Pantera is the 5th best metal band

buck satan · Post by **buck satan** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:11 pm

according to MTV

http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greate ... dex6.jhtml
When they formed Pantera as teenagers, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and Vinnie Paul Abbott played melodic, MÃ¶tley CrÃ¼e-style songs that were nearly as flamboyant as their hairstyles. It wasn't until they added singer Phil Anselmo in 1987 that the Texas band started getting mean â€” and three years later, they found their voice with their second album with Anselmo, 1990's legendary Cowboys From Hell.

Despite its rather cheesy beginnings, the band metamorphosed into something few could have expected: Vicious and furious, the revitalized Pantera redefined heaviness with ripping thrash riffs, bludgeoning rhythms and Anselmo's caged-beast howls.

While never as musically diverse as Metallica, Pantera possessed two traits that made them innovators: a surging "power-groove" inspired by their Southern origins, and one of the best guitarists to ever to pick up an instrument. The late "Dimebag" Darrell's riffs were dense and devastating, and whether he was playing slow chugs or frenetic thrash, his style was instantly identifiable: shredding without wasting a note, and solos punctuated with squealing harmonics, queasy vibrato and ecstatic whammy-bar dives.

The members were just as in-your-face offstage as they were onstage, welcoming musicians and fans with open arms and open bottles, and engaging in the type of rock and roll revelry once enjoyed by their heroes in Kiss and Van Halen.

Between 1990 and 1996, Pantera remained consistently brutal and uncompromising, releasing four devastating studio albums and touring exhaustively, acting as standard-bearers at the height of alt-rock's popularity. But the years took their toll on the bandmembers, and a rift surfaced between the Abbott brothers on one side and Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown on the other. The group kept their personal differences at bay long enough to release a final studio disc, 2000's Reinventing the Steel. But soon after, it became clear that the gulf between the musicians had grown too wide, and Pantera broke up. Anselmo continued rocking in various groups, including Down and Superjoint Ritual, while Vinnie and Dime formed the crushing quartet Damageplan.

Tragically, a deranged fan ended Dime's life on December 7, 2004. And while nothing good came of that event, fans can find solace in the recordings Dime left behind, and the profound influence he's had on everyone from neo-thrashers Trivium to metalcore bands like Atreyu and Bleeding Through.

Cowboys From Hell (1990), A Vulgar Display of Power (1992), Far Beyond Driven (1994).

"Pantera combined the perfect amount of angst, musicianship, groove and heaviness. They waved the flag of metal for well over a decade when most 'heavy' bands were softening their sound to sell more records. Pantera helped saved metal from becoming completely contrived horsesh--. Every single real metal band on the planet today is influenced by Pantera in some shape or form." â€” Trevor Phipps, Unearth

"When I first heard Pantera, I was incredibly excited. Coming from the metal world, I was waiting and waiting for something to come blasting through the doors, and that's what they did. When I first heard Cowboys From Hell I thought, 'God, this is just awesome. We really need this type of sound and this type of attitude to shake things up.' In the history of rock and roll there have been an enormous number of bands that have come and gone, and the movers and shakers are the ones that are still significant. Pantera is one of those." â€” Rob Halford, Judas Priest

"The best thing about Pantera is they can do anything in their music, from the simplest to the most complex thing, and still be Pantera. For 'Walk,' it's pretty much two-and-a-half notes â€” and for two-and-a-half notes to make one of the heaviest riffs in metal ever, it shows they can be as minimalist as they want, and still be completely bludgeoning. And then they do extremely technical crazy sh-- like 'Domination.' Also, Pantera did the breakdown thing that's in all heavy music today long before anyone else thought of it. And Dimebag did all this shreddy stuff with so much feeling, it was incredible." â€” Corey Beaulieu, Trivium

Jericho · Post by **Jericho** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:13 pm

excellent

Edna Bodine · Post by **Edna Bodine** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:14 pm

buck satan wrote:Anselmo's caged-beast howls

HoustonKJ · Post by **HoustonKJ** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:20 pm

If Dime hadn't died, Pantera would have been lucky to even make that list.

Now suddenly critics are falling head-over-heels to admit the impact.

Even so, in between Iron Maiden and Slayer sounds about accurate.

Bren · Post by **Bren** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:36 pm

buck satan wrote:according to MTV

walking_ash · Post by **walking_ash** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:31 pm

Why, thank you MTV. I'm glad Pantera can now go down in music history with the likes of Avenged Sevenfold.

walnut · Post by **walnut** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:16 am

WTF was that writer smoking when he said Pantera weren't as musically diverse as Metallica??? Dimebag could play absolutely anything.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:38 am

walnut wrote:Dimebag could play absolutely anything.

O RLY?

Lager · Post by **Lager** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:26 am

walnut wrote:WTF was that writer smoking when he said Pantera weren't as musically diverse as Metallica??? Dimebag could play absolutely anything.

MTV.

tgstk2 · Post by **tgstk2** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:03 am

pantera > slayer

Revolver · Post by **Revolver** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:06 am

cemetaryangel · Post by **cemetaryangel** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:15 am

they should have been the number 1 band

axlash · Post by **axlash** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:37 am

tgstk2 wrote:pantera > slayer

Jericho · Post by **Jericho** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:17 am

Pantera = Metallica

Lager · Post by **Lager** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:19 am

Jericho wrote:Pantera = Metallica

You = faggotfuck

Jefferino · Post by **Jefferino** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:23 am

This is such a fucking frustrating topic/thread. MTV rated Pantera #5?! Big fucking deal, this is coming from the network that caters to gold toothed bling bling, escalade driving, white girl raping, African Americans....Top 10's are gay anyway, 2 of the top 5 are 80's cock rock bands. Im suprised Led Zepplin wasn't number 1 like all the other hardrock/metal polls out there...
LET IT FUCKING GO.

axlash · Post by **axlash** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:24 am

Jefferino wrote:This is such a fucking frustrating topic/thread. .

vulgarstrength · Post by **vulgarstrength** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:39 pm

Jericho wrote:Pantera = Metallica

Jericho=Papa Roach

Bodom J · Post by **Bodom J** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:45 pm

i'm pretty sure metallica paid MTV off so they would say pantera were never as diverse

Edna Bodine · Post by **Edna Bodine** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:56 pm

Metallica are more diverse than Pantera.

Jericho · Post by **Jericho** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:06 pm

you'd have to be a fuckin sheep to say Pantera were more diverse than Metallica. I can give you several reasons why this is so

Lager · Post by **Lager** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:09 pm

Jericho wrote:you'd have to be a fuckin sheep to say Pantera were more diverse than Metallica. I can give you several reasons why this is so

Stop acting like your opinion matters.

Firestorm · Post by **Firestorm** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:14 pm

Edna Bodine wrote:Metallica are more diverse than Pantera.

Jericho · Post by **Jericho** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:25 pm

Lager wrote:
Jericho wrote:you'd have to be a fuckin sheep to say Pantera were more diverse than Metallica. I can give you several reasons why this is so
Stop acting like your opinion matters.

you'd have to be a fuckin sheep to say Pantera were more diverse than Metallica. I can give you several reasons why this is so

Firestorm · Post by **Firestorm** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:27 pm

walking_ash · Post by **walking_ash** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:44 pm

Those crotch bobbers only did that shit to get "metalheads" watching MTV again. It's been a lost demograph since 1989.

Bren · Post by **Bren** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:58 pm

Jericho wrote: I can give you several reasons why this is so

we're waiting

oh wait, you meant diversity in the Lars + Kirk touching each other sense

walking_ash · Post by **walking_ash** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:05 pm

whiskey in the jarrooooo

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:07 pm

Jericho wrote:
Lager wrote:
Jericho wrote:you'd have to be a fuckin sheep to say Pantera were more diverse than Metallica. I can give you several reasons why this is so
Stop acting like your opinion matters.
you'd have to be a fuckin sheep to say Pantera were more diverse than Metallica. I can give you several reasons why this is so

your posts would be much more effective if you did explain

Edna Bodine · Post by **Edna Bodine** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:28 pm

Come on. Calling them "more diverse" is different than calling them "better." Pantera whups Metallica, but Pantera's scope was narrower than, for instance, "Damage, Inc" compared to "Mama Said."

dead forever · Post by **dead forever** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:52 pm

I agree. Pantera just refined their sound and made it better and more effective. Metallica tried to broaden out but due to their limited talent failed.

Lager · Post by **Lager** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:05 pm

dead forever wrote:I agree. Pantera just refined their sound and made it better and more effective. Metallica tried to broaden out but due to their limited talent failed.

If by broaden out you mean sell out then yes

dead forever · Post by **dead forever** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:06 pm

Lager wrote:
dead forever wrote:I agree. Pantera just refined their sound and made it better and more effective. Metallica tried to broaden out but due to their limited talent failed.
If by broaden out you mean sell out then yes

Yes!

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:08 pm

Lager wrote:
dead forever wrote:I agree. Pantera just refined their sound and made it better and more effective. Metallica tried to broaden out but due to their limited talent failed.
If by broaden out you mean become gay washed up fags obsessed with making money, destroying their credibility and concentrating on reaching anally stimulated 12 year olds then yes

Lager · Post by **Lager** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:11 pm

DBS wrote:
Lager wrote:
dead forever wrote:I agree. Pantera just refined their sound and made it better and more effective. Metallica tried to broaden out but due to their limited talent failed.
If by broaden out you mean become gay washed up fags obsessed with making money, destroying their credibility and concentrating on reaching anally stimulated 12 year olds then yes

I'd love to anally stimulate a 12 year old girl!

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:35 pm

oh fuck snap!

shit actually id like to snap 12 year old girls too.

what was my point?

Spoke In The Fuckin wheel · Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:23 am

dead forever wrote:I agree. Pantera just refined their sound and made it better and more effective. Metallica tried to broaden out but due to their limited talent failed.

I think age caught up with Metallica, back in 1993.

ssh · Post by **ssh** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:30 am

"The name says it. They really brought the speed thing to the forefront when they came out, and they've been doing it for 25-plus years. They're the real deal, man. Master of Puppets was the greatest record they ever made. It was when they were at the top of their game, and wrote the best songs they ever wrote. I love it, start to finish â€” every song. Everybody knew they were the big dog on the block, and they never had to watch out for anybody. We [Pantera] were the only band that ever really got close to achieving what they did. They were a band to measure your accomplishments by." â€” Vinnie Paul, Pantera/ Damageplan

ssh · Post by **ssh** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:44 am

buck satan browsing mtv.com...

vinchenz · Post by **vinchenz** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:17 am

Panterachat

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