Pantera -Biography I

1983- Pantera is formed by founding members "Diamond" Darrell
Abbott, his brother Vinnie and their friend Rex Brown. At the
time the lead singer of the band is Terry Glaze. The band
releases their first independent album titled METAL MAGIC.

1984- Pantera releases their second independent album titled
PROJECT IN THE JUNGLE.

1985- Pantera releases their third independent album titled
I AM THE NIGHT.

1988- Through the release of three successful independent albums,
the band became progressively heavier and to complete their
direction the added "the original circus freak" Philip Anselmo.
With Philip, the band recorded their most successful independent
album titled POWER METAL. The album, combined with their
incredible live shows, gained Pantera a large underground
following worldwide.

1990- Pantera signs with Atco, a division of EastWest records
and releases COWBOYS FROM HELL produced by Terry "Rope King"
Date. The album breaks new ground with its own style and
direction. Incorporating raw and aggressive energy with
their polished songwriting and emphasising their trademark
"Power Groove", COWBOYS FROM HELL is a worldwide success.

1991- COWBOYS FROM HELL-THE VIDEOS is released and the band
performs at the "Monsters of Rock" show in Moscow, Russia.
The show is quoted as being Pantera's most memorable concert
ever.

1992- VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER is released! "Mouth For War"
from the album was the first metal single EVER to debut at #1-
beating Metallica's "Enter Sandman", while the album topped
the U.S. metal charts for weeks on end. Critics are unanimous
in their enthusiasm...Guitar World raved "Anselmo sings with
the fury of a post office psycho" and the Village Voice
called Pantera an "angry, cantankerous, ferally aggressive
band that channels all the free-floating rage of their
environment into a murderous metallic growl."