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Pantera

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Pantera, the Texas metal band that changed the sound.

From glam beginnings to the heavy groove of 'Cowboys from Hell,' they defined a decade of metal.

If you want the full picture, listen to 'Cemetery Gates' for the melodic side and something like 'Mouth For War' for the pure aggression. That range is what made them stick.

Pantera mattered because they took metal in a heavier, groove-driven direction just as the '80s were ending. 'Cemetery Gates' showed they could blend melody with raw power, and albums like 'Vulgar Display of Power' became a blueprint for a lot of what followed. Their story is also a Texas story, and a tough one, ending with Dimebag's murder in 2004.

They started in Arlington with a glam metal sound on early records like 'Power Metal.' The shift came with 'Cowboys from Hell' in 1990, leading into their biggest albums in the early '90s. Things fell apart by 2003, and the Abbott brothers formed Damageplan before Dimebag was killed.

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Pantera came out of Arlington, Texas, with brothers Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott on guitar and Vinnie Paul Abbott on drums. Their early albums like 1988's "Power Metal" had a glam metal feel, but things shifted with 1990's "Cowboys from Hell." That record introduced a heavier, groove-oriented sound that became their trademark.

Their next two albums, "Vulgar Display of Power" in 1992 and "Far Beyond Driven" in 1994, found a wide audience and made them one of the biggest metal acts of the decade. Songs like "Cemetery Gates" and "Mouth For War" showed their mix of technical riffing and raw aggression. Vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown rounded out the lineup during this period.

Internal tensions grew in the late 1990s, partly due to Anselmo's heroin addiction and creative disagreements. The band broke up in 2003. The Abbott brothers started Damageplan, but in 2004, Dimebag was shot and killed on stage by a fan during a concert.

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