BACK WHEN PANTERA WAS A HAIR METAL BAND…
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at 11:06am by Vince NeilsteinThe Glam Mistress Allyson over at Bring Back Glam! has reminded us of a truth that we so often selectively forget: Pantera got their start as a poofy-haired, spandex-wearing glam metal band. And by “start” I don’t just mean teenage garage-band days; I mean four full-length albums (!), the first three with original lead singer Terry Glaze. What would all the meatheads who chant “Dimebag! Dimebag!” at every metal concert these days say if they knew their slain hero pranced around the stage in videos like this one? I don’t know what’s better, Dimebag’s shiny silver spandex or the choreographed “wish I was Eddie” stage moves.
-VN
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I’ve had the Power Metal album since it came out and while it has hair/glam elements, it’s still heavy as fuck (for the day).
never seen dimebag play a strat style guitar before.
man, sounds a LOT like old school Def Lep (or as RJD says, “Def-fucking-who?”)
this song is pretty rad
I’m closing my eyes and plugging my ears. This never happened. :P
you know, I always got the feeling it was Phil that caused the band to get heavier and reject the glam past. Meanwhile Dime was pretty proud of his Ace Freeley tattoo. I also felt that the album with Phil wasn’t too glammy and had some great riffs. We’ll meet again is my standout, because it has the killer Dime style of licks that we worshipped on Floods.
lol, hair metal.
dimebag = a true goddamn legend.
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Despite the flamboyant gayness, thats chugging riff is still badass.
You know something? Yes, it’s glam. Yes, it’s a bit embarassing given the image that Pantera later adopted. But it sounds light years better than a lot of the glam bands that actually made it big.
This is “Savatage” level glam, rather than “Poison” level glam.
what is the problem with glam metal , glam metal is great , great band with awsome guitar player , EVERY HARD ROCK / SUPER HEAVY METAL was into glam in some way .
Judas priesnt , Iron Maiden , Ozzy , Zakk wylde , Bruce Dikinson , Pantera , everyone of this guys put some sleazy shirt ,I saw steve harris in yellow strech pants , Bruce dikinson , KK , Ozzy worn a nice glitter ans spearks averyway , Zakk wylde , now looks like a homeless but in the 80 he worn a glam hair-cut with a big smile . so … accept your past and never regret it . pantera rules before and rules now .