Phil Anselmo did not debut with Pantera until the album "POWER METAL". I believe this was in 1990. The reason they got Anselmo was because their previous singer was not the style they wanted their band to continue with! Ever since Anselmo joined the band, they were not as bad as the first 3-4 albums with the previous singer. I have a question though, HAVE ANY OF YOU GUYS BAGGING ON THEIR GLAM ROCK DAYS ACTUALLY LISTENED TO THEIR FUCKING CD"S? OR IS YOUR OPINION BASED ON THEIR LOOKS? Metallica was by far the premier heavy metal band of the 80's (and probably SLAYER), and Kirk Hammet always looked like a sissy, so does that mean he sucked too, back in the days of Kill 'em All? HELL NO!!! Granted, the original singer for Pantera sucked, but Dimebag still ripped a mean ass guitar!!! Besides, a lot of people bag on Glam rock days, but they really listened to it. Personally, I liked Motley Crue, Poison, Ratt, etc....
PANTERA FUCKING ROCKS!!!
BMJ