![]() These tensions resulted in the recording sessions for The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) being held separately. Tensions began to surface among the band members when Anselmo, reeling from severe back problems brought on by years of intense on-stage performances, began growing distant from his bandmates in 1995, eventually becoming addicted to heroin as a result of his pain issues (he almost died from an overdose in July 1996). The subsequent seventh studio album Far Beyond Driven (1994) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Their fifth album (which the band has since declared to be their official debut album), 1990's Cowboys from Hell, popularized the groove metal genre, while its 1992 follow-up Vulgar Display of Power achieved an even heavier sound and increased their popularity. They secured a record deal with major label Atco the following year. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera recruited Anselmo in 1986 and released Power Metal in 1988. Having started as a glam metal band, Pantera released three albums in the mid-1980s with lead vocalist Terry Glaze ( Metal Magic, Projects in the Jungle, and I Am the Night), with little success. Regarded as one of the most successful and influential bands in heavy metal history, Pantera has sold around 20 million records worldwide and has received four Grammy nominations. In addition to their development and popularization of the groove metal subgenre, Pantera is credited (along with others, such as Testament, Sepultura, and Machine Head) for being part of the second wave of thrash metal scene from the late 1980s to early-to-mid 1990s. The group's best-known lineup consisted of the Abbott brothers along with Brown and Anselmo, who joined in 19 respectively. ![]() Pantera ( / p æ n ˈ t ɛr ə/) is an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed in 1981 by the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul), and currently composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, and touring musicians Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante.
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