The Groove Metal Thread

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

What city did Mr. Anselmo come from before joining Pantera? New Orleans. What band had already established a sound that would later be showcased on "Slaughter in the Vatican"? Exhorder. Further, not only as Anselmo aware of Exhorder, he had their demos (which, yes, were out '86 and '88)

So forgive me, but when a band which had all the hallmarks of Glam, suddenly jumps from the sinking Glam ship, and suddenly finds itself sounding a LOT - down to the ****ing vocals - like another band whose existence they were certainly cognizant of....

... I find it hard to believe they arrived at that sound through independent evolution. And I have difficulty finding them to be sincere.

An artist running off with the demos of another band and pinching their act....sounds scandalous, seems like the music industry is full of these immoral types, whatever happened to original thought!

Pantera jumping off the glam ship and into something new, seems like a great move in hindsight. I imagine a lot of bands by the late 80's wanted to be free of the glam/hair metal tag.

Nobody has suggested here that Pantera arrived at their sound through independent evolution but "Cowboys from Hell" will be remembered, whereas "Slaughter in the Vatican" will only be remembered by music banter buffs.

Finally release dates are far more important than you believe, as it can often make or break a band, Exhorder are a perfect example of this, as were Diamond Head in the era of the NWOBHM. These were bands who just missed the boat as it were and as the say the rest is history.