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Pantera began in the early \'80s. They were interested in putting on makeup and having their hair all poofed up. With founding members Darrell and Vincent Abbot. The band consisted of \"Diamond\" Darrell, Vinnie Paul, Rex Brown and originally vocalist Terry Glaze. Vince and Darrell\'s dad owned the record label. They released albums on the Metal Magic label. The albums were called- Metal Magic (1983), followed by Projects in the Jungle (1984) and I Am The Night (1985). Those three albums were unsuccessful, so Terry Glaze left the band. The rest of Pantera went looking for a new singer. They were at a club in Louisiana, they found a singer up on stage and he was perfect for the band. His name was Philip Anselmo. Phil\'s first album with Pantera was called Power Metal (released in 1988). It wasn\'t quite successful but it did all right. It signed them a deal with East West. The lineup is now: Phil Anselmo (vocals), \"Diamond\" Darrell (guitars), Vinnie Paul (drums)...