Pantera was an influential American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, that formed in 1981.Although initially influenced by 1980s glam metal/hard rock bands, thrash metal acts such as Slayer and [...]

Pantera was an influential American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, that formed in 1981.Although initially influenced by 1980s glam metal/hard rock bands, thrash metal acts such as Slayer and Metallica as well as traditional metal bands such as Black Sabbath would prove to be influential in the band's significant change in musical direction.
Pantera subsequently became a key formulator of the groove metal (post-thrash) subgenre of heavy metal music.
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