Pantera was a metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed in 1981. Specifically, some fans consider them power metal, groove metal, or an amalgamation of both (so called "power groove", a term the band devised themselves). Emerging alongside influential classic thrash metal acts such as Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax, Pantera was a key formulator of the post-thrash subgenre of heavy metal music. At the start of the career the style of Pantera's image and sound was heavily influenced by bands like KISS & Van Halen. At certain stages, Pantera drew more on the popular LA glam scene. The extent to how far Pantera took the glam image is one of many disputes among fans of heavy metal and those who discredit the band's popularity to the 90s; however most of the material on the albums themselves were a contrast to typical glam metal formula. They released three albums during this stage before acquiring Razor White vocalist, Philip Anselmo from New Orleans. As soon as Anselmo joined the band the group took a noticable change in style and image with their Power Metal. The album shifted away from
| 1 | Sandblasted skin | Official live: 101 proof |
| 2 | Regular People (Conceit) | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 3 | Becoming | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 4 | Killers (Iron Maiden Cover) | Projects In The Jungle |
| 5 | Uplift | Reinventing The Steel |
| 6 | Cowboys From Hell (Live From Donnington '94) | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 7 | Slaughtered | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 8 | War nerve | Official live: 101 proof |
| 9 | Walk | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 10 | 5 Minutes Alone | Far Beyond Driven |
| 11 | Revolution Is My Name | Reinventing The Steel |
| 12 | Strenght beyond strenght | Official live: 101 proof |
| 13 | Use My Third Arm | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 14 | Fucking Hostile (Live From Donnington '94) | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 15 | Clash With Reality | Cowboys From Hell |
| 16 | No Good (Attack The Radical) | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 17 | Walk | Official live: 101 proof |
| 18 | Becoming | Official live: 101 proof |
| 19 | Medicine Man | Cowboys From Hell |
| 20 | The Sleep | Cowboys From Hell |