Pantera was a metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed in 1981. Specifically, some fans consider them power metal, groove metal, or an amalgamation of both (so called "power groove", a term the band devised themselves). Emerging alongside influential classic thrash metal acts such as Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax, Pantera was a key formulator of the post-thrash subgenre of heavy metal music. At the start of the career the style of Pantera's image and sound was heavily influenced by bands like KISS & Van Halen. At certain stages, Pantera drew more on the popular LA glam scene. The extent to how far Pantera took the glam image is one of many disputes among fans of heavy metal and those who discredit the band's popularity to the 90s; however most of the material on the albums themselves were a contrast to typical glam metal formula. They released three albums during this stage before acquiring Razor White vocalist, Philip Anselmo from New Orleans. As soon as Anselmo joined the band the group took a noticable change in style and image with their Power Metal. The album shifted away from
| 1 | Regular People (Conceit) | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 2 | Walk (Live From Donnington '94) | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 3 | Cemetery Gates | Cowboys From Hell |
| 4 | Medicine Man | Cowboys From Hell |
| 5 | The Sleep | Cowboys From Hell |
| 6 | By Demons Be Driven | Vulgar Display Of Power |
| 7 | 25 Years | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 8 | Strength Beyond Strength (Live From Donnington '94 | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 9 | Cowboys From Hell (Live From Donnington '94) | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 10 | Electric Funeral | Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath |
| 11 | Shedding Skin | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 12 | Goddamn Electric | Reinventing The Steel |
| 13 | Use My Third Arm (Live From Donnington '94) | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 14 | This Love (Live From Donnington '94) | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 15 | Cemetery gates | Official live: 101 proof |
| 16 | Death Rattle | Reinventing The Steel |
| 17 | Where you come from | Official live: 101 proof |
| 18 | Walk | Official live: 101 proof |
| 19 | Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pills | Far Beyond Driven 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 20 | Mouth For War | Vulgar Display Of Power |