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Influences:▼
*[[Anthrax (Music)|Anthrax]], [[Black Sabbath (Music)|Black Sabbath]], [[Music/Exodus|Exodus]], [[Iron Maiden (Music)|Iron Maiden]], [[Judas Priest (Music)|Judas Priest]], [[Kiss]], [[Megadeth (Music)|Megadeth]], [[Metallica (Music)|Metallica]], [[Motorhead]], [[Music/Saxon|Saxon]], [[Slayer (Music)|Slayer]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Van Halen]], [[Venom (Music)|Venom]], [[ZZ Top]], ▼
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Related Acts:▼
*Rebel Meets Rebel (Dime, Rex, and Vinnie)▼
*Damageplan (Dime and Vinnie)▼
*Down (Phil and Rex)▼
*Hellyeah (Vinnie)▼
*Superjoint Ritual (Phil)▼
*Arson Anthem (Phil)▼
*Necrophagia (Phil)▼
*Kill Devil Hill (Rex)▼
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Pantera was one of the most popular and influential [[Heavy Metal (Music)|Heavy Metal]] bands of [[The Nineties]] <ref>although this is the period where [[Growing the Beard|they made their definitive sound and essence.]]</ref>, from Texas. Starting as a [[Hair Metal]] [[Old Shame|band]], they changed their style after replacing original singer Terry Glaze with Phil Anselmo in 1988. They disbanded in 2003, and any hope of reunion was dashed after the murder of guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott in December 2004.▼
 
▲[[Pantera]] was one of the most popular and influential [[Heavy Metal (Music)|Heavy Metal]] bands of [[The Nineties]] <ref>although this is the period where [[Growing the Beard|they made their definitive sound and essence.]]</ref>, from Texas. Starting as a [[Hair Metal]] [[Old Shame|band]], they changed their style after replacing original singer Terry Glaze with Phil Anselmo in 1988. They disbanded in 2003, and any hope of reunion was dashed after the murder of guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott in December 2004.
''Discography'':▼
 
Band members: (All former)▼
Note that up to "Cowboys From Hell" are considered, in general consensus, [[Canon Dis Continuity]] (even by the band).▼
* ''Phil Anselmo'': Vocals▼
* ''[[Stage Names|"Diamond"]] before 1990, [[Stage Names|"Dimebag"]] after 1990, Darrell Abbott'': Guitars▼
* ''Rex Brown'': Bass▼
* ''Vincent "Vinnie" Paul Abbott'': Drums▼
* ''Terrence Lee before 1990, "[[Stage Names|Terry]]" Glaze after 1990'': Vocals▼
 
▲''{{Discography'':}}
▲Note that the albums up to "Cowboys From Hell" are considered, in general consensus, [[Canon Dis ContinuityDiscontinuity]] (even by the band).
* 1983: ''Metal Magic''
* 1984: ''Projects In The Jungle''
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Albums after the change in style:
 
* 1990: ''Cowboys From Hell''
* 1992: ''Vulgar Display of Power''
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* 1997: ''Official Live: 101 Proof'' [Live Album]
* 2000: ''Reinventing The Steel''
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▲'''Influences:'''
▲*[[Anthrax (Music)|Anthrax]], [[Black Sabbath (Music)|Black Sabbath]], [[Music/Exodus|Exodus]], [[Iron Maiden (Music)|Iron Maiden]], [[Judas Priest (Music)|Judas Priest]], [[Kiss]], [[Megadeth (Music)|Megadeth]], [[Metallica (Music)|Metallica]], [[Motorhead]], [[Music/Saxon|Saxon]], [[Slayer (Music)|Slayer]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Van Halen]], [[Venom (Musicband)|Venom]], [[ZZ Top]],
 
▲'''Related Acts:'''
▲Band members: (All former)
▲*Rebel Meets Rebel (Dime, Rex, and Vinnie)
▲* ''Phil Anselmo'': Vocals
▲*Damageplan (Dime and Vinnie)
▲* ''[[Stage Names|"Diamond"]] before 1990, [[Stage Names|"Dimebag"]] after 1990, Darrell Abbott'': Guitars
▲*Down (Phil and Rex)
▲* ''Rex Brown'': Bass
▲*Hellyeah (Vinnie)
▲* ''Vincent "Vinnie" Paul Abbott'': Drums
▲*Superjoint Ritual (Phil)
▲* ''Terrence Lee before 1990, "[[Stage Names|Terry]]" Glaze after 1990'': Vocals
▲*Arson Anthem (Phil)
 
▲*Necrophagia (Phil)
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▲*Kill Devil Hill (Rex)
=== Pantera has examples of the following tropes: ===
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* [[Angrish]]: Anselmo sounds like he's losing his mind in "Good Friend and a Bottle of Pills". By the final section he's launched into an [[Atomic F -Bomb|Atomic]] [[Cluster F -Bomb]], nothing resembling coherence left.
* [[Anti-Love Song]]: "This Love"
* [[Badass Beard]]: Everyone in the band, but especially Dimebag and Phil.
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* [[The Band Minus the Face]]: Dimebag, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul released an album called ''Rebel Meets Rebel'', with vocals and lyrics provided by country singer [[David Allan Coe]].
* [[Break Up Song]]: "This Love".
* [[Careful Withwith That Axe]]: ''Fucking... fucking... fucking... FUCKING HOSTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'' It's so loud, there's a feedback whistle on the mic after he's done.
* [[Cluster F -Bomb]]: All their songs contain ''at the very least'' one f-bomb.
** If they don't have it in studio, it'll be tacked in live. Check the ''Official Live'' version of "Walk".
* [[Cover Version]]: "Electric Funeral", "Hole In The Sky" and "Planet Caravan", all of these by [[Black Sabbath (Music)|Black Sabbath]], and "Cat Scratch Fever" by [[Ted Nugent (Music)|Ted Nugent]].
** The Pantera home videos also feature clips of them performing "Grinder" by [[Judas Priest (Music)|Judas Priest]], "Cold Gin" by [[KISS (Music)|KISS]], and "Raining Blood" by [[Slayer (Music)|Slayer]].
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: ''The Great Southern Trendkill'' was recorded during a time of tension within Pantera. Philip Anselmo had started distancing himself from his bandmates and was using heroin to deal with his chronic back pain. When recording the album Anselmo recorded his vocal tracks at a studio (owned by [[Nine Inch Nails (Music)|Trent Reznor]]) in [[New Orleans]] while the rest of the band recorded their parts in Dallas. These tensions can be heard on the album; which uses overdubs to give some songs a "demonic" sounds. There are also no less than 3 songs about drug abuse.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: The change on the style of the band. Initially they were a [[Hair Metal]] band that was heavily influenced by bands like [[Van Halen (Music)|Van Halen]], KISS, and Judas Priest. But in 1986 [[Metallica (Music)|Metallica]] released the album ''Master of Puppets'' and Slayer released ''Reign in Blood''; these groundbreaking thrash metal albums inspired Dimebag, Vinnie, and Rex to move the band in a darker and heavier direction. Original lead singer Terry Glaze did not agree with the change in style and left Pantera. Phil Anselmo was hired as Glaze's replacement, and the rest is history.
* [[Dead Artists Are Better]]: Though he was extremely well-respected in the metal community, nobody in the general media acknowledged Dimebag as an awesome guitarist until his death.
* [[Dye Hard]]: Kind of; Darrell's long goatee that he usually dyed crimson.
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** He was even buried in a Kiss Kasket that was donated by Gene Simmons.
* [[Fatal Method Acting]]: Dimebag's last show with Damageplan. See the entry on this page for details.
* [[Four -Temperament Ensemble]]: Phil is choleric, Dimebag Darrell was sanguine, Rex is melancholic, Vinnie is phlegmatic.
* [[Greatest Hits Album]]:
** ''Reinventing Hell''. (2003)
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** In 2010 the album ''1990-2000: A Decade of Domination'' was released. This greatest hits album actually features ''less'' tracks than previous greatest hits album. The reason for this is so that the album could be sold at Wal-Mart, which refuses to sell music albums with the "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" label, so the album omits some of Pantera's more profanity-laden songs.
* [[Heavy Meta]]: ''"Goddamn Electric."''
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: The change from [[Hair Metal]] to [[Heavy Metal (Music)|Heavy Metal]] (or [[Groove Metal]], if you want to go techical) which started with their fourth album, ''Power Metal''.
* [[Last -Note Nightmare]]: "Suicide Note Part 1" and "Suicide Note Part 2." Part 1 has a 12-string acoustic guitar, lack of drums, and Anselmo mildly contemplating suicide via slashing of the wrists... Which leads into Part 2, the trademarked Pantera sound, and Anselmo screeching about suicide.
* [[Loony Fan]]: Nathan Gale, Dimebag's murderer.
* [[Manly Tears]]: In the wake of Dimebag's death, Phil Anselmo posted a video online in which he pays his respects to his former bandmate. About halfway through the video he breaks down and starts crying.
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* [[The Nineties]]: Their [[Growing the Beard]] period.
* [[Old Shame]]: The first four albums mentioned above, for both the fans and the band themselves. For some fans, anyways, it falls under [[Discontinuity]]. Anselmo's first album, ''Power Metal'', was later dismissed by him as "immature":
{{quote| "I sang on over half the record and I'd only been in the band a month. It should never have been released."}}
* [[The Prankster]]: The guys in Pantera were ''constantly'' pulling pranks on each other, and also on the bands that they toured with. Several of these practical jokes were caught on film and included on the Pantera Home Videos.
* [[The Quiet One]]: Rex.
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock Andand Roll]]: As anyone who has seen the Pantera home videos will tell you, these guys ''loved'' to get drunk and party. And their female fans were not shy about exposing their assets on camera.
** Pantera's former manager, Terry Date, has mentioned in interviews that if you hung out with Dimebag, you ''would'' be drinking with him. If he offered you a shot and you refused, he'd take it as an insult and make you do two shots as punishment.
* [[Song Style Shift]]: "Cemetery Gates" starts out with an acoustic guitar, then shifts into an aggressive heavy metal tune. "This Love" goes along the same line, except without acoustic parts - it starts low-key, then the chorus gets aggressive.
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* [[Stop and Go]]: "Cemetery Gates."
* [[The Stoner]]: Every member of the band used drugs to some extent, although Phil definitely took it the farthest; becoming addicted to heroin and even briefly dying of an overdose (before being revived by paramedics)
* [[Surprisingly Gentle Song]]: Their cover of "Planet Caravan" by [[Black Sabbath (Music)|Black Sabbath]].
* [[Take That, Critics!]]: "War Nerve" from ''The Great Southern Trendkill'' directly attacks the media and music critics.
* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]
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