How Pantera Changed Metal Forever (it was never the same)

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[@romeokoroma3341]

for your next video can you please do how Rock artists inspire and influence by Bob Marley.

[@brunomantovaneli6076]

Every big metal band will promise that their next album will be their heaviest. Pantera was the only one that actually delivered

[@MondaysMakeMeVomit]

I find great southern trendkill to be heavier than reinventing the steel, but other than that I think ur right.

[@MondaysMakeMeVomit]

@@vanbalzup6481 yea there’s definitely some bangers on there, but it was a step down from great southern trendkill but it’s a high bar to reach. I used to start the intro song over to hear that opening scream so many times lol that sht was so crazy to start the album like that.

[@seancoats1241]

Judas Priest is another. Nothing like Pantera, but Rob Halford got heavier as he aged.

[@shanekingsley251]

​@@seancoats1241don't we all...

[@timothyrussell8125]

Slipknot with iowa way heavier than their first album

[@tkgtmo]

It kills me how Rex still gets overlooked all these years later. IMO he’s probably the perfect metal bass player. Knows when to hang back, and when to turn it on. He grew up with the Abbott brothers and even played in the HS jazz band with Vince. Definitely explains the chemistry the 3 of them had.

[@clayyytonnn153]

Rex and Mike Star/Mike Inez and Peter Steele. All around underrated

[@christiankoll1528]

​@clayyytonnn153 They're not overlooked if you're into metal musicians. Especially if you play bass. They're probably some of the most talked about players in metal tbh. Them, Burton and Harris.

[@jaworski105]

Rex is an absolute legend. I got the privilege to see him play recently and his energy is intense. Dude is hard af.

[@viet-tandoan9780]

Totally agree. If you watch this video or any video talking about Pantera, you gonna get almost no mention to Rex ( except for interview part where he talk about the others) I'm a bass player and i do agree he is not overlooked in our niche, but apart from us, no one talk about it. I'm pretty sure Finn didn't say his name in the whole video... Even when he talk about the tightness of Pantera, for me, it's Dime bag Vinnie AND Rex. For me he is the descendent of Geezer Butler.

[@kylezehtabi5452]

​@@clayyytonnn153like someone already said they are sorely overlooked by most non metal musicians but they are definitely acknowledged by the people who know :)

[@MofosOfMetal]

Metal didn't die in the 90s but it did go more underground, the success Pantera's 90s albums were absolutely a shocking exception to the rule, getting so big without compromising or going commercial. You could say the band in the 2000s that are comparable are Slipknot - their success is absolutely shocking too given how heavy they are. Sure - there is a lot of heavier stuff than Pantera and Slipknot but for music that uncompromising to go mainstream seems to be a very rare phenomenon.

[@perfectallycromulent]

metal didn't die, and it didn't go underground, it just changed it's name to Nine Inch Nails and Tool, and became superpopular and critically respected to this very day.

[@JMPK23]

​@perfectallycromulent hard no on that one bud. Neither of those bands are even close to the metal sound in comparison. Maybe some of tool.

[@metalguitar777]

@@perfectallycromulentThat’s a weird take my guy, Nine Inch Nails is not a metal band at all…

[@crazydud3380]

Slipknot is the closest comparison for the 00s, yeah, though they did go more commercial on Vol. 3. Still impressive that we're able to get big even before that, with something like Iowa.

[@lethybridtheorygolucastheo2191]

Thank you. Finally Somone who said it. The only subgenre that fell off was Hair Metal and saying that genre died in that decade because of The Black Album and Nevermind in 1991 along with Thrash bands going softer which was divisive among fans is pure utter revisionist history. In that decade, there was Death Metal/Melodeath, Gothic Metal, Black Metal, Groove Metal, Industrial Metal and yes even Nu Metal.

[@shawnmarcum8078]

You forgot to mention how versatile they were. They could write faster stuff, slower stuff, and even ballads. They brought in breakdowns on top of solos.

[@elbee3495]

Great point! Domination and Cemetery Gates. This Love and Fucking Hostile. Their versatility isn’t celebrated as much as it should be.

[@PhreakPhantom]

Born in 1981 here. Hardly any band hit me as hard as PanterA did since they showed up. Still a major fan to this day.

[@dcg_1580]

Man i was born in 2003 and pantera is my favorite band thanks to my dad. Sucks that i missed out on concerts

[@EPKKC]

Born in 1978. Been melomaniac all my life. The day Vulgar got out changed my life forever. I moved on in the most extreme of the genre in '96, but Pantera always had a sweet spot in my heart. Far Beyond Driven is the Best heavy metal album ever recorded, both musically and lyrically.

[@chrislair6832]

1980 here I 100% agree

[@chrislair6832]

​@dcg_1580 "They're " touring aren't they?

[@dcg_1580]

@@chrislair6832 I want to have the dime and vinnie experience, which is unfortunately impossible now.

[@liamadams7322]

There's a whole lot that could be said about Rex too. He's gotta be one of the tightest bass players in music! As well as being one of the most understated. His basslines were the epitome of serving the composition. I feel like there's not nearly enough praise for the rock solid foundation he built for the rest of the band to build on. But yeah, you really couldn't find a better example of perfect chemistry than Pantera!

[@poindextertunes]

i feel like him and Newstead are cut from the same cloth

[@IzunaSlap]

he singlehandedly saves "Good Friends And A Bottle of Pills" from being a bad song

[@raulfigueroa588]

Rex is fucking incredible. Criminally underrated

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

Alice in Chain's song Man in the Box was the moment that I stopped listening to pop music when I was a kid. Discovering Pantera was the final nail in the coffin for me. I never went back after that.

[@glockdookie5231]

Pop isnt bad

[@drspritz]

Good..

[@NeedScissors__61]

two of my favorite bands, Alice In Chains & Pantera & Black Sabbath- in no particular order..

[@liamwade8537]

Technically it isn't, sure, but only because it's literally created in a lab to appeal to as many people as possible. As far as being creative and interesting goes, I'd say pop is pretty horrible.

[@BOATIE141]

@@NeedScissors__61I think that’s three

[@SILV3RTUNGD3VIL]

I partied with Dime, Vinnie and Rex in 2001. Did shots of Black Tooth with them! All such good dudes, treated me and my friend like we were old friends. One of the best nights of my life.

[@iprey4surf]

So cool that you can say you did those legendary shots with them. Im jealous.

[@Noone-jn3jp]

The Exhorder guy is a G! Good on him for recognizing that all bands have influence, I personally would be honored if any of the Pantera guys came out and said something about me.

[@BOATIE141]

Even if they had their influence they sounded completely different from Exhorder and I loved Exhorder cause of my Uncle from NOLA but I can’t pinpoint one song from Tampura that sounds like Exhorder

[@xlnyc77]

Their live album "Official Live 101 Proof" stayed in my walkman for damn near a year and I only stopped because it was in my jacket that I lost at a show

[@Callmedeliverance]

Loved hearing live cemetery gates on the local radio station as a kid. The entire album is amazing but that song gives me flashbacks

[@RicosTinFoilSombrero]

You know, I'm rarely a live album guy, live music in person is obviously different, but now I'm gonna check it out. Thanks!

[@xlnyc77]

@@RicosTinFoilSombrero it's 100% all killer

[@RicosTinFoilSombrero]

@xlnyc77 good deal. I downloaded it for work 2mrw. Thanks again!

[@cloudbloom]

My older bro gave me that cassette for my birthday when I was a wee lad, had it on heavy rotation for years

[@manelthegreek]

My big brother and I were digging in our local record store back in 99. I crossed the "Far Beyond Driven" and my brother said "you'll love that album, and if you don't I'll give you the money back". The 13 year old listened mostly nu metal, grunge and some punk but I give it a shot and, more than 20 years later, Pantera is still my favorite band!

[@erikcarlson6374]

Great video, you nailed it! Pantera was the first band I can remember the punk and metal kids agreeing on back in 1992 and 'Vulgar' still has that effect today. All time classic.

[@DrScott666]

Ummm I guess the whole Slayer, ST, crossover thrash thing never happened?

[@talldarkandgruesome]

Dime gave teenage me my first street beer outside Glasgow Barrowlands, before they supported Megadeth (you can see a few clips of him being lost in Vulgar Videos). A gem of a guy and so lucky to have seen Pantera live a good few times. Never be equalled

[@nickamalfitano3613]

Pantera is my all time favorite band. They blew up just in time for 1991 junior high me. Id always like metal, both thrash and hair, but they were totally different. By the time i hit freshman yr in college, i think my roommates hated me bc Down Nola and Great Southern Trendkill were played on a loop.

[@salo5573]

TGSTK is, for me, the all-time heaviest album ever made and it doesn't get enough love.

[@foret4a874]

Nola is seriously one of the most underrated albums of all time. Every song is a banger

[@thomaswalton9354]

My 2 favourite metal albums. Gstk and nola. Phil masterpieces

[@v1ncevietnam276]

@@thomaswalton9354I prefer cowboys from hell and vulgar display of power tbh

[@gabrielvpy]

I remember getting my first pair of really good headphones in the early 2010s and testing them out I immediately noticed how Cowboys from hell sounded way better than even current stuff. I was blown away by the sound quality. It's amazing how far ahead of the curve they were in so many ways.

[@michaelhellwinkle9999]

I was born in 89, so pantera has always been a part of my life. I cant imagine them not being there, some of my earliest memorys are being with my dad in his shop, probably around 5 or 6, and music like pantera was always playing. Even as a kid, the 80's hair metal sounded soft and cheesy. This video made me realize how truly great they are, and how they changed music forever.

[@davidsaroea5530]

80s glam gets a bad rap...listen to Ratts bodytalk or shame, shame shame...the riffa are phenomenal

[@Xxrocknrollgod]

Yeah you were 1 when CBFH came out and 3 when vulgar did

[@michaelhellwinkle9999]

@@Xxrocknrollgod that's my point..... pantera has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I didn't say I saw them in concert when I was 1 ffs.

[@michaelhellwinkle9999]

@davidsaroea5530 the problem is the Lyrics and vocals more than the music imo

[@Djfmdotcom]

Dad raised you right!

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

I still say "Dammit Pantera, this beer is warm!" on at least a monthly basis

[@PIZZAdayisback]

To who?

[@anssimyllymaki1624]

About Pantera sounds: I think Great Southern Trendkill has the most rude and dark sounds ever. It's like drinking raw bourbon. My absolute favoret.

[@KenGaska]

Greatest album of all time.

[@darkestblood4]

Saw them 3x in the 90's and every show was absolute nuts!

[@horatiohuffnagel7978]

Lucky

[@rossmusic25]

Finn has been waiting for this moment his entire life. This very video.

[@DOOMxMD]

I think Pantera caught a bad rap musically because when other bands tried to borrow from their sound/aesthetic, it never works and comes across as amateur and insincere. Their sound is so specific and the product of a disparate set of influences (ZZ Top is spot on), that it's kind of hard to use them as a template. Also I think that they proved that with good enough songs, heaviness really isn't a barrier to mainstream success.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Right. That's how I feel about KoRn. They started the nu metal genre and after that all the copycat bands just didn't live up to their sound. They all tried to rip their sound but most of them failed.

[@truthhurts79]

They borrowed from other bands as well... Especially Metallica

[@andrewg5639]

Korn, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Pantera, Alice in Chains... always setting the worst templets for bands. Whether its 4 lead vocalists, unique bass playing, brother chemistry or next level harmonies. Doesn't help that they all sound insanely unique as well.

[@jaworski105]

It’s the attitude man. NO ONE has the attitude Pantera has. And a lot of that is Phil. I saw them recently on their reunion tour and even with half the original band that set just dripped with Fuck You attitude. I can only imagine them at their peak.

[@DrScott666]

ZZ Top is in that rhythm section all day! You hear it in Rex's and Vinnie's groove. A lil bit heavier little bit faster but ZZ Top all day.

[@DC11GTR]

I saw them 9 times even before Far Beyond Driven came out, but never since. Knowing I saw them at their peak (performance wise since FBD might be my favorite) is something I’ll never forget!

[@drewsta005]

The Groove is the aspect that hooked me. Dime and Vinnie were amazing in that respect.

[@TingTingalingy]

I remember the night Dime was murdered. I was with 2 friends, of which we're all massive Pantera fans, just chewing the fat when s phone call came through about Dime being dead and potentially Vinny as well. Things cleared up and we learned it was only Dime, he was my friend's absolute guitar hero.

[@SuperRoo_22]

I live in Australia.I remember that moment clear as day. I was working in a vineyard at the time. I got up to get ready for work & on the news was a upcoming story about an American guitarist being gunned down and murdered on stage. I thought it must be some b grade player & didn't take much notice. I was absolutely shocked & heartbroken when the story aired that it was Dimebag. Still heartbroken. 💔 He didn't deserve to go out like that. He was & still is the Jimi Hendrix of my generation. RIP Darrell Lance "Dimebag" Abbott.

[@TingTingalingy]

@@SuperRoo_22 well said, amen.

[@MrDick-kz8qc]

"only"

[@MCBard-ru7yu]

I was at a concert in SLC that night. Went to work the next morning and saw something online that said "Pantera guitarist obituary" and I was gutted. He's one of my favorite musicians ever.

[@DankieDickie]

I met a guy recently who was at that show. He asked me if I’d be interested in buying the ticket stubs he had. I was not but he talked a little about that night. Later in the conversation he told me his daughter had taken a bunch of his memorabilia and sold it. One thing he mentioned was Slipknot’s self titled album being autographed by all 9 members. I asked him where it was signed and when he told me I told him I have that in my possession. My wife picked it up at a pawn shop not long after we got together. Had no idea it was signed, just grabbed it from the stacks and brought it home.

[@MofosOfMetal]

Overkill deserve massive credit for their influence on Pantera too. Their Sabbath-inspired slower, groovy direction on the Terry Date produced 1989 album "The Years of Decay" was a major precursor to Pantera and it's obvious that the sound of that album made Pantera choose Terry Date as their producer.

[@DiZZoLabs]

Testament.

[@nurgle333]

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[@PinkTorpedo909]

Some of my fondest memories are watching Pantera 1,2,&3 with my friends. I love the albums of course but the documentaries have you a completely different experience

[@elbee3495]

Oh the best! I’d do the same and getting to see them all as regular dudes just having fun made them even more accessible and insanely more likable.

[@christiankoll1528]

You nailed it with "Phil doing more for stoner/sludge than anyone on the planet". As a metal 90s kid from Louisiana, i heard Pantera before any of the extreme metal coming out of the New Orleans area. But then I heard Down, and realized i was right down the road from some of the most interesting metal bands of the time. So since then, I've had the honor and privilege of being around that scene and seeing all those bands live, they're a huge part of my metal experience (i saw goatwhore and eyehategod a few weeks ago, they played a venue 2 minutes from my house) . And i might have missed it all if it wasn't for Pantera.

[@SethHMG]

LIFER!!

[@christiankoll1528]

@@SethHMG the power of the riff compells me.

[@damianyoung1719]

Attended countless memorable gigs between 85-95. One that stands out for me was Pantera in '92, opening for Skid Row, literally two weeks after "Vulgar" dropped. They crushed it in a legendary manner that night.

[@DudeMan-jz5og]

Dude you are truly gifted at breaking down bands. You say things that I have thought about but never really put into words and I feel you completely get music and understand the many branches of that category. If I knew you, we would be friends, ds for sure! Keep it up and know you are awesome at what you do. The Pantera breakdown is insightful deep and complete. I can tell you have followed them as a fan and watched and lived in the world of Pantera. Your knowledge of the band shows you have studied them and you know what you're talking about! Amazing

[@mrnordyk1125]

Pantera is timeless🤟 I would add Sepultura and Machine Head to this. They were also influenced by Hardcore Punk and modernized Metal in 90s. And they were friends with Pantera 😁 So their ekletick attitude made them be liked by Metalheads, Punks and people from other places too. Biohazard had similar vibe and receipt but from Hardcore force side. They are big 3 of 90s🤟

[@elbee3495]

That is 4 AMAZING bands you just mentioned! Machine Head and Pantera are my 2 favorite bands of all time. Biohazard is top 10 and Sepultura’s Arise and Chaos AD are timeless.

[@imhendriyantonasution2511]

Pantera, Sepultura, Machine Head, White Zombie is the big 4 of Groove Metal

[@texasvoodoo5696]

Cowboys + Vulgar + Driven = the ultimate trinity of metal!

[@reecechinery1844]

Abso-Fucking lutley. Man I miss Dimebag so much

[@KenGaska]

Trendkill was their best. Vulgar #2.

[@Ўтоенасць]

TGSTK where is? Memory problems? Don't worry, is just their best album..

[@FoetusG59]

Pantera is one of the best metal bands of all time no question! Also, thank you for shouting out Acid Bath… they deserve so much more love!

[@csababarath2784]

I was 17 when Display came out and I bought that on a cassette. There was no way back. It felt like the organic evolution of metal what had to come after Metallica. To great sadness there was no band to take over that organic evolution from them. (to put in perspective: for me Rolling Stones-Aerosmith-GunsNRoses was one of those stories and Faith No More-Korn-Linkin Park was another)

[@meghankelly7302]

I'm seeing pantera in 8 days in concert and I've been playing stone the crow on repeat this week. Perfect timing for this video.

[@MCastleberry1980]

I still think Powet Metal is their most fun album to listen to. They really need to re-release the pre-Cowboys era stuff

[@fullmetalmedia4877]

Excellent video, Finn! A thorough look at the band's history and all that they achieved, with a good measure of deserved praise! My favorite band of all time, for life. Cheers!

[@michaelmoniz8419]

My cousin introduced me to them via their second "home video", so I picked up VDOP. The first note of Mouth for War came on and instantly my fingers curled into my palm and wanted to hit something with it! In other words it was awesome, still listen to them to this day, it never gets old. A couple other points. Domination in Russia is the greatest break down ever imo, the crowd , thought foreign knew it too. Dimebag's tone, as all other great guitarists, came from his fingers. You can't duplicate that, I've heard others try and often its not even close. RIP Dime!

[@Cr0wsMurd3r]

Pantera, easily one of the best musical acts of all time. Every member of that band was/is pretty much next level in terms of skill and talent. And what can I say, groovy metal is just so much more fun.

[@billybee3423]

I saw Pantera and Korn open up for Sabbath in Houston on their first reunion tour, in 99’ (I think), and it was an awesome show! I moved to DFW shortly after that, and got to hang with Vinnie a few times at local bars, but never Dime. Vinnie was cool as hell, and would talk to just about anyone, and listen as if they were the only person in the room.

[@edwardwalter3100]

Terry Date produced at least the first two Deftones records so that makes a whole lot of sense. His was one of the first producers names I learned when I was a much younger man. Great vid Finn.

[@jamescook5487]

I think one of the things that made them so awesome is they were regular metal guys. I am in a couple Pantera fan groups and have read hundreds if not thousands of accounts from the 1990s of normal people that ran into them at the bar or got on the tour bus and hung out with them all night partying. They treated their fans like friends and that bonds you to them on a whole new level, Dime especially would talk to people for hours and tell stories, jokes, and just bullshit around with fans and he loved it.

[@kaizarcantu8240]

I love stories about artists undergoing radical change in their style, themes and focus years after their debut, or even dacades into their careers. It goes to show you that it's never too late for reinvention, wheter at a group or personal level.

[@ButBigger42]

I can not stop listening to Pantera. Been an avid fan since the 90s.

[@noellzy]

I was 17 when VDoP came out. I was deep into death and grindcore at the time, yet this album blew me away with its groove man, just bone deep movement.

[@anothersettlementneedsyour9628]

Went to see them few months ago, the most perfect sound and performance I’ve ever seen and heard.

[@elbee3495]

I was so impressed with how tight this lineup sounded live. Zakk and Charlie are the only 2 guys an old school Pantera fan like me could ask for. Best live sound I’ve heard since the last time I saw Pantera after Trendkill came out.

[@charliecfh]

Nice video, I'm a huge Pantera fan and I'm lucky enough to have seen the original lineup of Panera three times. I met them once too and can confirm they were super fucking cool and really did love their fans. RIP Dime and Vinnie!

[@LaserGadgets]

I love their groovy stumbling sound. Piss is the best example. Unique timeless piece of music. Down actually started around 1992 btw.

[@JHolt111]

When I was in 6th grade on a car ride my cousin popped the official live 101 album into the cd player and went straight to 5min alone. When the solo hit and you could hear the crowd in the background it gave me cold chills. I begged for a guitar and started playing the following year. 20yrs later I’m still playing and love metal more than ever. Before that I was into rap and liked Eminem so Pantera saved me! Lol

[@RazielNecronomicon]

I'll always remember when I first heard Walk and had to get a ride and parental permission to buy the Vulgar Display Of Power Album and from track 1 on I was far beyond driven to just get more and more! ThAnk you Phil ThAnk you Rex ThAnk you Dime ThAnk you Vinnie Paul! We will always step aside for the only 4 cowboys from hell! \m/

[@michaelsudek3751]

Word up!!! 🤘🫡👍🤘 I had the exact same experience, listening to Walk for the first time had such an impact to me...Reminiscence,bro!!!

[@allanyoung4435]

Great video man, Pantera was my favorite band growing up and about once a year I get sucked back into listening to everything they've done and concur with everything you've said: everyone is copying Pantera and everyone else loves that they're doing that. They gave heavy metal a space outside of the mainstream that countless bands still exist and create in. Can never give Pantera enough props.

[@chinonoelmoreno]

Strength Beyond Strength was always my favorite song from Pantera 💪🤘

[@TikkiNikki]

I can't listen to a lot of older metal bands (my friends all loved Metallica and in bands they would want to play their songs but I hated them). However, the first song I heard by Pantera was "Walk" and it was done. To this day I'll still blast them in between blink 182 and Bring Me the Horizon lol Great video, as always 👊 they had such a crazy story

[@larchiek6878]

Great video Finn! It’s so important to keep the legacy alive! Pantera is the only band for me that I can put on anytime and it rips every singe time! Love them and especially Dimebag so much!

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

Finn i love your Pantera videos and will never forget your story on seeing them live

[@therightrabbit]

Far Beyond had become my fave Pantera album as years passed. Thanks for your vids, very interesting and I like the references, I go listen to them afterwards

[@aldovs1]

You taught me a lot about Pantera that I didn’t know. Thanks Finn!

[@eatattheafter]

Awesome video, Finn. Spot on. Not only with modern metalcore, but even bands like Poison the Well were so clearly influenced by and indebted to Pantera.

[@sonofwilliam86]

Hearing Dime as a little kid is what got me into metal! Hearing Walk for the first time changed my life now I have a Dime tattoo

[@nihilosphere319]

When you say they "saved metal", maybe we should specify that You mean mainstream metal - because in the 90s underground metal thrived completely in spite of grunge/alternative and with zero influence from Pantera. No disrespect. They were an incredible band. Just specifying that the assertion of "saving metal" applies to the commercial realm and not metal as a whole.

[@MetalGildarts]

I was gonna say, metal thrived in Europe as well, with the massive rise of Power metal which opened the way for folk and symphonic metal.

[@smote_his_ruin]

In Scandinavia metal was exploding!

[@kendrickjahn1261]

Far Beyond Driven is my personal favorite Pantera album. Not to minimize any other album, of course. They're all great. I even really enjoyed Reinventing the Steel, which is many people's least favorite.

[@raulfigueroa588]

Nah, their first three albums are everyone’s least favorites lol. Reinventing The Steel has some monster tracks on it

[@kendrickjahn1261]

@raulfigueroa588 Oh yeah? Everyone huh? Lol. Ok.

[@raulfigueroa588]

@@kendrickjahn1261 Do you like Metal Magic, Projects In The Jungle and even Power Metal more? If you do, I’m happy for you bro, but I think I can speak for everyone that Reinventing The Steel was better than those three

[@Trepanation21]

This was a pretty solid overview of Pantera's influences and influence going forward, but anytime I listen to something like this about Pantera, I _always_ wish more was dedicated to Rex Brown. He's just as iconic to the Pantera look and sound as Phil and the bros, *and* he's still out there crushing it. That interview with Rick Beato was really sweet, specifically to hear Rex's insight about their history and path. Need more Rex respect!

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Jonathan Davis & Reginald Arvizu from KoRn broke down in tears at a Pantera concert they attended together before KoRn formed as a band. They said that was the moment they knew they were destined to be in a band.

[@smokinbuzz1594]

My first concert was “The Great Southern Trendkill” tour in 96. I was able to see them 4 times; saw Vinnie and Dime with Damageolan and Phil and Rex with Down and Phil with Superjoint Ritual. Pantera is the best live heavy metal band ever.

[@jeremyfarley3872]

My first concert was Pantera when I was twelve. Never even heard of them and only went to see a local band (Humam Remains) and cause it was only $12.00 to get in. As soon as they came out playing Cowboys from hell, I knew I was hearing something special. Got on stage five or six times. Phil launched me into a back flip into the crowd (took two tries) and Dimebag gave me a high five and said "You fucking rock little buddy". I still listen to them almost every day. Dimebag is my guitar hero. He was my generations Jimmy Hendrix.

[@Anonymoose0913]

PLEASE make a Dimebag video. These younger people don't understand just how absolutely amazing he was. Everytime he picked up a guitar he made it have a soul.

[@ericderami]

TGST for me but I was a bit late and that was the first Pantera album for me. Dime was able to use the guitar as an extension of his own personality, such an amazing talent!

[@selcosucks]

wish this video was 492 hours long. can never get enough of pantera and Dimebag

[@sauldemize9998]

Amazing Job!!! I could not agree more about Dime. They all deserve credit but Dime is the reason Pantera took the world by storm. His groove is infectious, and his style was unique and undeniable. You can still hear his influences in almost all heavy music to this day.

[@danieljohnpeters]

Without Pantera I would have never taken music seriously, best band in music history for me. They sound naturally heavy without anything sounding forced. They somehow always sound like they are jamming but with great production, always love Pantera.

[@b.p.879]

I remember switching from a Misfits horror-punk-goth kid, to a grind core metalhead when I got Cowboys from Hell the week it released. I'm 45 now and I still love all types of metal. My latest favorite bands are Lorna Shore and King Gizzard's metal albums.

[@lewisb85]

I remember Rob Arnold answered this in relation to Chimaria you're right he was big into pantera but it inspired him to seek out the local bands who were doing similar ie Integrity, ringworm and keelhaul mix them all together you have the guitar influences for Chimaria. So what was pantera's legacy they actually got bands to check out their local scenes for underground bands.

[@jdbb3gotskills]

Pantera is one of the bands that got me into metal. One of the bands in my Mount Rushmore of metal bands.

[@allosanthrwpos542]

I love “the great southern trendkill” too! A tiny bit heavier than Far Beyond Driven with the title track, war nerve, drag the waters ,13 steps , suicide note pt 2, the underground in America all killer tracks 🤘🤘❤

[@bl4ckLlama]

Their live shows were so fucking intense. I had the privilege of seeing them 6 times before Dime's death. The best was back in 1993 at the Sting in CT right before they moved on to arena tours. I've never had that much fun in a pit since.

[@eliel14ful]

If there where to be the most iconic metal band to represent metal as a genre, i think pantera would take that spot, the heavyness, the groove and the technical prowess are all 10/10, the mixed of critically acclaimed material that also made its way in the mainstream, deep themes in lyrics, breakdowns and solos, it is all there, Peak pantera is nothing short a musical miracle that still echoes to this day

[@TheEvolver311]

Nice to see a moment at the end for some heart felt fanboying for DB

[@Fiendstein]

I saw Pantera 5 times way back in the mid 90s....They were like candy for us. For many years they were always playing Somewhere around here every few months...

[@cvv6384]

The Digitech Whammy part make my ears perk up. BTW Finn you do a great job of making me respect the bands that came before my time.

[@arjunapartha]

Your report, including your opinions; APPROVED. Excellent journalism, once again.

[@DiZZoLabs]

I was rocking to seasons in the abyss when CFH came out. 13yr old savage! 🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻

[@TheKey304]

I got into 'em my freshman year of high school, so '96-'97, through new friends I made. Far Beyond Driven was the first album I heard and will always be my favorite. 5 Minutes Alone and Becoming, especially blew my face off the first time I heard them. I'm very thankful I got to see them twice in March '01, then again that June. So it was really their last few months together.

[@smokymack]

I have heard that Vinnie and Dime used to walk around their house in opposite directions while practicing to see if they could stay in time...and still listen to Pantera daily. Throes of rejection is proally my favorite...

[@JackedBlack88]

The Floods solo and following groove afterwards can just play on repeat, and I wouldn't mad

[@alexandrereis246]

You spoke on the two bands I was listening a lot, Pantera and Fear Factory in the 90s

[@Horcrux_maker]

I know Phil has had his issues and controversies, but jeez what a fucking frontman! All of pantera where one of a kind in their own way

[@twowheels4life123]

This video was spot on. All facts. I witnessed this bands run with my own to eyes. This is educational for all the youngsters that are discovering Pantera.hats off the those responsible for this video

[@Thesaurcery4U2C]

Phil is an absolute beast as a frontman. As a guitarist, Dime is the MAN. Pepper Keenan has one of my absolute favorite tones in his playing, being I am a huge fan of bluesy rock. COC Turns out to be my favorite band every time a get into a run of listening to them again. I broke my ankle in a mosh pit when Down was playing. PANTERA Brought all those wonderful things into my life. I had never heard anything like Quiet Riot before. I had never heard anything like Guns and Roses before. I had never heard anything like Pantera before. Waiting..............

[@futuristic.handgun]

Pantera was probably like the first metal band I ever listened to other than Slipknot. They'll always have a special place in my heart. ❤ Great video as always Finn!

[@iprey4surf]

The whole NOLA scene has soooo many good bands. I'm a sludge rocker for life. Something about that area makes that music the most honest and brutal. Slow and chunky. Phil is a legend.

[@gentelmanjunkie542]

Somehow made a Pantera video that didn't feel like a rehash of every other Pantera video. 👏

[@MrNick-og4qm]

Here in the South, at least in Mississippi and Louisiana, it’s very very common to see a CFH tattoo on any metal fan you see. I miss my guys so much, damn it nothing will be able to take Pantera’s place in my heart

[@billy_2473]

Good call bringing up Fear Factory and Chimera. Been needing to mix up my playlists lately lol.

[@michaelilles7766]

My band Deadspot opened for them on the Vulgar tour in Philly. Just us and them, I was the janitor, loader, and the opener. Loading out Vinnie helped out,"Dude our opener was a stagehand".

[@noonegivesashit1978]

Awesome you mentioned Acid Bath, hope you make a video on them one day, fucking love that band

[@krisfrederick5001]

I will never forget literally running into Vinnie at the Rainbow on the Sunset strip, down the street from the Whiskey. I was visiting my Uncle Roger Romeo from Detroit. A lot of famous people hang out there but it still caught me off guard. It was like running into a super hero. Dime had just been murdered so I didn't have the heart to ask for an autograph, it wasn't appropriate. And just thanked him for the music. I could still see the grief in his eyes.

[@Kb07drummer]

Pantera is my perfect nostalgia band I was 15 when I got my first drum set and took the Pantera - Lamb of God bridge into metal, playing every album (minus panteras hair metal albums) on my headphones while learning drums and with those 2 and deftones I was honestly doomed for a fate of that type of metal, crystallized in the pain of puberty

[@tonyh2181]

I know Pantera was a huge influence on my playing and my tastes in music. Vinny and Dime will never be forgotten.

[@dasninjastix]

Terry Date was a monster, the super heavy but clean and deep sound of Pantera and Deftones without losing a sense of space in the mix.. god tier.

[@Bassgod84]

We need the whole dimebag video!!