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Pantera are an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed in 1981 and active until 2003. Two members from the band's best-known lineup, vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, revived the band with touring musicians Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante beginning in 2022. The group was founded by the Abbott brothers (drummer Vinnie Paul and guitarist Dimebag Darrell). Brown and Anselmo joined in 1982 and 1986 respectively. In addition to their development and popularization of the groove metal subgenre, Pantera is credited (along with others, such as Testament, Sepultura, and Machine Head) for being part of the second wave of thrash metal scene from the late 1980s to early-to-mid 1990s. Pantera is regarded as one of the most successful and influential bands in heavy metal history, having sold around 20 million records worldwide and having received four Grammy nominations. Studio albums Metal Magic (1983) Projects in the Jungle (1984) I Am the Night (1985) Power Metal (1988) Cowboys from Hell (1990) Vulgar Display of Power (1992) Far Beyond Driven (1994) The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) Reinventing the Steel (2000)