Pantera

Pantera was a band from Arlington, Texas, in the USA. They formed in 1981, but they did not have success until the 1990 release of their fifth studio album Cowboys from Hell. From 1987 to 2003 the band had these members: Phil Anselmo (vocals), "Dimebag Darrell" Abbott (guitar), Vinnie Paul Abbott (drums), Rex Brown (bass). In 2003, the band broke up, and in the following year, Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed by a fan during a concert of his new band Damageplan in Columbus, Ohio.

Pantera
Singer Phil Anselmo
Background information
Origin	Arlington, Texas, USA
Genres	Heavy metal Groove metal Thrash metal Hard Rock Glam metal (early)
Years active	1981 - 2003
Past members	Phil Anselmo "Dimebag Darrell" Abbott† Vinnie Paul Abbott Rex Brown Terry Glaze

Discography

• Metal Magic (1983)
• Projects in the Jungle (1984)
• I Am the Night (1985)
• Power Metal (1988)
• Cowboys from Hell (1990)
• Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
• Far Beyond Driven (1994)
• The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)
• Reinventing the Steel (2000)