .... YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you don't like what i have to say you can also kiss my ....in ass cause i really don't care what you or any of the other dumb asses who believe that Pantera is dead think. if you have a problem with Pantera then .... YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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 Texas band had in fact been one of those '80s metal bands, releasing fairly unsuccessful (and later disowned) glam-inspired music throughout much of the decade. The about-face came with the addition of vocalist Phil Anselmo, and the key turning point was the band's major-label debut, Cowboys from Hell (1990). Pantera's mainstream breakthrough came next with Vulgar Display of Power (1992), their second major-label album, which thrust the band to the forefront of the metal scene, alongside such veteran bands as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax, as well as fellow up-and-comers Sepultura and White Zombie. By the time Pantera unleashed Far Beyond Driven (1994), after two long years of touring, they were the most popular metal band in the land: the new album debuted atop the Billboard Top 200 as its lead single, "I'm Broken," was getting massive airplay.
At the height of their popularity and influence, Pantera began to self-destruct. Less than two months after the release of The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) -- an album ridden with allusions to drug abuse and personal destruction -- Anselmo overdosed on heroin after a homecoming concert in Texas, and as tensions rose between him and his fellow bandmembers, he began engaging with a growing list of side projects that kept him away from Pantera. A live album, Official Live: 101 Proof (1997), was compiled for release when it became evident that no new studio album was forthcoming any time soon. One final studio album did result, Reinventing the Steel (2000), but that was more or less it for the briefly reunited Pantera. The bandmembers 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 a deranged fan. This much-publicized murder shone the spotlight back on Pantera for an extended moment, and amid all of the emotional outpouring and tributes, a consensus arose: in retrospect, there was no greater metal band during the early to mid-'90s than Pantera, who inspired a legion of rabid fans and whose oft-termed "groove metal" style bucked all prevailing trends of the day -- from hair metal and grunge to nu-metal and rap-metal -- and remains singular to this day, as defined by the vocals of Anselmo as it is by the guitar of Dimebag.
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My all time favorite band. The band that got me into metal when I was in middle school.
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yay pantera His gift of riff, His goatee red, We will never forget the life he led R.I.P Dimebag
slipknot fan
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ZonedWithinRage said:
you stole my Pantera poster image...
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just kidding...
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come on now Zoned, i was joking, don't take it so personally...cuz youre not the only Pantera fan around these neck of the woods
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NORWEGIANLEGION said: come on now Zoned, i was joking, don't take it so personally...cuz youre not the only Pantera fan around these neck of the woods
Not trippin
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HAIL THE LEAF OF PANTERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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here's the back of it...forgot to add it in the other post
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^^^^^^ I LOVE THE FLAG above ^^^^^^
only if she could my colours instead....
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i meant to say only if she could wear my colours
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if the image doesnt work, check out it out on this URL :
http://www.multimediapalace.com/fl/flags-02/n/no-flag1.gif
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hell yeah my favorite band
RIP DIMEBAG DARRELL
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pantera is dead
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i don't know who the dumb ass mother ....er is who said that pantera is dead is, but they are ....ing retarded. i hear their music just as much if not more ever since Dimebag was killed on stage that night by yet another ....in insanely jealous retard. Pantera is one of the bands who got into the heavy metal scene. so i don't know who you are but .... YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you don't like what i have to say you can also kiss my ....in ass cause i really don't care what you or any of the other dumb asses who believe that Pantera is dead think. if you have a problem with Pantera then .... YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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PAN FUCKING TERA OWNS ALLL FUCK ALL THE A7X PUSSIES ON HERE THEY ARE NOT METAL FOR THE LAST FUCKING TIME
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I hope there is an afterlife so that i can see FUCKIN PANTERA TEAR SHIT UP ONE MORE TIME
DO A SHOT OF THAT OLD BLACKTOOTH GRIN FOR DIME
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I can only pray that Darrell is in a better place - Max Cavalera
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aduran777 said: My all time favorite band. The band that got me into metal when I was in middle school.
same here but more around 4th grade
You can either love me or hate me I won't let it make me or break me.
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