Pantera
 One
of the most influential heavy metal bands of the 90s, Texan
quartet Pantera knocked out a series of albums in that decade that
redefined the genre.
But in the background lies a 1980s back catalogue that is
worlds apart from their latter-day hardcore, semi-death metal.
The Abbott brothers (Darell and Vinnie), bassist Rex Brown
(billed as Rex Rocker) and their first singer, Terry Glaze,
started their career as a glam metal band of the weakest kind -
big hair, spandex, songs about lovin' and rockin' . . .
The four albums Pantera issued on their own Metal Magic label - Metal
Magic (1983), Projects In The Jungle (1984), I Am
The Night (1985) and Power Metal (1988) did
absolutely nothing for their commercial fortunes, although Power
Metal (the first with Anselmo) was tough enough to score them
a deal with Atlantic.
That said, these albums now sell on eBay for substantial
amounts (£60 - £100).
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