Pantera

Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Texas. They were formed in 1981 by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul on drums and Dimebag Darrell on guitar. Bassist Rex Brown would join in later with vocalist Terry Glaze. Beginning as a glam metal band, Pantera played a heavier groove and thrash sound when they released Cowboys from Hell in 1990. Their second album, released in 1992, Vulgar Display of Power had a heavier sound than Cowboys from Hell and their 1994 release of Far Beyond Driven debuted at No.1 in the Billboard 200. After tensions arose in the band, the Abbott brothers disbanded Pantera in 2003 and went on to form Damageplan. In March 2010, Pantera released a greatest-hits collection, titled 1990-2000: A Decade of Domination. It was made available exclusively at Walmart stores and it's made up of 10 tracks that were remastered.

On April 11th at the Revolver Golden God Awards a new song, titled "Piss", was debuted after being discovered in the Pantera "vaults" by Vinnie Paul. A music video was made for "Piss" and shown at the awards show and, according to Vinnie Paul, this is the only complete previously unheard Pantera track. It was recorded during the Vulgar Display of Power sessions.

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