THIS PAGE IS A TRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE MOST RAW, AGGRESSIVE, POWERFUL,
ABRASIVE, AND UNDENIABLY TALENTED BANDS OF THIS AGE. THE RAW EMOTION DISPLAYED
BY PANTERA ONSTAGE AND OFF IS UNMATCHED BY MOST BANDS
OF TODAY.
TALENT AND CHARISMA. THE 2 MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF MUSIC ARE NOWHERE TO BE SEEN
IN TODAY'S MAINSTREAM OF MUSIC. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN, YOU ASK? IN MY OPINION, IT ALL
STARTED WITH NIRVANA. THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE UNDISTINGUISHABLE, TALENTLESS, AND
OTHERWISE UNINTERESTING ERA OF BULLSHIT WHICH PEOPLE LABEL AS MUSIC. THE PROBLEM
EVERY METALHEAD THOUGHT WOULD GO AWAY HAS TRIPLED IN SIZE. NOW YOU HAVE FAIRIES
LIKE BUSH, 311, CHERRY-POPPIN DADDIES, OASIS, AND THE BACKSTREET BOYS HAUNTING THE
MUSIC SCENE. BUT, TO EVERYONE'S AMAZEMENT, THE MINUTE A ONE-HIT WONDER GROUP SUCH
AS THESE DISAPPEARS, 3 OR MORE APPEAR IN ITS PLACE. IT'S A NEVERENDING PROCESS.
ONE THING THAT IS FOR SURE, BANDS LIKE THIS WILL NEVER TOUCH THE METAL UNDERGROUND.
PANTERA IS THE PRIME EXAMPLE. DEDICATED TO THE EVOLUTION AND DISCOVERY OF NEW
TALENT TO LEAD THE WAY IN THE RACE AGAINST THE MAINSTREAM, PANTERA PROVES THAT A
BAND DOESN'T NEED THE SUPPORT OF eMpTVee, OR RADIO SUPPORT FOR THAT MATTER, TO
SURVIVE. PANTERA IS A SELF-FUELED, FINELY TUNED MACHINE THAT WILL NEVER STOP. MARK MY
WORDS, WHEN ALL THESE OTHER WASHED-UP, PANSY-ASS BANDS LOSE THEIR RECORD CONTRACTS
AND END UP FLIPPING BURGERS FOR A LIVING, PANTERA WILL STILL BE AROUND, AND THEY WILL
STILL BE PROVIDING METAL FANS EVERYWHERE WITH THE SENSE OF FULFILLMENT AND THE
ADRENALINE RUSH THEIR MATERIAL HAS ALWAYS GIVEN.
"We'll drink with ya, we'll smoke with ya, and for Gods sake, we'll always play a show with ya..."
-Phillip Anselmo
THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE ARE BASICALLY THE OPINIONS OF MYSELF,
WHO HAS BEEN A DEDICATED PAN-FAN SINCE THE EIGHTIES, WHEN PANTERA
WAS LABELED AS "GLAM", OR "COCKROCK", PUT MILDLY BY THE FAILING MUSIC GENERATION
OF TODAY.
ABOVE, A SHOT OF THE BOYS DURING THE DAYS OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE
ALBUM
MY PAGE ISN'T MUCH RIGHT NOW, BUT I WILL BE ADDING TO IT EVERY
DAY. PLEASE SIGN MY GUESTBOOK AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF THE SITE SO
FAR, AND WHAT COULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE IT. SUGGESTIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
CLICK ON THE ICON BELOW TO SEE MY MEMORABILIA FROM THE BILOXI,
MISS. SHOW I ATTENDED. IF YOU HAVE A SLOW SYSTEM, PLEASE BE PATIENT (THIS
PAGE IS HUGE.).
