Pantera

After Dimebag's death, a Pantera reunion has become impossible but comments made in public by Phil Anselmo suggest that he had planned on reuniting the band. Quentin Mark Mysterian almost certainly named himself after the band. An audience member, a club employee, and a member of the bands' security entourage were killed before Gale was shot dead by police officer James Niggemeyer (for more on the shooting, see Dimebag Darrell). Syndicated prognosticator Dr. In 2004 Gale shot and killed Dimebag Darrell at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio as they took the stage. The name of the group provided inspiration for naming an important new branch of the philosophy of mind (New Mysterianism). It is believed that negative comments made by Anselmo in the press about Dimebag inspired Nathan Gale to take his Beretta pistol to a Damageplan performance. The group named itself after the 1959 Japanese science-fiction film "The Mysterians", in which aliens from the ravaged planet Mysteriod come to take over Earth.

The break-up of the band was not amicable and invariably a war between Superjoint and Damageplan was waged via the heavy metal and musical press. Do You Feel It Baby?, a live album, was released in 1998 with moderate success. After this, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell formed a band of their own called New Found Power which was later renamed Damageplan. Unable to secure the rights to their own recordings, the Mysterians re-recorded their original album and released it again. It was thought he would return to Pantera, but didn't and instead formed Superjoint Ritual, who have released two albums. Still unable to attract much attention, the group disbanded again until the voices from the future told ? to reform the band in 1997. Pantera irretrievably dissolved after Anselmo left the band to pursue other work with such bands as Down.  ? became a dog breeder until the band reconvened in 1978, playing a reunion concert in Dallas, Texas.

In this release, Pantera took an even more extreme direction. In the early 1970s, ? & the Mysterians reformed but once again was unable to attract much attention. Pantera's breakthrough album was 1992's Vulgar Display of Power, which saw the replacement of falsetto vocals with a more shouted delivery and a heavier guitar sound. The extent to which this album grew in popularity can be assessed by the instant success of the 1994 follow-up, Far Beyond Driven which debuted at number one in both American and Australian album charts, the first metal album ever to achieve this, despite the failing fortunes of metal in America at that time. In the meantime, "96 Tears" became part of the standard rock band repetory. At this point, Pantera's music was still heavily influenced by "classic heavy metal" — with Rob Halford-style vocals and the extravagant riffs and solos of guitarist Dimebag Darrell, though the album also showcased a more extreme style. (According to ?, Rodriquez did not play the Farfisa organ as was widely reported.) "Action", the group's follow-up, was not as successful and the band signed with Capitol Records, followed by Tangerine Records and Super K, all to little avail. The first really successful record Pantera recorded was 1990's Cowboys From Hell. The song was quickly a huge hit, as was their debut album, 96 Tears.

Pantera then located Phil Anselmo and produced "Power Metal", a tape that had Phil singing some songs that were originally sung by Glaze, as well as a few originals.  ? licensed the record to Cameo-Parkway Records because their label was his favorite color, orange. When Terry balked at the contract he was kicked out of the band. The song became a regional hit in the Flint and Detroit area. Terry Glaze was included in talks to sign with a label that was fronted by Gene Simmons of KISS. With Rodriquez's Vox organ introduction and its plaintive chorus, "96 Tears" broke out rapidly and strained the limited facilites of local Pa-Go-Go Records which had originally pressed only 750 copies. Pantera released three forgotten albums (Metal Magic, Projects In The Jungle and I Am The Night) before ditching singer Terry Glaze in favor of Phil Anselmo with 1987's Power Metal. Borjas and Martinez were soon drafted, and Frank Lugo (bass) and Eddie Serrato (drums) replaced them. ? soon wrote the song that would become their first and only hit.

They were modern (or so-called "groove") metal. Robert Balderrama (guitar) and Robert Martinez (drums) formed the band in 1962, soon adding Frank Rodriguez (organ) and ? (vocals), who was Robert's brother, Rudy. The Mexican musicians were born in Texas but grew up in Michigan and began playing in 1964. Formed in 1983, Pantera were one of the most influential Heavy Metal bands of the 1990s. Musically, the group was notable for its innovative use of organs, as well as being one of the first major Latino rock groups. Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas,Texas, USA. He also claims that voices told him he would still be performing "96 Tears" in 10,000. Pantera: 3 - Vulgar Videos from Hell (1997) (DVD re-release). He claims to be a Martian who lived with dinosaurs in a past life, and never appears in public without his sunglasses.

3: Watch it Go. ?'s eccentric behavior helped establish the group in the national consciousness for a period. The Vulgar Video. The leader of the group was Question Mark (real name Rudy Martinez), who later legally changed his name to ?. Cowboys from Hell - The Videos. ? & the Mysterians were an American garage rock band from the mid 1960s, best known for their #1 hit "96 Tears". Reinventing Hell: The Best Of Pantera [Compilation] - (2003).

Official Live: 101 Proof [Live] - (1997). Reinventing The Steel - (2000). The Great Southern Trendkill - (1996). Far Beyond Driven - (1994).

Vulgar Display Of Power - (1992). Cowboys from Hell - (1990). Power Metal - (1988). I Am The Night - (1985).

Projects In The Jungle - (1984). Metal Magic - (1983). Rex Brown (aka, Rexx Rocker) - Bass. Vinnie Paul (Vincent Abott) - Drums.

Dimebag Darrell (Darrell Abott aka, Diamond Darrell) - Guitars. Phil Anselmo - Vocals.