How many Pantera releases are on Riffiter?

21 releases are catalogued, spanning 1983 to 2020.

When was Pantera formed?

Pantera formed in 1982, in Arlington, Texas, USA.

What genre is Pantera?

Pantera is catalogued under Thrash Metal.

What is the most recent Pantera release on Riffiter?

Reinventing the Steel (20th Anniversary Edition), released in 2020.

Artist

Pantera

Pantera is a thrash metal artist from Arlington, Texas, USA formed in 1982. 21 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Thrash Metal · Arlington, Texas, USA · Best thrash metal albums

21
Releases: 1983–2020
Active years: 1982
Formed

Discography

16

Singles & EPs

5

About

No band affected the metal world more so than Pantera during the early to mid-'90s. Beginning with its 1990 album Cowboys From Hell, the post-thrash band put to rest any and all remnants of the '80s metal scene, almost single-handedly demolishing any notion that hair metal, speed metal, power metal, et al., were anything but passé. Sure, a lot of critics point toward Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the subsequent alternative rock explosion as the death knell of '80s-style metal, but you could just as easily point toward Pantera. In fact, most metalheads do exactly that. Looking back, it wasn't like legions of dyed-in-the-wool headbangers suddenly cut their hair and began listening to Seattle grunge bands. Rather, a great many metalheads were heavily affected by the emergence of Pantera, especially the Vulgar Display of Power album, which was unlike any other metal album of the time, emerging as it did in 1992. That album in particular stood out at the time, slowing down the breakneck tempos of thrash and upping the heaviness quotient, as well as changing the vocal style, pushing it more toward hardcore or even grindcore. By the time Pantera unleashed Far Beyond Driven in 19…

Pantera in brief

How many Pantera releases are on Riffiter?: 21 releases are catalogued, spanning 1983 to 2020.
When was Pantera formed?: Pantera formed in 1982, in Arlington, Texas, USA.
What genre is Pantera?: Pantera is catalogued under Thrash Metal.
What is the most recent Pantera release on Riffiter?: Reinventing the Steel (20th Anniversary Edition), released in 2020.